NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (EIN 53-0193519)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-05-15
IRS object ID: 202141359349301214
Schema version: 2020v4.0
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 L
Schedule M
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-05-15T08:30:54-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	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 Suite 700	AddressLine1Txt
City	Potomac	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MD	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	20854	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	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	Robert Young	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO & Treasurer	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2021-05-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	Robert	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	Young	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Marc Berger	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01871563	PTIN
Phone	3013852516	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	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	$401,316,509	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	22	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	21	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	481	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	23	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$211,308	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$33,502,124	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$20,353,435	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$15,505,699	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,977,445	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$39,496,589	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$29,824,595	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$16,189,202	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$17,314,310	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$104,693,614	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$70,469,785	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$24,783,030	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$18,583,258	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$54,168,000	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$53,541,330	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,248,176	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$1,213,565	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$5,655,241	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$97,702,907	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$72,073,273	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$177,902,113	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$145,411,426	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$73,208,499	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$74,941,641	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,655,505,558	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$1,696,779,808	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$151,203,911	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$121,878,379	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,504,301,647	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$1,574,901,429	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	Yes (true)	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (true)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$49,012,778	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$3,732,386	GrantAmt
Revenue	$1,651,034	RevenueAmt
Desc	STORYTELLING AND OUTREACH Storytelling 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. The Storytelling and Outreach programs include: The National Geographic museum exhibits, the museum store, live lectures, impact video, website, social media, and marketing. Storytelling and Outreach program descriptions continued on Sch. O.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$38,907,141	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$11,877,773	GrantAmt
Revenue	$214,514	RevenueAmt
Desc	SCIENce & Innovation The Science & Innovation team oversees the Society's grantmaking efforts in science, conservation and technology, develops and manages major mission 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	$17,389,989	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$2,966,649	GrantAmt
Revenue	$934,263	RevenueAmt
Desc	NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS The National Geographic Education team believes that young people, and the educators who reach them, are key to addressing the planet's most pressing problems. We support this idea through a strategy based on creating communities to give youth and teachers voice, supporting movements for solution finding, designing and distributing game changing tools for classrooms, and using the Society's convening power to leverage our influence to build the field of geography and create the conditions for change. Continued on Sch. O Education Program Descriptions	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$6,450	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$6,450	GrantAmt
Revenue	$177,634	RevenueAmt
Desc	In 2020, miscellaneous program activity included an impact investing directive, continuing sustainability initiatives, and a reading room and library open to the public. Continued on Sch. O Other Miscellaneous Programs.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$6,450	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$6,450	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$177,634	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$105,316,358	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	Yes (true)	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	727	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (true)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	481	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	IT	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	AS	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	NL	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	NO	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	PO	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	SF	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	SW	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	SZ	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	BE	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	UK	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	CA	ForeignCountryCd
Foreign Country	GM	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	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	22	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	21	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ND	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OK	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
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	ROBERT YOUNG	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 (45 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Afsaneh Beschloss
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ALEXANDRA GROSVENOR ELLER
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
EDWARD ROSKI JR
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
Jack Dangermond
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JANE LUBCHENCO
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
Lyndon Rive
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Moore
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BONSIGNORE
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Pfund
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
Tracy R Wolstencroft
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANGELO M GRIMA
EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL/CORP. SEC.	45.0		$423,014	$0	$251,892	Yes (X)
Jill Tiefenthaler
CEO	45.0		$514,012	$0	$10,847	Yes (X)
MICHAEL J COLE
SVP/CONTROLLER/ASST. TREASURER	45.0		$338,789	$0	$160,146	Yes (X)
MICHAEL ULICA
PRESIDENT/COO/TREASURER	45.0		$758,596	$0	$29,694	Yes (X)
Robert Young
CFO	45.0		$100,561	$0	$1,911	Yes (X)
Sumeet Seam
Chief Legal Officer	45.0		$116,332	$0	$5,998	Yes (X)
TARA BUNCH
Chief Administrative Officer	45.0		$419,722	$0	$28,442	Yes (X)
AMY KREIDER
CHIEF MEDIA & PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER	45.0		$355,173	$0	$24,675		Yes (X)
EMMA CARRASCO
CHIEF MARKETING & ENGAGEMENT/SVP GLOBAL STRATEGY	45.0		$486,375	$0	$276,349		Yes (X)
Jonathan Baillie
Chief Scientist/EVP Science & Exploration	45.0		$479,131	$0	$11,829		Yes (X)
Kara Ramirez Mullins
Chief Advancement Officer	45.0		$180,770	$0	$5,598		Yes (X)
Mara Dell
Chief Human Resources Officer	45.0		$344,227	$0	$22,152		Yes (X)
Vicki Phillips
EVP & Chief Education Officer	45.0		$485,674	$0	$19,907		Yes (X)
Alex Moen
VP Explorers Program	45.0		$307,242	$0	$36,715			Yes (X)
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence	45.0		$377,425	$0	$20,162			Yes (X)
Jason Southern
Chief Technology Officer	45.0		$285,898	$0	$34,849			Yes (X)
Kaitlin Yarnall
Chief Storytelling Officer & SVP	45.0		$307,236	$0	$36,433			Yes (X)
Valerie Craig
VP, Operating Programs	45.0		$271,604	$0	$35,985			Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER JOHNS
Director Executive, Yellowstone Project			$295,876	$0	$0				Yes (X)
FRANK BORMAN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS			$13,000	$0	$0				Yes (X)
Gary E Knell
CEO & President	0.0		$19,789	$0	$0				Yes (X)
Robert Bernard
Global Head of Strategic Partnerships	0.0		$304,904	$0	$0				Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$7,185,350	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,013,584	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	172	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	Yes (true)	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	Yes (true)	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
James G Davis Construction Corporation
12530 Parklawn Dr	Rockville	MD	20852	Building Contractor	$3,945,736
Digital Velocity Partners LLC
				IT Services/Consulting	$3,645,256	10 Glebe Place	London	UK	SW35LB
BBC Studios Production Ltd
				Film production/editing	$3,571,594	101 Wood Ln	London	UK	W127FA
Celerity IT LLC
8401 Greensboro Drive	Mclean	VA	22102	IT Services/Consulting	$2,158,989					Suite 500
Otis Elevator Co
5000 Philadelphia Way	Lanham	MD	20706	Elevator Upgrade/Repair	$1,999,109

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	98	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$65,779	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$20,287,656	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$813,291	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$20,353,435	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Storytelling & Outreach	900004	$1,651,034	$1,651,034
Education	900004	$934,263	$934,263
Science & Innovation	900004	$214,514	$214,514
Other misc. programs	900004	$177,634	$177,634

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	$2,977,445	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,739,592	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$211,308	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,528,284	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$14,643,161	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$14,643,161	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$19,504,876	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$16,833,727	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$2,671,149	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,671,149	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$2,671,149	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$337,098,000	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$314,012,997	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$23,085,003	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$23,085,003	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$23,085,003	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	$70,469,785	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,977,445	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$211,308	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$46,927,597	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,100,402	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,100,402	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,621,001	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,621,001	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,861,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,861,855	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,986,921	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,150,443	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,670,137	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$166,341	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$35,665,879	TotalAmt
Program Services	$25,647,924	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$8,990,044	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,027,911	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,272,607	TotalAmt
Program Services	$882,237	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$355,012	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,358	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,414,764	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,140,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,068,454	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$206,013	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,201,159	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,219,209	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$893,009	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$88,941	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$510,148	TotalAmt
Program Services	$107,131	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$400,011	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,006	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$444,281	TotalAmt
Program Services	$93,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$348,364	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,618	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,213,565	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,213,565	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,923,056	TotalAmt
Management And General	$11,923,056	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$32,444,479	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,096,799	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,347,680	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,484,998	TotalAmt
Program Services	$7,252,051	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$1,232,947	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,726,372	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,042,491	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$549,962	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$133,919	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$599,350	TotalAmt
Program Services	$150,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$445,742	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,116	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$345,515	TotalAmt
Program Services	$342,880	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,310	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,325	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,618,821	TotalAmt
Program Services	$808,314	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,779,993	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,514	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$968,331	TotalAmt
Program Services	$881,217	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$61,062	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$26,052	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$833,012	TotalAmt
Program Services	$88,372	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$740,646	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,994	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,311,833	TotalAmt
Program Services	$346,669	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,951,540	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$13,624	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,064,371	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,664,617	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,344,589	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$55,165	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,169,351	TotalAmt
Program Services	$245,564	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$916,896	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,891	FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Production Expense	Desc
Total	$3,627,855	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,571,594	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$56,261	FundraisingAmt

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	$145,411,426	TotalAmt
Program Services	$105,316,358	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$34,439,827	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,655,241	FundraisingAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Joint Costs	Yes (X)	JointCostsInd

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$10,287,571	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,636,177	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,831,678	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,819,716	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$59,687,468	BOYAmt
EOY	$36,554,684	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,724,520	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,804,041	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,330,658	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,243,186	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	$31,787,718	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,571,759	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$226,216	BOYAmt
EOY	$268,081	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,341,023	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,684,325	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$165,581,421	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$86,052,286	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$81,772,918	BOYAmt
EOY	$79,529,135	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$516,834,362	BOYAmt
EOY	$590,082,000	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$924,853,193	BOYAmt
EOY	$924,764,060	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	$20,947,482	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,278,537	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,655,505,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,696,779,808	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$29,395,897	BOYAmt
EOY	$18,623,515	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,449,522	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,318,329	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,283,625	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,931,358	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	$53,461,664	BOYAmt
EOY	$50,584,097	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,613,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$43,421,080	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$151,203,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,878,379	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,335,475,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,406,768,334	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$168,826,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$168,133,095	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,504,301,647	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,574,901,429	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,655,505,558	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,696,779,808	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$74,941,641	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$133,619,399	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$11,922,024	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	$16,973,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,820,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,724,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,502,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,599,591	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$131,620,009	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	$16,973,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$29,820,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,724,235	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$33,502,124	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$20,599,591	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$131,620,009	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$0	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$131,620,009	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$75,250,985	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$58,262,611	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$103,695,389	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$87,349,134	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$89,279,835	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$413,837,954	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$296,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$273,756	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$570,643	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$24,722,265	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	$24,722,265	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$570,750,871	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$50,381,353	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.2306	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.0	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CY	Yes (X)	TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule A, Part II, Line 17a 10% Facts-and-Circumstances Test	The National Geographic Society continues to qualify as a public charity demonstrated by the fact that it had over 149,000 different donors in 2020 representing a broad base of public support. It continues to have a comprehensive fundraising plan to solicit donations from the public, including other public charities, private foundations, government agencies, and corporations. In 2020, the Society hired a new Chief of Advancement to head up its fundraising division. In addition, the Society's board is representative of a broad base of the public, including a formerly elected public official and experts in the field. No one on the board has family ties to any officer or other trustee. Except during the COVID-19 emergency, the Society's museum is open to the public year-round and its library is open to the public by appointment. The Society's public lecture series in Grosvenor Auditorium offers numerous opportunities for the public to learn from, and interact with, National Geographic explorers and presenters. The Society also hosts educational workshops on campus for teachers throughout the year. The Society also provides educational curriculum materials, lesson plans, and certification, to teachers all over the United States and beyond. Over 25,000 educators and students enrolled in the Society's online courses in 2020. The National Geographic Society is one of the most well-known brands worldwide and is associated with scientific discovery and exploration, cultural diversity, education, storytelling, photography, and environmental conservation.
Schedule A, Part II, Line 14 2019 Public Support %	No prior year public support % is shown in Part II because the Society met the public support test as a non-private foundation public charity under Part III in 2019.
Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Other Income	DESCRIPTION - , COLUMN A - 24722265.0, COLUMN B - 0.0, COLUMN C - 0.0, COLUMN D - 0.0, COLUMN E - 0.0, COLUMN F - 24722265.0;

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	false	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	false	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	false	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$1,500	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$1,500	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	Indirectly funded lobbying in support of the Florida Wildlife Corridor initiative, through a project entitled, "Path of the Panther."	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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$271,322,687	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$94,492	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$13,125,761	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$15,914,493	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$605,020	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,901,890	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$239,870,015	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$274,276,642	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$92,214	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$45,012,034	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$44,965,082	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,984,074	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$109,047	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$271,322,687	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$267,324,047	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$256,441	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$13,614,176	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$3,825,459	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$2,936,503	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$156,060	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$274,276,642	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.5063	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.2516	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.2421	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	$150,804,181	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$78,337,373	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$72,466,808	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	$9,288,834	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$5,200,450	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$4,088,384	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,314,110	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,246,463	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$67,647	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$79,529,135	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$146,079,000	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (11 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
HEDGE FUNDS	$449,399,000	F
REAL EST.INVEST.TRUSTS	$2,442,000	F
MONEY MARKET FUNDS	$89,327,000	F
PERPETUAL TRUST	$0	C
100% SUB NGSP, Inc.	$126,354,130	C
INVESTMENT - DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,691,895	F
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES	$2,683,000	F
FIXED-INCOME OBLIGATIONS	$74,626,000	F
COMMODITIES	$5,538,000	F
CASH EQUIVALENT	$0	F
Other Direct Investments	$26,624,035	C

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$924,764,060	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (9 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION/POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$27,608,909
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES	$11,074,277
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,691,895
SCHOLARSHIPS	$188,723
TRUSTEE EMERITUS PAYABLE	$48,211
Deposits/Tenants	$0
Due to Affiliate	$85,925
Conditional Contribution	$2,643,000
Other Liability	$80,140

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$43,421,080	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 all programs for Big Cats conservation. Foundation Funds--to be used to support geographic education.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (27 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	EmployeeEmployeeCnt	Type Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt	Specific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxt	Region Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$40,745
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$485,104
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$8,451,838
Middle East and North Africa	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$26,963
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$543,940
Russia and Neighboring States	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$16,350
South America	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$376,018
South Asia	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$560,243
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$1,354,047
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Grantmaking		$46,140
East Asia and the Pacific	2	Grantmaking		$849,765
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Grantmaking		$2,322,138
Middle East and North Africa	0	Grantmaking		$117,715
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	Grantmaking		$1,163,032
Russia and Neighboring States	0	Grantmaking		$82,638
South America	0	Grantmaking		$1,059,231
South Asia	0	Grantmaking		$629,976
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	Grantmaking		$3,591,220
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Investments		$258,191,946
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Investments		$232,054,846
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	Investments		$22,871,604
South America	0	Investments		$13,314,966
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Investments		$19,516,030
Middle East and North Africa	0	Investments		$1,360,000
Russia and Neighboring States	0	Investments		$2,838,012
South Asia	0	Investments		$16,108,050
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Investments		$10,358,821

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices	0	SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees	2	SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office	0	ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee	1	ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office	0	TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee	3	TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent	$17,495,907	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$580,835,471	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$598,331,378	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (98 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Sub-Saharan Africa	EDUCATION YOUTH INITIATIVES	$5,000	wire	FMV
Central America and the Caribbean	CAMPAIGN FOR NATURE	$5,174	wire	FMV
Middle East and North Africa	EDUCATION LEADERSHIP	$33,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	STORYTELLING SPONSORSHIP	$35,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	African Parks Grant	$750,000	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	External Project Funding	$189,580	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$99,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$52,962	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$35,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$53,250	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$323,050	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$35,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	External Project Funding	$26,000	wire	FMV
Middle East and North Africa	External Project Funding	$25,000	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	External Project Funding	$450,000	wire	FMV
South America	External Project Funding	$120,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	External Project Funding	$50,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	External Project Funding	$262,222	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Human Story Grant	$603,800	wire	FMV
Central America and the Caribbean	Research Grant	$5,000	wire	FMV
Central America and the Caribbean	Research Grant	$8,000	wire	FMV
Central America and the Caribbean	Research Grant	$20,000	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$38,158	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$9,814	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$9,998	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$29,800	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$50,000	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$10,000	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$40,000	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$5,779	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$40,985	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$5,150	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$30,000	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$25,165	wire	FMV
East Asia and the Pacific	Research Grant	$47,300	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$41,100	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$5,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$139,562	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$18,926	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$29,940	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$27,048	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$35,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$29,999	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$9,620	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$36,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$49,947	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$7,440	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$10,000	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$28,197	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$29,147	wire	FMV
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	Research Grant	$47,420	wire	FMV
Middle East and North Africa	Research Grant	$7,980	wire	FMV
Middle East and North Africa	Research Grant	$34,650	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Research Grant	$56,400	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Research Grant	$19,780	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Research Grant	$97,725	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Research Grant	$28,500	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Research Grant	$6,000	wire	FMV
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	Research Grant	$8,000	wire	FMV
Russia and Neighboring States	Research Grant	$28,260	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$50,000	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$29,957	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$29,950	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$55,000	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$20,000	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$69,950	wire	FMV
South America	Research Grant	$9,949	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$62,102	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$45,000	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$39,363	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$5,000	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$8,850	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$7,925	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$9,982	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$10,000	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$28,000	wire	FMV
South Asia	Research Grant	$34,700	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$8,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$65,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$9,750	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$138,780	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$25,900	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$10,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$10,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$14,367	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$5,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$5,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$36,093	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$16,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$100,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$30,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$27,500	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$6,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$6,500	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$9,810	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$9,938	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Research Grant	$50,000	wire	FMV
Sub-Saharan Africa	Storytelling Grant	$75,000	wire	FMV

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	98	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (27 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
Early Career Grants	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	$10,000	Wire	FMV
Storytelling Grants	South America	1	$5,000	Wire	FMV
Google Science Fair	South Asia	2	$14,780	Wire	FMV
Early Career Grants	South Asia	1	$10,000	Wire	FMV
Early Career Grants	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	1	$10,000	Wire	FMV
Early Career Grants	Sub-Saharan Africa	2	$20,000	Wire	FMV
Early Career Grants	South America	1	$10,000	Wire	FMV
Conservation	South America	1	$25,000	Wire	FMV
Conservation	Sub-Saharan Africa	1	$25,000	Wire	FMV
COVID Emergency Funding	East Asia and the Pacific	2	$13,229	Wire	FMV
COVID Emergency Funding	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	5	$35,600	Wire	FMV
COVID Emergency Funding	Russia and Neighboring States	1	$7,790	Wire	FMV
COVID Emergency Funding	Sub-Saharan Africa	2	$16,000	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	Central America and the Caribbean	2	$13,140	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	East Asia and the Pacific	24	$304,807	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	57	$1,032,935	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	Middle East and North Africa	3	$50,085	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	21	$374,127	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	Russia and Neighboring States	2	$12,700	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	South America	33	$634,425	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	South Asia	25	$279,274	Wire	FMV
Research Grants	Sub-Saharan Africa	35	$654,834	Wire	FMV
Storytelling Grants	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	$74,995	Wire	FMV
Storytelling Grants	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	1	$112,500	Wire	FMV
Storytelling Grants	Russia and Neighboring States	1	$33,888	Wire	FMV
Storytelling Grants	South Asia	1	$75,000	Wire	FMV
Storytelling Grants	Sub-Saharan Africa	1	$103,750	Wire	FMV

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

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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	Part I investments are valued at year-end book value. Part I program services are calculated on the cash basis. Grants in Parts I, II, & III are valued on the accrual basis.
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 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
Agrmt Prof Fundraising Acty	Yes (true)	AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	ActivityActivityTxt	Fundraiser Control Of FundsFundraiserControlOfFundsInd	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt
SD&A Teleservices Inc
5757 W Century Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90045	Professional Fundraiser	false	$33,164	-$33,164
Avalon Consulting Group Inc
805 15 St NW	Washington	DC	20005	Fundraising Consultant	false	$391,325	$7,560,688	$7,952,013
M&R Strategic Services Inc
1101 Conn Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	Fundraising Consultant	false	$700,102	$2,335,290	$3,035,392
Impact Communications Inc
735 8th St SE	Washington	DC	20003	Fundraising Consultant	false	$77,000	$2,426,911	$2,503,911
LAKE GROUP MEDIA INC
1 Byram Brook Place	ARMONK	NY	10504	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	$6,889	-$6,889
Endowed Development Services
921 East 86th St Suite 100	Indianapolis	IN	46240	Fundraising Consultant	false	$5,085	$1,044,915	$1,050,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$14,541,316	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$1,213,565	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$13,327,751	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AL	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	AK	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	AZ	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	AR	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	SD&A TELESERVICES, INC.-SD&A GROSS RECEIPTS INCLUDED UNDER AVALON CONSULTING AND IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS.;AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INC-NGS REIMBURSED AVALON FOR THE COST OF PAPER, MAILSHOP SERVICES, & POSTAGE IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,478,149 IN 2020.;M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC.-NGS REIMBURSED M&R $560,717 FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING EXPENSES IN 2020.;IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC.-IN 2020 NGS REIMBURSED IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS $31,332 FOR PAPER, MAILSHOP SERVICES, AND POSTAGE.;LAKE GROUP MEDIA INC.-LAKE GROUP MEDIA GROSS RECEIPTS INCLUDED UNDER AVALON CONSULTING. NGS REIMBURSED LAKE GROUP MEDIA $360,597 IN MAILING LIST FEES IN 2020.;ENDOWED DEVELOPMENT SERVICES-AMOUNT IN REVENUE IS BEQUEST INTENTION ONLY, NOT CASH IN;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (105 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
Greater Wash Community Found
1325 G St NW	Washington	DC	20005	237343119	501(C)(3)	$100,000	FMV	EDUCATION GRANT
Augie's Quest
PO Box 9886	Denver	CO	80209	830934624	501(C)(3)	$5,050	FMV	CONTRIBUTION
InquireFirst
3324 Felton St	San Diego	CA	92104	811260156	501(C)(3)	$20,000	FMV	STORYTELLING GRANT
Children's Environ Literacy Found
PO Box 412	Chappaqua	NY	10514	364540146	501(C)(3)	$72,477	FMV	Education Grant
Iowa Department of Education
400 E 14th St	Des Moines	IA	50319	900743434	501(C)(3)	$40,000	FMV	Education Grant
African People & Wildlife Fund
PO Box 624	Bernardsville	NJ	07924	203153855	501(C)(3)	$100,000	FMV	Research Grant
African Wildlife Conservation Fund
10564 NW 57 Street	Doral	FL	33178	260571535	501(C)(3)	$48,753	FMV	Research Grant
Agile Services Group LLC
30 N Gould St	Sheridon	WY	82801	834458297		$7,000	FMV	COVID Emergency Funding
Alaska Whale Foundation
PO Box 1927	Petersburg	AK	99833	911712495	501(C)(3)	$80,000	FMV	Research Grant
America View
250 West 100 North	Logan	UT	84321	770602801	501(C)(3)	$48,339	FMV	Education Grant
Anand Varma Photography
2374 Eunice Street	Berkeley	CA	94708	471932047		$50,000	FMV	Storytelling Grant
Ancient Egypt Research Assoc
26 Lincoln St	Brighton	MA	02135	363325468	501(C)(3)	$37,500	FMV	Research Grant
Archaeological Institute of America
PO Box 10850	Honolulu	HI	96816	371579387	501(C)(3)	$7,000	FMV	Research Grant
Beneath the Waves
1650 Harvest Green	Reston	VA	20194	463461387	501(C)(3)	$28,600	FMV	Research Grant
Bhutan Foundation
3121 S Street NW	Washington	DC	20007	133376290	501(C)(3)	$8,000	FMV	Research Grant
CEA Consulting
235 Montgomery Street	San Francisco	CA	94104	943119769		$53,000	FMV	External Project Funding
Civics Unplugged
335 Madison Ave	Manhattan	NY	10017	821333242	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
Coastal Watershed Council
107 Dakota Ave	Santa Cruz	CA	95060	680368798	501(C)(3)	$8,000	FMV	Research Grant
Colorado State University
6024 Campus Delivery	Fort Collins	CO	80523	846000545	501(C)(3)	$96,255	FMV	Research Grant
Conservation Science Partners
11050 Pioneer Trail	Truckee	CA	96161	452504981	501(C)(3)	$99,912	FMV	Research Grant
Consortium of Okla Geographers
100 E Boyd St	Norman	OK	73019	731310147	501(C)(3)	$86,717	FMV	Education Grant
Coral Reef Alliance
1330 Broadway	Oakland	CA	94612	943211245	501(C)(3)	$57,694	FMV	External Project Funding
Cornell University
PO Box 22	Ithaca	NY	14851	150532082	501(C)(3)	$29,937	FMV	Research Grant
Denver Zoological Foundation
2300 N Steele Street	Denver	CO	80205	840502539	501(C)(3)	$69,490	FMV	Research Grant
Duquesne University
500 First Avenue	Pittsburgh	PA	15219	251035663	501(C)(3)	$20,000	FMV	Research Grant
Educ Serv & Staff Dev Assoc of Central Kansas
PO Box 5	Sylvia	KS	67581	481069538	501(C)(3)	$38,640	FMV	Education Grant
Explorer Mindset
7330 County Rd S	Sobieski	WI	54171	832724634	501(C)(3)	$55,000	FMV	Research Grant
Florida Wildlife Corridor
PO Box 1802	Tampa	FL	33601	831297452	501(C)(3)	$105,000	FMV	External Project Funding
Friends of NC State Museum of Nat Sci
PO Box 26928	Raleigh	NC	27611	561240806	501(C)(3)	$27,144	FMV	Research Grant
Global Heritage Fund
220 Montgomery St	San Francisco	CA	94104	205009512	501(C)(3)	$30,000	FMV	Research Grant
Global Minds Initiative
1129 Wightman St	Pittsburgh	PA	15217	814787709	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
Global Wildlife Conservation
PO Box 129	Austin	TX	78767	262887967	501(C)(3)	$114,476	FMV	External Project Funding
Gorongosa Project
313 N Water Ave	Idaho Falls	ID	83402	043452643	501(C)(3)	$49,700	FMV	Research Grant
Groovy Girl Media
245 N Highland Ave	Atlanta	GA	30307	852147954		$112,500	FMV	Storytelling Grant
Hamilton County Educ Service Ctr
11083 Hamilton Ave	Cincinnati	OH	45231	310967612	501(C)(3)	$48,150	FMV	Education Grant
Hope College
PO Box 9000	Holland	MI	49422	381381271	501(C)(3)	$27,789	FMV	Research Grant
Island Conservation
2100 Delaware Ave	Santa Cruz	CA	95060	911839907	501(C)(3)	$125,000	FMV	Research Grant
I-Stem
300 Delaware Ave	Wilmington	DE	19801	843218800	501(C)(3)	$30,000	FMV	Research Grant
Johnstown Area Heritage Assoc
PO Box 1889	Johnstown	PA	15907	251247390	501(C)(3)	$30,000	FMV	Education Grant
Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Found
821 Chesapeake Ave	Annapolis	MD	21403	330939283	501(C)(3)	$14,520	FMV	Research Grant
Kinston Teens
PO Box 2625	Kinston	NC	28502	472645211	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
Lhaq'temish Foundations
2665 Kwina Road	Bellingham	WA	98226	911836621	501(C)(3)	$25,000	FMV	Research Grant
Louisiana Univer Marine Consortium
8124 Highway 56	Chauvin	LA	70344	364841195	501(C)(3)	$29,110	FMV	Research Grant
Maine Environmental Educ Assoc
31 Woodside Rd	Brunswick	ME	04011	010383590	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
March Waters Inc
69 Moffat St	Brooklyn	NY	11207	845103893	501(C)(3)	$8,000	FMV	Research Grant
MD Council for Civic & History Educ
800 Parkwood Avenue	Annapolis	MD	21403	473634146	501(C)(3)	$25,826	FMV	Education Grant
MD State Department of Educ
200 W Baltimore St	Baltimore	MD	21201	526002033	501(C)(3)	$29,600	FMV	Education Grant
Metropolitan State University
700 E Seventh St	St Paul	MN	55106	411687554	501(C)(3)	$27,350	FMV	Education Grant
Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Rd	East Lansing	MI	48824	386005984	501(C)(3)	$8,869	FMV	Research Grant
Minnesota Agric in the Classroom
P O Box 987	Bemidji	MN	56619	411587595	501(C)(3)	$37,360	FMV	Education Grant
Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd	St Louis	MO	63110	430666759	501(C)(3)	$60,291	FMV	Research Grant
National Lead for America
236 San Jose 131	Dodge City	KS	67801	831839530	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
National Tropical Botanical Garden
3530 Papalina Road	Kalaheo	HI	96741	526057064	501(C)(3)	$86,180	FMV	Research Grant
Nebraska Department of Education
1526 K St	Lincoln	NE	68508	470491233	501(C)(3)	$50,000	FMV	Education Grant
NAmer Assoc for Environmental Educ
2000 P St NW	Washington	DC	20036	237158061	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
Northern Arizona University
PO Box 4080	Flagstaff	AZ	86011	742579628	501(C)(3)	$48,973	FMV	Education Grant
Oakland Education Association
272 E 12th Street	Oakland	CA	94606	941330958	501(C)(3)	$50,000	FMV	Education Grant
Ohio University
PO Box 960	Athens	GA	45701	316402113	501(C)(3)	$28,950	FMV	Research Grant
Oklahoma Public School Resource Ctr
309 NW 13th	Oklahoma City	OK	73103	463231101	501(C)(3)	$16,000	FMV	Education Grant
Perry Institute for Marine Science Inc
5356 Main Street	Waitsfield	VT	05673	591308004	501(C)(3)	$29,870	FMV	Research Grant
Project Exchange
16708 NE 6th St	Vancouver	WA	98684	832893491	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	Research Grant
Rainforest Connection
77 Van Ness Avenue	San Francisco	CA	94102	462022575	501(C)(3)	$96,000	FMV	Research Grant
Regents Of The University Of California
2195 Hearst Ave	Berkeley	CA	94720	946036494	501(C)(3)	$106,963	FMV	External Project Funding
Regents Of The University Of Michigan
3003 S State Street	Ann Arbor	MI	48109	386006309	501(C)(3)	$50,020	FMV	Research Grant
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota
6th Marquette Ave	Minneapolis	MN	55417	416007513	501(C)(3)	$5,000	FMV	Research Grant
Research Found of the City Univ of NY
230 West 41st Street	NY	NY	10036	131988190	501(C)(3)	$99,997	FMV	Research Grant
Reserva The Youth Land Trust Inc
PO Box 57277	Washington	DC	20037	842906892	501(C)(3)	$10,000	FMV	External Project Funding
SDSN Association Inc
475 Riverside Drive	NY	NY	10115	473511012	501(C)(3)	$131,250	FMV	Storytelling Grant
SR3 SeaLife
2255 Harbor Ave SW	Seattle	WA	98126	451491069	501(C)(3)	$27,054	FMV	External Project Funding
State of Hawaii Depart of Education
PO Box 2360	Honolulu	HI	96804	990266482	501(C)(3)	$70,000	FMV	Education Grant
Ten Strands
PO Box 150869	San Rafael	CA	94915	274118171	501(C)(3)	$49,997	FMV	Education Grant
Texas A&M University Kingsville
700 University Blvd	Kingsville	TX	78363	746001530	501(C)(3)	$97,538	FMV	Education Grant
The Amer Ctr of Oriental Res in Amman
209 Commerce St	Alexandria	VA	22314	237084091	501(C)(3)	$20,000	FMV	Research Grant
The Anne K Taylor Fund
2724 Arvin Road	Billings	MT	59102	204693436	501(C)(3)	$15,000	FMV	Research Grant
The Int'l Wilderness Leadership Found
717 Poplar Avenue	Boulder	CO	80304	237389749	501(C)(3)	$47,900	FMV	Research Grant
The Montgomery Institute
PO Box 1889	Meridian	MS	39302	640932080	501(C)(3)	$22,000	FMV	Education Grant
The Morton Arboretum
4100 IL Route 53	Lisle	IL	60532	361505770	501(C)(3)	$49,175	FMV	Research Grant
The Ocean Foundation
1320 19th Street NW	Washington	DC	20036	710863908	501(C)(3)	$8,540	FMV	Research Grant
The Outlaw Ocean LLC
6010 Broad Brand Rd	Washington	DC	20015	813339001	501(C)(3)	$187,463	FMV	Storytelling Grant	NW
Prichard Comm for Acad Excellence
271 W Short Street	Lexington	KY	40507	611026214	501(C)(3)	$17,876	FMV	Education Grant
The Trustees of Columbia University
615 West 131st St	NY	NY	10027	135598093	501(C)(3)	$39,273	FMV	Research Grant
The University of Memphis
276 Admin Bldg	Memphis	TN	38152	620648618	501(C)(3)	$20,000	FMV	Research Grant
The University Of Wyoming
1000 E University Ave	Laramie	WY	82071	836000331	501(C)(3)	$50,000	FMV	Education Grant
University Of Hawaii
2440 Campus Road	Honolulu	HI	96822	996000354	501(C)(3)	$39,000	FMV	External Project Funding
University of Mississippi
105 Odom Hall	University	MS	38677	646001159	501(C)(3)	$183,053	FMV	Education Grant
University of North Texas
1155 Union Circle	Denton	TX	76203	756002149	501(C)(3)	$58,397	FMV	Education Grant
University Of Utah
201 Presidents Cir	Salt Lake City	UT	84112	876000525	501(C)(3)	$99,690	FMV	Research Grant
Urban & Reg Info Systems Assoc
PO Box 1247	Bedford Park	IL	60499	237028474	501(C)(3)	$50,000	FMV	External Project Funding
Vanderbilt University
PMB 401591	Nashville	TN	37240	620476822	501(C)(3)	$30,000	FMV	Research Grant
Ventura County Office of Education
5189 Verdugo Way	Camarillo	CA	93012	956000945	501(C)(3)	$50,000	FMV	Education Grant
Walter Anderson Museum of Art Inc
510 Washington Ave	Ocean Springs	MS	39564	510173731	501(C)(3)	$25,000	FMV	Education Grant
Washington University
700 Rosedale Ave	St Louis	MO	63112	430653611	501(C)(3)	$28,990	FMV	Research Grant
West Virginia University
1 Waterfront Pl	Morgantown	WV	26506	556000842	501(C)(3)	$62,697	FMV	Research Grant
Western Carolina University
313 HFR Admin	Cullowhee	NC	28723	566001440	501(C)(3)	$21,510	FMV	Research Grant
W Colorado Business Devel Corp
2591 Legacy Way	Grand Junction	CO	81503	841054192	501(C)(3)	$33,064	FMV	Education Grant
What is Missing Foundation
39 Bond Street	NY	NY	10012	300175296	501(C)(3)	$37,500	FMV	Storytelling Grant
Wildaid Inc
333 Pine St	San Francisco	CA	94104	203644441	501(C)(3)	$109,360	FMV	Research Grant
Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 S Boulevard	Bronx	NY	10460	131740011	501(C)(3)	$160,000	FMV	External Project Funding
Wisconsin Green School Network
213 N Main Street	Poynette	WI	53955	391095827	501(C)(3)	$40,000	FMV	Education Grant
World Free Press Institute
3118 Hambletonian Ln	Walnut Creek	CA	95698	911811309	501(C)(3)	$37,500	FMV	Research Grant
Zoological Society of Milwaukee
10005 W Blue Mound Rd	Milwaukee	WI	53226	396077242	501(C)(3)	$38,354	FMV	Education Grant
University of Connecticut
438 Whitney Road	Storrs	CT	06369	060772160	501(C)(3)	$5,000	FMV	Research Grant
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School
195 Route 137	East Harwich	MA	02645	043571654	501(C)(3)	$7,410	FMV	Research Grant
Princeton University
Dept of Geosciences	Princeton	NJ	08544	210634501	501(C)(3)	$13,690	FMV	Research Grant
Kent State University
221 McGilvrey Hall	Kent	OH	44242	316402079	501(C)(3)	$30,000	FMV	Research Grant

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	101	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	4	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (6 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc
EARLY EXPLORER GRANTS	2	$20,000	FMV
PHOTO ARK GRANT	1	$800,000	FMV
Storytelling Grants	8	$410,176	FMV
RESEARCH GRANTS	139	$2,146,425	FMV
COVID EMERGENCY FUNDING GRANTS	7	$53,283	FMV
EXTERNAL PROJECT FUNDING	1	$27,000	FMV

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)
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 (20 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
MICHAEL J COLE
SVP/CONTROLLER/ASST. TREASURER	$153,275	$0	$49,591	$0	$135,923	$0	$149,564	$0	$10,582	$0	$498,935	$0	$0	$0
ANGELO M GRIMA
EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL/CORP. SEC.	$236,578	$0	$74,338	$0	$112,098	$0	$234,215	$0	$17,677	$0	$674,906	$0	$0	$0
Jill Tiefenthaler
CEO	$360,847	$0	$150,000	$0	$3,165	$0	$0	$0	$10,847	$0	$524,859	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ULICA
PRESIDENT/COO/TREASURER	$596,768	$0	$155,896	$0	$5,932	$0	$9,750	$0	$19,944	$0	$788,290	$0	$0	$0
TARA BUNCH
Chief Administrative Officer	$344,017	$0	$74,546	$0	$1,159	$0	$9,750	$0	$18,692	$0	$448,164	$0	$0	$0
EMMA CARRASCO
CHIEF MARKETING & ENGAGEMENT/SVP GLOBAL STRATEGY	$271,936	$0	$86,327	$0	$128,112	$0	$266,650	$0	$9,699	$0	$762,724	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Baillie
Chief Scientist/EVP Science & Exploration	$49,891	$0	$90,000	$0	$339,240	$0	$8,567	$0	$3,262	$0	$490,960	$0	$346,154	$0
AMY KREIDER
CHIEF MEDIA & PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER	$308,841	$0	$45,281	$0	$1,051	$0	$7,583	$0	$17,092	$0	$379,848	$0	$0	$0
Vicki Phillips
EVP & Chief Education Officer	$404,306	$0	$75,364	$0	$6,004	$0	$9,750	$0	$10,157	$0	$505,581	$0	$0	$0
Kara Ramirez Mullins
Chief Advancement Officer	$105,382	$0	$75,000	$0	$388	$0	$0	$0	$5,598	$0	$186,368	$0	$0	$0
Mara Dell
Chief Human Resources Officer	$321,478	$0	$19,646	$0	$3,103	$0	$7,583	$0	$14,569	$0	$366,379	$0	$0	$0
Kaitlin Yarnall
Chief Storytelling Officer & SVP	$260,835	$0	$45,875	$0	$526	$0	$9,356	$0	$27,077	$0	$343,669	$0	$0	$0
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence	$319,157	$0	$56,640	$0	$1,628	$0	$9,750	$0	$10,412	$0	$397,587	$0	$0	$0
Alex Moen
VP Explorers Program	$266,144	$0	$38,556	$0	$2,542	$0	$9,623	$0	$27,092	$0	$343,957	$0	$0	$0
Jason Southern
Chief Technology Officer	$259,985	$0	$25,044	$0	$869	$0	$9,750	$0	$25,099	$0	$320,747	$0	$0	$0
Valerie Craig
VP, Operating Programs	$245,560	$0	$25,501	$0	$543	$0	$7,300	$0	$28,685	$0	$307,589	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER JOHNS
Director Executive, Yellowstone Project	$295,876	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$295,876	$0	$0	$0
Robert Bernard
Global Head of Strategic Partnerships	$38,077	$0	$43,269	$0	$223,558	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$304,904	$0	$209,135	$0
FRANK BORMAN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS	$13,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,000	$0	$0	$0
Gary E Knell
CEO & President	$19,789	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,789	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

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 2020. 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 2020. None of these amounts have been included in Column D. Emma Carrasco - 1 times base salary Jill Tiefenthaler - 1 times base salary

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 2020: ROBERT BERNARD--$223,558 Jonathan Baillie--$338,942 Emma Carrasco--$123,957 Michael J. Cole--$133,607 Angelo Grima--$108,498 ($209,135 of Robert Bernard's payments and $346,154 of Jonathan Baillie's were accrued in 2019) The following former officers and key employees had additional severance accrued at 12/31/20 and reported on Sch. J, Part II, Col. (C): Jonathan Baillie--$7,211 Michael J. Cole--$144,295 Angelo Grima--$227,328 Emma Carrasco--$259,719

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Environmental Systems Research Institute	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	Entity more than 35% owned by Trustee Jack Dangermond	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$212,181	TransactionAmt
Transaction	Arms-length transaction to provide cartographic database professional services at FMV	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	false	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

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Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	18	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$645,725	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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Desc	complementary software accounts	Desc
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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	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (19 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Science and Innovation Programs cont.	Approximately nine million tons of plastic waste end up in the ocean each year, threatening our ecosystems, wildlife and human health. By mobilizing global communities and investing in science, exploration, innovation and education, the National Geographic Society is working to tackle the world's plastic waste crisis. In 2020, the Society awarded grants to eight Explorers worldwide that are preventing plastic pollution, two of which were funded under the new COVID-19 grant opportunity, which focuses on how humanity and the natural world have reacted to and are living through the unparalleled circumstances created by COVID-19. Additionally, since launching the educator course, 'Collecting Data to Explore Plastic Pollution in Our Communities,' in fall 2019, more than 1,800 participants have enrolled and 8 cohorts have been offered in an effort to empower the next generation of leaders. The Sea to Source: Ganges river expedition team members spent the majority of 2020 processing data, analyzing samples, publishing four scientific papers, and contributing to two expedition legacy documents: a Methods Toolkit and a Summary Report. The Methods Toolkit serves as a step-by-step guide outlining the research carried out during the expedition in order for our work to be easily replicated and conducted in different river systems around the world. The Summary Report highlights key findings and related solutions as supported by the multidisciplinary expedition research. The aim for the report is to act as a tool for local partners and decision makers to encourage science-informed-solutions. The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) is working to protect the Okavango river basin by exploring and surveying its source waters in Angola. The team has conducted a series of river- and land-based expeditions focusing on the least known, most inaccessible parts of the Okavango Basin's river catchments in southeastern and central Angola - a study area of approximately 150,000 square kilometers (57,915 square miles). This area, when linked to protected areas in Namibia and Botswana, would become one of the largest transboundary protected areas on the African continent. Since 2015, the NGOWP team has been surveying the river systems, collecting data and scientific insights to help determine strategies for protecting these essential waterways. In addition to building a case for conservation through expedition science, the team is focused on facilitating long-term, sustainable management of protected areas in Angola by establishing partnerships among governments, NGOs, and local communities. Pristine Seas is an exploration, research, and media project founded and led by National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Dr. Enric Sala. Its mission is to collaborate with local communities and governments to establish marine protected areas, and spearhead a worldwide network of partners to reach the critical threshold of 30% ocean protection by 2030 (30x30). This includes not only preserving areas that are pristine or near pristine, but also helping to bring closer to pristine (i.e., to restore) areas that may have suffered some human impacts but still harbor unique features such as large animals, healthy bottom communities, and outstanding biodiversity. The project envisions a future ocean where representative examples of undisturbed ecosystems are protected from direct human activities, with the hope that these places will be healthier, more productive, and more resilient to the impacts of ocean warming and acidification. These protected areas will be the best baselines to understand the true magnitude of human impacts on ocean life, to evaluate the efficacy of management and conservation actions, and to help us determine what future ocean we want for our children and grandchildren. Over the last twelve years, Pristine Seas has carried out expeditions in 31 places, 23 of which have since been protected, covering a total area of more than 6 million square kilometers - more than twice the size of India. Beyond Yellowstone--The National Geographic Society used a science-based approach to support wildlife-compatible landscapes in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and in central Montana-from Yellowstone National Park to Grasslands National Park in Canada. We seeked to address the challenges of species recovery and migration across public and private lands while respecting the needs of local landowners and communities. National Geographic Fellow, Arthur Middleton, received his final payment for this project through his lab at the University of California Berkeley from the Beyond Yellowstone program to assess migration patterns in the greater yellowstone ecosystem. Using camera traps, radio tracking, observation, and analysis to further our understanding of how living things interact across the land. Long term, this project will hopefully spur collaboration in the greater Yellowstone ecosystem creating space for both landowners and wildlife. National Geographic's Big Cats Initiative (BCI) is a comprehensive, action-oriented program that supports on-the-ground big cat conservation projects and a global public awareness campaign, Cause an Uproar. In 2017, BCI conducted an analysis to identify 20 lion strongholds in Africa where we could focus our grantmaking. In 2019, the Big Cats Initiative used this analysis to narrow our original global call to protect big cats around the world to these 20 strongholds in Africa. By the end of 2020, BCI had awarded more than 153 grants covering 27 countries with a total of more than $4 million. The BCI grants program has made important strides in helping communities understand and protect big cats. BCI continues to offer several pathways for public engagement, including free educator lesson plans, text and online donations platform. The National Geographic Photo Ark is a multiyear effort to raise awareness of and find solutions to some of the most pressing issues affecting wildlife and their habitats. The Photo Ark's three-pronged approach harnesses the power of National Geographic photography and the bold ideas of our explorers. Led by National Geographic photographer Joel Sartore, the project aims to document every species living in the world's zoos and wildlife sanctuaries, inspire action through education, and help save wildlife by supporting on-the-ground conservation efforts. In 2020, Sartore passed the 10,000 species mark with the addition of the guina to the Photo Ark. In partnership with the Zoological Society of London's EDGE of Existence Program, which focuses on the planet's most unique and endangered species, the Photo Ark established a new fellowship program, coined Nat Geo Photo Ark EDGE Fellows. The program supports on-the-ground conservation efforts to help save species featured in the National Geographic Photo Ark. In 2020, Photo Ark and EDGE named an additional 12 fellows based in Africa, these new Fellows join two other active cohorts in Latin America and Asia. In 2020, the Nat Geo exhibitions team had 8 Photo Ark exhibitions (both in-person and virtual) at nonprofit venues around the world. Last Wild Places--National Geographic envisions a world where intact wilderness areas containing the bulk of biodiversity on our planet, are resilient to-and help us mitigate-climate change, and continue providing the goods and services that are essential for humanity's survival. Our goal is to help protect 30 percent of the planet by 2030. This includes not only preserving areas that are intact, but also restoring areas that may have suffered some human impacts. To address this existential crisis, the National Geographic Society has developed Last Wild Places, a decade-long initiative to help protect the places that sustain life on Earth. Harnessing expertise developed throughout the Society's 130-year history, Last Wild Places is uniquely positioned to build upon National Geographic's extraordinary legacy of science, exploration, and storytelling to drive impact. Through an integrated approach that supports actionable science, accelerates the adoption of best practices in conservation, uses the latest technology, and inspires people to care for the world around them, we aim to develop a new narrative for nature. In 2020 the program supported three conservation initiatives: American Prairie Reserve, Gorongosa National Park, and African Parks. Continued--See Science and Innovation Programs cont. below
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Storytelling & Outreach cont.	Storytelling Grants use the power of storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world in support of the Society's mission and vision. Grant projects last approximately one year and produce a wide range of media outputs: photography, written journalism, audio production, data visualization, cartography, short films, AR / VR, and combinations of these specialities. The National Geographic Society is committed to awarding grants to a diverse community of change-makers from around the world to achieve a more equitable and inclusive world and strengthen our storytelling through incorporation of the full range of diverse viewpoints and voices, contexts, and cultural considerations that shape stories. This highly competitive grants program supports three categories of individual storytellers and journalists. Early Career Grants: with budgets capped at $10,000, Exploration Grants: typical budgets fall in the $20,000 to $40,000 range, and Requests for Proposals (RFPs): budgets vary, but the max is often around $70,000. When grantees turn their media over to National Geographic at the conclusion of their projects, the Society incorporates that material into our signature experiences, stories, and content. The National Geographic Society operates a robust portfolio of Storytelling Programs that aim to diversify, strengthen, and amplify the voices that comprise National Geographic's journalism. 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. 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 diverse, early-career filmmakers with interactive master classes and one-on-one mentorship from leading industry professionals. Each year, National Geographic Society supports Storytelling Festivals in underrepresented regions or covering underrepresented mediums around the world to enable conversations between practitioners and bolster key spaces for recruitment of new grantees who are diverse in background, age, race and gender identity, and practices/mediums. As COVID-19 spread and impacted communities around the globe in 2020, the National Geographic Society launched an COVID-19 Emergency Fund for journalists all over the world to support their coverage of COVID-19 within their own communities. This fund places particular emphasis on delivering news to underserved populations, particularly where there is a dearth of evidence-based information getting to those who need it, and highlighting underreported stories of inequality that emerged throughout the pandemic. In 2020, National Geographic Society funded 224 projects. The Out of Eden Walk is a years-long journalistic expedition through which National Geographic Fellow 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." The National Geographic Museum is a popular destination in Washington, DC and an opportunity for the public to experience National Geographic in person through its immersive exhibitions and public programming. The museum is an extension of the Society's commitment to educating students of all ages about the wonders of the world. The award winning exhibition, Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Dr. Jane Goodall and WOMEN: A Century of Change were on view when the museum closed due to COVID 19 on March 13, 2020. The museum was not able to reopen in 2020 but produced a series of online offerings including virtual tours of both exhibitions and a series of virtual field trips with National Geographic explorers. The National Geographic Museum produces traveling exhibitions that are hosted by museums and other venues around the world. In 2020, we mounted 29 exhibitions in 17 countries despite the pandemic, sharing our educational offerings with approximately 3.3 million people in the US and globally. The National Geographic Museum store helps visitors take National Geographic home with them by offering captivating books and unique handmade products from around the globe as well as travel accessories that will help guide them on their way. Much of the merchandise relates directly to content in the exhibitions in the museum. Many of the products also contain descriptive histories educating visitors about indigenous peoples or endangered species around the world. The store was forced to close mid-March to the end of the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Impact Media team produces media that further the goals of the National Geographic Society and its programs. Media is created to achieve measurable results amongst targeted audiences and are distributed during live events, on NGS digital and social platforms, and in classrooms. Additionally, videos were screened at global events such as UN World Wildlife Day and film festivals. In 2020, close to 300 videos were produced, contributing to the marketing, fundraising, conservation, and educational initiatives of the Society. National Geographic Society's Digital team, a part of the Technology organization, builds digital applications for Explorers, teachers/Educators and current or potential funders. In 2020, the team established a central strategy to design and deliver more holistic and seamless experiences for these constituencies on top of a more flexible and data-powered platform. Digital also launched or improved several interactive mapping experiences across the portfolio. Here are a few of the highlights: * In response to the pandemic we: delivered an interactive map for Storytelling's COVID-19 Grants program; created a 360-degree virtual tour of our "Women: A Century of Change" museum exhibition; enabled free online access to Explorer Classroom magazine (both English and Spanish editions), and expanded access to other classroom resources by launching new sign-up channels. * Built a new and more robust identity service based on Auth0 to serve as the foundation for delivering more personalized authenticated experiences. We onboarded 300+ Explorers onto the Explorer Dashboard, the first product with this concept at its heart, and worked on additional products planned to launch in early 2021 (e.g., Field Notes 2.0 and Explorer Classroom registration). * Launched the Map Policy Portal, National Geographic's first digital application to reflect its geographic policies and guide how National Geographic users display the world in maps (e.g. geopolitical units and boundaries, place name conventions and more). * Released several iterations of MapMaker 2.0, a brand new overhaul of the popular MapMaker application used by teachers and students worldwide. The new product makes extensive use of ArcGIS technology available through our strategic partnership with Esri. * Released the first open source app for Earthpulse, part of our partnership with the UN Biodiversity Lab and the Moore Foundation, before spinning out the product to Impact Observatory, founded by NGS Senior Advisor Steven Brumby. * Migrated the GeoBee registration portal in-house from a third party provider. The National Geographic Society's Marketing & Engagement team catalyzes widespread understanding, engagement, admiration and support for the mission and impact of National Geographic. It propels and safeguards National Geographic's reputation and integrity and its work to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world. The team achieves this through strategic communications, marketing and branding, programmatic engagement, events, partnerships and targeted outreach. It focuses on diverse, targeted audiences, including donors and supporters, scientists and academia, explorers, thought leaders, influencers, partner NGOs, press and the public.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c Education Programs, cont.	National Geographic's Education programs offer community and leadership programs to educators by building community, providing grants to educators, and through two Fellow programs. Training and certification opportunities are provided to educators through the Nat Geo Educator Certification Program, Geo-Inquiry Process training, grants to the Alliance Network for Geographic Education, and attendance at national professional educator conferences. We provide classroom materials through the free educational website natgeoed.org, the digital connection Explorer Classroom program, Giant Traveling Maps, the K-5 nonfiction reading program, Explorer magazine, and through the Society's education partner, Cengage Learning. The Resource Library features free resources for educators aligned to the content and pedagogy standards they must meet, but do this through the lens of NGS explorers, scientists, storytellers, conservationists, and technologists. We feature people and places from around the world, with an emphasis on human involvement in a changing planet. Major topics include geography, social studies, earth, life, physical science, technology, and culture. In 2020, we developed 512 new individual resources to cover many of the topics middle students (grades 6, 7, and 8) encounter, and offer an inside look at the most interesting people and places from all over the globe. These resources include long and short-form nonfiction articles, videos, photographs, maps, GeoStories, infographics, and assessments, and are offered up in themed collections. In 2020 we added six 2-4 week PBL teaching units aimed at targeting common curricula taught across the US, but infusing it with NGS explorers, data, adventures, and media to engage students at a deeper level. In 2020, the Resource Library served 4,600 pieces of content in 50.3 million pageviews to more than 30 million unique users. National Geographic's Education and Digital teams are collaborating to redesign MapMaker from the ground up. The reimagined MapMaker (2.0) is a new classroom mapping tool designed to effectively convey contextual data, teach geographic concepts and essential 21st-century skills, and keep students engaged, resulting in better learning outcomes. MapMaker 2.0 will ultimately replace its outdated predecessor with updated content and a better user experience. This new tool addresses educator's needs by being easy to use, fitting seamlessly with core student assignment workflows, and allowing users to complete core mapping tasks with little or no individual help. MapMaker 2.0 is powered by content (curated map layers [GIS dataset] and maps [representation of land or sea showing places, features, and/or data) and curricular resources built around the National Geography Standards and United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and housed in the Resource Library. National Geographic Giant Maps offers 51 state maps plus DC (ranging from 21' x 14' to 21' x 17') and 7 continental maps (average size 25' x 30' of Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, South America, the Pacific, and the Solar System) for sale to the education market. The vinyl floor maps were designed using the expertise of National Geographic's cartographic division and research on elementary spatial thinking. Maps of the continents and Pacific Ocean are designed for K-8 students, and the Solar System Map is intended for K-12 students. State Giant Maps are designed for third-and-fourth-grade state studies. Each map includes free, downloadable activities that can be used with the map. In 2020, the third full year of operations and sales, 53 maps were sold to 38 schools and school districts reaching approximately 5,300 students. Explorer magazine is a K-5/6 classroom magazine with several issues published throughout the school year. Explorer features authentic, engaging, nonfiction content that showcases the adventures of National Geographic Explorers and adapts their inspiring stories for young minds. The three articles per issue support national standards such as the Common Core ELA Standards, the Next Generation Science Standards, and the C3 Framework for Social Studies. In the fall of 2020, Explorer magazine transitioned to an all-digital format and provided free access through the National Geographic website. Each digital magazine issue includes read-aloud-text highlighting, games, embedded videos, animations, and pop-up vocabulary as well as Teacher's guide with lesson plans, blackline masters, and activities for educators. In 2020, Explorer magazine reached (digitally) 230,871 unique users (372,372 total users) which includes students and educators. National Geographic donated 282K copies of Explorer magazine to First Book and Feed the Children in 2020. National Geographic Society offers a series of professional learning courses for educators to help them deepen content knowledge and learn instructional strategies to implement with their learners. Over 25,000 educators and youth enrolled in NGS online courses in 2020. National Geographic Society supports educators through two fellowship programs. The Education Fellowships support innovative project development and project leadership, share their expertise on an emerging issue or priority, and help incubate new ideas for geographic education. Fellows are generally mid- to late-career educators and they range from pre-K-12 classroom teachers, informal educators, academic geographers committed to geographic education, and nonprofit professionals to thought leaders in the education space. The Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship is a professional development opportunity made possible by a partnership between Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic Education. The program is named in honor of Gilbert M. Grosvenor, chairman emeritus of the National Geographic Society and Education Foundation Board member. Exemplary educators are recognized for their commitment to geographic education and are given the opportunity to travel aboard the Lindblad-National Geographic fleet. Through this experience, they bring new geographic awareness into their learning environments and communities. The National Geographic Society global educator community connects preK-12+ formal and informal educators across a variety of channels. Engagement is designed to empower educators to take part in a learning journey that includes professional development opportunities, online courses, and exchanges with National Geographic Explorers. Educators motivate and mentor each other, sharing best teaching practices, resources, opportunities to collaborate, and feedback. The National Geographic GeoBee is an academic competition for public schools, private schools, and home schools in the United States and its territories as well as Department of Defense Dependents Schools. Students in grades 4-8 compete for prizes. In the 2019-2020 academic year program, 9,486 schools across the country held a National Geographic GeoBee, engaging 2,466,360 students to learn about the world and how it works. In early 2020, school GeoBee champions were invited to take a qualifying test to advance to the next level of the competition. Up to 100 school winners in each state were identified as "Top 100" students. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread closure of schools, the state and national levels of the GeoBee were cancelled. State qualifiers were recognized in a virtual event in April 2020 and all participating schools were invited to a May 2020 virtual event featuring GeoBee host Mo Rocca. As part of the program, National Geographic created and distributed school GeoBee packets that included a question booklet, rules, participation certificates, and a school champion medal. The Society also produced two mailings to all state qualifiers that included a t-shirt, lapel pin, ribbon, certificate, and letter. The Society also generated a number of study tools for students, including online quizzes and voice-activated apps.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4c Education Programs	In the 2019-2020 school year, the GeoChallenge competition was offered free in all 50 states plus D.C. by issuing a challenge entitled "Tackling Plastic!" that invited participants to create solutions to the single-use plastic crisis while building skills in geography, mapmaking, storytelling, and video production. 7,145 young people submitted solutions but due to the COVID-19 pandemic and widespread closure of schools, the state and national levels of the GeoChallenge were cancelled. Regional qualifiers were recognized in a virtual event in April 2020. As part of the program, National Geographic created and electronically distributed toolkits and rules. The Society also produced a mailings to all regional qualifiers that included a t-shirt, certificate, and letter. The Young Explorers grant program recognizes, elevates, and funds young changemakers and leaders, ages 16-25, who are collaboratively leading solutions for a healthier, safer, and more sustainable planet. Through this opportunity, NGS funds these young innovators to scale and expand their initiative, activity, or project, and support them in engaging others to further their work by deepening their efforts locally or expanding to other communities. In 2020, National Geographic funded 46 young leaders from around the globe to scale or expand their initiatives. As part of the program, NG piloted opportunities for training, community-building, elevation, and mentorship. NGS Education Global Delivery Team has been responsible for administering the support for endowment spending as a result of key partnerships in 32 states. Overseeing the implementation and expenditures of the endowment agreements represents the domestic engagements for implementing the NGS/EDU strategy. For 2020, $1.26 million was granted as a part of a release of a Request for Proposal for projects. Thirty-one projects were funded aimed to reach approximately 13,600 educators and approximately 76,000 young people. During 2021, RFAs will be released to support the domestic work as aligned to the NGS/EDU strategies. National Geographic 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 Society explorers, grantees, and photographers to engage learners. NGL has spotlighted 380 explorers, grantees, and photographers editorial features since 2011 and at 40 educational events in 2020. In 2020, NGL sold 957,000 units (i.e. est. number of students) domestically with reading, science, social studies, and math core and supplemental materials for the K-12 market. NGL sold nearly 84 million units (i.e. est. number of students) for all ages internationally in 121 countries with English Language Teaching (ELT) products. With National Geographic Society's support and investment, NGL's K-12 division published the AP Human Geography program in August 2020 and sold 9,211 units of the program. Other K-12 programs that launched in 2020 included World History: Voyages of Exploration, American Government, Earth and Space Science, and World of Chemistry. Several ELT products were also published in 2020, including World English 3rd Edition, Reading Explorer 3rd Edition, Grammar in Context 7th Edition, Reach Higher, Explore Our World 2nd Edition and Our World 2nd Edition. The NGS Education team has an opportunity to expand its reach and impact to a global community more intentionally in 2021 and beyond. The Education strategy intends to equip 1 million teachers and 25 million youth through its efforts in becoming the next generation of planetary stewards. Global expansion will begin in Latin America and in specific location due to opportunistic endeavors where there's capacity and local engagement. For example, the Pristine Seas efforts (Oceans also listed below) will support an international community for ocean protection. Additionally, the data suggest Latin America is poised for accelerated and expanded use of NatGeo game-changing tools, resources, and experiences for educators and youth.Using RFPs, RFAs, and other internal mechanisms local partnerships will be initiated for global expansion. The Education team recognizes that teachers are among the many dedicated individuals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic and that they are pioneering new ways of teaching so that students can continue learning. This grant funding opportunities is designed to recognize such efforts by educators. Funding is distributed to individual educators, ranging from $1000 to $8000, to design instructional resources that help educators teach effectively in in-person, online, or hybrid learning environments during the pandemic. The objective is to fund educators and communities most hard hit by the pandemic. Internal reviews have been completed for over 200+ proposals. As of February 8, 2021, 80 proposals have been funded for close to $400K. Quite a bit of diversity is reflected across the proposals ensuring a strong balance of international and domestic grants that have been funded. An additional $400K will be awarded to successful grantees within the coming months. To empower the next generation of ocean stewards and champions in Pristine Seas communities and beyond, we plan to leverage National Geographic's expertise in creating educational tools and experiences that stoke the curiosity of students and community stakeholders. Education will be a new and valuable component of Pristine Seas' work to help increase ownership, demand protection, and ensure sustainability. There are two key components to our education work to launch in 2021: 1) Community education. Supporting communities to empower local leaders, educators, and youth to be active participants in creating and sustaining MPAs. 2) Global education. Using National Geographic's considerable media assets and reach to amplify community voices, share successful practices, and catalyze a youth-led global movement to demand marine protection and create sustainable solutions. In the 2019-20 school year, the GeoChallenge competition was offered free in all 50 states plus D.C. by issuing a challenge entitled "Tackling Plastic!" that invited participants to create solutions to the single-use plastic crisis while building skills in geography, mapmaking, storytelling, and video production. A total of 5,973 teams registered to participate in the GeoChallenge and 1,041 teams submitted projects. National Geographic Live Student Matinees bring groundbreaking scientists, photographers, and explorers out of the field and onto stages across the United States and North America. Through compelling storytelling, these speakers offer exciting knowledge from the front lines of discovery, and highlight the critical importance of science, exploration, and conservation. Connecting these powerful role models directly with students inspires a new generation of explorers. In 2019, Student Matinee programs reached over 30,000 students in dozens of cities across North America, including Washington, D.C.; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Chicago; Lone Tree, Colorado; Los Angeles; Indianapolis; Kansas City, Missouri; Mesa, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Misc. Program Services, cont.	NGS IMPACT INVESTING The Investment Subcommittee with the approval of the Finance Committee directed the Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) to deploy a portion of the investment fund to impact investments within the guidelines of the total portfolio. The OCIO has the flexibility to invest across asset classes and will be measured against the MSCI All Country World Index (net) over a full market cycle. Impact parameters must demonstrate strong alignment with one or more of the Society's global mission priorities to help protect species-at-risk, better understand human history and culture, and conserve some of our planet's last wild places. Relevant investment strategies may include but are not limited to environmental sustainability, conservation, resource efficiency, cultural diversity, and education. 2020 SUSTAINABILITY Beginning in March 2020, the onset of the COVID pandemic in the United States paused a lot of our traditional sustainability activities and caused us to develop new approaches and programs with our core sustainability goals still guiding us. The National Geographic Society remains committed to operating sustainably and expecting those it works with to continually improve their sustainable operations. The Society's headquarters became the first LEED-EB certified buildings (2003 Silver), and, through ongoing tracking and improvement of energy usage, building maintenance, waste diversion, office supply purchases, and renovation activity, the Society has maintained continuous LEED-EB certification, rising from Silver to Gold in 2009. In 2018, the Society received its sixth LEED-EB certification. Remaining the most certified and longest continuously certified existing buildings in the world. Sustainability goals The Society has a Corporate Responsibility Policy (CRP) that it shares with employees, suppliers, vendors, and partners. Our Sustainability Governance Committee (SGC) includes National Geographic Partners and Disney representatives to evaluate, update, and further corporate responsibility policies and goals across both the Society and Partners. The Society also maintains four core company-wide sustainability goals: * to become a carbon neutral organization * to work toward zero landfill waste * to practice wise resource stewardship * to have an engaged and healthy workforce Becoming a carbon neutral company The Society performs an annual carbon assessment of its Scope 1, 2, and 3 carbon emissions for 15 businesses/departments with over 70 data points. The goal is to quantify carbon emissions from Society activities, reduce such emissions as much as possible, and offset emissions that cannot be eliminated. The Society purchases RECs (Renewable Energy Certificates) to offset all the electrical usage of its owned buildings and leased space. Offsets are also purchased for non-electrical emissions of Society-owned and leased space and for business travel emissions. Day to day operations are continually evaluated and improved to seek maximum energy efficiency. Our headquarters (and all NGS North American facilities) have been carbon neutral since 2009. Sending zero waste to the landfill The Society seeks to reduce waste produced at its headquarters and to reuse, recycle or compost as much as possible. Employees and tenants share office supplies in communal copy rooms and a large recycling area to reduce the need to purchase new office supplies, packaging material, furniture, and more. Reusable dishware and utensils are provided on every floor's NGS and NGP kitchens for employees, tenants and guests to use instead of disposables. Water bottle refill stations are located at all water fountains. Furniture, equipment, supplies, and Nat Geo products that can't be used at the headquarters are offered for re-use to local nonprofits, schools, museums, and artists. Desk side waste bins have been replaced throughout our complex with centralized multi-stream waste centers that include paper recycling, container recycling, and composting. Recycling and upcycling streams include the composting of all food waste and non-recyclable paper products and the re-use or recycling of more than 20 other materials including paper, metals, glass, plastics, electronics, construction materials, used cooking oil, plastic film (shrink wrap/bubble wrap), and disposable masks and gloves. Practicing the wise use of resources In 2020 the joint Sustainability Governance Committee (SGC) with National Geographic Partners oversaw the evaluation of both organization's Corporate Responsibility Policies ahead of updating both in 2021. Through the CRP, paper suppliers to the Society are asked to provide paper from certified forestry sources and never from old-growth or high-conservation-value designated forests and to never provide paper bleached with elemental chlorine. National Geographic Society activities and services are to be legally and ethically conducted by treating employees, environments, and cultures with respect. Suppliers who provide manufacturing services to the Society are expected to follow Resource Efficiency and Cleaner Production principles as defined by the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP) - including such measures as re-using waste, process modification, and the awareness and reduction of hazardous materials use. The type of supplies purchased for use at headquarters and the disposal of all items is tracked for LEED-EB, ensuring ongoing improvement in sustainable purchasing and landfill diversion. Our cleaning crews use green-e certified cleaning products and low or non-VOC paints in the Society's headquarters. In addition, many of the building materials used in the Society are made from recycled material. Water Restoration Certificates are purchased to offset water usage in the DC headquarters. Butterfly gardens and beehives on the headquarters grounds and rooftop support endangered species and educational efforts. Meatless Monday discounts are offered in our on-site Cafeteria to all employees, tenants, and guests to promote consumption of delicious, nutritious, yet less resource-intensive foods. In conjunction with the National Geographic Plastic or Planet? Initiative, the Society has made a special effort to remove single-use plastic waste and unnecessary plastic at headquarters. A supply chain audit was completed in 2019 and multiple suppliers and National Geographic teams are working on plastic pollution free ideas and solutions for their businesses. Special event badges and parking tags have been changed from plastic to paper. Reusable dishware and utensils in staff kitchens make disposable plastic utensils or paper dishes and cups (which are generally plastic coated) unnecessary. Coffee makers and bottleless water coolers with CO2 in each kitchen allow staff to fill reusable mugs and bottles. Our current coffee service replaced unrecyclable plastic pods and k-cups with compostable filters and multi-use gravity pots. In the Cafeteria, straws are paper and all to-go food packaging except for one windowed box and some pre-packaged snacks are compostable. Some snacks are sold in returnable glass containers for a deposit. Bottled water is sold in recyclable metal bottles.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Science and Innovation Programs, cont.	The Grants Program provided grants across the Society's thematic areas: Ocean, Land, Wildlife, Human History and Culture, and Human Ingenuity. The grants covered conservation, education, research, storytelling, and technology, and funded work all over the world. In addition, the Society awarded Early Career grants to find and support the next generation of global change-makers. The Illegal Wildlife Trade program leverages National Geographic's power of storytelling to raise awareness, inspire action, and provide critical tools to reduce the trade in illegal wildlife. The primary storytelling platform is Wildlife Watch, which is dedicated to shining light on commercial-scale exploitation of wildlife and other valued resources, identifying weaknesses in national and international efforts to protect wildlife, and empowering institutions and individuals working for a better world. Stories cover a range of human activity, from crime to heroism. National Geographic's Perpetual Planet program, a multiyear partnership with Rolex as part of their Perpetual Planet initiative, seeks to study and illuminate Earth's critical systems - Mountains, Rainforests, The ocean - that provide some of the most basic needs for life on Earth: water, oxygen, a stable climate. These systems, however, are increasingly at risk due to global environmental challenges like climate change. That's why National Geographic and Rolex have partnered to support trailblazing scientific research, expeditions, and solutions to increase our understanding of the threats facing the planet's life support systems and drive action to address them. The partnership supports a series of expeditions to examine the impact of climate and environmental change on the planet's most fragile iconic environments, to document the changes occurring and the implications for people and wildlife. In 2020, the Perpetual Planet team built on and communicated the success of the multi-faceted 2019 National Geographic and Rolex Perpetual Planet Everest Expedition - the most comprehensive single scientific expedition to Everest ever - studying meteorology, geology, glaciology, mapping, and biology. In June 2020, the documentary 'Expedition Everest' aired on National Geographic Channel and has since been uploaded to Disney+ streaming platform. The documentary detailed the difficulties and dangers of executing an international scientific field work expedition at high altitudes. National Geographic Magazine also featured Everest in the July 2020 edition, including several exclusive stories on the expedition both in print and digitally. The magazine also included an exclusive map of the Himalaya river system. In November 2020, the Perpetual Planet and Everest science teams released a special issue of the scientific journal, One Earth, which included 10 articles and scientific findings from the expedition written by Everest team members. The journal findings were widely picked up by international press and resulted in 10.5 million estimated coverage views from over 320+ pieces of coverage. Scientific discoveries from the expedition have also been published in the journals: Weather, Science of the Total Environment, iScience, Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, and International Journal of Environmental Research in Public Health. In order to bring the Everest interactive experience to students and the public, the Everest expedition will be showcased in the next National Geographic Museum exhibit chronicling the Society's involvement with Mt. Everest over the century. The grand opening of the exhibit has been delayed to 2021 due to COVID-19. To complement the Everest Expedition, the Perpetual Planet team began planning a supplemental expedition to Tupungato Volcano, in the vulnerable South Andes water tower, to replace the highest weather station in the Southern+Western Hemispheres. The Amazon river basin was chosen as the first location for its Rainforest work (delayed by at least one year because of Covid) given the robust network of in-region Explorers, and previous discussions that the NGS Storytelling team had with NGS Fellow and NGP Photographer Tom Peschak. The Perpetual Planet team began engaging with National Geographic Explorers to weave together the story of the Amazon as the first location to fund scientific research and storytelling for the Rainforest program. In late 2020, the Perpetual Planet team developed an RFP and invited 20 NG Explorers to apply. The goal of the Amazon work is to ensure robust science + storytelling, that is 100% Explorer-led to align with the new strategic plan, and to tell the story of the Amazon in a new and different way. Given the global pandemic, the Perpetual Planet team is also seeking out opportunities that may align with programmatic goals in Mountains, Rainforests, the Ocean, and can be executed opportunistically. Formal Explorer Mentorship is embedded into two cohort based programs at National Geographic Society, the Early Career Leadership Program (previously called the Young Explorer Leadership and Development Program) and the Fulbright-NGS Fellowship Program. The Explorers serving as mentors in 2020 are: Jenna Jambeck, Meg Lowman, Yannis Papastamatiou, David Guttenfelder, Tierney Thys, Liliana Gutierrez, Federico Pardo, Ami Vitale, Angelo Bernardino, Anita Palmer, Steve Winter, Krithi Karanth, Peg Keiner, Rodrigo Medellin, Beverly Goodman. National Geographic's Exploration Technology Lab uses technology development to build and deploy systems and hardware to empower our network of National Geographic Explorers through access to innovative technologies and tools. In 2020 the Exploration Technology Lab has focused on bringing together Explorers and other subject matter experts to facilitate new ideas and approaches to technology innovation, sourcing and supplying Explorers with bespoke and off the shelf technology, tools and training to accelerate their work, and consulting and advising on technology solutions. Examples include collaboration with Explorers to record and publish new findings around deep-sea habitat, support Explorers through creation of bespoke technology including animal born camera systems that will help to interpret voices and sounds of sperm whales, as well as collaboration around cloud based animal AI hardware and software systems for terrestrial conservation and research. Continued--See Science and Innovation Programs cont. below
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Misc. Program Services cont.	Engaged and healthy workforce Sustainability is part of new employee orientation. All occupants of headquarters' buildings are encouraged to join the Green Team to help improve sustainability in our building operations and offerings to occupants and staff. All employees and tenants are encouraged to actively participate in and create our many, varied sustainability events and initiatives including Earth Week, courtyard sustainability markets, campus gardening, green news, Bike to Work Day, staff beekeeping, and corporate responsibility groups. Lessons learned for the workplace also help encourage healthier and more sustainable activities outside the office. The Society encourages bicycle commuting locally through the provision of sidewalk bike racks and being an official pit stop on Bike to Work Day, and for HQ occupants by providing garaged bike racks, a bike room, bike maintenance stands, air pumps, lockers, and showers, as well as employee discounts at bike shops and free membership with bike sharing services. Carpooling and the use of low-emission vehicles are supported through parking discounts and free charging for electric vehicles. Discounts with local car shares are offered to employees and tenants. Employees even can benefit from a metro commuting subsidy or bicycle commuter subsidy. Exercise fitness areas are available to all HQ occupants and were recently renovated and expanded. After the pandemic abates we expect to reinstate our rooftop herb garden staffed by National Geographic employees supplying herbs to the Cafeteria, our CSA and farm stand run by a local, sustainable farm, our summer green market featuring local and sustainable businesses, "Swap Meets" for re-homing personal items, and free recycling for 'difficult to recycle' CFLs, batteries, plastic film, and personal electronics. Specific achievements in 2020: The SGC shared Sustainable Purchasing Guidance with all NGS and NGP staff to further efforts to eliminate waste in purchased products and created activities. Gave away for re-use several tons of furniture, office supplies, art supplies, and plywood. Added two more e-bins to collect batteries, media, and cords. And expanded collection of compost/container recycling bins to keep events landfill waste free for guests. Converted all Museum exhibit lights (e.g. track lighting, down lighting) to LED. Reduce unnecessary energy use when pandemic shifted most of HQ staff to remote work, turning off unused Cafeteria equipment and turning off monitors, computers and fans left on in sudden departure of tenants and staff. While the bulk of occupants work from home during COVID, HQ alternated air handler units and minimized run times to maintain just certain areas at our set point of 74 degrees (+- 2 degrees), while maximizing outside air usage to counter COVID transmission. Expanded glove upcycling program to cover all internal uses - Medical, Archives, Engineering, Cafeteria, Janitorial. Added disposable glove and mask upcycling program to address increased use of PPE necessitated by COVID. When it became clear our Cafeteria would not reopen soon, donated 1897 pounds of food through FoodRescueUS to end local hunger. Replaced two compressors with one smaller unit which will use much less energy and only run when needed as opposed to constantly running. Upgraded outdated elevators while HQ was largely empty due to COVID. New elevators are more efficient and use more efficient controllers and components. Direct to substrate printer installed - Will allow us to use fully recyclable or compostable base materials and eco-friendly inks - no plastic, no landfill waste, no chemicals. We could print our own non-plastic event badges and parking tags rather than outsourcing that work. We should even manage to reduce the number of man hours per print, with printing direct to substrate requiring just one process/layer versus coordinating the many plastic layers (backing, print base, print, protective coat) of more traditional current print systems. Installed guard booth which will allow main garage entry to remain closed much more often and reduce effect on internal air control. Will keep the door open just during peak entry/exit times so as to avoid excessive wear and tear on the door operator. The National Geographic Society Library The National Geographic Library's reading room is open to the public by appointment, and library and archives staffers respond to phone calls, letters and emails. They also provide tours of the library & archives, including researchers, VIPs, grantees, student groups, and professional colleagues from other libraries, archives, and cultural heritage institutions. Librarians participated in regional interlibrary loan, lending items from the physical collection to various DC-area libraries. Finally, many books and magazines are donated to nonprofit organizations each year.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Science & Innovation Programs, cont.	The National Geographic Society continues to support the Explorers-in-Residence/At-large program to develop and enhance its long-standing relationships with some of the world's preeminent scientists and storytellers. These experts are dedicated to making notable advances in their respective fields and are highly regarded within scientific and exploration circles. National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence/At-large's groundbreaking discoveries fuel the kind of critical information, conservation initiatives, and compelling stories that are the hallmark of the National Geographic Society. National Geographic Explorers-in-Residence/At-large for 2020 are Enric Sala, marine ecologist; Sylvia Earle, oceanographer; Bob Ballard, ocean explorer; Lee Berger, paleoanthropologist; James Cameron, filmmaker and explorer; Mike Fay, conservationist; Beverly and Dereck Joubert, filmmakers and conservationists; Louise and Meave Leakey, paleontologists; Tom Lovejoy, conservation biologist, and Rodrigo Medellin, ecologist. National Geographic Fellows provide expert consultation on active projects supported by National Geographic that have clear goals and deliverables. They lead novel, ambitious projects that promise to make an impact on the world. Focusing on collaboration with cross-divisional stakeholders at National Geographic, they deliver broad media impact during their term. They represent and illustrate the diversity of disciplines that the Society covers in its scientific and editorial efforts. 2020 National Geographic Fellows include: Andrew Brennen, Educator; Ashley Lamb-Sinclair, Educator; Dwayne Reed, Educator; Anita Palmer, Educator; Kim Young, Educator; Bronwyn Agrios, technology; Darlene Cavalier, citizen scientist; Naftali Honig, Wildlife Crime Investigator; Corey Jaskolski, engineer; James Watson, conservation scientist; Matthias Hoffmann-Kuhnt, Biologist; Narumasa Tsutsumida, geographic information scientist; Alok Bhardwaj, engineer; Maya Lin, designer, architect, and artist; Davide Monteleone, photographer; Hannah Nordhaus, storytelling; Sandesh Kadur, Wildlife Filmmaker; Photographer; Gautam Shah, Wildlife Storyteller; Thomas P Peschak, Conservation Photographer; Brian Skerry, photographer and photojournalist; Pete Muller, photojournalist; Ian Urbina, Investigative Reporter; Nirupa Rao, Botanical Illustrator; Lynsey Addario, Photojournalist; Ruddy Roye, documentary photographer; Maya Goded, photographer and documentary filmmaker; Tara Roberts, Storyteller; LaToya Ruby Frazier, visual artist; Ronan Donovan, Conservation Visual Storyteller; Michele Norris, journalist; Steve Boyes, conservation biologist; Katy Croff Bell, archaeological oceanographer; Amielle DeWan, training and capacity building; Chris Golden, ecologist and epidemiologist; Dominique Gonalves, ecologist; Jenna Jambeck, Environmental Engineer; Heather Koldewey, Marine Biologist; Rudi Putra, conservation biologist; Paul Salopek, journalist; Rae Wynn-Grant, carnivore ecologist; Yves Ubelmann, Architect.
Form 990, Part III, Line 2 New program services	The Society began a new grant program giving emergency COVID-19 grants to journalists around the world to support their coverage of COVID-19 within their own communities. The Education team also distributed grants to teachers to help design effective ways to teach in online and hybrid learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Form 990, Part III, Line 3 Significant changes in program services	Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Society was forced to close its museum and store to the public March 13 to the end of the year.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 6,450 including grants of $ 6,450)(Revenue $ 177,634) In 2020, miscellaneous program activity included an impact investing directive, continuing sustainability initiatives, and a reading room and library open to the public. 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, President 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 February, September, & December of 2020 with respect to compensation decisions for the following senior executives positions; President and CEO: EVP, Chief Operations & Financial Officer; EVP, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary; Chief Marketing & Engagement Officer; Chief Administrative Officer; SVP, Global Strategy; Chief Scientist & SVP, Science and Exploration; Executive Director, Yellowstone Project and Special Advisor.
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 IX, Line 11g Other Fees	OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES - Total Expense: 32444479, Program Service Expense: 31096799, Management and General Expenses: , Fundraising Expenses: 1347680;
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Post-retirement Benefits-FAS 158 - 11473000; Grants cancelled/returned - 448745; misc. adj. - 279;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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