NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (EIN 53-0193519)
Tax period: 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed: 2024-05-10
IRS object ID: 202431319349302053
Schema version: 2023v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule F
Schedule G
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-05-10T10:03:06+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2023-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	135381590	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	12505 Park Potomac Ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	Potomac	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20854	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	530193519	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NATI	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2028577000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1145 17TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200364688	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Darien Wright	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2028577000	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Darien	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Wright	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Marc Berger	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01871563	PTIN
Phone	3013852516	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-11-12	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Jill Tiefenthaler	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1145 17TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200364688	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$949,969,748	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	nationalgeographic.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1888	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	The purpose of the Society shall be to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge and use the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of the world.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	21	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	20	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	671	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	20	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$150,000	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$150,000	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$74,952,274	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$91,204,096	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$4,506,060	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$3,223,305	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$63,617,377	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$119,703,101	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$14,484,735	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$17,850,666	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$157,560,446	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$231,981,168	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$29,687,875	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$34,870,546	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$69,879,911	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$79,671,000	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$4,104,880	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$5,453,356	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$9,113,237	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$85,248,479	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$92,742,335	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$188,921,145	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$212,737,237	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$31,360,699	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$19,243,931	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,790,673,716	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,872,730,796	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$322,857,288	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$320,191,109	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,467,816,428	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,552,539,687	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	To increase and diffuse geographic knowledge in the broadest sense, using the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of the world.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$74,122,532	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,669,529	GrantAmt
Revenue	$2,447,582	RevenueAmt
Desc	STORYTELLING AND OUTREACH The Storytelling team oversees the Society's grant making efforts in photography, journalism, film, immersive media, podcasts and other media. Its programs also support capacity building, ambitious media projects for impact and efforts to amplify voices historically underrepresented in the media. Storytelling and Outreach program descriptions continued on Sch. O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$66,034,452	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$25,430,237	GrantAmt
Revenue	$331,910	RevenueAmt
Desc	Science & Innovation The Science & Innovation team oversees the Society's grantmaking efforts in science, conservation and technology, develops and manages major programs, and establishes programmatic partnerships with like-minded non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Science & Innovation Program descriptions continued on Sch. O	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$21,263,963	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,770,780	GrantAmt
Revenue	$346,479	RevenueAmt
Desc	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS National Geographic's Education division amplifies and extends the work of Explorers into classrooms, communities, and with young people to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. We work to build an Explorer mindset - the attitudes, skills, and knowledge that NGS Explorers use to find solutions to the world's most challenging problems - by designing learning resources and other solutions, live interactions with Explorers, and Explorer-focused experiences that support Explorers' impact. We build strategic and impact partnerships, GIS modules, education-focused grants, and support research, knowledge creation, and skill development to diverse audiences. Continued on Sch. O Education Program Descriptions	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$0	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$0	GrantAmt
Revenue	$97,334	RevenueAmt
Desc	In 2023, miscellaneous program activity included a continuing sustainability initiative and impact investing. Continued on Sch. O Other Miscellaneous Programs.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Total Program Service Expenses	$161,420,947	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (true)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (true)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (true)	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	Yes (true)	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	Yes (true)	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	Yes (true)	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	Yes (true)	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	Yes (true)	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (true)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	Yes (true)	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	470	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	671	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (true)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	false	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	Yes (true)	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Country	BE	ForeignCountryCd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri Discl	Yes (true)	QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	Yes (true)	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	21	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	20	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (true)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (true)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AZ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	AR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	FL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	GA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	HI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ID	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	KY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	LA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MS	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MO	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NJ	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NM	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	SD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	TX	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	UT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WV	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Darien Wright	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028077000	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1145 17TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	200364688	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (38 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Jill Tiefenthaler
CEO	45.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,351,593	$0	$26,408
Afsaneh Beschloss
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Angel Cabrera
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY A WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Beth Comstock
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
BRENDAN P BECHTEL
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Claudia Madrazo
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Deborah Lehr
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Dina Powell McCormick
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ELLEN R STOFAN
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FREDERICK J RYAN JR
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE MUNOZ
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEAN CASE
Chairman	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JOSEPH M DESIMONE
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Katherine Bradley
Vice Chairman	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Kevin J Maroni
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Moore
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Nancy Pfund
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Paula Kahumbu
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RAJIV SHAH
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Strive Masiyiwa
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ULICA
PRESIDENT/COO/TREASURER	45.0		Yes (X)	$832,955	$0	$663,501
Robert Young
CFO	45.0		Yes (X)	$403,421	$0	$118,379
Sumeet Seam
Chief Legal Officer	45.0		Yes (X)	$567,735	$0	$25,169
Crystal Brown
Chief Communications Officer	45.0			$573,984	$0	$3,159	Yes (X)
Deborah Grayson
Chief Education Officer	45.0			$396,083	$0	$9,817	Yes (X)
Ian Miller
Chief Science & Innovation Officer	45.0			$526,180	$0	$18,753	Yes (X)
Jason Southern
Chief Technology Officer	45.0			$368,518	$0	$24,193	Yes (X)
Kara Ramirez Mullins
Chief Advancement Officer	45.0			$602,736	$0	$24,076	Yes (X)
Kim Waldron
Chief of Staff & Program Alignment	45.0			$402,023	$0	$18,121	Yes (X)
Mara Dell
Chief Human Resources Officer	45.0			$458,525	$0	$14,530	Yes (X)
Shannon Bartlett
Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer	45.0			$323,620	$0	$23,979	Yes (X)
Alex Moen
Chief Explorer & Engagement Officer	45.0			$374,095	$0	$25,632		Yes (X)
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence	45.0			$428,809	$0	$10,422		Yes (X)
John Coombe
Director, Investments	45.0			$352,648	$0	$2,255		Yes (X)
Kaitlin Yarnall
Chief Storytelling Officer & SVP	45.0			$380,434	$0	$25,708		Yes (X)
Kristi Craig
Chief Investment Officer	45.0			$956,383	$0	$24,918		Yes (X)
FRANK BORMAN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS				$11,917	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$9,311,659	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,059,020	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	213	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt	Address Line1ContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CityNm	CountryContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/CountryCd	Foreign PostalContractorAddress/ForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd	Address Line2ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
HITT Contracting Inc
2900 Fairview Park Dr	Falls Church	VA	22042	CONSTRUCTION	$26,752,379
HBP Inc
952 Frederick St	Hagerstown	MD	21740	FUNDRAISING	$5,896,135
Digital Velocity Partners LLC
				IT SERVICES/CONSULTING	$3,734,683	10 Glebe Place	London	AE	SW35LB
Hickok Cole Architects Inc
301 N St NE	Washington	DC	20002	ARCHITECTURE	$3,392,344					Suite 300
The Wild Bird Trust
				WILDLIFE CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT	$3,023,596	20 Loch Ave	Parktown	SF	2193

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	172	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$148,519	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$91,055,577	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$5,493,656	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$91,204,096	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Storytelling & Outreach	900004	$2,447,582	$2,447,582
Education	900004	$346,479	$346,479
Science & Innovation	900004	$331,910	$331,910
Other misc. programs	900004	$97,334	$97,334

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$3,223,305	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$39,504,672	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$150,000	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$39,354,672	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$24,295,686	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$24,295,686	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$19,874,976	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$26,319,996	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	-$6,445,020	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$6,445,020	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	-$6,445,020	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$771,867,013	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$691,668,584	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$80,198,429	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$80,198,429	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$80,198,429	ExclusionAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$231,981,168	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$3,223,305	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$150,000	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$137,403,767	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,218,299	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,218,299	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,249,013	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,249,013	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,403,234	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,403,234	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,160,010	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,351,742	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,678,227	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$130,041	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$56,862,729	TotalAmt
Program Services	$42,501,983	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,327,995	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,032,751	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,161,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,615,822	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$506,698	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$39,263	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,474,684	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,334,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,986,372	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$153,919	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,011,794	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,746,060	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,174,709	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$91,025	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$795,675	TotalAmt
Program Services	$615,609	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$125,508	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$54,558	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$474,554	TotalAmt
Management And General	$474,554	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,467	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,467	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,453,356	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$5,453,356	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,238,338	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,739,889	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,236,439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$262,010	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,665,197	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,288,354	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$262,664	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$114,179	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,199,195	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,927,811	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$189,158	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$82,226	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,333,060	TotalAmt
Program Services	$904,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,328,060	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$101,000	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,202,128	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,718,100	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$494,676	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$989,352	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$262,088	TotalAmt
Program Services	$202,776	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$41,341	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$17,971	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,069,459	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,922,213	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$799,644	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$347,602	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,254,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$776,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,411,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$67,000	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,591,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,231,182	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$251,008	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$109,112	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
Programming and Marketing Costs	$15,465,000	$10,458,000	$5,007,000	$0
Professional Fees	$40,120,000	$34,212,000	$5,908,000	$0
Other	$67,872			$67,872

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$212,737,237	TotalAmt
Program Services	$161,420,947	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$42,203,053	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$9,113,237	FundraisingAmt

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,940,114	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,884,142	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,799,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,256,212	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,546,829	BOYAmt
EOY	$74,435,917	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$32,384,454	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,222,514	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,244,615	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,200,692	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,795,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,870,000	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$162,929	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,985	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,501,225	BOYAmt
EOY	$7,234,931	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$215,454,529	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$94,895,354	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$89,074,632	BOYAmt
EOY	$120,559,175	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$518,927,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$470,438,000	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,030,479,540	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,105,656,215	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,557,492	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,076,367	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,790,673,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,872,730,796	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$25,248,074	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,759,198	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,923,580	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,325,331	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,473,511	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,033,848	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$250,000,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$250,000,000	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$41,212,123	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,072,732	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$322,857,288	BOYAmt
EOY	$320,191,109	EOYAmt

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,258,742,419	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,310,796,869	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$209,074,009	BOYAmt
EOY	$241,742,818	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,467,816,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,552,539,687	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,790,673,716	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,872,730,796	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$19,243,931	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$62,040,572	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$3,438,756	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$33,502,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,599,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$52,344,649	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$74,952,274	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$91,204,096	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$272,602,734	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$33,502,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$20,599,591	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$52,344,649	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$74,952,274	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$91,204,096	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$272,602,734	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$16,587,635	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$256,015,099	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$87,112,402	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$79,279,835	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$96,292,362	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$98,188,558	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$115,588,486	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$476,461,643	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$749,064,377	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$27,642,914	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.3418	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.3180	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	false	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$4,467	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	false	OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$4,467	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Enric Sala, Society Explorer in residence, met with Dominica government officials to encourage them to create a Sperm Whale Reserve in Dominica.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	false	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$282,764,247	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$40,038,471	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$31,442,580	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$8,027,557	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,505,815	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$332,988	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$344,378,938	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$323,517,320	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$3,324,953	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$34,599,093	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$8,158,560	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$954,674	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$365,699	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$282,764,247	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$292,684,914	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$149,936	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$39,381,597	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$7,715,115	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$878,588	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$105,424	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$323,517,320	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$270,689,255	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$175,987	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$33,664,353	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$7,970,409	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,300,173	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$2,574,099	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$292,684,914	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$239,870,015	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$0	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$42,908,132	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$4,964,476	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$912,042	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$6,212,374	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$270,689,255	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.5614	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.228	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.2106	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	false	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	false	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,906,296	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,906,296	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$134,729,753	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$86,248,990	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$48,480,763	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,268,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,268,000	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,099,005	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$7,070,099	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,028,906	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$67,451,475	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$308,265	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$67,143,210	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$120,559,175	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$353,695,000	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (9 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
HEDGE FUNDS	$405,291,000	F
REAL EST.INVEST.TRUSTS	$267,000	F
MONEY MARKET FUNDS	$158,032,000	F
100% SUB NGSP, Inc.	$0	C
INVESTMENT - DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,475,065	F
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES	$429,000	F
FIXED-INCOME OBLIGATIONS	$185,334,000	F
COMMODITIES	$0	F
Other Direct Investments	$1,133,150	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$1,105,656,215	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (7 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION/POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$13,548,205
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES	$9,896,761
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,475,066
TRUSTEE EMERITUS PAYABLE	$0
Due to Affiliate	$9,886
Refundable advances	$12,142,814
OTHER	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$37,072,732	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

Schedule D, Part III, Line 4 Collections of art - description of collections

The Society's image collection contains illustrations, photographic negatives and digital files taken over the past 130+ years by photographers on assignment for the Society. The museum also maintains artifacts donated to or collected by the Society over its 130+ year history. A rare book collection of approximately 1,300 volumes covering topics such as natural history, polar history and climate, and the history of early travel and exploration is maintained within the Society's research and reference library. This collection is made available to scholars and researchers.

Schedule D, Part V, Line 4 Intended uses of endowment funds

Fund for Exploration--to be used to support research, exploration and conservation. Buffet Funds--to be used to support conservation in Africa and Latin America, as well as programs for Big Cats. Foundation Funds--to be used to support geography education.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (27 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	OfficesOfficesCnt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$3,423,908
East Asia and the Pacific	1	2	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$1,327,363
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	3	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$5,945,938
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$193,909
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	1	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$5,588,960
Russia and Neighboring States	0	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$1,317
South America	0	1	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$3,359,094
South Asia	0	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$73,858
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	1	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$7,329,006
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Grantmaking		$193,087
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Grantmaking		$1,268,065
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Grantmaking		$3,722,773
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Grantmaking		$363,299
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	0	Grantmaking		$2,340,059
Russia and Neighboring States	0	0	Grantmaking		$59,745
South America	0	0	Grantmaking		$2,987,184
South Asia	0	0	Grantmaking		$265,300
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Grantmaking		$9,203,722
East Asia and the Pacific	0	0	Investments		$115,459,516
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	0	Investments		$236,353,300
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	0	Investments		$31,129,416
South America	0	0	Investments		$18,373,395
Central America and the Caribbean	0	0	Investments		$607,751
Middle East and North Africa	0	0	Investments		$1,218,992
Russia and Neighboring States	0	0	Investments		$34,700
South Asia	0	0	Investments		$20,402,509
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	0	Investments		$2,992,916

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	1	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	8	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	0	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	1	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$38,177,565	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$436,041,517	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$474,219,082	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (51 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Sub-Saharan Africa	Wildlife conservation	$250,000	WIRE
South America	Research Grant	$20,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Perpetual Planet - Oceans	$267,000	WIRE
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Perpetual Planet - Oceans	$745,280	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$50,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Ocean Conservation	$19,637	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Citizen Science	$5,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Wayfinder Awards	$112,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Ocean Conservation	$13,000	WIRE
South America	The Climate Pledge	$100,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$100,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Explorers At Large	$200,000	WIRE
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Ocean Conservation	$80,000	WIRE
South America	Young Explorers	$10,000	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$245,412	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$8,532	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$120,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Ocean Conservation	$19,996	WIRE
South America	Wildlife conservation	$498,887	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$120,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$9,971	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Storytelling grant	$325,800	WIRE
South America	Archaeology	$694,563	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$99,000	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$60,000	WIRE
South America	Sponsorship	$15,000	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Ocean Exploration Trust	$20,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Archaeology	$143,902	WIRE
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Wayfinder Awards	$100,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	The Climate Pledge	$26,895	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Ocean Conservation	$14,955	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Wildlife conservation	$1,476,234	WIRE
Russia and Neighboring States	Research Grant	$19,745	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$99,590	WIRE
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Sponsorship	$37,065	WIRE
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Sponsorship	$135,815	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Wildlife conservation	$1,203,038	WIRE
South Asia	NGS Awards	$20,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	The Climate Pledge	$100,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$19,119	WIRE
Middle East and North Africa	Ocean Conservation	$87,500	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Ocean Conservation	$180,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Wildlife conservation	$500,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Okavango Wilderness Project	$2,774,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Meridian Funding	$150,000	WIRE
Sub-Saharan Africa	Ocean Conservation	$80,000	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Ocean Conservation	$20,000	WIRE
East Asia and the Pacific	Ocean Conservation	$19,911	WIRE
South America	Ocean Conservation	$110,000	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	World Freshwater Initiative	$550,631	WIRE
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Wayfinder Awards	$99,000	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	51	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (9 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt
Grant	Central America and the Caribbean	4	$193,087	WIRE
Grant	East Asia and the Pacific	26	$909,199	WIRE
Grant	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	36	$1,863,815	WIRE
Grant	Middle East and North Africa	6	$275,799	WIRE
Grant	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	18	$1,241,899	WIRE
Grant	Russia and Neighboring States	2	$40,000	WIRE
Grant	South America	24	$934,790	WIRE
Grant	South Asia	8	$245,300	WIRE
Grant	Sub-Saharan Africa	36	$2,522,867	WIRE

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp	Yes (true)	TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust	false	InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership	false	ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co	Yes (true)	PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership	Yes (true)	ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries	false	BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule F, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds	The National Geographic Society FUNDS GRANTS ACROSS THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, STORYTELLING AND TECHNOLOGY. GRANT PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STAFF EXPERTS, AN EXTERNAL PANEL OF GLOBAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO RECOMENDS GRANTS FOR APPROVAL. When outside expertise is required to meet the impact objectives of a specific program, we often award grants outside of the grants committee process. Any grants awarded outside of the grants committee pipeline are considered "External Project Funding." Such grants are subject to an internal review process that evaluates the expertise of the grantee, the methodology for executing the work, and the overall contribution to programmatic objectives. Once the grantee is selected, the entire project - including grant funding - is submitted for approval by the NGS senior team through the "Spend Approval Process." Grants approved through this process are subject to reporting requirements above and beyond those required of standard grantees. THE GRANT RECIPENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT AND SUBMIT REPORTING INCLUDING A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS SPENT TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT FUNDS ARE PROPERLY USED AND ACCOUNTED FOR. THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION: WHEN A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY GRANT APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED, PAYMENT IS ISSUED ONCE THE SOCIETY HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING COMPLETED, SIGNED DOCUMENTS FROM THE GRANTEE: 1) APPROPRIATE TAX FORM. ALL GRANTEES WHO ARE NOT US CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT THE APPROPRIATE TAX FORM (FORM W-8) FOR WORK CONDUCTED WHOLLY OUTSIDE THE US. 2) GRANT AGREEMENT. ALL GRANTEES MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES DUE DATES FOR RESEARCH REPORTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (GENERALLY DUE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF COMPLETION OF THE FIELD WORK.) BY SIGNING THE GRANT AGREEMENT, THE GRANTEE AGREES TO SUBMIT A FINAL NARRATIVE REPORT AND A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF THE GRANT MONIES SPENT BEFORE THE INDICATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE. GRANTEES ALSO CERTIFY TO PARAGRAPHS 16 & 17 (COPIED BELOW) THAT THEY WILL NOT PROMOTE TERRORISM AND WILL COMPLY WITH FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS: 17. CERTIFICATION. BY COUNTERSIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CERTIFY THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PROMOTE OR ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE OR TERRORISM, NOR WILL YOUR ORGANIZATION MAKE SUB-GRANTS OR OTHER PAYMENTS TO ANY ENTITY THAT ENGAGES IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. 17 U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS. BY COUNTERSIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, I OR GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM AWARE OF, AND AGREE TO COMPLY FULLY WITH, U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS THAT GOVERN TRAVEL TO, AND TRANSACTIONS WITH, COUNTRIES SUCH AS CUBA, IRAN, SUDAN, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, CRIMEA TERRITORY, AND OTHER U.S.-SANCTIONED COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ANY SUCH CONTROLS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED IN THE FUTURE DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GRANT. SPECIFICALLY, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM AWARE OF AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GOVERNING TRAVEL TO AND TRADE WITH COUNTRIES SUBJECT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS (31 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PARTS 500-598) AND ALSO WITH THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (15 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PARTS 730-774). I ALSO AGREE THAT, BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE DISBURSED UNDER THIS GRANT, I WILL PROVIDE THE SOCIETY WITH COPIES OF ANY AUTHORIZATIONS FROM THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL ("OFAC") NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE GRANT, OR COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM OFAC CONFIRMING THAT NO SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATIONS ARE NECESSARY. I ALSO REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO THE SOCIETY THAT IN SEEKING AUTHORIZATIONS FROM OFAC AND/OR CONFIRMATION THAT NO SUCH AUTHORIZATIONS ARE NECESSARY, I FULLY DISCLOSED THE NATURE OF THE GRANT AND ITS PARTICIPANTS AND IDENTIFIED THE SOCIETY AS A SOURCE OF FUNDING. I ALSO AGREE THAT I WILL KEEP ALL NECESSARY RECORDS TO SHOW THAT I HAVE COMPLIED WITH U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS. FINALLY, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE SOCIETY TO CONSULT WITH MY OWN LEGAL COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH MY OBLIGATIONS UNDER U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS.GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION RELATED TO ETHICAL ISSUES AND THAT THE GRANTEE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS;THEY ALSO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER PERMITS TO UNDERTAKE THE PROPOSED FIELD RESEARCH IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH IT WILL BE CONDUCTED AND THAT NO IMPROPER PAYMENTS OF ANY VALUE HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING SUCH PERMITS. ADDITIONALLY, GRANTEES AFFILIATED WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE SCREENED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND AVOID POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING THE GRANTEE'S OFFICIAL JOB DUTIES AND THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SYSTEM ALSO REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL SANCTIONS LIST (THE SDN LIST) COMPLIED AND MAINTAINED BY THE U.S. TREASURY UPON NEW VENDOR SET-UP AND PRIOR TO EACH PAYMENT. ONCE PAYMENT IS ISSUED, IF GRANTEES WOULD LIKE TO ALTER THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET IN ANY WAY THEY MUST SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST TO THE PROGRAM OFFICER. THE REQUEST IS APPROVED OR DENIED AND A RECORD OF THE CHANGE IS ADDED TO THE GRANT FILE. THE GRANTEE MUST SUBMIT THEIR FINAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING BEFORE THE DEADLINE INDICATED IN THEIR GRANT AGREEMENT UNLESS AN EXTENSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED IN WRITING AND APPROVED BY THE PROGRAM OFFICER. THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE ACTUAL COSTS OF THE PROJECT AND IS EXPECTED TO PARALLEL THE COSTS PROJECTED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION BUDGET; ALL DISCREPANCIES MUST BE EXPLAINED. IF THERE ARE UN-EXPENDED GRANT MONIES THEY MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SOCIETY. THE REPORTS COORDINATOR REVIEWS THE FINAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR COMPLETENESS AND THEN CIRCULATES BOTH REPORTS TO THE PROGRAM OFFICERS FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE THE REPORTS ARE APPROVED, THE GRANT IS CLOSED. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE GRANT FILE IS RETAINED, in accordance with the Society's document retention policy, BY THE GRANT OPERATIONS STAFF, WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL REPOSITORY FOR ALL GRANTS RELATED DOCUMENTATION.
Schedule F, Part I, Line 3 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN-Accrual; EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Accrual; EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA-Accrual; NORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO ONLY)-Accrual; RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES-Accrual; SOUTH AMERICA-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual
Schedule F, Part II, Line 1 Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC-Accrual; EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND)-Accrual; MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA-Accrual; NORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO ONLY)-Accrual; RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES-Accrual; SOUTH AMERICA-Accrual; SOUTH ASIA-Accrual; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA-Accrual
Schedule F, Part III Method used to account for expenditures on org's financial statements	CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN -Accrual EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC -Accrual EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND AND GREENLAND) -Accrual MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA -Accrual NORTH AMERICA (CANADA & MEXICO ONLY) -Accrual RUSSIA AND NEIGHBORING STATES -Accrual SOUTH AMERICA -Accrual SOUTH ASIA -Accrual SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA -Accrual

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Mail Solicitations	Yes (X)	MailSolicitationsInd
Email Solicitations	Yes (X)	EmailSolicitationsInd
Phone Solicitations	Yes (X)	PhoneSolicitationsInd
In Person Solicitations	Yes (X)	InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Solicitation Of Govt Grants	Yes (X)	SolicitationOfGovtGrantsInd
Special Fundraising Events	Yes (X)	SpecialFundraisingEventsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
SJ Consulting LLC
14 Alligator Cove	Santa Rosa Beach	FL	32459	Fundraising Consultant	false	$30,981	$23,600	$7,381
HBP Marketing LLC
PO Box 735880	Chicago	IL	606735438	Fundraising Consultant	false	$7,508,957	$4,023,856	$3,485,101
The Production Management Group LTD
7160 Columbia Gateway Dr	Columbia	MD	21046	Fundraising Consultant	false	$553,213	$195,094	$358,119
LAKE GROUP MEDIA INC
PO Box 22106	New York	NY	100872106	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	$79,055	$65,932	$13,123
Community Counseling Service CO LLC
PO Box 824885	Philadelphia	PA	191824485	Fundraising Consultant	false	$76,612,902	$699,823	$75,913,079
Data Axle Inc
PO Box 959819	St Louis	MO	63195	Fundraising Consultant	false	$474,158	$395,451	$78,707
DCG One
PO Box 3905	Seattle	WA	98124	Fundraising Consultant	false	$1,267,900	$38,100	$1,229,800
Digilant Inc
177 Huntington Ave	Boston	MA	02115	Fundraising consultant	false	$39,513	$11,500	$28,013

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$86,566,679	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$5,453,356	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$81,113,323	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(v) payment of fees or payment of expenses	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	SJ CONSULTING LLC-DIGITAL MARKETING CONSULTANT;HBP MARKETING LLC-NGS REIMBURSED VENDOR AN ADDITIONAL $2,218,629 FOR PAPER, POSTAGE, AND MAILSHOP SERVICES;THE PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT GROUP LTD-PAPER, POSTAGE, AND MAILSHOP SERVICES;LAKE GROUP MEDIA INC.-MAILING LIST SERVICES;COMMUNITY COUNSELING SERVICE CO., LLC-CAMPAIGN CONSULTING, STRATEGY;DATA AXLE INC-MAILING LIST SERVICES;DCG ONE-PAPER, MAILSHOP SERVICES;DIGILANT INC-PAID AD SUPPORT;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (true)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (64 entries)

Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Alaska Whale Foundation
911712495	501(C)(3)	$99,898	Research Grant
Alex Morgan Foundation
264245043	501(C)(3)	$15,000	Education Grant
Appalachian State University
561176030	501(C)(3)	$222,100	Perpetual Planet-Mountains Expedition
Archaeology in the Community
300538831	501(C)(3)	$218,827	Education Grant
Aurora Lights
541942427	501(C)(3)	$29,500	Education Grant
Blue Grass Community Foundation
616053466	501(C)(3)	$207,977	Azimuth Grant
Chesapeake Bay Foundation
526065757	501(C)(3)	$116,000	Education Grant
Children's Environmental Literacy Foundation
364540146	501(C)(3)	$61,269	Education Grant
Conservation Through Public Health
371455761	501(C)(3)	$342,454	Research Grant
Consortium of Okla Geographers
731310147	501(C)(3)	$54,642	Education Grant
Critical Ecology Lab
942524840	501(C)(3)	$100,000	Wayfinder Award
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
840518447	501(C)(3)	$100,000	Research Grant
Claremont McKenna College
951664101	501(C)(3)	$7,100	Ocean Conservation
Conservation X Labs Inc
474066524	501(C)(3)	$131,000	Wildlife Conservation
CSU Bakersfield Auxiliary for Sponsored Programs Administration
320291662	501(C)(3)	$52,799	Education Grant
Dakota Science Center
450431027	501(C)(3)	$39,640	Education Grant
Earth Charter Indiana Inc
161673591	501(C)(3)	$25,000	Education Grant
Global Fishing Watch
815461345	501(C)(3)	$175,000	Pristine Seas
Hamilton County EducSrvCtr
310967612	501(C)(3)	$39,402	Education Grant
Explorer Mindset Inc
832724634	501(C)(3)	$5,391	Education Grant
Fort Hays State University
481210777	501(C)(3)	$41,000	Education Grant
Friends of the NC State Museum of Natural Sciences
561240806	501(C)(3)	$99,996	Research Grant
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
042103594	501(C)(3)	$20,000	EXTECH Conservation
Girl Scout Council of the Nations Capital
540732966	501(C)(3)	$68,848	Education Grant
Girl Scouts of Colorado
840410630	501(C)(3)	$50,000	Education Grant
Great Plains Conservation Foundation
455494919	501(C)(3)	$200,000	Wildlife Conservation
Groovy Girl Media LLC
852147954		$200,000	Research Grant
Nebraska Children and Families Foundation
911829974	501(C)(3)	$40,000	Education Grant
Joy Trip Project LLC
872716875		$100,000	Research Grant
Looking For Satyrus LLC
881946908	501(C)(3)	$379,098	Wildlife Conservation
Lukas Inc
474261554	501(C)(3)	$100,000	Climate Pledge
Lyne LLC
030359407	501(C)(3)	$22,804	Ocean Conservation
Ocean Discovery League Inc
841827384	501(C)(3)	$175,000	Ocean Conservation
Photographers Without Borders
205480911	501(C)(3)	$37,850	Education Grant
Ramsey Research Foundation
851969466	501(C)(3)	$98,895	Wayfinder Award
Rozalia Project Inc
272274099	501(C)(3)	$20,000	Ocean Conservation
Society of Black Archaeologists
831662591	501(C)(3)	$99,313	Wayfinder Award
Southern Connecticut State University
061363115	501(C)(3)	$20,000	Research Grant
SR3 SeaLife
451491069	501(C)(3)	$35,000	Research Grant
Tennessee Geographic Alliance Inc
621291403	501(C)(3)	$49,500	Education Grant
Strong TIES
473868079	501(C)(3)	$14,345	Education Grant
The Florida International University
650177616	501(C)(3)	$29,676	Ocean Conservation
Texas A&M University
746001530	501(C)(3)	$54,113	Education Grant
Texas State University
746002248	501(C)(3)	$54,734	Education Grant
The Institute for Regional Conservation
742336458	501(C)(3)	$350,000	Photo Ark
Regents Of The University Of California
946036494	501(C)(3)	$124,811	External Project Funding
The International Snow Leopard Trust
911144119	501(C)(3)	$299,355	Wildlife Conservation
The Peregrine Fund Inc
231969973	501(C)(3)	$430,212	Wildlife Conservation
The Regents Of The University Of California UC San Diego
956006144	501(C)(3)	$106,934	Ocean Conservation
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
135598093	501(C)(3)	$19,841	Perpetual Planet-Rainforest
trubel&co
883957547	501(C)(3)	$20,000	Research Grant
University of Hawaii Foundation
990085260	501(C)(3)	$214,707	Pristine Seas
University of Mississippi
646001159	501(C)(3)	$115,343	Education Grant
Trustees of Dartmouth College
020222111	501(C)(3)	$276,575	Wildlife Conservation
Two Wolves Films LLC
884372020		$565,000	Storytelling Grant
Walter Anderson Museum of Art
510173731	501(C)(3)	$113,164	Education Grant
Wildaid Inc
203644441	501(C)(3)	$120,000	Research Grant
Wildlife Conservation Network
300108469	501(C)(3)	$207,000	Azimuth Grant
University Of California Santa Barbara
956006145	501(C)(3)	$530,844	Ocean Conservation
University of Florida
596002052	501(C)(3)	$19,949	Research Grant
University of New Mexico
856000642	501(C)(3)	$99,999	Research Grant
Western Carolina University
566001440	501(C)(3)	$26,394	Perpetual Planet-Mountains Expedition
World Food Prize Foundation
421356715	501(C)(3)	$75,000	Education Grant
Zambian Carnivore Programme
465506153	501(C)(3)	$450,000	Wildlife Conservation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	61	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	3	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Type	GRANTS	GrantTypeTxt
Recipient	86	RecipientCnt
Cash Grant	$6,249,013	CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 Procedures for monitoring use of grant funds.	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The National Geographic Society FUNDS GRANTS ACROSS THE FIELDS OF CONSERVATION, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, STORYTELLING AND TECHNOLOGY. GRANT PROPOSALS ARE REVIEWED BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STAFF EXPERTS, AN EXTERNAL PANEL OF GLOBAL SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS AND AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE WHO RECOMENDS GRANTS FOR APPROVAL. When outside expertise is required to meet the impact objectives of a specific program, we often award grants outside of the grants committee process. Any grants awarded outside of the grants committee pipeline are considered "External Project Funding." Such grants are subject to an internal review process that evaluates the expertise of the grantee, the methodology for executing the work, and the overall contribution to programmatic objectives. Once the grantee is selected, the entire project - including grant funding - is submitted for approval by the NGS senior team through the "Spend Approval Process." Grants approved through this process are subject to reporting requirements above and beyond those required of standard grantees. THE GRANT RECIPENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT AND SUBMIT REPORTING INCLUDING A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF FUNDS SPENT TO ENSURE THAT THE GRANT FUNDS ARE PROPERLY USED AND ACCOUNTED FOR. THE FOLLOWING IS A DETAILED DESCRIPTION: WHEN A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY GRANT APPLICATION HAS BEEN APPROVED, PAYMENT IS ISSUED ONCE THE SOCIETY HAS RECEIVED THE FOLLOWING COMPLETED, SIGNED DOCUMENTS FROM THE GRANTEE: 1) APPROPRIATE TAX FORM. ALL GRANTEES WHO ARE NOT US CITIZENS ARE REQUIRED TO SIGN AND SUBMIT THE APPROPRIATE TAX FORM (FORM W-8) FOR WORK CONDUCTED WHOLLY OUTSIDE THE US. 2) GRANT AGREEMENT. ALL GRANTEES MUST COMPLETE AND SIGN A GRANT AGREEMENT, WHICH INCLUDES DUE DATES FOR RESEARCH REPORTS AND FINANCIAL REPORTS (GENERALLY DUE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF COMPLETION OF THE FIELD WORK.) BY SIGNING THE GRANT AGREEMENT, THE GRANTEE AGREES TO SUBMIT A FINAL NARRATIVE REPORT AND A FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING OF THE GRANT MONIES SPENT BEFORE THE INDICATED SUBMISSION DEADLINE. GRANTEES ALSO CERTIFY TO PARAGRAPHS 16 & 17 (COPIED BELOW) THAT THEY WILL NOT PROMOTE TERRORISM AND WILL COMPLY WITH FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS: 17. CERTIFICATION. BY COUNTERSIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU CERTIFY THAT YOUR ORGANIZATION DOES NOT AND WILL NOT PROMOTE OR ENGAGE IN VIOLENCE OR TERRORISM, NOR WILL YOUR ORGANIZATION MAKE SUB-GRANTS OR OTHER PAYMENTS TO ANY ENTITY THAT ENGAGES IN SUCH ACTIVITIES. 17 U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS. BY COUNTERSIGNING THIS AGREEMENT, I OR GRANTEE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM AWARE OF, AND AGREE TO COMPLY FULLY WITH, U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS THAT GOVERN TRAVEL TO, AND TRANSACTIONS WITH, COUNTRIES SUCH AS CUBA, IRAN, SUDAN, SYRIA, NORTH KOREA, CRIMEA TERRITORY, AND OTHER U.S.-SANCTIONED COUNTRIES, INCLUDING ANY SUCH CONTROLS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED IN THE FUTURE DURING THE PERIOD OF THE GRANT. SPECIFICALLY, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I AM AWARE OF AND AGREE TO COMPLY WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY GOVERNING TRAVEL TO AND TRADE WITH COUNTRIES SUBJECT TO U.S. ECONOMIC SANCTIONS (31 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PARTS 500-598) AND ALSO WITH THE EXPORT ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (15 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PARTS 730-774). I ALSO AGREE THAT, BEFORE ANY FUNDS ARE DISBURSED UNDER THIS GRANT, I WILL PROVIDE THE SOCIETY WITH COPIES OF ANY AUTHORIZATIONS FROM THE U.S. TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL ("OFAC") NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE GRANT, OR COPIES OF CORRESPONDENCE FROM OFAC CONFIRMING THAT NO SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATIONS ARE NECESSARY. I ALSO REPRESENT AND WARRANT TO THE SOCIETY THAT IN SEEKING AUTHORIZATIONS FROM OFAC AND/OR CONFIRMATION THAT NO SUCH AUTHORIZATIONS ARE NECESSARY, I FULLY DISCLOSED THE NATURE OF THE GRANT AND ITS PARTICIPANTS AND IDENTIFIED THE SOCIETY AS A SOURCE OF FUNDING. I ALSO AGREE THAT I WILL KEEP ALL NECESSARY RECORDS TO SHOW THAT I HAVE COMPLIED WITH U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS. FINALLY, I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE BEEN ADVISED BY THE SOCIETY TO CONSULT WITH MY OWN LEGAL COUNSEL IN CONNECTION WITH MY OBLIGATIONS UNDER U.S. FOREIGN TRADE CONTROLS.GRANTEES ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A CERTIFICATION RELATED TO ETHICAL ISSUES AND THAT THE GRANTEE IS IN COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE ANTI-CORRUPTION LAWS;THEY ALSO CERTIFY THAT THEY HAVE THE PROPER PERMITS TO UNDERTAKE THE PROPOSED FIELD RESEARCH IN THE COUNTRY IN WHICH IT WILL BE CONDUCTED AND THAT NO IMPROPER PAYMENTS OF ANY VALUE HAVE BEEN MADE DURING THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING SUCH PERMITS. ADDITIONALLY, GRANTEES AFFILIATED WITH GOVERNMENT AGENCIES OR PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS ARE SCREENED IN ORDER TO IDENTIFY AND AVOID POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST INVOLVING THE GRANTEE'S OFFICIAL JOB DUTIES AND THE SOCIETY. THE SOCIETY'S FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE SYSTEM ALSO REVIEWS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FINANCIAL SANCTIONS LIST (THE SDN LIST) COMPLIED AND MAINTAINED BY THE U.S. TREASURY UPON NEW VENDOR SET-UP AND PRIOR TO EACH PAYMENT. ONCE PAYMENT IS ISSUED, IF GRANTEES WOULD LIKE TO ALTER THEIR PROPOSED BUDGET IN ANY WAY THEY MUST SUBMIT THEIR REQUEST TO THE PROGRAM OFFICER. THE REQUEST IS APPROVED OR DENIED AND A RECORD OF THE CHANGE IS ADDED TO THE GRANT FILE. THE GRANTEE MUST SUBMIT THEIR FINAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING BEFORE THE DEADLINE INDICATED IN THEIR GRANT AGREEMENT UNLESS AN EXTENSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED IN WRITING AND APPROVED BY THE PROGRAM OFFICER. THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING PROVIDES A BREAKDOWN OF THE ACTUAL COSTS OF THE PROJECT AND IS EXPECTED TO PARALLEL THE COSTS PROJECTED IN THE ORIGINAL GRANT APPLICATION BUDGET; ALL DISCREPANCIES MUST BE EXPLAINED. IF THERE ARE UN-EXPENDED GRANT MONIES THEY MUST BE RETURNED TO THE SOCIETY. THE REPORTS COORIDINATOR REVIEWS THE FINAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING FOR COMPLETNESS AND THEN CIRCULATES BOTH REPORTS TO THE PROGRAM OFFICERS FINAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL. ONCE THE REPORTS ARE APPROVED, THE GRANT IS CLOSED. AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE GRANT FILE IS RETAINED, in accordance with the Society's document retention policy, BY THE GRANT OPERATIONS STAFF, WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL REPOSITORY FOR ALL GRANTS RELATED DOCUMENTATION.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
First Class Or Charter Travel	Yes (X)	FirstClassOrCharterTravelInd
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	Yes (true)	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Jill Tiefenthaler
CEO	$1,009,927	$0	$334,184	$0	$7,482	$0	$0	$0	$26,408	$0	$1,378,001	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ULICA
PRESIDENT/COO/TREASURER	$639,092	$0	$184,050	$0	$9,813	$0	$644,175	$0	$19,326	$0	$1,496,456	$0	$0	$0
Robert Young
CFO	$138,171	$0	$0	$0	$265,250	$0	$109,669	$0	$8,710	$0	$521,800	$0	$0	$0
Sumeet Seam
Chief Legal Officer	$564,763	$0	$1,000	$0	$1,972	$0	$0	$0	$25,169	$0	$592,904	$0	$0	$0
Jason Southern
Chief Technology Officer	$366,583	$0	$0	$0	$1,935	$0	$0	$0	$24,193	$0	$392,711	$0	$0	$0
Kara Ramirez Mullins
Chief Advancement Officer	$600,645	$0	$0	$0	$2,091	$0	$0	$0	$24,076	$0	$626,812	$0	$0	$0
Mara Dell
Chief Human Resources Officer	$454,102	$0	$0	$0	$4,423	$0	$0	$0	$14,530	$0	$473,055	$0	$0	$0
Crystal Brown
Chief Communications Officer	$570,961	$0	$0	$0	$3,023	$0	$0	$0	$3,159	$0	$577,143	$0	$0	$0
Shannon Bartlett
Chief Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Officer	$322,514	$0	$0	$0	$1,106	$0	$0	$0	$23,979	$0	$347,599	$0	$0	$0
Ian Miller
Chief Science & Innovation Officer	$524,367	$0	$0	$0	$1,813	$0	$0	$0	$18,753	$0	$544,933	$0	$0	$0
Kim Waldron
Chief of Staff & Program Alignment	$396,067	$0	$0	$0	$5,956	$0	$0	$0	$18,121	$0	$420,144	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Grayson
Chief Education Officer	$392,251	$0	$0	$0	$3,832	$0	$0	$0	$9,817	$0	$405,900	$0	$0	$0
Alex Moen
Chief Explorer & Engagement Officer	$370,452	$0	$0	$0	$3,643	$0	$0	$0	$25,632	$0	$399,727	$0	$0	$0
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence	$419,712	$0	$5,000	$0	$4,097	$0	$0	$0	$10,422	$0	$439,231	$0	$0	$0
Kaitlin Yarnall
Chief Storytelling Officer & SVP	$379,550	$0	$0	$0	$884	$0	$0	$0	$25,708	$0	$406,142	$0	$0	$0
Kristi Craig
Chief Investment Officer	$513,914	$0	$439,726	$0	$2,743	$0	$0	$0	$24,918	$0	$981,301	$0	$0	$0
John Coombe
Director, Investments	$324,914	$0	$27,083	$0	$651	$0	$0	$0	$2,255	$0	$354,903	$0	$0	$0
FRANK BORMAN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS	$11,917	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$11,917	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel	The Society only reimburses for first class travel under rare circumstances. In 2023, the Society reimbursed one key employee and her spouse for first class travel on one trip which was deemed to be in support of the Society's mission.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	The Society pays for companion travel for certain executives, only when there is a business purpose to support the charitable mission of the organization and adheres to the Society's travel policies. The Society paid for eight such companion trips in 2023. Companion travel not meeting this criteria are deemed taxable under Internal Revenue guidelines. The Society paid for and taxed two such companion trips in 2023.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 4a Severance or change-of-control payment	THE FOLLOWING FORMER OFFICERS, KEY EMPLOYEES, AND HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES RECEIVED SEVERANCE PAYMENTS IN 2023: Robert Young--$264,773 (the above payments were not accrued in 2022) In addition, the following severance amounts to former officers were accrued at year end: Robert Young--$109,669 Michael Ulica--$644,175
Schedule J, Part II NONTAXABLE BENEFITS	Components of benefits and deferred compensation provided to certain executives: life insurance, parking, 401(k), 457(b), dental & medical insurance, long-term disability, and travel/accident insurance. Below is a summary of all officers or key employees who had a severance clause in their respective employment contracts in 2023. These severance amounts are solely contingent upon an employee's involuntary termination without cause from the Society. As such, these amounts were not accrued or funded in any way and were considered unlikely to occur and did not occur in 2023. None of these amounts have been included in Column D. Jill Tiefenthaler - 1 times base salary

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	20	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,865,976	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (6 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxInd	DescDesc	ContributionContributionCnt	Noncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt	Method Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)	complementary software accounts	1	$299,869	Market value
Yes (X)	MAPPING SOFTWARE	1	$1,339,507	Market value
Yes (X)	AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR NEW BASE CAMP	1	$921,091	Market value
Yes (X)	BEVERAGES	1	$19,162	Market value
Yes (X)	AIRFARE	1	$4,857	NONE
Yes (X)	TRAINING FACILITIES	1	$43,194	Market value

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form8283 Received	0	Form8283ReceivedCnt
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (true)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule M, Part I Explanations of reporting method for number of contributions	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Securities - Publicly traded - # of contributions Other - complementary software accounts # of contributions Other - MAPPING SOFTWARE # OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT FOR NEW BASE CAMP # OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - BEVERAGES # OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - AIRFARE # OF CONTRIBUTIONS Other - TRAINING FACILITIES # RECEIVED	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (16 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Misc. Program Services, cont.	SUSTAINABILITY The National Geographic sustainability program puts into action our understanding that the way we conduct our business impacts not just our financial bottom line but also the people we employ, the communities we engage, and the environments we inhabit. Our buildings follow the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards to ensure that our operations are as efficient as possible and maintain a safe and healthy atmosphere for occupants and guests of our buildings. In 2023, we received our seventh LEED rating certification retaining our Headquartersion as the longest continuously certified and most recertified buildings in the world. In clearing the way for the construction of our new Base Camp, we made a concerted effort to repurpose, rather than simply dispose of, useful items. In 2023, we gave more than 344,000 pounds of furniture, books, equipment, and building supplies to over 80 local organizations including schools, museums, libraries, and community groups. Because our sustainability efforts depend on the engagement of our staff, tenants, guests, and construction vendors, we provide continuous communication, training, guidelines, policies, and volunteer opportunities to model sustainable mindsets for making purchases and creative decisions and to solicit new ideas. In 2023, we released our updated Corporate Responsibility Policy and Sustainability Guidelines detailing our efforts to ensure that our business decisions and those of organizations we work with reflect a respect for the people, cultures, and ecosystems that we explore, celebrate, and support through our educational, scientific, and grant giving programs. IMPACT INVESTING The Pooled Endowment is managed as a single pool of assets with a common set of objectives and constraints and intended to provide a permanent base of funding and timely financial support for the Society's programs and operations to fulfill its mission to use the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. The Society's primary investment objective for the Endowment is to achieve the highest long-term total investment return that is within appropriate risk parameters as determined by prudent, fiscally sound investment practices and the financial circumstances of the Society. As such, the minimum long-term return target is the rate of inflation plus the spending rate while the aspirational goal is to maximize sustainable distributions to the operating budget. The Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society is committed meeting its fiduciary responsibilities in a manner that is also aligned with the core values of the Society to 1) embrace diversity, inclusivity, openness, and collaboration, 2) innovate by taking bold risks in science, education, exploration, and storytelling, and 3) protect the planet. Our approach to aligned investing is uniquely our own and focused on solution seeking, versus negative screens, and the core believe that aligned investments do not have to translate to concessionary returns.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c Education Programs Cont.	National Geographic Society licenses the right to publish K-12 textbooks and English Language Teaching products to Cengage Learning under the National Geographic Learning (NGL) trademark. National Geographic works closely with Cengage to ensure these products maintain the highest quality and inspire learners to explore the world. NGL's products center on the unique stories of explorers and photographers to engage learners. In 2023, we estimate 18.7M students studied from 20.6M NGL books and online learning materials that robustly feature explorers. Within these NGL titles, NGL introduced learners to 603 unique explorers in 2,083 explorer-focused content features. NGS Education leverages education endowments to amplify and extend Explorer-led, Explorer-centered, and innovative geography collaborations into classrooms and communities domestically and internationally. By supporting these initiatives, we help build the pipeline of the next generation of Explorers. In 2023, the Education team leveraged 41 restricted endowments across 30 states and Canada to scale and spread Explorer-centered work into classrooms and communities. These funds were used to expand the reach of the Slingshot Challenge, Photo Camp programming, and other Explorer-led collaborations. We identified and contracted with 31 collaborators that have the potential to reach a combined total of ~19,000 educators and young people that could not have been reached without support from education endowments, utilizing approximately ~$1.95M in restricted endowment funding in support of NG Next. NGS Education recruits, awards grants, and supports a diverse, global group of Explorers using educational strategies, approaches, or methodologies to illuminate the wonder of our world, inspiring learners of all ages, in any educational setting, to learn about, care for, and protect our world. By funding Explorer-led projects that either build capacity in a group of people to care for and take action to create, maintain, and expand solutions to protect our world or use educational research or tools to advance knowledge about how to effectively spark curiosity and inspire people of all ages, our grantmaking furthers NGS's mission by equipping people with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes to transform solutions into positive actions to protect our world. In 2023, we added to our portfolio of over 300 Education Explorers by funding 19 Explorers at Level I and 7 at Level II. Explorers represented 18 different countries, 5 U.S. states, and 5 world regions, with expertise across all 5 NGS focus areas of Land, Ocean, Wildlife, Human Histories & Cultures, and Human Ingenuity. Explorer Classroom runs live interactive virtual events that connect young people with National Geographic Explorers. Students hear behind-the-scenes stories and interact with cutting-edge scientists, researchers, and storytellers from around the globe in real-time. All events are free, open to the public, and include learning resources to help educators and learners get the most out of their experience. Education expanded to new audiences in 2023 including 10 events for high school-aged students, and launched a new model of the program, the Explorer Classroom Wildlife Series, a 5-week program including live virtual events and hands-on activities all around a theme. The Education team in partnership with a local NGO, Ensena Por Mexico, concluded the Spanish-language pilot focused on Latin American students with 520 learners and 19 educators completing the year-long program, and launched year 2 with targeted classrooms in Mexico, as well as expansion to allow registration for any classroom around the globe. In 2023 Explorer Classroom ran 90 events highlighting 48 Explorers with an estimated 213,214 students views. In 2023, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, the National Geographic Society hosted three Externships, eight-week learning and career development experiences for young people ages 18-25 from across the globe, which help create more equitable conservation and exploration career pathways. The three cohorts focused on both marine & freshwater community conservation, engaging 400 college-aged youth from 90 countries and areas. Program evaluations show the strong impact, including an average net promoter score of 89 and a 38% increase in average level of knowledge about the conservation industry. We awarded 59 externs with $2,000 in seed funding to support their community-based conservation solutions. Three Extern alumni from the U.S., The Gambia, and Indonesia were selected as 2023 Young Explorers. In partnership with Lindblad Expeditions, 50 educators from across the US, Canada and Puerto Rico were able to participate in an immersive professional learning experience as a part of the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship (GTF). Educators will transfer their onboard experience into new ways to teach students, engage colleagues, and bring new geographic awareness to their learning environments and communities in order to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. Fellows also take on a two-year commitment to support National Geographic's education initiatives. In 2023, the GTF Program also launched three pilot programs. 1.) The Immersive Pilot which is executed jointly between our Exploration Technology team and Education team to support, train, and equip ten GTFs with Insta360 cameras with the goal of producing high quality Immersive Experiences that will be embedded in their teaching and classrooms. 2.) The seed funding pilot has provided 21 Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship Alumni up to $2k in funding to implement a community outreach or student action project that is connected to their GTF expedition and/or the Explorer Mindset. 3.) The GTF Alumni & Visiting Scientist pilot paired four GTF Alumni with a National Geographic Explorer leading a project aboard ship as a Visiting Scientist. GTF Alums had the opportunity to directly engage with an Explorer in their field-based project-assisting with research and outcomes-and are creating a set of educational deliverables, further enhancing geographic awareness among their PreK-12 students, professional networks, schools, local communities, and beyond. The National Geographic Society's educational resources feature free resources for educators aligned to the content and pedagogy standards they must meet, but do this through the lens of explorers. We feature people and places from around the world, with an emphasis on human involvement in a changing planet. Major topics include Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human Histories and Cultures, and Human Ingenuity. In 2023, we developed long and short-form nonfiction articles, videos, photographs, maps, StoryMaps, infographics, and assessments, and are offered up in themed collections. We implemented a continuous process that relies on a Globally Inclusive Learning Design Framework intended to broaden the perspective of our resources so they are appealing and useful to users throughout the world. In 2023, the Resource Library served 3,000 pieces of content in 77 million pageviews to more than 44.3 million unique users. The Slingshot Challenge is a program designed to empower the next generation of problem solvers, advocates, and stewards of the planet. The challenge is the result of a partnership between the National Geographic Society and the Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, and helps youth 13-18 years of age from around the globe build the knowledge, skills, and attitudes that help them develop and implement locally-relevant, youth-designed solutions to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. Youth research an environmental problem in their community, design a solution idea, and create and share a one-minute video for a chance to receive up to $10,000 USD in funding and an invitation to our iconic Explorers Festival. In May 2023, we announced our first cohort of 15 award recipients from around the globe and amplified their solution ideas. In September 2023, we launched Year 2 of the challenge, including the social media campaign, landing page, youth and educator toolkits, and workshops for youth and educators. More than 13,000 youth and more than 4,600 educators signed up to learn more about Year 2 of the challenge, and we received more than 2,100 submissions from 3,500 youth. The selection process will take place February-April 2024, and award recipients will be announced in May 2024.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c Education Program Descriptions, cont.	National Geographic Student Travel offers immersive travel experiences for high school-aged students. These fee-based experiences are designed to connect youth with the National Geographic Society, our mission, and our Explorers with the goal of building an Explorer Mindset in participants through authentic, experiential travel and exploration. In 2023, 220 high school students from around the globe traveled on 12 trips across 10 locations. National Geographic Society supported 15 students with fully funded scholarships to increase access to these experiences. 11 National Geographic Explorers were featured in 2023 programming and they helped students explore themes such as photography, climate and geology, and wildlife conservation. These experiences were designed to encourage participants to deepen interests that they already have, discover new interests, and to use the Explorer Mindset they develop throughout the program to care and act on behalf of our planet and its people in their local community upon returning home. EduLab is a team within NGS Education that works with and through our Explorers to create innovative learning solutions that amplifies their impact, expands our understanding, and inspires educators and learners to illuminate and protect the wonders of our world. EduLab provides human-centered learning design methods, tools, and other resources that are oriented around the goals of our Explorers and the needs of the audiences they wish to engage. Through these projects, we also identify useful, transferable educational elements to share with the broader Explorer community, as well as to invite educators and learners to to practice and develop the attitudes, skills, and knowledge of the Explorer Mindset. In 2023, EduLab saw success piloting this collaborative process with, among others: Explorer Anand Varma in the development of Wonderlab Learning Resources, with Explorer Krithi Karanth in testing and on location evaluation of learning resources developed for Wild Shaale, and Explorer Joel Sartore in the creation of the Photo Ark: Protect Species collection of activities. The team also rolled out a new Education Toolkit of guides and resources for Level I and II Explorers, including several as Open Educational Resources (OERs) released under a Creative Commons license to permit the use and repurposing by users.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Science & Innovation Program Descriptions cont.	The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project is working to secure permanent, sustainable protection for the greater Okavango Basin-the source of water for more than one million people and one of the most biodiverse places in Africa. A team of National Geographic Explorers, local and regional experts, and partners at the Wild Bird Trust are working to preserve this irreplaceable natural wonder spanning Angola, Namibia and Botswana-and help address threats to the basin from the effects of climate change and human impacts. Through rigorous scientific research, impactful conservation education projects and storytelling about the ecosystems and people who live there, the Okavango Wilderness Project is helping to protect this unique ecosystem for generations to come. In 2023, the team launched a two-team expedition for its annual crossing of the Okavango Delta in Botswana which serves as an annual checkup on the Delta's water quality and ecosystem health, and is critical for understanding how the system is changing over time. The team also conducted research to define the boundaries of the Angolan Highlands Water Tower, a critical first step in conserving this water source for the larger Okavango Basin. Working with partners and local and Indigenous communities, the National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project is helping to preserve one of the last great wildernesses on Earth for the people and wildlife who call it home. Pristine Seas explores and documents marine ecosystems to help protect the world's most vital ocean areas for the benefit of people and nature. Founded in 2008 by National Geographic Explorer in Residence Dr. Enric Sala, Pristine Seas supports the creation of marine protected areas (MPAs) through research, expeditions, filmmaking, policy, and education. Since 2008, Pristine Seas has conducted 43 expeditions globally and helped to create 27 marine reserves, totaling an area of more than 6.6 million square kilometers of ocean. The team is composed of scientists, conservationists, and other passionate professionals from around the globe. In 2023, Pristine Seas completed expeditions to the Southern Line Islands (Republic of Kiribati), Tongareva (Cook Islands), Niue, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Federated States of Micronesia. The team also continued supporting projects across Latin America, Canada, and in Dominica. As a result of a previous expedition, the Government of Uruguay committed to creating a marine reserve around Isla de Lobos and announced its intention to protect 30% of its waters by 2030. In November 2023, the Government of Dominica announced its commitment to creating the world's first sperm whale reserve. Through 2030, Pristine Seas will work with local and Indigenous communities, governments, and other partners to inspire the creation of new MPAs and catalyze the global community to protect at least 30% of the ocean by 2030. This will preserve vital ocean areas, protect carbon stocks, and support local food supply - a triple win. The interactions between animals and their environments are critical for maintaining a healthy planet. But for many species, time is running out. When you remove one, it affects us all. The National Geographic Photo Ark, led by Explorer and photographer Joel Sartore, aims to document every species living in the world's zoos, aquariums, and wildlife sanctuaries; inspire action through education, and help protect wildlife by supporting on-the-ground conservation efforts. In 2023 Sartore photographed 1,902 species for the Photo Ark and passed the 15,000 species mark with the addition of the Miami tiger beetle. Over the last 12 months, Sartore photographed in Malaysia, Cambodia, Morocco, Israel, Greece, Taiwan, Japan, and Kazakhstan and also spent 69 days photographing in U.S. locations. Photo Ark also awarded the inaugural Species Impact Initiative grant, funding habitat restoration in Southern Florida's pine rocklands ecosystem to protect and recover federally endangered species. Also in 2023, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Endangered Species Act, 20 Photo Ark images were used on a pane of stamps created by the United States Postal Service, and the Indianapolis Prize committee selected Sartore as the winner of the Jane Alexander Global Wildlife Ambassador Award. Through the power of photography, the Photo Ark inspires people to help protect at-risk species before it's too late. National Geographic's Perpetual Planet Expeditions program, a long-standing collaboration with Rolex and its Perpetual Planet Initiative, supports trailblazing scientific research expeditions to Earth's critical life-support systems - mountains, rainforests, the ocean - to understand the risks these systems face from climate and environmental change, and to find solutions to restore them, rebalance the environment and protect our planet. In 2023, anchored by a multidisciplinary cohort of Explorers, the Perpetual Planet Amazon Expedition conducted groundbreaking field research alongside local communities across the Amazon River basin. They worked to understand the habitat range and health of Amazonian endemic species (Andean bear, arapaima) to inform conservation and protection efforts; mapped for the first time the economic and social value of Brazilian Amazon mangroves to local communities to advocate for their increased protection; spearheaded a first-of-its-kind global declaration for freshwater dolphin protection; investigated unique methods to restore degraded mining landscapes; assessed the impact of near-record solar radiation in the Andes on the rest of the basin; and analyzed the first-ever LiDAR scans they obtained of Amazonian flooded forests to inform climate adaptation efforts. Explorer and photographer Thomas Peschak, along with film crews and local NGS storytellers, documented the work of the Amazon Expedition for National Geographic's global audience. Explorers anchored the first-ever live Explorer Classrooms in Spanish. A network of weather stations, installed and maintained during the Perpetual Planet Mountain Expeditions since 2019, continued to transmit weather data vital to understanding how climate change impacts the roof of the world to downstream communities and global policymakers. The Society awards Level I Grants are designed for to individuals working on projects in science, conservation, storytelling, education, and technology who may be earlier in their career, those looking to establish themselves better in their field, those seeking mentorship from others in their field and beyond, or those who want to grow their network and enhance their impact by joining a global community of National Geographic Explorers. This opportunity is best suited for individuals who have the potential and desire to make significant positive contributions to their field by leveraging the funding, capacity, and additional support provided by the National Geographic Society and connections to other Explorers. The Level II grant opportunity is designed for individuals who are more established in their field and are seeking a higher level of funding. Projects at this level should push the boundaries of the applicant's field or discipline and be designed to achieve significant and tangible impacts. Applicants may be new to the Society or existing National Geographic Explorers. Projects can be up to two years long. At Level II, grantees will provide mentorship to others within the Explorer community, contribute their expertise, and may participate in relevant speaking engagements upon request. The Explorer Capacity Development Team supports National Geographic Explorers in their individual and collective leadership development by offering a portfolio of online and in-person learning and development opportunities rooted in the Society's values and mission. The Capacity Development learning and development offerings for Explorers include onboarding courses for new grant recipients, which set them up for success in their project journey by helping them access key NGS resources and offerings around ethics, unconscious bias, and communications to name a few. In addition, bespoke learning and development support is provided as part of a cohort experience to specific programs such as the Young Explorer program and our Wayfinder Award program. In 2023, a total of 730 learners, including National Geographic grantees, award recipients and team members, participated in 29 online course offerings. In addition we engaged 50 Explorers through a series of in-person workshops in the Asia Pacific and Northern North America regions.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Science & Innovation Program Descriptions Cont.	The National Geographic Society's Explorers at Large program supports proven luminaries who are uniquely positioned to act as ambassadors, changemakers and thought leaders in support of National Geographic's mission, and to help them catalyze the next generation of planetary leaders. These Explorers are at the frontiers of their respective disciplines, have a strong passion for our mission, and are committed to fostering the next generation of Explorers. As of December 2023, there are 11 National Geographic Explorers at Large: Shahidul Alam, Bob Ballard, Lee Berger, James Cameron, Sylvia Earle, Beverly Joubert, Dereck Joubert, Louise Leakey, Meave Leakey, Maya Lin, Rodrigo Medellin, Nalini Nadkarni and Azu Nwagbogu. The National Geographic Society annually recognizes the achievements of extraordinary individuals working to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world with our portfolio of awards. The Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year award is an annual recognition that is awarded to an Explorer whose recent actions, achievements and spirit push the boundaries of leadership in exploration and demonstrate a commitment to share new knowledge with the world. In 2023, Afghan educator Shabana Basij-Raskikh received the Rolex National Geographic Explorer of the Year award.The National Geographic Society/Buffett Awards for Leadership in Conservation were established by the Society and The Howard G. Buffett Foundation to recognize and celebrate unsung conservation heroes working in the field. Two awards are presented each year: one for achievement in Africa (established in 2002) and the other for achievement in Latin America (established in 2005). The 2023 National Geographic Society/Buffett Awardees are Lily-Arison Rene de Roland and Jose Manuel Briceno Linares. The Eliza Scidmore Award--named for the writer and photographer Eliza Scidmore, the first woman elected to the Society's Board of Trustees in 1892--recognizes individuals who use immersive storytelling to make complex ideas, issues, and information relevant and accessible. The 2023 Eliza Scidmore Awardee is photographer Kiliii Yuyan. The Wayfinder Award is presented annually to a cohort of individuals whose innovative work in science, conservation, exploration, education, technology and/or storytelling identifies them as agents for positive change in their fields. Wayfinder Award recipients have proven themselves as the next generation of influential leaders, communicators and innovators whose critical work contributes to moving the National Geographic Society's mission forward. The fifteen 2023 Wayfinder Award recipients are: Manu Akatsa, Aliaa Ismail, Clinton Johnson, Nelly Luna, Shamier Magmoet, Serena McCalla, Sada Mire, Pablo Montano, Muhammed Muheisen, Surshti Patel, Goabaone Jaqueline Ramatlapeng, Christopher Schell, Theanne Schiros, Alex Schnell, Zhengyang Wang. Through the National Geographic Young Explorer program, the Society recognizes and invests in inspirational 18-25-year-old changemakers who have demonstrated exceptional courage, leadership, and a commitment to making a positive impact in their communities and beyond. With nearly 42 percent of the world's population under 25, the Society recognizes the importance of engaging this next generation of scientists, conservationists, educators, and storytellers to fulfill our mission of illuminating and protecting the wonders of the world. In 2023, the Society selected and awarded 15 emerging youth leaders with $10,000 each in unrestricted award funding, totaling $150,000. This extraordinary group of young leaders also participated in a unique cohort experience, which included skill-building, leadership training, networking, and mentorship. Additionally, the Society awarded 9 Young Explorers an additional $10,000, totaling $90,000, to support the implementation and execution of solution-focused projects they developed. Finally, the Society brought this cohort together for an in-person retreat focused on enhancing their skills, fostering collaboration, and connecting with National Geographic experts. These trailblazing individuals are leveraging their talents and voices to address diverse challenges, from scientific innovation and conservation to education and storytelling in support of the Society's mission to illuminate and protect our world. The National Geographic Exploration Technology Lab develops and deploys research and storytelling technologies that facilitate access, and yield critical insights, into some of the most extreme environments on Earth. This interdisciplinary team of engineers and scientists collaborates with National Geographic Explorers to build and deploy breakthrough sensor systems and hardware. This technology helps our Explorers accelerate exploration and deepen their ability to accomplish their storytelling, science, research, or educational goals. In the last 10 years alone, Exploration Technology has worked in over 200 locations worldwide, provided thousands of explorers with technical expertise and tools, and created well over a dozen major systems. In 2023, the Exploration Technology Lab provided technology or support to more than 600 Explorers. Support ranged from Explorer access to our deep-sea camera systems to future deep-sea conservation efforts, providing equipment and training for terrestrial bioacoustic data collection and analysis, to loaning custom storytelling camera traps to create intimate pictures of wild animals without disturbing them. Through partnership with the technology community, the Exploration Technology Lab supports the Society's mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world by granting our global community of Explorers access to cutting edge technologies and tools to explore and document the most remote and unforgiving environments on Earth -- from the deepest oceans to the highest peaks. Meridian Projects is a National Geographic Society funding opportunity that empowers National Geographic Explorers to collaborate and connect across disciplines to maximize and accelerate impact through innovative, interdisciplinary projects and solutions. By activating teams of National Geographic Explorers to engage and empower communities around the world, Meridian Projects create deeper connections between Explorers, help Explorers broaden their horizons with new skills, ideas, and perspectives, and supercharge Explorers' ability to contribute to creative solutions that combine efforts across science, storytelling, and education. This funding opportunity is only open to Explorers who are collaborating together on a project that combines at least two of NGS's broad disciplines (storytelling, research, technology, education, or conservation) and integrates, engages, and supports local communities in the project. The Society also invests in Meridian grants with resources, tools, capacity develop and learning opportunities to support effective cross-cultural, interdisciplinary collaboration, and a community-of-practice centered around collaboration for collective impact. In 2023, the Society approved 15 Meridian projects carried out by 77 Explorers at a funding total of $2,217,297.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Storytelling & Outreach Cont.	The Impact Story Lab is an award-winning creative unit within the National Geographic Society that combines world-class storytelling with social and behavioral science to drive positive change. Our interdisciplinary team collaborates with National Geographic Explorers to produce film, video, audio, photography, VR/AR experiences, and other media to help accomplish the goals of their programs. We also conduct research, publish our findings, and host workshops to advance the field of impact storytelling. In 2023 our projects included the feature film Nkashi: Race for the Okavango, workshops for over 400 Explorers, and an educational video series. Africa Refocused addresses the critical need for the stories of Africa to be refocused and told through the perspectives of African people, by African people. Africa Refocused is led by Explorers Noel Kok and Pragna Parsotam-Kok and is designed to build the capacity of local African wildlife photographers and filmmakers. National Geographic Photo Camp teaches photography to diverse youth populations around the world, including young people from migrant, refugee, at-risk, and economically developing communities, to inspire and empower the next generation of storytellers with a foundation for impactful photojournalism, and a meaningful introduction to the world of photography. The Out of Eden Walk is a years-long journalistic expedition through which National Geographic explorer Paul Salopek is walking the globe, retracing the pathways of human origins from Africa to South America. This 21,000-mile odyssey is an exercise in slow journalism, allowing Paul to report the major stories of our time holistically by slowing down to walking speed to share the full context and voices of local people behind the headlines of the stories of our time. The Out of Eden Walk is a global storytelling initiative for education and cross-cultural engagement that promotes journalistic education and people-to-people connectivity via the ethos of slow journalism. In 2023, the National Geographic Society launched the World Water Map as part of a new, five-year World Freshwater Initiative. The Map was created by the National Geographic Society in cooperation with Utrecht University and Esri to visualize the gap between available water supply and demand around the globe, and tell the story of how people use water. Led by Explorer Dr. Marc Bierkens of Utrecht University, the National Geographic World Water Map builds on hydrological modeling that provides an accounting of water supplies and demands. Using trailblazing GIS technology, the Map is helping to identify global hotspots - areas and communities where the demand for freshwater is dangerously outpacing its replenishable supply. The Map will be enhanced with stories from National Geographic Explorers supported through the World Freshwater Initiative who are documenting the impacts of increasing freshwater scarcity on humans and the natural world, as well as sustainable solutions. This innovative new tool will support freshwater research, conservation, education and storytelling. It is a major step forward toward increasing global awareness of our freshwater challenges and helping us find lasting solutions to address one of the greatest societal and environmental problems of our time. World Water Map is a global accounting of freshwater resources and deficits. In 2023, with the support of the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the National Geographic Society officially launched WonderLab, a new cutting-edge storytelling studio that is also part classroom and science lab in Berkeley, California, created by National Geographic Explorer and renowned photographer Anand Varma. Within WonderLab, Varma is engineering innovative photography and videography techniques and capturing stunning visuals of large and minuscule creatures - pushing the boundaries of how we understand the wonders of our world. WonderLab serves as an incubator for ideas and talent, offering mentorship and education opportunities for aspiring scientists and storytellers to cultivate their skills in visual communication. In September 2023, Varma facilitated an immersive technical storytelling training with a cohort of the Society's Second Assistant program, demonstrating his methodology for capturing captivating visuals and inviting participants to experiment with different photography techniques. To make Varma's work accessible to a broader audience, the Society also launched two new online educational resources: WonderLab Learning Resources - a digital collection of online educational resources inspired by Varma's work that invites educators and youth to "find the mystery of things that hide in plain sight and take the time to explore the wonder of our world, a video series entitled "I Wonder," which follows Varma on his journey to develop a new way of documenting fascinating scientific phenomena as he models strategies that inspire and sustain wonder. National Geographic's Second Assistant program provides training, mentorship, connections, and pathways for female-identifying and BIPOC early-career photographers in the historically underrepresented field of technical photography by matching early-career photographers with a more experienced National Geographic photographer for hands-on mentorship experiences. National Geographic Field Ready is a mentorship and training program to help early career filmmakers advance in their careers, and to increase diversity and inclusion behind the lens of natural history and wildlife filmmaking by providing early-career filmmakers with interactive master classes and one-on-one mentorship from leading industry professionals. National Geographic Society's Special Collections has a new name and structure reflective of the common vision, purpose, and administration of National Geographic's library, archives, and media management programs. Our distinctive collections chronicle more than 135 years of the Society's history and impact through historical documents, maps, oral histories, audio and video recordings, photographs, artwork, artifacts, and media assets from our current Explorer-led science, storytelling, and education programs. Our dedicated staff of archivists, librarians, media managers and subject matter experts collect, organize, preserve, manage, and make accessible the diverse materials that make up the Society's Special Collections. In 2023, Special Collections developed a plan to centralize the management of physical and digital collections with one point of contact for reference, research, and community outreach; responded to more than 550 reference and research inquiries from staff and the public; digitized more than 21,000 items for long-term preservation and sharing; and ingested 1.74 million new digital assets into the Society's enterprise digital asset management system. The National Geographic Storytellers Collective offers Explorer-led Storytelling for Impact workshops to diverse audiences around the world. A B2B entity, the Storytellers Collective serves nonprofits, universities, and affinity corporate clients with live, in-person, small-group workshops, and provides capacity-building opportunities to hundreds of Explorers each year. Our workshops offer exclusive access to National Geographic's 136-year legacy of storytelling excellence as they learn the art and science of story, from the broad sweep of narrative arc to the finer details of technique and lessons from the field. The heart of every workshop is the Explorer Story, where our lead Storytelling Explorer shares their unique journey, including examples of storytelling for impact from their own career. Clients select a workshop theme, which we customize to their goals, delivering the workshop on-site at clients' venues so their teams can easily attend. Workshops are experiential and utilize an outcome-based learning approach as facilitators help participants develop their chosen story, whether for public speaking or visual storytelling. During 2023, our pilot year, we worked with 20 National Geographic Explorers to create 30 workshop experiences enjoyed by more than 800 people in eight countries.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Storytelling & Outreach Programs cont.	National Geographic Live brings the stories of National Geographic Explorers to life through unique in-person experiences. We partner with our Explorers and photographers to unpack their work and build it into compelling narratives that are easily understood by audiences of varying ages and backgrounds. We then enable that content to be effectively delivered to audiences across the planet through bespoke public performances, student matinees, and community engagement events presented by theaters, performing arts centers, museums, and universities around the world. Through immersive imagery, compelling storytelling, and personal interactions between Explorers and members of the public, we illuminate the wonders of the world, and highlight the work of our Explorers to new and diverse populations. Between June and December of 2023, following National Geographic Live's return to the Society, we elevated the work of 8 National Geographic Explorers, working with them to create stage shows and experiences that were seen by over 17,000 people across 2 countries, 7 states, 3 Canadian provinces, and 13 cities. National Geographic Traveling Exhibitions bring high-quality in-person experiences to museums and cultural institutions around the world. Working with photographers, Explorers, and other collaborators in the fields of exploration, technology, education, and storytelling, we create exhibitions and immersive experiences covering a wide range of topics to appeal to all audiences. In 2023 these exhibitions toured to some of the world's finest museums and institutions such as the Natural History Museum of Utah (Salt Lake City), the Witte Museum (San Antonio) and CosmoCaixa (Barcelona). Additionally, National Geographic has partneThe Impact Story Lab is an award-winning creative unit within the National Geographic Society that combines world-class storytelling with social and behavioral science to drive positive change. Our interdisciplinary team collaborates with Natiored with respected collaborators such as "la Caixa" Foundation to display exhibitions in open spaces free to the public, thereby bringing educational and cultural experiences within everyone's reach. In 2023, 20 unique exhibitions were visited by more than 6 million visitors globally, in 81 cities and 21 countries. The Geography & Mapping Group provides geospatial expertise and cartographic support to our Explorers, programs, and staff. We work with our most influential programs and partners to promote innovation, increase impact, and keep National Geographic at the forefront of applied geography and cartography. We provide our Explorers, programs, and staff with consulting, mapping services, and access to geospatial technology to enhance the effectiveness and impact of mission driven work. In 2023 we provided ongoing support to our major Zenith level programs (Pristine Seas, Okavango Wilderness Project, and Perpetual Planet) with award winning cartography to help each program communicate their findings and achieve their goals. We also worked closely with the Education division to further efforts in geography education. Our team members worked with our partner Esri in the development of the new National Geographic Mapmaker. We continue to improve our foundational geographic database that powers mapping work for the Society and for our partners at Disney/NGP. In addition, we have supported individual Explorers and National Geographic staff members to improve and accelerate their work with geographic data and tools that provide actionable insights and further the Society's mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of the world.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Science & Innovation Program Descriptions Cont.	Rising Star is opening new doors into our understanding of the evolution and behaviors of ancient hominins and revolutionizing the scientific practice of paleoanthropology. "Rising Star" scales the scientific activities of its previous program at the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site (WHS) by supporting multiple concurrent research teams led by African paleoanthropology leaders, under the guidance of National Geographic Explorer in Residence Lee R. Berger. Teams work collaboratively to delve deeper in sites where the potential for paleoanthropological discoveries has only been glimpsed in the richest hominin fossil-bearing region known to science. To meet its permanent sustainability goals, Rising Star invests in the growth of local scientific capacity through academic leadership programs, field mentorship opportunities, and technical-track scientific professionalization programs for minoritized groups in South Africa and beyond, creating meaningful and sustainable opportunities for employment in the field of paleoanthropology. To support this capacity building, this year-round project builds world-class field research, analysis, and curatorial infrastructure within the Cradle of Humankind WHS, creating an in-house engine of collaboration and information-sharing. As part of its commitment to expanding the boundaries of paleoanthropology, Rising Star is the first paleoanthropology program in the world to incorporate artists, storytellers, and educators into the research process, stimulating new angles of investigation into ancient hominin life and elevating local scholarship. Altogether, Rising Star presents a holistic, collaborative, and inclusive new approach to paleoanthropology that supports the education of new generations of paleoanthropologists, engages the public, and accelerates discoveries in the study of ancient hominins.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 0 including grants of $ 0)(Revenue $ 97,334) In 2023, miscellaneous program activity included a continuing sustainability initiative and impact investing. Continued on Sch. O Other Miscellaneous Programs.
Form 990, Part V, Line 3b Reason for not filing Form 990-T	The 990T is on extension awaiting final K-1 investment information necessary to prepare a complete and accurate return.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	The Society's Form 990 was prepared by tax and financial staff at the Society, and was reviewed by senior management, including the CEO, CFO and Chief Legal Officer. It was also reviewed by the Society's outside tax advisors. A draft of this Form 990 was provided to the full Board of Trustees for comments and questions before it was filed with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	The National Geographic Society maintains a Code of Ethics stating the Society's expectation that staff (employees), officers and third party representatives (including independent contractors, consultants, business partners and others who support our mission or receive our funds), will perform their responsibilities in a manner consistent with the highest standards of ethical conduct. The Code of Ethics is published internally, and on the Society's public facing Website https://www.nationalgeographic.org/ethics/. The Code of Ethics is rooted in the Society's commitment to carry out its mission in a manner that earns the respect of everyone we interact with including charitable donors, business associates, third party representatives, Society members, our staff, explorers, fellows, grantees and the general public. In recognition that accomplishing this objective depends on the individual commitment of our staff and business partners to acting with personal integrity, the following core principles apply: (1) we will conduct every aspect of our business in a fair, lawful and ethical manner; (2) we will encourage and expect everyone we work with to do the same; and (3) we will maintain a culture that reinforces these principles. The Code of Ethics includes the Society's Conflict of Interest Policy, which (1) defines potential conflicts of interest and provides several illustrative examples; (2) requires disclosure of any potential conflict to the Society; and (3) prohibits a conflicted staff member from engaging in any activity or decision-making concerning a potential conflict of interest in the absence of disclosure and independent resolution (including recusal and other steps deemed appropriate to resolve the potential conflict) by the Society, as set forth as follows in the terms of the policy itself: Avoid Conflicts of Interest A conflict of interest arises when you, a family member, or a close friend has a business, financial, or personal interest in the other side of a transaction or business dealing with the National Geographic Society. You must always act in the best interest of the Society. This includes being sensitive to situations where it might appear that your responsibility to the Society has been compromised. Here are some ways a conflict of interest might arise: Having a personal, family, or financial interest in any Society transaction Acting as an employee or consultant for, or providing any other assistance to, a competitor Having a financial interest in a competitor, supplier, contractor, grantee, fellow, consultant, or other business partner Hiring or supervising a family member Accepting gifts, discounts, or services beyond policy limits from anyone doing (or seeking) business with the National Geographic Society Most potential conflicts can be resolved in a simple and mutually acceptable way. The key is to disclose the issue promptly-before it becomes an actual conflict that could compromise your responsibility to act exclusively in the National Geographic Society's best interest. If you have a potential conflict of interest, you must report it to your manager-before you engage in any activity related to the situation. Your manager, in consultation with you, Human Resources, and Law &Business Affairs, will determine what measures should be taken to resolve it appropriately. Such measures typically include recusing yourself from any decision relating to the matter. If you are unsure but have questions, get help from your manager, Human Resources or the Society's ethics officer. Gifts and Gratuities Staff members may not receive any gift worth more than $100 from any person or organization doing business with the National Geographic Society. Staff members involved in purchasing decisions must take extra care to avoid any gifts that might affect, or appear to affect, their decision-making responsibilities on behalf of the National Geographic Society. Additionally, the Society's Code of Ethics expressly prohibits bribery and all other forms of corruption; sets standards for conducting diligence and for approval of certain third party business relationships; and mandates reporting of any potential issues to the Society's Ethic's Officer, or other designated Society representative as set forth in the Code of Ethics: Corruption and Bribery - Strictly Prohibited Every country we work in has laws against corruption and bribery. We take compliance with these laws seriously. As a U.S.-based organization, the National Geographic Society focuses particular attention on the anti-bribery standards of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. We may not offer, promise, pay, give, or approve any bribe, kickback, or other inducement in the form of cash or anything else of value (such as gifts, travel, entertainment, or charitable contributions) to any person or organization with the intent to exert improper influence over the recipient, induce the recipient to violate their duty of loyalty, secure an improper advantage for the National Geographic Society, or improperly reward the recipient for past conduct. Nor may we allow any third party representative (such as customs clearance brokers, independent contractors, consultants, business partners, or anyone else) to do so on our behalf. Our Anti-Corruption policy sets standards that must be followed in our relationships with explorers, fellows, grantees, third party representatives, field workers ('fixers'), exhibitors, and recipients of charitable donations. Additionally, there are special standards that apply to our interactions with government officials (including travel, accommodations, meals, and entertainment). If you think that an improper payment has been solicited, offered, or made, you must promptly report it to the ethics officer, or another contact listed on the last page of the Code. The Society requires each of its employees including its officers to complete a business conduct certification (referred to as the Society's 'Ethics and Policies Pledge') as a condition of continuing employment annually. Each staff member is required to affirm that: * I have read and I understand my obligations under the National Geographic Society's Code of Ethics. I agree to comply with the Code, the Society's policies, and laws that apply to my responsibilities on behalf of the Society. * I understand that I am obligated to report all potential Code, policy or legal violations I am aware of. I am familiar with the options available to me for asking questions or reporting a potential violation. * I am not aware of any potential violation, or I have reported all potential violations that I am aware of. (A staff member who is aware of an unreported potential violation is prompted to report it prior to completing the certification.)" The Society maintains an Ethics Helpline operated by an independent third party for reporting potential violations or asking questions concerning the Code of Ethics, the Society's policies and/or legal compliance. The Helpline is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The Helpline accepts email, web-based and automated phone line submissions, and also offers the option of speaking to a customer service representative. The Helpline accepts anonymous reports and allows an individual who makes a report to receive follow up communications even if he/she chooses to remain anonymous. The Society maintains a separate Code of Ethics for its Directors and Trustees, which is based on the same core principles as the Code applicable to the Society's staff and third party partners, and grounded in the same commitment to maintaining the highest standards of ethics and personal integrity. It includes a Conflict of Interest policy applicable to Directors and Trustees specifically, which mandates disclosure of potential direct or indirect material conflicts involving Board-level decisions, as well as recusal from decision-making and voting on a conflict matter. The Society's Board members may contact the General Counsel or Ethics Officer with questions or concerns, and may also avail themselves of the Society's Ethics Helpline. Each Board member submits a Conflict of Interest Certification annually certifying that: there are no conflicts of interest (or disclosing potential conflicts if any may exist); and committing to continuing disclosure should a conflict arise subsequently.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a Process to establish compensation of top management official	The Board of Trustees of the National Geographic Society has delegated authority to the Compensation Committee to oversee the compensation and benefits of certain senior executives of the Society. The Committee, which is composed exclusively of independent members of the Board of Trustees, is responsible for overseeing an executive compensation program for the Society's senior executives. The Committee follows the procedures set forth in the IRS regulations under Section 4958 in making compensation decisions. In particular, the Committee engages an independent compensation consultant to prepare and present comparable market data with respect to the Society's cash compensation and benefits programs, and is also advised by outside counsel. The Committee reviews the performance of senior executives and evaluates their compensation and benefits in light of the comparable market data provided by the independent compensation consultant and other relevant factors. The Committee relies on such market data in awarding cash compensation and reviewing benefit programs for the Society's senior executives, and receives an opinion from the independent compensation consultant as to the reasonableness and comparability of the Society's executive compensation and benefits programs to that provided for similar services by similar organizations under similar circumstances. The Committee documents its decisions regarding executive compensation decisions in its minutes. The Chair of the Committee promptly reports all actions taken by the Committee to the full Board of Trustees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b Process to establish compensation of other employees	The Compensation Committee followed the process described above at meetings held in March & September of 2023 with respect to compensation decisions for the following senior executives positions: CEO, CFO, Chief Advancement Officer, Chief Legal Officer, Chief Communications Officer, Chief Science and Innovation Officer and Chief Education Officer. The compensation committee also held an ad-hoc meeting in April 2023 to approve a termination of the incentive plan for all staff except for the CEO .
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	The Society's corporate charter is available to the public through the District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs Corporations Division. The financial statements of the tax-exempt parent, the National Geographic Society, are made available in this Form 990. The Society does not currently make its audited financial statements available to the public because they are issued on a consolidated basis, which include financial details of the activities of Society's taxable subsidiary which are not disclosed for competitive reasons. The Society's Forms 990 and 990T are available upon request, as well as online at Guidestar.org.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Post-retirement Benefits-FAS 158 - 3111654; Grants cancelled/returned - 285411; misc. adj. - 41691;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NG URL HOLDING LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1145 17TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	HOLDING COMPANY	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income	$0	TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets	$0	EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NG Foundation for Sci Ex (Asia)	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Activities	grant making	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile Foreign Country	KS	LegalDomicileForeignCountryCd
Exempt Code Section	501(c)(3)	ExemptCodeSectionTxt
Public Charity Status	8	PublicCharityStatusTxt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	National Geographic Society	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NGSP INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1145 17TH ST NW	AddressLine1Txt
City	WASHINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DC	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20036	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	161750687	EIN
Primary Activities	HOLDING CO.	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	DC	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Entity Type	C Corporation	EntityTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	$56,943,720	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$1,076,300,615	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Ownership	1	OwnershipPct
Controlled Organization	Yes (true)	ControlledOrganizationInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	Yes (true)	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	false	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	Yes (true)	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	Yes (true)	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	false	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	Yes (true)	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp (5 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionTypeTxt	InvolvedInvolvedAmt	Method Of Amount DeterminationMethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt
NGSP Inc
F	$55,000,000	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NGSP INC
A	$698,023	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NGSP INC
L	$6,740,955	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NG FOUNDATION FOR SCI EX (ASIA)
L	$54,002	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
NGSP INC
D	$14,870,000	AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS