NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization: NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY (EIN 53-0193519)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-05-13
IRS object ID: 201901339349303105
Schema version: 2018v3.1
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Form 990
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Desc	EXPERIENCES AND OUTREACH The Experience and Outreach programs include: The National Geographic museum exhibits, the museum store, live lectures, impact video, website, social media, and marketing. Experience and Outreach program descriptions continued on Sch. O.	Desc

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Desc	IMPACT INITIATIVES We believe that advancing understanding through education and empowerment provides the greatest hope for addressing the enormous challenges of the 21st century. The plan for 2018 called for focusing the full complement of the organization's assets and strengths on six impact-driven initiatives that capitalize on the Society's strengths and involve major outreach. The Impact Initiatives focus on understanding who we are; the impact we are having on the planet; the importance of valuing and protecting species and ecosystems; the growing threat of climate change; and the need to lower human consumption. Impact Initiatives/Program descriptions continued on Sch. O	Desc

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Desc	The Grants Program provided grants that fit into the Society's three focus lenses: Changing Planet, Wildlife, and Human Journey. 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. Changing Planet grants focus on our Earth's dynamic terrestrial, marine, and freshwater ecosystems. These are the foundations of life on the planet, yet are increasingly threatened by exploitation, mismanagement, and climate change. We seek projects that illuminate these issues to better inform decision making and to develop more effective models for conservation and protected area management at large scales. This area of focus seeks to reduce negative human impacts on ecosystems and Earth processes by increasing knowledge, inspiring action, and creating solutions with direct, quantifiable, and scalable methods for conserving landscapes or seascapes. In 2018 Changing Planet supported a total of over 200 grants in the areas of Conservation, Education, Research, Storytelling, and Technology: --Exploration Grants --Requests for Proposal (RFP) Grants including: Changing Polar Systems, Ocean Plastic Pollution Prevention, Last Wild Places, Sky Ocean Rescue, AI for Earth, Conservation Tech, Middle School Planetary Stewards, and Participatory Science. --Over 100 Early Career Grants Wildlife includes species-focused projects and the local evolutionary and ecological processes that sustain them. Although extinction is a natural part of evolution, the current accelerated loss of species means that we need novel approaches and solutions that support biological diversity and abundance. This area of focus supports projects that seek to discover and identify species and ecosystems and to mitigate threats to Earth's life forms. Projects will improve understanding of biological diversity, including behavior, life history, evolution, ecology, and habitat requirements. The 2018 targeted species-focused funds included RFPs for African Big Cats Conservation; Species Recovery; and Making the Case for Nature. The Human Journey Grants focus on the discovery of the human species - recovering our past, understanding our present, and imagining what our future will be on this planet. It supports projects in a range of fields that are helping us understand the origins and development of our species; how we modified and adapted to diverse landscapes across the globe; the evolution of cultures and societies; and the current status of and trends in our cultural, linguistic, and genetic diversity. Recognizing that human society is currently out of balance with the natural world, this lens also seeks projects that propose ways to mitigate this imbalance. In 2018, Human Journey supported over 200 grants in Research, Conservation, Storytelling, Education, and Technology of the following types: Exploration grants, Documenting Human Migrations RFP, proposals in Human Origins in Africa and Asia, Ancient DNA RFP, Sustainable Cities RFP, Middle School Planetary Stewards, Teaching the Human Story RFP, and Early Career Grants. In 2018, National Geographic Education closed out the 30+ year old model of distributing grants through the Network of Alliances for Geographic Education called the Education Foundation to a new, regional-based, National Geographic Society-staffed, National Geographic Educator Network. December 31, 2018 marked the end of the Alliance grant period. The Educator Network improves upon the alliance-based network model of program delivery to allow National Geographic to achieve an even greater direct impact on students and educators more efficiently.	Desc

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$14,867,573	$317,503	$3,995,490	The National Geographic Society's Education programs 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. Training and certification opportunities are provided to educators through the Nat Geo Educator Certification Program, Geo-Inquiry Process training, grants for Geographic Education, and attendance at national professional educator conferences. National Geographic's Education programs offer community and leadership programs to educators by building community, providing grants to educators, and through two Fellow programs. The National Geographic Eduction program also offered student experiences, which include the National Geographic Bee, GeoChallenge, and Student Matinees. In order to reach a planet in balance, we must teach students about how the world works and inspire them to be the next generation of planetary stewards. The Resource Library features free resources for educators that are 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 2018, we developed 1,000 new 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. Content appears as long and short-form nonfiction articles, videos, photographs, maps, GeoStories, infographics, and assessments. Our resources take students on thought-provoking journeys, informing and entertaining with credible information. Educators, using resources from National Geographic, take their students around the world without having to leave their classrooms, inspiring them to visit new places and experience other cultures in real life. In 2018, the Resource Library served 4,000+ pieces of content to more than 8 million unique users. Explorer Classroom digitally connects classrooms directly with National Geographic Explorers in the field for a real-time, unfiltered experience. The program aims to show students that science, exploration, and conservation are alive outside of their textbooks and it introduces them to explorers doing critical work in the field, gathering important data, exploring new places, and satisfying their curiosity about the world. The program connects students with scientists, photographers, and filmmakers. Programs are offered on monthly themes, such as Women in Science and Oceans. In 2018, 53 programs reached 79,500 students. In 2018, the new Giant Maps program offered 52 state maps (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. In 2018, 348 maps were sold to approximately 200 schools, reaching approximately 35,000 students. The program has been messaged to National Geographic's education audience through email communications, conferences and events, including a repurposed video illustrating the product. Explorer magazine is a K-5/6 classroom subscription with seven issues that arrive 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. Each issue includes a full-color, double-sided classroom poster; a free Teacher's guide with lesson plans, blackline masters, and activities for educators; a free projectable PDF for whole-class instruction; and free digital magazines with read-aloud text highlighting, games, embedded videos, animations, and pop-up vocabulary. All Explorer magazines are free of advertising. Subscriptions for 2018 totaled 382,787, of which 16,687 were underwritten by donor support. 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. National Geographic Learning's products center on the unique stories of Society explorers, grantees, and photographers to engage learners. In 2018, National Geographic Learning reached more than 2.1 million students domestically with Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Supplemental materials for the K-12 market. National Geographic Learning reached nearly 181 million students of all ages in 108 countries with its English Language Teaching products. In 2018, NGL developed the Social Studies version for the Panorama reading program; partnered with Big Ideas and began development of Math NGL-branded textbooks; and, published US History for high school and middle school. National Geographic Learning has spotlighted National Geographic explorers, grantees, and photographers in over 1,140 editorial features since 2013. National Geographic Educator Certification is a free professional development program that recognizes pre-K through 12 formal and informal educators committed to inspiring the next generation of explorers, conservationists, and changemakers. These educators are part of a powerful movement to make the world a better place by empowering students to be informed decision-makers equipped to solve meaningful challenges in their communities and beyond. These educators become part of National Geographic's online educator community, stay connected with National Geographic and each other, and take on leadership roles such as certficiation facilitators, mentors, and advisors and Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. There are three phases to complete certification. Phase 1: educators participate in a 1.5-hour in-person or online workshop rooted in the National Geographic Learning Framework, Phase 2: educators implement two activities with students designed to build their global and geographic competency, Phase 3: educators submit a multimedia capstone project that includes a written reflection, lesson plan, photos of student work, and a 3-5 minute video. In September 2018, we offically launched certification with a new version of the online workshop in the new Learning Management System. In 2018, 704 educators became certified, for a total of 1,228 certified educators at the end of December 2018. The Education team at National Geographic offers a series of online courses for teachers designed to help them learn strategies and access content to implement in their classrooms. The courses are designed to develop an explorer's mindset in students (based on National Geographic's Learning Framework), be authentic, engaging, connected to instructional practice, and to deepen and broaden content knowledge. In 2018 we built, piloted, and published our first three long courses (30+ instructional hours): Connecting Geo-Inquiry to Your Teaching Practice; Teaching Global Change in Your Classroom; and Integrating Service with Learning Goals. In addition, we are developing a series of shorter courses designed to help our teacher leaders deliver outreach sessions around our programs, as well as sets of MicroCredentials that will help teachers demonstrate mastery in individual teaching strategies.
		$446,936	Other miscellaneous program administration including-- 2018 Sustainability The National Geographic Society is committed to operating more sustainably in its own facilities and through its expectations of suppliers, vendors, and partners. The Society's headquarters became the first LEED-EB certified buildings (2003), and through ongoing tracking of energy usage, maintenance activities, waste, and office and building supplies, 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. The Society has adopted a Corporate Responsibility Policy that it shares with employees, suppliers, vendors, and partners and is working toward four core company-wide sustainability goals: 1) to become a carbon neutral company 2) to work toward zero landfill waste 3) to practice wise resource stewardship 4) 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. 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 also are purchased for emissions at Society-owned buildings and leased space and business travel emissions. Day to day operations are continually evaluated and improved to seek maximum energy efficiency. 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 are asked to share unneeded supplies to reduce the need to purchase new office supplies, packaging material, furniture, and more. Employees, tenants and guests are urged to use reusable dishware and use refillable bottles at water fountains rather than disposable containers and utensils. Furniture, equipment, supplies, and Nat Geo products that can't be used at our headquarters are offered for re-use to local nonprofits, schools, museums, and artists. Recycling and composting is encouraged on every floor and receptacles are readily available to employees, tenants and guests. Recycling and upcycling streams include paper, metals, glass, plastics, electronics, snack bags, and construction materials. Centralized compost and recycling is being expanded throughout campus and many desk side trash bins are voluntarily given up by employees. Practicing the wise use of resources 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 nor 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 reusing waste, process modification, and the awareness and reduction of hazardous materials use. Only green-e certified cleaning products and non-VOC paints are used in the Society's complex. 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 our DC headquarters. Butterfly gardens and beehives on the headquarters grounds and rooftop support endangered species and educational efforts. Meatless Monday discounts are offered to all employees, tenants, and guests to promote consumption of delicious, nutritious, yet less resource intensive foods. 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. Engaged and healthy workforce Sustainability is a regular part of new employee orientation and all occupants of our buildings are encouraged to join the Green Team to help us all be more sustainable in our operations. All employees and tenants are encouraged to actively participate in and create the many, varied sustainability events and initiatives on campus including Earth Week, green courtyard markets, campus gardening, green news, bike teams, staff beekeepers, and corporate responsibility group. Lessons learned for the workplace also help encourage healthier and more sustainable activities outside the office. The Society has been designated a bike friendly workplace, encouraging bicycle commuting through the provision of sidewalk bike racks for the public, garaged bike racks and bike room for employees, a bike maintenance stand and air pumps, lockers, showers, employee discounts at bike shops, free membership with bike sharing services, and being an official pit stop on Bike to Work Day. 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 can benefit from a metro commuting subsidy or bicycle commuter subsidy. Exercise fitness areas are available to all staff members and tenants and were renovated and expanded in 2018. A rooftop herb garden staffed by Nat Geo employees supplies herbs to the Cafeteria. A local, sustainable farm sells CSA shares and runs a weekly farm stand in the headquarters courtyard throughout the summer, fall and early winter. Monthly throughout the summer, a green market is held in the courtyard featuring local and sustainable businesses. A "Swap Meet" is held several times a year in which employees can give away personal items they no longer want (e.g. clothes, books, toys, jewelry, small appliances) and take home personal items given by others, with any remaining items donated to local charities. Employees and tenants can bring 'difficult to recycle' CFLs and batteries from home to designated collection areas year-round and bring in personal electronics to annual e-cycling events. Specific achievements in 2018: --Earned Energy Star certification for headquarters --Included kitchen on every floor of newly renovated spaces, providing reusable dishware, low landfill coffee set ups, and bottleless water fountains in each --Opened bike room in underground garage, approximately doubling bike rack parking and providing safer, more dedicated access to bike parking. --Hosted National Bike Summit mobile workshop - https://www.bikeleague.org/content/2018-national-bike-summit-recap --Moved all newly renovated space to centralized multi-stream waste collection --As part of Planet or Plastic Initiative, began audit of National Geographic supply chains to determine extent of plastic waste and actions to eliminate it --Gave away for re-use several tons of furniture, office supplies, and art supplies during renovation --Recycled several tons of electronics and metal from renovation and upgrades --Also as part of the Plastics Initiative, NGS removed all plastic/styrofoam cups, straws, and utensils from its cafeteria 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. In 2018 they handled some 400 queries from scholars and members of the public. They also provided more than 30 tours of the library & archives, including groups from the Netherlands, Croatia, and Chile, 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, hundreds of books and magazines were donated to nonprofit organizations.

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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	MICHAEL COLE	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2028073092	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 (34 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd	Former Ofcr Director TrusteeFormerOfcrDirectorTrusteeInd
Tracy R Wolstencroft
PRESIDENT & CEO	45.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$335,229	$0	$7,385
Gary E Knell
CEO & President	45.0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$540,319	$0	$9,695
BRENDAN P BECHTEL
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
ANTHONY A WILLIAMS
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$3,345	$0	$0
GEORGE MUNOZ
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEAN CASE
Chairman	4.0	Yes (X)		$634	$0	$0
JANE LUBCHENCO
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$869	$0	$0
ALEXANDRA GROSVENOR ELLER
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FREDERICK J RYAN JR
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL BONSIGNORE
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$4,095	$0	$0
EDWARD ROSKI JR
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DR PETER RAVEN
TRUSTEE	8.0	Yes (X)		$70,000	$0	$0
Beth Comstock
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$1,970	$0	$0
Strive Masiyiwa
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Angel Cabrera
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$3,367	$0	$0
Nancy Pfund
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$1,882	$0	$0
Katherine Bradley
TRUSTEE	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Mark Moore
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Jack Dangermond
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
Lyndon Rive
Trustee	4.0	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J COLE
SVP/CONTROLLER/ASST. TREASURER	45.0		Yes (X)	$306,499	$0	$41,237
TARA BUNCH
Chief Administrative Officer	45.0		Yes (X)	$348,644	$0	$28,153
ANGELO M GRIMA
EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL/CORP. SEC.	45.0		Yes (X)	$389,286	$0	$38,518
MICHAEL ULICA
CFO/COO/TREASURER	45.0		Yes (X)	$845,386	$0	$39,671
EMMA CARRASCO
CHIEF MARKETING & ENGAGEMENT/SVP GLOBAL STRATEGY	45.0			$446,411	$0	$22,692	Yes (X)
Jonathan Baillie
Chief Scientist/EVP Science & Exploration	45.0			$419,174	$0	$40,067	Yes (X)
Leora Hanser
SVP Partnerships	45.0			$298,645	$0	$265,229	Yes (X)
DAWN RODNEY
SVP BRAND MARKETING	45.0			$318,076	$0	$5,408		Yes (X)
Alex Moen
VP Explorers Program	45.0			$257,172	$0	$40,718		Yes (X)
Rajiv Mody
SVP, Digital	45.0			$287,964	$0	$108,084		Yes (X)
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence	45.0			$295,594	$0	$19,464		Yes (X)
CHRISTOPHER JOHNS
Director Executive, Yellowstone Project	45.0			$481,930	$0	$40,203		Yes (X)
ELIZABETH RUNNETTE
EVP, CHIEF PROGRAM & IMPACT OFFICER				$466,224	$0	$0			Yes (X)
FRANK BORMAN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS				$13,000	$0	$0			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$6,135,715	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$706,524	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	132	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	$29,821,480
Jones Lang LaSalle Americas Inc
95661 Treasury Ctr Dr	Chicago	IL	606945661	Project Management Services	$1,929,863
Hickok Cole Architects Inc
1023 31st St NW	Washington	DC	20007	Architecture Services/Consulting	$1,735,369
Digital Velocity Partners LLC
				IT Services/Consulting	$1,651,905	10 Glebe Place	London	UK	SW35LB
Celerity IT LLC
8401 Greensboro Drive	Mclean	VA	22102	IT Services/Consulting	$1,492,256					Suite 500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	65	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$10,741	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$30,713,494	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$2,046,490	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$30,724,235	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Impact Programs	900004	$1,000	$1,000
Education	900004	$3,995,490	$3,995,490
Experiences & Outreach	900004	$5,011,657	$5,011,657
Other misc. programs	900004	$446,936	$446,936
Grant Programs	900004	$10,829	$10,829

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	$9,465,912	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,110,350	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$273,756	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$12,836,594	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$16,078,261	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$16,078,261	ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$13,070,534	RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$11,704,842	RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$1,365,692	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,365,692	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,365,692	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$322,738,355	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$262,744,998	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$59,993,357	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$59,993,357	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$59,993,357	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	$130,737,807	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$9,465,912	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$273,756	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$90,273,904	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,327,763	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,327,763	ProgramServicesAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,704,302	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,704,302	ProgramServicesAmt

Foreign Grants ForeignGrantsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,684,977	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,684,977	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,066,738	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,541,614	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,337,572	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$187,552	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,344,796	TotalAmt
Program Services	$26,458,385	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,485,263	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$1,401,148	FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,038,741	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,802,911	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$6,346,004	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$889,826	FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,548,565	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,878,414	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,464,763	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$205,388	FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,791,961	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,951,561	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$737,052	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$103,348	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,362,557	TotalAmt
Management And General	$1,362,557	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$754,011	TotalAmt
Program Services	$565,508	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$128,182	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$60,321	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$29,364	TotalAmt
Program Services	$29,364	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Prof Fundraising FeesForServicesProfFundraising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,355,087	TotalAmt
Fundraising	$1,355,087	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,763,890	TotalAmt
Management And General	$7,763,890	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,688,430	TotalAmt
Program Services	$9,460,356	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$135,356	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$92,718	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,784,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,090,532	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$191,542	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$502,275	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,465,949	TotalAmt
Program Services	$926,136	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$501,339	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$38,474	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,059,603	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,827,039	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$99,404	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$133,160	FundraisingAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$440,032	TotalAmt
Program Services	$408,242	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,195	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$6,595	FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,123,893	TotalAmt
Program Services	$292,899	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,585,051	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$245,943	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,080,838	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,553,566	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$414,416	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$112,856	FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,724,073	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,138,152	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$429,705	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$156,216	FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,122,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$919,000	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,173,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$30,000	FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,228,734	TotalAmt
Program Services	$131,606	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,097,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt	FundraisingFundraisingAmt
POSTAGE & SHIPPING	$2,791,395	$2,153,138	$473,437	$164,820
SPONSORSHIP EXPENSE	$60,060		$60,060
Cost of Goods Sold	$1,537,652	$1,537,652
Misc. Expense	$772,934	$13,415	$725,522	$33,997

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	$160,652,694	TotalAmt
Program Services	$116,396,532	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$38,536,438	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$5,719,724	FundraisingAmt

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

Total Joint Costs TotalJointCostsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,122,616	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,495,302	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,137,050	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$4,490,264	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$36,607,140	BOYAmt
EOY	$48,284,314	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,223,973	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,998,419	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,725,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,285,730	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	$30,952,620	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,025,000	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$201,186	BOYAmt
EOY	$215,885	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,377,434	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,177,674	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$142,352,854	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$75,046,736	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$42,339,189	BOYAmt
EOY	$67,306,118	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$638,106,850	BOYAmt
EOY	$482,211,978	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$922,675,270	BOYAmt
EOY	$885,838,940	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	$1,169,992	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,897,111	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,693,379,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,538,241,169	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$24,565,712	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,875,992	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,443,447	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,439,008	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,942,330	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,668,063	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

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

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$107,858,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,068,976	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,809,917	BOYAmt
EOY	$136,052,039	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,388,782,187	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,247,345,000	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$84,056,377	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,566,000	EOYAmt

Permanently Rstr Net Assets PermanentlyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$78,731,089	BOYAmt
EOY	$76,278,130	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,551,569,653	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,402,189,130	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,693,379,570	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,538,241,169	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$29,914,887	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$122,050,228	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$2,584,592	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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,955,317	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$28,031,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$16,973,959	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$29,820,100	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$30,724,235	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$143,505,601	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$345,557,638	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$282,118,316	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$13,136,039	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$9,296,258	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$9,465,912	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$659,574,163	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$24,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$24,448	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

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

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$383,512,955	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$310,174,754	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$30,109,998	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$39,116,358	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$40,190,147	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$803,104,212	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,315,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$395,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,029,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,160,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$866,500	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,766,988	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,315,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$395,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,029,988	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$2,160,500	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$866,500	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,766,988	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$797,337,224	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$69,509,472	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,000,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,597,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$176,577,519	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,695,389	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$465,380,336	TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$465,384	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$296,887	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$273,756	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,036,027	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$69,974,856	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$66,000,713	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$49,597,243	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$176,874,406	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,969,145	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$466,416,363	TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

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

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$583,828,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$24,722,265	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$608,551,000	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$453,487,811	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$960,004,202	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$104,429,506	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$215,990,764	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$144,159,292	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,878,071,575	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.4246	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.5243	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.2483	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.1941	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 Other Income	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	DESCRIPTION - NON-CAPITAL GAIN, COLUMN A - , COLUMN B - XXX-XX-XXXX.0, COLUMN C - 24722265.0, COLUMN D - , COLUMN E - , COLUMN F - XXX-XX-XXXX.0;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Volunteers	Yes (true)	VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management	Yes (true)	PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements	false	MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members	false	MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast	false	PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations	Yes (true)	GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Grants Other Organizations	$25,100	GrantsOtherOrganizationsAmt
Direct Contact Legislators	Yes (true)	DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators	$2,398	DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations	false	RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities	Yes (true)	OtherActivitiesInd
Other Activities	$1,865	OtherActivitiesAmt
Total Lobbying Expenditures	$29,363	TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c3	false	NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	The $29,364 spent on lobbying activity during 2018 related to promoting geography education at the state level, and the preservation of pristine water and land resources in Argentina.
Schedule C, Part II-B, Line 1 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOBBYING ACTIVITY	The $29,364 spent on lobbying activity during 2018 related to promoting geography education at the state level, and the preservation of pristine water and land resources in Argentina.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Held	1	DonorAdvisedFundsHeldCnt
Donor Advised Funds Contri	$0	DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Vl EOY	$8,201,448	DonorAdvisedFundsVlEOYAmt
Disclosed Org Leg Ctrl	Yes (true)	DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable Prps	Yes (true)	DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd
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	$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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

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

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$275,446,351	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$175,366	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,109,830	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$8,052,761	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$4,151,412	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$203,327	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$267,324,047	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$267,750,750	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$760,985	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$18,457,264	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships	$9,404,600	GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures	$988,347	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$1,129,701	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$275,446,351	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.4984	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.318	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.1836	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	$105,101,379	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$70,081,709	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$35,019,670	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,268,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$982,099	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$285,901	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,136,567	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,798,033	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,338,534	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$27,940,612	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,184,895	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$26,755,717	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$67,306,118	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Closely Held Equity Interests CloselyHeldEquityInterestsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$61,029,147	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	F	MethodValuationCd

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (11 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt	Method ValuationMethodValuationCd
HEDGE FUNDS	$328,123,590	F
REAL EST.INVEST.TRUSTS	$5,354,999	F
MONEY MARKET FUNDS	$97,171,679	F
PERPETUAL TRUST	$323,946	C
100% SUB NGSP, Inc.	$215,254,130	C
INVESTMENT - DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,636,610	F
MORTGAGE-BACKED SECURITIES	$3,921,683	F
FIXED-INCOME OBLIGATIONS	$116,308,737	F
COMMODITIES	$23,795,434	F
Investment in Private Companies	$11,918,985	C
CASH EQUIVALENT	$21,000,000	F

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$885,838,940	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (6 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
PENSION/POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS	$75,463,616
CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITIES	$10,143,473
DEFERRED COMPENSATION	$1,636,610
SCHOLARSHIPS	$419,985
TRUSTEE EMERITUS PAYABLE	$46,261
Deposits/Tenants	$3,359,031

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$91,068,976	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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 cheetah/Big Cats conservation. Geography Education Funds--to be used to support geographic education.
Schedule D, Part X, Line 2 FIN 48 (ASC 740) footnote	FIN 48 Audited Footnote Disclosure: The Society is a not-for profit organization incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia and is recognized as exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, except for income derived from unrelated business activities. The Society recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not to be sustained. Recognized uncertain income tax positions (none at December 31, 2018 and 2017) are measured at the largest amount that has a greater than 50% likelihood of being realized. Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgement occurred.

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	$391,631
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$654,999
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$3,157,312
Middle East and North Africa	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$8,120
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$800,320
Russia and Neighboring States	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$78,335
South America	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$557,165
South Asia	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$553,783
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Program Services	Royalties, fees for service	$474,343
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Grantmaking		$93,294
East Asia and the Pacific	2	Grantmaking		$1,098,914
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Grantmaking		$3,698,448
Middle East and North Africa	0	Grantmaking		$294,820
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	Grantmaking		$895,366
Russia and Neighboring States	0	Grantmaking		$168,822
South America	0	Grantmaking		$1,210,248
South Asia	0	Grantmaking		$362,212
Sub-Saharan Africa	1	Grantmaking		$6,862,853
East Asia and the Pacific	0	Investments		$109,354,603
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	0	Investments		$94,569,551
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	0	Investments		$8,709,361
South America	0	Investments		$4,688,166
Central America and the Caribbean	0	Investments		$5,708,534
Middle East and North Africa	0	Investments		$478,853
Russia and Neighboring States	0	Investments		$999,257
South Asia	0	Investments		$5,671,603
Sub-Saharan Africa	0	Investments		$3,647,315

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	$14,135,920	SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent	$241,052,308	ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent	$255,188,228	TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (114 entries)

RegionRegionTxt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	BIG CATS INITIATIVE	$214,617	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	BIG CATS INITIATIVE	$20,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	BIG CATS INITIATIVE	$130,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	BIG CATS INITIATIVE	$116,600	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	BUFFET CONSERVATION AWARD	$25,000	WIRE	$0
Central America and the Caribbean	CONSERVATION	$44,583	WIRE	$0
Central America and the Caribbean	CONSERVATION	$29,329	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	CONSERVATION	$31,000	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	CONSERVATION	$29,596	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	CONSERVATION	$41,250	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	CONSERVATION	$29,326	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	CONSERVATION	$16,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$29,940	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$50,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$29,800	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$143,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$37,500	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$189,209	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$20,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	CONSERVATION	$39,135	WIRE	$0
Middle East and North Africa	CONSERVATION	$50,000	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	CONSERVATION	$22,750	WIRE	$0
South America	CONSERVATION	$171,995	WIRE	$0
South America	CONSERVATION	$29,000	WIRE	$0
South America	CONSERVATION	$120,000	WIRE	$0
South Asia	CONSERVATION	$29,000	WIRE	$0
South Asia	CONSERVATION	$50,000	WIRE	$0
South Asia	CONSERVATION	$49,130	WIRE	$0
South Asia	CONSERVATION	$19,763	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	CONSERVATION	$50,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	CONSERVATION	$134,720	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	CONSERVATION	$35,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	CONSERVATION	$128,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	CONSERVATION	$8,975	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	CONSERVATION	$7,950	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$6,972	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$7,938	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$11,365	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$10,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$10,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$6,379	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$10,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$9,700	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$5,200	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$7,480	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$9,560	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$6,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$8,777	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$19,125	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$8,427	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$7,600	WIRE	$0
South America	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$9,938	WIRE	$0
South Asia	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$10,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$10,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	EARLY CAREER GRANTS	$5,880	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EXPLORER GRANTS	$35,960	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	EXPLORER GRANTS	$30,000	WIRE	$0
Middle East and North Africa	EXPLORER GRANTS	$29,500	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EXPLORER GRANTS	$30,000	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EXPLORER GRANTS	$51,860	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EXPLORER GRANTS	$44,245	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	EXPLORER GRANTS	$29,694	WIRE	$0
South America	EXPLORER GRANTS	$29,984	WIRE	$0
South Asia	EXPLORER GRANTS	$29,966	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	EXPLORER GRANTS	$16,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	EXPLORER GRANTS	$29,190	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	EXPLORER GRANTS	$28,475	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	ILLEGAL WILDLIFE TRADE	$25,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	MEDIA INNOVATION SPONSORSHIP	$30,000	WIRE	$0
South America	MEDIA INNOVATION SPONSORSHIP	$20,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	MEDIA INNOVATION SPONSORSHIP	$20,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	MEDIA INNOVATION SPONSORSHIP	$15,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	OKAVANGO WILDERNESS PROJECT	$4,598,381	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	PHOTO ARK--ANIMAL CONSERVATION	$350,000	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	PRISTINE SEAS CONSERVATION PROJECT	$37,000	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	PRISTINE SEAS CONSERVATION PROJECT	$80,000	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$50,000	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$29,900	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$39,600	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$31,000	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$54,833	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$38,510	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	RESEARCH	$30,000	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$26,560	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$30,092	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$29,987	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$19,917	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$48,042	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$149,950	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$27,500	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$35,146	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$47,592	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$24,930	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$38,545	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$93,408	WIRE	$0
Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	RESEARCH	$29,808	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	RESEARCH	$70,000	WIRE	$0
North America (Canada & Mexico only)	RESEARCH	$37,336	WIRE	$0
South America	RESEARCH	$84,240	WIRE	$0
South America	RESEARCH	$29,980	WIRE	$0
South America	RESEARCH	$29,922	WIRE	$0
South America	RESEARCH	$45,000	WIRE	$0
South America	RESEARCH	$37,336	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	RESEARCH	$482,223	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	RESEARCH	$21,750	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	RESEARCH	$150,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	RESEARCH	$104,925	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	RESEARCH	$14,250	WIRE	$0
South Asia	RESEARCH	$30,046	WIRE	$0
East Asia and the Pacific	SPONSORSHIP	$150,000	WIRE	$0
Middle East and North Africa	SPONSORSHIP	$150,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	SPONSORSHIP	$30,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	SPONSORSHIP	$150,000	WIRE	$0
Sub-Saharan Africa	SUPPORT FOR WOMEN AND DEPENDENT CARE	$11,810	WIRE	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	114	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Foreign Individuals Grants ForeignIndividualsGrantsGrp (35 entries)

Type Of AssistanceTypeOfAssistanceTxt	RegionRegionTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Manner Of Cash DisbursementMannerOfCashDisbursementTxt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt
CONSERVATION	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$29,870	WIRE	$0
CONSERVATION	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	2	$83,902	WIRE	$0
CONSERVATION	South America	1	$40,000	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	Central America and the Caribbean	1	$9,952	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	East Asia and the Pacific	15	$117,344	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	49	$381,087	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	Middle East and North Africa	1	$10,000	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	22	$167,203	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS		3	$22,650	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	South America	26	$197,877	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	South Asia	5	$46,807	WIRE	$0
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	Sub-Saharan Africa	16	$110,467	WIRE	$0
EXPAND THE FIELD	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	1	$5,550	WIRE	$0
EXPAND THE FIELD	South America	1	$8,565	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$29,419	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	6	$110,363	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	2	$70,014	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS		1	$29,150	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS	South America	1	$27,966	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS	South Asia	1	$30,000	WIRE	$0
EXPLORER GRANTS	Sub-Saharan Africa	2	$38,510	WIRE	$0
MEDIA INNOVATION FELLOWS	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	1	$95,250	WIRE	$0
MEDIA INNOVATION FELLOWS		1	$86,022	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	East Asia and the Pacific	7	$282,499	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	Europe (Including Iceland and Greenland)	33	$1,119,112	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	North America (Canada & Mexico only)	8	$251,562	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH		1	$31,000	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	South America	9	$305,680	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	Sub-Saharan Africa	14	$360,657	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	Central America and the Caribbean	1	$9,430	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	Middle East and North Africa	2	$55,320	WIRE	$0
RESEARCH	South Asia	2	$67,500	WIRE	$0
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & DEPENDENT CARE	East Asia and the Pacific	1	$5,492	WIRE	$0
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & DEPENDENT CARE	South America	3	$22,765	WIRE	$0
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & DEPENDENT CARE	Sub-Saharan Africa	1	$9,090	WIRE	$0

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 3 LENSES IN 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 3 LENSES IN 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	Gross ReceiptsGrossReceiptsAmt	Retained By ContractorRetainedByContractorAmt	Net To OrganizationNetToOrganizationAmt
SD&A Teleservices Inc
5757 W Century Blvd	Los Angeles	CA	90045	Professional Fundraiser	false	$0	$69,965	-$69,965
Avalon Consulting Group Inc
805 15 St NW	Washington	DC	20005	Fundraising Consultant	false	$5,148,354	$507,664	$4,640,690
M&R Strategic Services Inc
1101 Conn Ave NW	Washington	DC	20036	Fundraising Consultant	false	$1,865,255	$615,913	$1,249,342
Impact Communications Inc
735 8th St SE	Washington	DC	20003	Fundraising Consultant	false	$924,468	$93,555	$830,913
LAKE GROUP MEDIA INC
1 Byram Brook Place	ARMONK	NY	10504	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	$0	$60,677	-$60,677
BENTZ WHALEY FLESSNER & ASSOC
7251 Ohms Lane	Minneapolis	MN	55439	FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT	false	$0	$7,313	-$7,313

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Gross Receipts	$7,938,077	TotalGrossReceiptsAmt
Total Retained By Contractors	$1,355,087	TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Total Net To Organization	$6,582,990	TotalNetToOrganizationAmt
Licensed States	AL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AZ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	AR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	CT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	DE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	FL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	GA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	HI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ID	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IL	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	IA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	KY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	LA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ME	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MS	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MO	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	MT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NE	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NJ	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NM	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NY	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	NC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	ND	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OH	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OK	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	OR	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	PA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	RI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SC	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	SD	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TN	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	TX	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	UT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VT	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	VA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WA	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WV	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WI	LicensedStatesCd
Licensed States	WY	LicensedStatesCd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule G, Part I, Line 2b(v) payment of fees or payment of expenses	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	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 $3,164,722 IN 2018.;M&R STRATEGIC SERVICES INC.-NGS REIMBURSED M&R $297,952 FOR DIGITAL ADVERTISING EXPENSES IN 2018.;LAKE GROUP MEDIA INC.-LAKE GROUP MEDIA GROSS RECEIPTS INCLUDED UNDER AVALON CONSULTING. NGS REIMBURSED LAKE GROUP MEDIA $245,963 IN MAILING LIST FEES IN 2018.;	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (163 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt	Address Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
African Aquatic Conservation Fund
PO Box 366	Chillmark	MA	02535	472592641	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Conservation
African People & Wildlife Fund
PO Box 624	Bernardsville	NJ	07914	203153855	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Big Cats Initiative
African Wildlife Conservation Fund
10564 NW 57 Street	Doral	FL	33178	260571535	501(c)(3)	$77,310	Conservation
Alaska Whale Foundation
PO Box 1927	Petersburg	AK	99833	911712495	501(c)(3)	$59,860	Conservation
Amazon Conservation Team
4211 North Fairfax Dr	Arlington	VA	22203	541915987	501(c)(3)	$75,000	Conservation
American Prairie Foundation
PO Box 908	Bozeman	MT	59771	810541893	501(c)(3)	$65,000	LWP Partnerships
Antioch University
900 Dayton Street	Yellow Springs	OH	45387	310536640	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Explorer Grants
Appalachian Mountain Club
10 City Square	Boston	MA	02129	046001677	501(c)(3)	$34,780	Explorer Grants
Appalachian State University
572 Rivers Street	Boone	NC	28608	561176030	501(c)(3)	$67,504	Extreme Environments - Mountains
Archaeological Institute of America-Hawaii Society Inc
PO Box 10850	Honolulu	HI	96816	371579387	501(c)(3)	$27,100	Explorer Grants
Ayenda Foundation
1050 30th St NW	Washington	DC	20007	260509581	501(c)(3)	$6,000	Support for Woment & Dependent Care
Balance Productions LLC
55 NE Farragut St Suite 3	Portland	OR	97211	452565996		$30,000	Research
Big Life Foundation USA
5847 NE 75th Street Unit A-104	Seattle	WA	98115	273455389	501(c)(3)	$32,000	Research
Boise State University
1910 University Drive	Boise	ID	83725	820290701	501(c)(3)	$47,250	Research
California Academy of Sciences
55 Music Concourse Drive	San Francisco	CA	94118	941156258	501(c)(3)	$9,998	Early Career Grants
California Institute of Technology
1200 E Calif Blvd	Pasadena	CA	91125	951643307	501(c)(3)	$8,400	Scholarship
Center for US Global Leadership
1129 20th St NW	Washington	DC	20036	743093659	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Sponsorship
Central Michigan University
304 Warriner Hall	Mt Pleasant	MI	48859	386004447	501(c)(3)	$17,100	Research
Chesapeake Bay Foundation Inc
6 Herndon Avenue	Annapolis	MD	21403	526065757	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Conservation
Claws Conservancy Inc
32 Pine Tree Drive	Worcester	MA	01609	475208674	501(c)(3)	$84,900	Conservation
Climate Caravan
5265 11th Ave NE	Seattle	WA	98105	825365604	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Early Career Grants
College of Charleston
66 George Street	Charleston	SC	29424	576000265	501(c)(3)	$49,828	Research
Colorado State University
Warner College of Natural	Fort Collins	CO	80523	846000545	501(c)(3)	$29,972	Conservation	Resources Room 330
Conservation Action Research Network
3463 Tuna Canyon Rd	Topanga	CA	90290	455045474	501(c)(3)	$49,825	Conservation
Conservify
5295 Bronson Way	Riverside	CA	92506	812085948	501(c)(3)	$15,000	National Geographic Fellows/Okavango
Cornell Lab of Ornithology
159 Sapsucker Woods Road	Ithaca	NY	14850	150532082	501(c)(3)	$168,687	Conservation
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions
9223 4th Street NW	Albuquerque	NM	87114	436005587	501(c)(3)	$9,900	Research
Curators of the University of Missouri
118 University Hall	Columbia	MO	65211	436003859	501(c)(3)	$37,261	Explorer Grants
Cyark
2201 Broadway Suite 602	Oakland	CA	94612	260871429	501(c)(3)	$18,500	Research
Dallas Zoological Society
650 S RL Thornton Freeway	Dallas	TX	75203	750964982	501(c)(3)	$68,955	Research
Dickinson College
PO Box 1773	Carlisle	PA	17013	231365954	501(c)(3)	$42,613	RFP: Changing Polar Systems
Dreaming Out Loud Inc
80 M St SE	Washington	DC	20003	261286043	501(c)(3)	$10,010	Conservation
Duke University
308 Research Drive	Durham	NC	27708	560532129	501(c)(3)	$39,794	Conservation
Duquesne University of The Holy Spirit
500 First Avenue	Pittsburgh	PA	15219	251035663	501(c)(3)	$22,923	Research
Earth Island Institute
2150 Allston Way	Berkeley	CA	94704	942889684	501(c)(3)	$63,800	Extreme Environments - Mountains
Eco-Logic Development Fund
186 Alewife Brook Pkwy	Cambridge	MA	02138	251704582	501(c)(3)	$49,865	Research
Endangered Language Alliance
3 W 18th St 6th Floor	New York	NY	10011	272550783	501(c)(3)	$21,746	Research
Field Museum Of Natural History
1400 S Lake Shore Drive	Chicago	IL	60605	362167011	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Explorer Grants
Florida Institute of Technology
150 West University Blvd	Melbourne	FL	32901	596046500	501(c)(3)	$32,990	Explorer Grants
Florida State University Research Foundation Inc
2000 Levy Avenue	Tallahassee	FL	32310	593211153	501(c)(3)	$6,000	Early Career Grants
Free Roaming Studios LLC
508 Juanita St	Santa Fe	NM	87501	475535900		$36,832	Research
Friends of Sheldon Jackson Museum
104 College Drive	Sitka	AK	99835	920112427	501(c)(3)	$29,665	Conservation
Global Eco Adventures Inc
517 Laurens Ct	Camden	SC	29020	461554426	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Early Career Grants
Global Wildlife Conservation
PO Box 129	Austin	TX	78767	262887967	501(c)(3)	$1,040,000	Sumatran Rhino
GlobalXplorer
1401 University Blvd	Birmingham	AL	35233	811384774	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Exploration
Gorongosa Project Inc
313 N Water Avenue	Idaho Falls	ID	83402	043452643	501(c)(3)	$100,000	Conservation
Greg Carr Foundation Inc
313 N Water Avenue	Idaho Falls	ID	83402	270564755	501(c)(3)	$36,000	LWP Partnerships
Indiana University
400 E 7th St	Bloomington	IN	47405	356001673	501(c)(3)	$19,695	Research
Institute of Maritime Research and Discovery Ltd
1245 Mall Drive	N Chesterfield	VA	23235	205737315	501(c)(3)	$29,896	Research
Island Conservation
2100 Delaware Avenue	Santa Cruz	CA	95060	911839907	501(c)(3)	$9,100	Early Career Grants
Kennesaw State University Research and Foundation Inc
585 Cobb Avenue	Kennesaw	GA	30144	371535589	501(c)(3)	$19,390	Research
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
4676 Commercial St SE	Salem	OR	97302	412183857	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Research
LSB Leakey Foundation
1003B OReilly Avenue	san francisco	CA	94129	952536475	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Leakey Foundation Baldwin Fellow
MarAlliance
209 Mississippi St	san francisco	CA	94107	464381820	501(c)(3)	$9,950	Early Career Grants
Mark Kauzlarich Photography Inc
1056 Willoughby Ave 3F	Brooklyn	NY	11221	831958965		$10,000	Early Career Grants
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
75 Amherst St	Cambridge	MA	02139	042103594	501(c)(3)	$21,090	Scholarship
MGVP Inc
PO Box 356	Davis	CA	95617	061752363		$19,280	Research
Michigan State University
426 Auditorium Rd	East Lansing	MI	48824	386005984	501(c)(3)	$32,000	Research
Midwestern University
19555 North 59th Avenue	Glendale	AZ	85308	363377698	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Research
Missouri Botanical Garden
PO Box 299	St Louis	MO	63166	430666759	501(c)(3)	$24,000	Conservation
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute
7700 Sandholdt Road	Moss Landing	CA	95039	770150580	501(c)(3)	$54,000	MIT Media Lab Exploration Partnership
National Audubon Society Inc
225 Varick Street 7th Floor	New York	NY	10014	131624102	501(c)(3)	$89,885	RFP: Animal Migration
National Marine Sanctuary
8601 Georgia Ave	Silver Spring	MD	20910	943370994	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Sponsorship
National Wildlife Federation
11100 Wildlife Center Drive	Reston	VA	20190	530204616	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Yellowstone
Natural History Photography
120 Parnassus Avenue	san francisco	CA	94117	202431003	501(c)(3)	$29,550	Research
Nature Conservancy
4245 North Fairfax Drive	Arlington	VA	22203	530242652	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Okavango Wilderness Project
New York Women in Communications
355 Lexington Ave	New York	NY	10017	134111956	501(c)(3)	$6,000	Sponsorship
Northwestern University
633 Clark Street Room G547	Evanston	IL	60208	362167817	501(c)(3)	$48,240	Research
Ocean Exploration Trust Inc
613 Williams Street	new London	CT	06320	830488383	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Research
Ocean Media Institute
216 South Grand Avenue	Bozman	MT	59715	472423576	501(c)(3)	$29,901	Research
Oceans Initiative
2219 Fairview Ave E 9	Seattle	WA	98102	901015993	501(c)(3)	$20,930	Research
One Common Heart Inc
10 Orchard Drive	Acton	MA	01720	475559038	501(c)(3)	$6,198	Early Career Grants
OneReef Worldwide Stewardship
114 Oak Knoll Drive	Santa Cruz	CA	95060	464293324	501(c)(3)	$25,020	Research
Operation Nightingale USA
29320 Brooks Lane	Southfield	MI	48034	811216427	501(c)(3)	$19,940	Explorer Grants
Oregon State University
139 NW 14th st	Corvallis	OR	97330	611730890	501(c)(3)	$97,258	Exploration
Organic Health Response - Ekialo Kiona Center
PO Box 2780	Glenwood Springs	CO	81602	270907219	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Research
Panthera
8 W 40th Street Fl 18	New York	NY	10018	204668756	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Big Cats Initiative
Pelagic Data Systems Inc
58 Sala Terrace	San Francisco	CA	94112	472623566		$150,000	Conservation
PK Clean Technologies Inc
333 W 57 Street	New York	NY	10019	270436071	501(c)(3)	$145,200	Research
President and Fellows of Harvard College
1737 Cambridge St	Cambridge	MA	02138	042103580	501(c)(3)	$71,143	Scholarship
Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science
55 Cromwell Street Suite 1C	Providence	RI	02907	452846555	501(c)(3)	$31,300	Research
Purdue University
1281 Win Hentschel Blvd	West Lafayette	IN	47906	356002041	501(c)(3)	$29,630	Explorer Grants
Rare Species Conservatory Foundation Inc
1222 E Road	Loxahatchee	FL	33470	650560456	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Research
Regents of the University of California
2195 Hearst Ave	Berkeley	CA	94720	946002123	501(c)(3)	$560,240	Yellowstone
Regents of the University of Michigan
434 South State Street	Ann Arbor	MI	48109	386006309	501(c)(3)	$10,000	Early Career Grants
Regents Of The University Of Minnesota
NW 5957 PO Box 5957	Minneapolis	MN	55485	416007513	501(c)(3)	$21,925	Research
Resolve Inc
1255 23rd St NW	Washington	DC	20037	521841035	501(c)(3)	$49,800	Research
Rochester Institute of Technology
7 Lomb Memorial Drive	Rochester	NY	14623	160743140	501(c)(3)	$29,992	Research
RWG Ventures LLC
253 West 122nd St	New York	NY	10027	831540745		$78,805	Rae Wynn-Grant Fellowship
San Jose State University Research Foundation for Moss Landing Marine Labs
8272 Moss Landing Rd	Moss Landing	CA	95039	946017638	501(c)(3)	$26,004	Research
Sciall Org Inc
126 Ponderosa Dr	Santa Cruz	CA	95060	820683398	501(c)(3)	$20,520	Explorer Grants
Sealaska Heritage Institute
105 S Seward St Ste 201	Juneau	AK	99801	920081844	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Conservation
Search Inc
3117 Edgewater Drive	Orlando	FL	32804	900924442		$65,753	Clotilda Search
Shellback Expeditions Inc
4202 E Fowler Ave	Tampa	FL	34683	813488347	501(c)(3)	$5,237	Support for Woment & Dependent Care
Smithsonian Institution
1500 Remount Road	Front Royal	VA	22630	530206027	501(c)(3)	$28,968	Conservation
SR3 SeaLife Response Rehabilitation and Research
PO Box 1404	Mukilteo	WA	98275	451491069	501(c)(3)	$29,098	Conservation
St Johns Riverkeeper Inc
2800 University Blvd N	Jacksonville	FL	32256	593611338	501(c)(3)	$29,410	Research
St Louis Zoological Park
One Government Drive	St Louis	MO	63110	431027364	501(c)(3)	$32,185	Research
State of Maryland Div of Research
Chesapeake Bld	College Park	MD	20742	526002033	501(c)(3)	$200,000	Earth Index
State of Minnesota Minnesota Zoological Garden
13000 Zoo Blvd	Apple Valley	MN	55124	416007162	501(c)(3)	$29,600	Research
Sustainable Preservation Initiative
40 W 22nd St	New York	NY	10010	272704326	501(c)(3)	$18,500	The Human Journey
Sustentare Inc
24 Grand Bay Estates Circle	Key Biscayne	FL	33149	461206416	501(c)(3)	$7,880	Early Career Grants
Syracuse University
640 Skytop Rd	Syracuse	NY	13244	150532081	501(c)(3)	$9,520	Early Career Grants
Talking Eyes Media
110 Montclair Ave	Mountclair	NJ	07042	680516923	501(c)(3)	$60,000	Research
Texas A&M University
3147 TAMU	College Station	TX	77843	746000531	501(c)(3)	$28,436	Geography Education
Texas State University
601 University Drive	San Marcos	TX	78666	746002248	501(c)(3)	$61,782	Geography Education/Human Journey
The Board Of Regents Of The University of Wisconsin
777 E Wisconsin Ave	Milwaukee	WI	53202	396006492	501(c)(3)	$24,167	Explorer Grants
The Board Of Trustees Of The Leland Stanford Univ
355 Galvez Street	Stanford	CA	94305	941156365	501(c)(3)	$193,695	Research
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
10 South Dearborn Street	Chicago	IL	60103	376000511	501(c)(3)	$59,670	Research
The Common Pool LLC
806 Georgina Ave	Santa Monica	CA	90402	272177673	501(c)(3)	$15,000	Conservation
The Humane Society of the United States
700 Professional Blvd	Gaithersburg	MD	20879	530225390	501(c)(3)	$46,077	Research
The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation
717 Poplar Avenue	Boulder	CO	80304	237389749	501(c)(3)	$29,660	Explorer Grants
The North Carolina Zoological Society
4403 Zoo Parkway	Asheboro	NC	27205	560990900	501(c)(3)	$59,664	Research
The Ocean Conservancy
1300 19th St NW 8th Floor	Washington	DC	20036	237245152	501(c)(3)	$48,870	Conservation
The Ohio State University
1960 Kenny Rd	Columbus	OH	43210	316025986	501(c)(3)	$7,381	Early Career Grants
The Pennsylvania State University
310 Carpenter Building	University Park	PA	16802	246000376	501(c)(3)	$43,700	Explorer grants
The Peregrine Fund
5668 West Flying Hawk Lane	Boise	ID	83709	231969973	501(c)(3)	$33,775	Conservation
The Regents of the University of California UC Davis
1850 Research Park	Davis	CA	95618	956006144	501(c)(3)	$34,949	Explorer grants
The Regents of the University of California UC Riverside
900 Univ Ave	Riverside	CA	92521	956006144	501(c)(3)	$46,958	Explorer grants
The Regents of the University of California UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Dr 0116	La Jolla	CA	92093	956006144	501(c)(3)	$20,000	Explorer grants
The Regents of the University of California UC Santa Barbara
Global Client Services	Concord	CA	94520	956006144	501(c)(3)	$212,679	Explorer grants
The Research Foundation for SUNY
1400 Washington Av AS 113	Albany	NY	12203	141368361	501(c)(3)	$183,973	Exploration
The Stem en Route to Change Foundation
PO Box 5189	Hanover	NH	03755	814255474	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Innovation Challenge
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
61 West 62nd Street	New York	NY	10023	135598093	501(c)(3)	$50,821	Explorer Grants
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
255 S 36th Street	Philadelphia	PA	19104	231352685	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Exploration
The University of Texas at Austin
210 E 32nd St Apt C	Austin	TX	78705	746000203	501(c)(3)	$7,350	Conservation
The University of Texas at Dallas
800 W Campbell Rd	Richardson	TX	75080	746000813	501(c)(3)	$36,400	RFP: Big Cats Conservation
The University Of Wyoming
1000 E University Avenue	Laramie	WY	82071	836000331	501(c)(3)	$25,000	Research
Tree Foundation Inc
PO Box 48839	Sarasota	FL	34230	650904869	501(c)(3)	$23,620	Explorer Grants
Trustees of Boston University
881 Commonwealth Avenue	Boston	MA	02215	042103547	501(c)(3)	$50,000	MIT Media Lab Exploration Partnership
UNC Chapel Hill
CB 3315	Chapel Hill	NC	275993315	566001393	501(c)(3)	$83,520	RFP: Sustainable Cities
Undersea Images Inc
PO Box 232	Clayton	NY	13624	010782341		$89,900	Explorer Grants
United States Deep Caving Team Inc
3511 Caldwell Ln	Del Valle	TX	78617	521730727	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Innovation Challenge
University Corporation at Monterey Bay
100 Campus Center	Seaside	CA	93955	770387459	501(c)(3)	$29,586	Research
University of Alabama at Huntsville
301 Sparkman Dr	Huntsville	AL	35899	636005396	501(c)(3)	$128,073	Conservation
University of Delaware
272 The Green APT 111	Newark	DE	19716	516000297	501(c)(3)	$9,958	Conservation
University of Florida
1112 Turlington Hall Box 117305	Gainesville	FL	32611	596002052	501(c)(3)	$6,043	Exploration
University of Georgia Research Foundation Inc
125 Baldwin Street	Athens	GA	30602	581353149	501(c)(3)	$30,210	Conservation
University of Maine
5790 Bryand Global Sciences Center	Orono	ME	04469	016000769	501(c)(3)	$316,054	Extreme Environments - Mountains
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Foundation Inc
285 Old Westport Road	Dartmouth	MA	02747	237336988	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Early Career Grants
University of Oregon
304 Condon Hall 1321 Kincaid St	Eugene	OR	97403	464727800	501(c)(3)	$104,846	RFP: Human Migration
University Of Pittsburgh
116 Atwood Street Suite 201	Pittsburgh	PA	15260	250965591	501(c)(3)	$91,208	Research
University of South Carolina
1600 Hampton Street	Columbia	SC	29208	576001153	501(c)(3)	$9,786	Research
University of Tennessee
1534 White Ave	Knoxville	TN	37996	626001636	501(c)(3)	$17,800	Clotilda Research
University of Washington
Box 351-800	Seattle	WA	981951800	916001537	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Conservation
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
105 Garfield Ave	Eau Claire	WI	54701	396006492	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Conservation
Urban Rivers
801 N Madison	Hinsdale	IL	60521	475528536	501(c)(3)	$15,912	RFP: Sustainable Cities
Utah State University
2400 Old Main Hill	Logan	UT	84322	876000528	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Research
Virginia Tech
4044 Derring Hall	Blacksburg	VA	24061	546001805	501(c)(3)	$27,390	Explorer grants
Virtual Wonders LLC
514 Wells St	Dalafield	WI	53018	824140292		$70,419	MIT Media Lab Exploration Partnership
Wake Forest University
049 Winston Hall	WinstonSalem	NC	27109	560532138	501(c)(3)	$120,000	Conservation
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
201 Carter DriveSuite 200	West Chester	PA	19383	232417773	501(c)(3)	$30,000	Research
Western Landowners Alliance
100 La Salle Cr	Santa Fe	NM	87502	461346488	501(c)(3)	$72,500	Yellowstone
Wild Earth Allies
2 Wisconsin Circle	Chevy Chase	MD	20815	042730954	501(c)(3)	$29,660	Research
Wild Salmon Center
721 NW 9th Avenue	Portland	OR	97209	943166095	501(c)(3)	$48,100	Conservation
WildAid Inc
744 Montgomery Street Suite 300	San Francisco	CA	94111	203644441	501(c)(3)	$120,000	Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Network
209 Mississippi St	San Francisco	CA	94107	300108469	501(c)(3)	$25,000	Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society
2300 South Boulevard	Bronx	NY	10460	131740011	501(c)(3)	$297,995	Conservation
Wildlife Guardians
PO Box 9641	Washington	DC	20016	364712624	501(c)(3)	$120,000	Conservation
William Marsh Rice University
6100 Main Street MS-70	Houston	TX	77005	741109620	501(c)(3)	$7,376	Early Career Grants
Woodland Park Zoological Society
5500 Phinney Ave N	Seattle	WA	98103	916070005	501(c)(3)	$50,000	Research
Worldwide Documentaries Inc
7706 Baptist Hill Road	Bloomfield	NY	14469	222652768		$40,400	Research
Yale University
2 Whitney Ave	New Haven	CT	06510	060646973	501(c)(3)	$110,000	Earth Pulse

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	154	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	9	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp (10 entries)

Grant TypeGrantTypeTxt	RecipientRecipientCnt	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmt	Valuation Method UsedValuationMethodUsedDesc	Non Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceDesc
EARLY CAREER GRANTS	105	$1,134,022
GEOGRAPHIC BEE WINNER AWARDS	3	$85,000	$5,000	FMV	TRIP; NGM SUBSCRIPTION
STUDENT EXPEDITION GRANTS	19		$126,499	FMV	TRIP FOR LOW-INCOME TEENS
PHOTO ARK	1	$800,000
Conservation	3	$410,235
Expand the Field	3	$23,218
Explorer Grants	19	$937,853
MEDIA INNOVATION SPONSORSHIPS/GRANTS	5	$206,500
RESEARCH GRANTS	56	$1,958,420
SUPPORT FOR WOMEN & DEPENDENT CARE	3	$17,555

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

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

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

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (17 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
Tracy R Wolstencroft
PRESIDENT & CEO	$182,579	$0	$150,000	$0	$2,650	$0	$0	$0	$7,385	$0	$342,614	$0	$0	$0
Gary E Knell
CEO & President	$180,874	$0	$339,448	$0	$19,997	$0	$2,135	$0	$7,560	$0	$550,014	$0	$0	$0
DR PETER RAVEN
TRUSTEE	$70,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$70,000	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL J COLE
SVP/CONTROLLER/ASST. TREASURER	$254,465	$0	$48,272	$0	$3,762	$0	$9,250	$0	$31,987	$0	$347,736	$0	$0	$0
TARA BUNCH
Chief Administrative Officer	$276,056	$0	$63,689	$0	$8,899	$0	$5,744	$0	$22,409	$0	$376,797	$0	$0	$0
ANGELO M GRIMA
EVP & GENERAL COUNSEL/CORP. SEC.	$310,539	$0	$74,114	$0	$4,633	$0	$9,000	$0	$29,518	$0	$427,804	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ULICA
CFO/COO/TREASURER	$464,538	$0	$376,240	$0	$4,608	$0	$9,250	$0	$30,421	$0	$885,057	$0	$0	$0
EMMA CARRASCO
CHIEF MARKETING & ENGAGEMENT/SVP GLOBAL STRATEGY	$357,931	$0	$84,994	$0	$3,486	$0	$9,000	$0	$13,692	$0	$469,103	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Baillie
Chief Scientist/EVP Science & Exploration	$345,598	$0	$72,408	$0	$1,168	$0	$9,250	$0	$30,817	$0	$459,241	$0	$0	$0
Leora Hanser
SVP Partnerships	$254,399	$0	$33,283	$0	$10,963	$0	$237,965	$0	$27,264	$0	$563,874	$0	$0	$0
DAWN RODNEY
SVP BRAND MARKETING	$55,335	$0	$56,658	$0	$206,083	$0	$2,264	$0	$3,144	$0	$323,484	$0	$0	$0
Alex Moen
VP Explorers Program	$218,211	$0	$37,848	$0	$1,113	$0	$9,009	$0	$31,709	$0	$297,890	$0	$0	$0
Rajiv Mody
SVP, Digital	$96,178	$0	$28,364	$0	$163,422	$0	$95,702	$0	$12,382	$0	$396,048	$0	$0	$0
Enric Sala
Explorer in Residence	$257,001	$0	$37,301	$0	$1,292	$0	$8,886	$0	$10,578	$0	$315,058	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER JOHNS
Director Executive, Yellowstone Project	$366,218	$0	$105,044	$0	$10,668	$0	$9,009	$0	$31,194	$0	$522,133	$0	$0	$0
ELIZABETH RUNNETTE
EVP, CHIEF PROGRAM & IMPACT OFFICER	$0	$0	$104,249	$0	$361,975	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$466,224	$0	$346,237	$0
FRANK BORMAN
TRUSTEE EMERITUS	$13,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$13,000	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 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 2018. 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 2018. None of these amounts have been included in Column D. Gary E. Knell - 1.5 times base salary Chris Johns - 1 times base salary Tara Bunch - 1 times base salary Emma Carrasco - 1 times base salary
Part VII, Section A	The Society paid Manpower Inc. to employ trustee Dr. Peter Raven to review research grant applications. Manpower Inc. paid Dr. Peter Raven $70,000 in 2018.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a First-class or charter travel	The Society does not generally pay for first-class airfare. "First-class" refers to Society-paid full-fare first-class airfare. In 2018, two officers flew first-class for a total of 5 flight legs for business purposes. The cost of this first class travel was reasonable and comparable to the cost of business class. No portion of this additional benefit was reported as taxable compensation to the recipients.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Travel for companions	In 2018, the Society permitted 1 officer, 1 key employee, and 8 trustees to bring their spouse/companion with them on a board meeting trip to Mexico. 1 officer also brought his spouse with him on 2 additional trips. The incremental cost of this companion travel was paid by the Society, but taxed as compensation to each employee and included in their Form W-2 for 2018. Similarly, non-employee trustees received a Form 1099-MISC reflecting the value of this benefit.
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments	1 officer received a 1-time gross-up payment in 2018. The entire amount was treated as taxable compensation.
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 2018: LEORA HANSER--$10,396 DAVID BENNETT--$9,904 ELIZABETH RUNNETTE-$361,975 DAWN RODNEY--$205,774 RAJIV MODY--$163,200 ($346,237 of Elizabeth Runnette's payments were accrued in 2017) Leora Hanser (key employee) and Rajiv Mody (highly compensated), had additional severance of $228,715 and $91,800 respectively, accrued at 12/31/18 and reported on Sch. J, Part II, Col. (C).
Schedule J, Part II COMPENSATION FROM AN UNRELATED ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL	NAME - DR. PETER RAVEN, COMPENSATION FROM UNRELATED ORGANIZATION - 70000.000000, NAME OF UNRELATED ORGANIZATION - , TYPE OF COMPENSATION -

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	36	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$2,046,490	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	Market value	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

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	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Impact Initiatives cont.	The National Geographic Okavango Wilderness Project (NGOWP) is working to protect the Okavango watershed by exploring and surveying its source waters in Angola. The team has conducted a series of canoe- 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. The NGOWP is led by National Geographic Fellow Dr. Steve Boyes, who has built an interdisciplinary expedition team to explore the remote Angolan source rivers that feed the Okavango Delta. 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. In 2018 the team executed the third of three baseline river megatransects, which completed the exploration of all major rivers in both the Okavango and Kwando River basins. It is anticipated that over 30 species of animal and plant life identified on these expeditions will be new to science, and that 54 species can now include Angola as part of their distribution ranges. Two papers were developed with The Nature Conservancy (building a business case for the Okavango-Zambezi Watertower) and The World Wildlife Fund (an analysis of the legal and institutional framework for community-based approaches to conservation and natural resource management) respectively, laying the foundation for longer-term formal partnerships with these - and other - NGOs interested in supporting Angola's development and conservation goals.'Into the Okavango'was premiered to a global audience in 2018 and critically, a Protocol of Cooperation was signed with the government of Angola, recognizing the convening role of the NGOWP in terms of developing a protected area network in Angola's central highlands, and ensuring a collaborative approach to conservation interventions in this landscape. 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 help protect 20 of the last wild places in the ocean by 2020. 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. Pristine Seas has carried out expeditions in 29 places, 21 of which have since been protected, covering a total area of more than 5 million square kilometers - more than half the area of Canada. The Pristine Seas project is a small team of less than thirty people based in Washington, DC and other sites around the world. The team has published more than 90 scientific papers in peer-reviewed scientific literature and produced 22 documentaries. The National Geographic Society is using 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 seek 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, recieved funding through his lab at the University of California Berkeley from the Beyond Yellowstone program to assess migration patterns in the greater yellowstone ecosystem. Over the next two years, Arthur and his team will use camera traps, radio tracking, observation, and analysis to further our understanding of how living things interact across the land. National Geographic is also supporting local efforts and educators on the ground to build up the next generation of wildlife stewards around Yellowstone and beyond. 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. This initiative supports the protection of lions, tigers, cheetahs, leopards, jaguars, snow leopards, and other top felines who are quickly disappearing, all victims of habitat loss and degradation as well as conflict with humans. By the end of 2018, BCI had awarded more than 110 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 ways for public engagement, including free educator lesson plans, text and an online donations platform. The Nat Geo Society Storytelling team filmed grantees and used these assets to create local impact videos for the grantees to show to local communities. BCI also partnered with Nat Geo WILD and created public service announcements featuring BCI grantees that were featured during Big Cat Week in February and November. The PSAs ended with a call to action to learn more on the BCI website. 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 2018, Sartore passed both the 8,000 and the 9,000 species mark when he added the Pyrenean desman and Bandula barb 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. The 2017 cohort of fellows all focused on Latin American species. In 2018, the Photo Ark and EDGE named an additional 13 fellows based in Asia. The Nat Geo exhibitions team had over 18 Photo Ark exhibitions on display at nonprofit venues around the world. This includes the Annenberg Space for Photography, the Miami Zoo and the London Zoo.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Experiences & Outreach cont.	National Geographic Live, the Society's signature live event series, had wonderful spring and fall seasons in 2018 featuring over 100 events including lectures by scientists, photographers, and special guests. A new after-hours exploration series continued in 2018, Nat Geo Nights is a monthly series and invites guests to visit after work and hear stories from the field by some of National Geographic's youngest explorers. New virtual reality (VR) equipment was installed in the theater this year, making it the first and largest VR theater in the world. These events feature lectures by explorers enhanced with VR experiences that add context and content to the talk. The museum also hosted several film festivals in 2018 and 10 student matinees for school groups in Washington, DC and throughout the region. The Impact Video team produces videos that further the goals of the National Geographic Society and its programs. Videos are created to achieve measureable 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 United Nations World Wildlife Day and were finalists in the International Big Cats Film Festival. In 2018, close to 500 videos were produced, contributing to the marketing, fundraising, conservation, and educational initiatives of the Society. The National Geographic Society Digital team produces digital content and applications for current and potential funders, influencers, partner non-profit organizations, policy makers, teachers/Educators, Explorers, and targeted public audiences. In 2018, the team introduced new applications and a number of significant improvements to existing web properties and applications. Here are a few of the highlights from 2018: * Launched an online community platform that enables Educators and Explorers to connect and engage with other members of their community. * Launched an online learning platform that enables Educators and Explorers to enroll and complete professional development courses offered by National Geographic. * Launched "Explore Photo Ark" search database for the 9,000 species Joel Sartore has photographed during his career so far. * Launched a Sumatran Rhino Alliance page that is an unbranded hub for all the partnerships involved in the Sumatran Rhino Alliance. Incorporated Bablic translation tool into our CMS to enable translations on our pages into many different languages within minutes. Launched a redesigned Events Hub with various new plugins and revamped the search index for both public events and traveling exhibitions. * Launched a map viewer that allowed us to launch various different types of maps with varying requirements throughout our CMS. * Launched a consolidated search experience for the Education Resource Library. Redesigned the education site, including new pages and updated information architecture. Launched "Plastics: Source to Sea" landing page to support and publicize the Society's work around preventing plastic from reaching the world's oceans. * Researched, wrote, and built, in collaboration with Google's Geo for Good team, the "Protecting the Okavango River Basin" Google Earth Voyager story to support both the Okavango Wilderness Project and the Labs team. * Launched the "Untold Titanic" exhibit site to support the Museum exhibition. * Launched separate experiences for the Explorers and Grants directories to streamline the search and discovery process depending on the use case. * Updated the GeoBee trivia games available on iOS, Android, Amazon Alexa, Amazon Echo Show, and Google Home platforms to support new version OS versions and correct usability issues reported by end users. The Storytelling team is responsible for the overall editorial content relationship between the National Geographic Society and National Geographic Partners. The team also manages all media (photos and videos) submitted contractually by Explorers in the field. In 2018, the team oversaw the Storytelling Grants and Fellows programs with some of the world's best conservation and natural-world storytellers. The team engages in regular dialogue and planning with Partners' editorial units - highlights from 2018 include a bird migration supplement map in National Geographic magazine, a Sumatran Rhino Rescue PSA developed to run across National Geographic Channels, storytelling grant support for the Seabird Crisis and Bears Ears articles in National Geographic magazine, and a 4-part VR Okavango Wilderness Project experience developed with National Geographic Immersive Media. The National Geographic Museum store offers visitors the opportunity to 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.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Education Programs, cont.	The Geo-Inquiry Process relies on using a geographic perspective, offering a unique lens to analyze space, place, and the interconnections between the human and natural world. Using both a geographic perspective and the Geo-Inquiry Process, students begin to connect complex components, see patterns, and make connections that change their communities. The five-step process guides students to ASK geographic questions they want answered, COLLECT data that will help answer their questions, VISUALIZE how they should best present this data, CREATE a presentation to help tell their geo-inquiry story, and finally to use these stories to ACT on a plan to address their questions. NGS is delivering training for educators using the Geo-Inquiry process in their own classrooms to help their students learn about the world and how it works, so they can succeed and make it a better place. We deliver this training through in-person workshops and a new 30-hour online course entitled "Connecting the Geo-Inquiry Process to Your Teaching Practice." March of 2018 marked the programming launch of the fully-staffed Educator Network, a national group of formal and informal K-12 educators committed to teaching their students about the world and how it works - inspiring the next generation to take action and make the world a better place. At its core, the Network provides in-person and online learning opportunities for like-minded educators to engage with National Geographic resources and, most importantly, with one another. Participants in the Network have access to an online community where they can learn, share, and connect with National Geographic's explorers, photographers, and storytellers. During the 2018 building year, the Educator Network partnered with 64 high-level state department of education representatives and 130 school-level representatives in state-based councils formed to provide our Network with local expertise and reached approximately 3,750 educators with high-quality training. Training & Certification: City Labs--an in-depth partnership with a school district serving under-resourced communities over the course of one or more years that includes the provision and evaluation of professional development programming and resources designed to empower educators and inspire students. The National Geographic Society is committed to educating students about the world, empowering them to succeed and to make the world a better place by becoming global citizens. In order to support this mission, the Society created an Education Fellows program in late 2017, announcing its first class of five Fellows in January for the 2017-2018 school year. The Education Fellows 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 through 12 classroom teachers, informal educators, academic geographers committed to geographic education, and nonprofit professionals to thought leaders in the education space. The 2017-2018 Fellows supported National Geographic Education's work on Geo-Inquiry, Explorer Classroom, GeoChallenge, and Explorer magazine. In 2018, we selected eight Fellows to serve from January through December 2019. 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. It gives current Pre-K through 12 classroom teachers and informal educators from the 50 U.S. states, Canada, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico the opportunity to extend Grosvenor's legacy of excellence in geographic education. 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. In 2018, the program was funded by the Lindblad/NGS Fund and two private donations. National Geographic sent 35 educators on expeditions to the Arctic, Galapagos, Antarctica, and Alaska. While aboard, educators shared the importance of geographic literacy with fellow travelers, developed activities to bring back to their classrooms, and had the adventure of a lifetime. Prior to their expeditions, all Grosvenor Teacher Fellows traveled to Washington, D.C., for a pre-voyage workshop sponsored by Lindblad Expeditions and National Geographic. The 2017 Fellows also completed their year 2 leadership commitment by supporting the work of the National Geographic Education team. The online educator community, externally known as the online Educator Network, is an online space with discussion boards where Pre-K through 12 educators connect with each other and National Geographic around a shared commitment to teach students about the world and how it works, empowering them to succeed and to make it a better place. Educators share best teaching practices, resources, opportunities to collaborate, and feedback for National Geographic. National Geographic also shares free and at-cost resources and opportunities to connect and collaborate, both in-person and online. Examples include in-person Educator Network professional development opportunities and online challenges and exchanges with Explorers. Special interest groups have their own discussion boards where they connect around certification, the Grosvenor Teacher Fellowship, Geo-Inquiry, and more. In 2018, community discussions took place on Google+ and in our new online discussion platform, Higher Logic. In September 2018, we did a soft launch of the certification community in Higher Logic. By December 2018, we migrated 40% of our Google+ members to Higher Logic and grew to 1,400 online Educator Network members. Google+ will offically shut down in March 2019, and the online Educator Network will offically launch in April 2019 with expected growth of 10,000 educators by the end of 2019. 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 to win $90,000 in scholarships and other prizes. In the 2018 program, 9,727 schools across the country held a National Geographic GeoBee, engaging 2,529,020 students to learn about the world and how it works. Up to 100 school winners in each state went on to compete in the state competition, and the state champions traveled to Society headquarters in Washington, D.C., to compete in the National Finals. National Geographic created and distributed school GeoBee packets that included a question booklet, rules, participation certificates, and a champion medal. The Society also generated a number of study tools for students, including online quizzes and voice-activated apps. Additionally, the Society administered state competitions in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia and created and disseminated question booklets, procedures, and prizes. The GeoBee culminated in three days of competition in Washington, D.C., in May, with the final day dedicated to the Championship round positioning the top 10 students in a competition to determine the first-, second-, and third-place overall winners. In the 2018-19 school year, the GeoChallenge program was offered free in all 50 states plus Washington 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 9,695 teams registered to participate in the GeoChallenge and 1,172 teams submitted projects. Of these, about 200 were selected to participate in regional competitions in March of 2019, and 16 teams will be invited to compete in the national level in Washington, D.C. in May, 2019.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Impact Initiatives, cont.	In 2018, NGS ensured the improved and continued protection of 21,500 km2 through its three initial Last Wilderness Partnerships (LWP). This included 2,800 km2 of newly protected area adjacent to Gorongosa National Park by The Carr Foundation made possible with NGS support. To date, these areas are within three larger landscapes in North America and Africa totaling 55,000 km2 in size. Three additional LWP partners were added in 2018 to the program through the LWP advisory board, including Tompkins Conservation, Andes Amazon Fund, and Northern Rangelands Trust. This positioned the program to expand into South America in 2019. In addition to directly funding the LWP partners, the program developed nine LWP leadership areas. The leadership areas are conservation approaches that the NGS program team identified as critical to long-term, large landscape scale conservation globally. These are also areas in which the LWP partners are leading experts. The leadership areas are: Rewilding; Sustainable Financing/Public Private Partnerships; Community Engagement and Enterprise Development; Monitoring, Surveillance, Public Engagement Technology; Living with Wildlife; Measuring Performance; Capacity Building, Training, and Community Leaders; Marketing Protected Areas; and Policy Engagement and Influence. In 2018, several projects and NG Fellowships were begun to take partner best practices within the above leadership areas to scale. New Fellow, Dr. Daniel Kinka, at American Prairie Reserve (APR) tests and describes progress in conservation technology tools with NGS Labs and other LWP partners for wider protected area application. New Fellow, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, began outreach to private landowners and mapping the predicted movement corridors of the growing large carnivore population radiating from Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem into APR and surrounding areas. New Fellow, Dominique Goncalves, began collaring elephants in Gorongosa National Park to track their movement to predict and prevent human/wildlife conflict as the elephant population continues to grow. New Fellow, Matthew Jordan, began work on best practices for enterprise development drawing on Gorongosa's work on coffee, cashew and other agricultural commodities. Under the LWP, NGS is developing the first-ever comprehensive resource, called Professionalizing Conservation, to train in alignment with global professional standards in conservation as set by the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Green List for Protected Areas. In collaboration with partners and leading protected-area practitioners, we are producing a suite of standardized, accredited online and in-person training courses for protected area managers and rangers in six focus areas: Protected-Area Fundamentals, Organization and Management Culture, Biodiversity Conservation, Site Management and Operations, Communities, and Assessing Performance. Several tools, including NGS Labs conservation technology and the LWP supported African People and Wildlife community engagement framework. NGS began the development of a training and mentorship program with the Smithsonian Institution and Global Wildlife Conservation to invest in, train, mentor and promote dedicated, promising conservationists to be leaders in their fields. This program will be offered to conservation grantees and is being designed with NGS Grants. Over the course of a decade, moving at the beat of his footsteps, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and National Geographic Fellow Paul Salopek is continuously re-walking the original 21,000-mile pathways of the first human ancestors who migrated out of Africa during the Stone Age. Guided by the latest scientific discoveries and propelled by insightful storytelling, Salopek's immensely long odyssey, called the Out of Eden Walk, is an exploration of the critical issues of our time - from climate change to technological innovation, from mass migration to cultural survival - as told through the lives of the ordinary people who inhabit these stories every day. In this way, he is reconnecting readers from across the globe with their common past - and with a vision of shared humanity that transcends borders, languages, politics, religions, and continents. In effect, the walk's "slow journalism" offers a thoughtful and innovative storytelling alternative to the shallower distractions of our wired, frenzied world. So far, Salopek has trekked from Ethiopia to India. In the years ahead, he will inch through China, Siberia, and the New World to his journey's finish line in Argentina's chilly Tierra del Fuego, the last wild horizon trod by Homo sapiens. The Illegal Wildlife Trade program leverages National Geographic's power of storytelling to raise awareness, inspire action, and provide critical tools to reduce the illegal trade in wildlife. The primary storytelling platform is the blog "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. The Society employs two investigative journalists to run the platform, and in 2018, Wildlife Watch generated an average of 13.3 million page views total and 270,000 unique visitors to the Wildlife Watch website per month. National Geographic's Life at the Extremes Impact Initiative began in 2018; over the next several years it will endeavor upon a groundbreaking scientific agenda, using the latest technologies to understand previously unstudied regions. The Life at the Extremes expeditions will generate rich stories about changes to Earth's physical geography and how wildlife and human societies are adapting to changing climatic conditions. High-profile expeditions to each environment will highlight these systems and generate new knowledge. In the coming years, three extreme locations will help National Geographic study some of Earth's most extreme environments: the highest mountains, the most biodiverse rainforests, and the least studied parts of the ocean. Our focus in 2018 was on building a robust scientific agenda for our upcoming Extreme Expeditions. Toward this goal, in 2018, the team held a scientific planning meeting, attended a conference, drafted a science plan, and drafted a Request for Proposals. All of these activities set us up well for a successful launch in 2019. Nefertiti Egypt--Between February 1 and 4, 2018, a radar team successfully deployed four different types of radar: High frequency (.5-1.5 meter depth penetration), intermediary frequency (1.5-3 meter depth penetration), low frequency (3-8 meter depth penetration, and ultra-low frequency (20+ meter depth penetration) in an effort to determine whether a potential false wall exists within KV62, the tomb or Tutankhamun, and confirm or refute the theory that a previously unidentified tomb may exist within the Egyptian tomb. Ultimately, the analysis suggested that no hidden tomb could be definitively identified as part of KV62 based on the remote sensing data.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4a Experiences & Outreach Programs, cont.	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 further understanding of our planet. 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. In 2018, the Marketing & Engagement team's outreach in support of National Geographic's nonprofit mission included: - Continuation of the National Geographic Explorers Festival, which engaged members, donors, educators, scientists, grantees/explorers and the public around the National Geographic Society's commitment to investing in scientists, explorers, educators and storytellers to change the world. In 2018, the Explorers Festival expanded from a U.S.-only event to a series of international happenings, convening groups of donors, explorers and thought leaders in London, Mexico City and Hong Kong. Each week-long event allowed the public to tune in to live streamed presentations and engage through social and digital platforms. - Participation in major national education conferences, including those hosted by the National Science Teachers Association, the National Council for the Social Studies and the National Council for Geographic Education. At these events, National Geographic's involvement included an exhibitor space and hosting sessions that shared free or at-cost programs, products and resources with educators in attendance. - The launch of the Sumatran rhino campaign in conjunction with Global Wildlife Conservation, International Rhino Foundation, International Union for Conservation of Nature and the World Wildlife Fund for Nature. With fewer than 80 Sumatran rhinos left in the world, the species will soon go extinct. The campaign focuses on establishing and expanding Sumatran rhino sanctuaries, undertaking search-and-rescue operations to move isolated Sumatran rhinos to managed conservation breeding facilities, and incorporating rhinos into a single conservation breeding program that uses state-of-the-art veterinary and husbandry care designed to maximize population growth. National Geographic's involvement is crucial to raising the profile of a lesser-known species and rallying around it to prevent its extinction. - The launch of the Wyss Campaign for Nature, which aims to help countries conserve 30 percent of the planet in a natural state by the year 2030 by creating and expanding protected areas; encouraging the international community to establish more ambitious protected area targets, investing in science, and inspiring conservation action and new investments around the world. Launch activities included an integrated press and social media campaign. National Geographic's involvement includes raising public awareness about the global conservation crisis by highlighting notable stories of conservation successes and challenges. This effort will inspire citizens, policymakers and other philanthropic organizations to help accelerate the protection of Earth's lands, waters and wildlife through investments in nature conservation. - The public launch of the joint "Planet or Plastic?" campaign with National Geographic Partners, a multiyear initiative aimed at raising awareness about the marine plastic pollution crisis and reducing the amount of single-use plastic that enters into the world's oceans. The launch included an integrated press and social media campaign in conjunction with National Geographic Partners. National Geographic creates exhibitions that allow visitors to experience the mission of the Society in a unique and highly educational setting. Each year, the National Geographic Museum presents exhibitions and programs that expand on National Geographic content and extend the life of the stories the Society tells not only in Washington, but also in museums around the country and around the world. The National Geographic Museum welcomed 180,000 visitors in 2018, including 18,000 students and school groups. The museum hosted 3 powerful exhibitions and created public programming that complemented the exhibitions. In addition, the museum toured many of its exhibitions to locations around the world. The museum hosted over 100 community programs, including Student Matinee programs, evening lectures, panel discussions, and special film screenings that inspired, educated, and enriched the lives of thousands in the Washington, D.C., area. The audience for the museum includes National Geographic members, local residents, national and international tourists, military personnel, congressional members and staffs, the diplomatic community, school groups, and students from around the region and beyond. Many of the exhibitions that originate at the National Geographic Museum are then offered to other museums around the United States and internationally, so the audiences continue to grow for these projects even after they close in Washington. The museum began 2018 showcasing the work of National Geographic photographer Stephen Wilkes in " Day to Night ". This exhibition featured powerful images commissioned by the National Geographic Magazine of bird migrations around the world. Part of a large cross platform initiative "The Year of the Bird", organized with The Audubon Society and other key NGOs, this initiative focused on the importance of birds in our world's ecosystems. In May, the museum opened "Titanic: The Untold Story." A partnership with the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Woods Hole Oceanographic Society, this exhibition featured a fascinating new look at the world's most famous shipwreck. Dozens of artifacts and media told the story of oceanographer Robert Ballard's historic discovery in 1985, the ongoing mysteries of this tragic event and how technology is helping us better understand the deep ocean. A permanent exhibition about the history of the National Geographic Society continues to engage visitors in the Society's M Street lobby gallery. "Exploration Begins Here" featured highlights from the Society's 130-year history. It was a free exhibition that included images, video, and artifacts, and it was available for all visitors and patrons in our M Street lobby throughout the year. TRAVELING EXHIBITIONS-- National Geographic traveling exhibitions were hosted by 68 venues in 14 countries in 2018. Larger exhibitions included "Monsterfish" at the new Frost Science Center in Miami and the OdySea Aquarium in Scottsdale, AZ. "Birds of Paradise" concluded its 5 year tour at the Chicago Academy of Sciences. There were many photography shows, including "National Geographic at 125," "50 Greatest Photographs," "The World in B&W," "Polar Obsession," , "Lions & Tigers & Bears," "Ocean Soul," and "Colors of the World." 4 new exhibitions were developed and added to the portfolio of offerings in 2018. These included "50 Greatest Landscapes", "50 Greatest Wildlife Images", " Day to Night: Stephen Wilkes" and "Weird But True". The museum's biggest traveling exhibition of 2018 was Photo Ark. Several versions of this exhibition traveled to 23 venues around the world including the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, the host of the 2018 American Zoological Assoc. conference. We estimate that about 7 million people visited a National Geographic exhibition in 2018.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Impact Programs, cont.	National Geographic's Exploration Technology Lab uses technology development to build and deploy systems and hardware to accelerate exploration and understanding of our cultural and natural heritage. In 2018 the Lab has focused on Extreme Exploration, Exploration Technology, and Conservation Technology. Under our Extreme Exploration focus, the Exploration Technology Team completed an Everest mapping plan including terrestrial, drone, and fly-over satellite image collection and analysis to support scientific understanding of glacial extent, thickness and stability in the Everest region. Dropcams, designed for sampling the deep sea and monitoring ocean health, were deployed 125 times including 10 for the first time by 3rd party partners. This represents an over 250% increase in dropcam deployments per year with plans to continue accelerating our deployment rate in 2019. Five manuscripts resulting from Dropcam deployments were also submitted. In support of National Geographic Explorers, the Exploration Technology Lab deployed an advanced borescope system to Alexandria, Egypt in search of the Tomb of Alexander the Great. Additionally, over 40 Explorers were supported with cameras and other technologies loaned through our Technology Loan Program. Exploration Technology developed and deployed five programmable open-hardware deep sea camera systems (called Arduino cameras) on long-line boats in support of Brian Skerry's Whale Culture project. These cameras succeeded in the first deep water high resolution photography of Sperm whales taking catch from fishing long lines. Exploration Technology also completed the design of the Next Generation (Next Gen) camera traps deploying them for the first time in Wyoming with the wildlife photographer Charlie Hamilton James. In 2018, key conservation technology was built, tested and/or deployed. We deployed 15 Next Gen Wildlife Camera Traps, and 5 Tracking Crittercams. The Exploration Technology Lab is partnering with Esri to develop a Conservation Intelligence Platform, a monitoring, anti-poaching, and situation awareness solution to protect the Last Wild Places. The Exploration Technology Lab also collected and produced the first ever 3D, high-resolution (5cm/px), digital elevation maps of Garamba National Park (500sq. Km) and the Okavango Delta (500 sq. Km). Exploration Technology also deployed acoustic sensors and camera traps in Garamba National Park (DRC). In addition, Exploration Technology also plans to develop next generation Trailguards or anti-poaching camera traps which utilize machine classification of imagery to detect poachers in wildlife protected parks and deployed an early prototype Tracking Crittercam, an animal-borne imaging and sensing platform on Bison in the American Prairie Reserve and piloted a deployment of Crittercams with cats in Chad to investigate domestic pets as vectors of disease between wildlife and humans. The Exploration Technology team also built an instrumentation testbed for developing acoustic detection algorithms and started work on beam-forming and localization as well as integrating hardware on a Canopy Drone, an autonomous quadcopter drone, to perform biological transects autonomously in complex environments, performing first test flights. The Geographic Visualization Lab aims to transform the way people experience, understand, and appreciate natural and cultural diversity and the need for conservation through the creation of digital experiences. The Geographic Visualization Lab is building Earth Pulse, a digital platform that combines National Geographic-curated science and media content with technological advances in data visualization to tell the story of the world and its people, and bring protected areas to life. The Earth Pulse prototype platform includes data-driven dashboards, global map layers, and immersive storytellinge experiences. The Geographic Visualization lab and science and technology partners including the World Resources Institue and Google Geo For Good, contribute to impact and data driven indices that will help communicate and visualize the status and trends of the planet's vital signs. These vital signs include Habitat, Biodiversity/Wildlife, and Human Pressure. These impact-driven indices are designed to spatially and temporally track biodiversity, migration, extreme environments, critical ecosystems, human pressures, and protected areas. The indices will provide new insights about the state of the planet and inform conservation solutions. In partnership with Microsoft, the Geographic Visualization Lab announced the AI For Earth Grant in which, 11 grantees were awarded a total of $1.28M in grants for projects using artificial intelligence and machine learning to better monitor, model, and ultimately manage Earth's natural systems for a more sustainable future. The Geographic Visualization Lab also provides Geographic Services for internal and external National Geographic Society use. In 2018, 4 NGS Map Policy meetings were convened, and Version 2.0 of National Geographic's international political boundaries dataset was completed. In addition, a representative presented at three events for NG Education and at four international conferences on Mapping and Geographic Information Science. The Citizen Explorer Lab engages, inspires and empowers a new generation of explorers, scientists and change makers through participatory science and open innovation. It aims to engage millions of people around the world in acquiring data that will help us understand the patterns, status and trends of species, ecosystems, people and cultures. The Citizen Explorer Lab partners with global leaders in citizen science to build capacity in participatory science and open innovation. In 2018 the Citizen Explorer Lab built educational activities and created hands-on events that use citizen science as a tool to help students' learn the attitudes, skills, and knowledge that contribute to solving real-world issues. Partnered with the leading citizen science applications to help scale their work and attract new users that collect or analyze data at scale. Some partnerships have seen up to a 4-fold growth in users. Through ground-truthing efforts of citizen science data, Peruvian archaeologists discovered 50 new examples of Nasca lines. In 2018, the Citizen Explorer Lab helped launch an NGS grant opportunity that provides support to researchers, technologists and educators able to fill in major gaps in data through citizen science, as well as creating and launching a framework for challenge based innovation, and launching our first NGS Innovation Challenge - National Geographic Society and Sky Ocean Ventures have put together the Ocean Plastic Innovation Challenge to source ideas from around the world about how to address plastic waste. National Geographic's Explorer Programs empowers science, conservation, education and storytelling grantees through growth opportunities (e.g, the Explorer-at-Large program, the National Geographic Fellows program, and National Geographic awards); Explorer Community in-person and online engagement; Explorer spotlight opportunity assessments; and National Geographic capacity development opportunities such as our National Geographic Sciencetelling Bootcamp. Explorer Programs empower our community of Explorers through project support, mentorship, training and development, growth and recognition, and community engagement. In 2018, National Geographic's Sciencetelling Bootcamp continued to run monthly in-person workshops in locations the world. In total we offered ten bootcamps, in seven countries, for a total of 228 participants. 2018 also included the first-ever Spanish Language Sciencetelling Bootcamp, and Sciencetelling Bootcamp and Seminar. 2018 was also the launch of the first Sciencetelling Bootcamp online class, Video Production. The National Geographic Society continues to support the Explorers-in-Residence 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'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 for 2018 are Enric Sala, marine ecologist; Sylvia Earle, oceanographer; Bob Ballard, ocean explorer; Lee Berger, paleoanthropologist; Mike Fay, conservationist; Beverly and Dereck Joubert, filmmakers and conservationists; Louise and Meave Leakey, paleontologists; and James Cameron, filmmaker and explorer.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Education Programs	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 2018, Student Matinee programs reached 33,500 students in several cities across North America, including Washington, D.C.; Buffalo, New York; Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Chicago; Glen Ellyn, Illinois; Lone Tree, Colorado; Los Angeles; Madison, Wisconsin; Mesa, Arizona; Portland, Oregon; and Seattle.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4b Impact Initiatives cont.	National Geographic Fellows provide expert consultation on active projects supported by National Geographic that have clear goals and objectives. 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. National Geographic Fellows are Katy Croff Bell, archaeological oceanographer; Steve Boyes, conservation biologist; Joe Grabowski, educator and scuba diver; Kavita Gupta, educator; Alex Oberle, educator; Dan Hammer, environmental economist; Charlie Hamilton James, conservation photojournalist; Corey Jaskolski, engineer; Heather Koldewey, marine biologist and environmentalist; Erika Larsen, photographer; Tom Lovejoy, tropical and conservation biologist; Arthur Middleton, biologist; Pete Muller, photographer; Paul Salopek, writer; Joel Sartore, photographer; Shah Selbe, engineer and conservation technologist; Brian Skerry, photographer and photojournalist; and Martin Wikelski, ornithologist, Bronwyn Agrios, technology; Jonatha Giddens, deep-sea research ecologist; Whitney Goodell, marine ecologist and geospatial analyst; Anne Haywood, citizen science; Naftali Honig, Wildlife Crime Investigator; Elizabeth Tyson, citizen science; Anand Varma, Photographer; Xaquin GV, visual journalist, Evgenia Arbugaeva, photojournalist, Dominique Gonalves, ecologist; Jenna Jambeck, Environmental Engineer; Matthew Jordan, project management; Heather Koldewey, Marine Biologist, Environmentalist; Danny Kinka, conservation tech, Joe Riis, photographer; Brent Stirton, Wildlife Crime Photographer; Rae Wynn-Grant, carnivore ecologist. National Geographic's annual Explorers Festival engages members, donors, educators, scientists, grantees/explorers, and the public around the National Geographic Society's commitment to investing in scientists, explorers, educators, and storytellers to change the world. Explorer Programs support the Festival by contributing to the internally focused Explorer Symposium as well as leading various explorer engagement efforts, including communications training, leadership training, mentorship, idea generation, and networking. National Geographic's Young Explorer Leadership and Development Program (now the Early Career Leadership Program) is a yearlong opportunity for researchers, conservationists, storytellers, and educators to engage with National Geographic and collaborate with each other during the crucial early years of their careers. This program arms the Society's promising younger explorers with the skills, experiences, and support necessary to propel their careers to the next level, and includes mentorship, media and leadership training, and project development guidance. National Geographic wants to help seed future generations of leaders - individuals who, together with the Society, will tackle global challenges with enthusiasm, commitment, and curiosity, generating transformative solutions in support of the planet. In 2018 National Geographic completed the pilot year of the program with the cohort that launched the program in fall of 2017. In 2018 the participants joined monthly webinars to learn from NG staff and expert explorers about topics such as starting a non-profit, effective blogging, and communicating their work to school-age children. The participants were also each paired with a National Geographic Educator and planned activities with their classrooms. In June 2018, the class participated in the National Geographic Explorers Festival in Washington, DC. The Young Explorer Leadership and Development Program 2017-2018 cohort comprises Anusha Shankar, biologist studying hummingbirds; Asha Stuart, filmmaker and photographer; Carolina Chong Montenegro, marine fisheries ecologist; Dalal Hanna, ecologist; Dedan Ngatia, carnivore researcher and conservationist; Erina Molina, environmental scientist; Hannah Reyes Morales, photographer; Hans Ngoteya, conservationist; Jen Guyton, ecologist and photographer; Lauren Eckert, ecologist; Nora Shawki, archaeologist; Sandhya Narayanan, linguist; Shivan Parasnath, biologist and photographer; Tashi Dhendup, biologist; and Tsiory Adrianavalona, paleontologist and science educator. National Geographic provides online and in-person environments to develop and catalyze our Explorers to accelerate their work by sharing ideas, solutions, and resources as well as scale their impact and influence in their own networks and local communities. Explorers share the values of the Explorers Mindset. In 2018, we piloted a National Geographic Explorers Chapter to test empowering Explorers to connect with each other within specific geographic regions and with their own communities. Additionally, we held Explorer community activities in key regions in London, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Madrid, Hong Kong, and Washington, D.C. to train and empower Explorers. We launched our online Explorer Community and onboarded 600 of our Explorers into the Online Community where they shared ideas and led discussions with one another to develop skills and help each other problem solve. In 2018, National Geographic continued a formal Mentorship Program as part of a holistic empowerment program for its grantees. With the overarching goal of creating and supporting a community of change-makers and planetary leaders, the program connects Early Career grantees with more experienced National Geographic Explorers, who serve as role models and provide ongoing coaching to help grantees create smart, longer-term goals and ultimately succeed in their respective disciplines. Through yearlong structured relationships, both mentors and mentees participated in an in-person mentoring launch that armed participants with a strong foundation for goal setting and relationship building. The mentorship training sessions, as well as the overall program structure and guidance, will help build a stronger sense of community in mentorship and foster a mentoring culture for National Geographic globally, including among grantees from underrepresented groups. In 2018, we managed the year-long mentorship relationships that were launched in 2017 (51 mentees and 30 mentors) and continued supporting the teams with check-ins, evaluations, and other resources. We also launched new mentorship relationships for 5 grantees and 5 Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellows.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 14,867,573 including grants of $ 317,503)(Revenue $ 3,995,490) The National Geographic Society's Education programs 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. Training and certification opportunities are provided to educators through the Nat Geo Educator Certification Program, Geo-Inquiry Process training, grants for Geographic Education, and attendance at national professional educator conferences. National Geographic's Education programs offer community and leadership programs to educators by building community, providing grants to educators, and through two Fellow programs. The National Geographic Eduction program also offered student experiences, which include the National Geographic Bee, GeoChallenge, and Student Matinees. In order to reach a planet in balance, we must teach students about how the world works and inspire them to be the next generation of planetary stewards. The Resource Library features free resources for educators that are 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 2018, we developed 1,000 new 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. Content appears as long and short-form nonfiction articles, videos, photographs, maps, GeoStories, infographics, and assessments. Our resources take students on thought-provoking journeys, informing and entertaining with credible information. Educators, using resources from National Geographic, take their students around the world without having to leave their classrooms, inspiring them to visit new places and experience other cultures in real life. In 2018, the Resource Library served 4,000+ pieces of content to more than 8 million unique users. Explorer Classroom digitally connects classrooms directly with National Geographic Explorers in the field for a real-time, unfiltered experience. The program aims to show students that science, exploration, and conservation are alive outside of their textbooks and it introduces them to explorers doing critical work in the field, gathering important data, exploring new places, and satisfying their curiosity about the world. The program connects students with scientists, photographers, and filmmakers. Programs are offered on monthly themes, such as Women in Science and Oceans. In 2018, 53 programs reached 79,500 students. In 2018, the new Giant Maps program offered 52 state maps (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. In 2018, 348 maps were sold to approximately 200 schools, reaching approximately 35,000 students. The program has been messaged to National Geographic's education audience through email communications, conferences and events, including a repurposed video illustrating the product. Explorer magazine is a K-5/6 classroom subscription with seven issues that arrive 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. Each issue includes a full-color, double-sided classroom poster; a free Teacher's guide with lesson plans, blackline masters, and activities for educators; a free projectable PDF for whole-class instruction; and free digital magazines with read-aloud text highlighting, games, embedded videos, animations, and pop-up vocabulary. All Explorer magazines are free of advertising. Subscriptions for 2018 totaled 382,787, of which 16,687 were underwritten by donor support. 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. National Geographic Learning's products center on the unique stories of Society explorers, grantees, and photographers to engage learners. In 2018, National Geographic Learning reached more than 2.1 million students domestically with Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Supplemental materials for the K-12 market. National Geographic Learning reached nearly 181 million students of all ages in 108 countries with its English Language Teaching products. In 2018, NGL developed the Social Studies version for the Panorama reading program; partnered with Big Ideas and began development of Math NGL-branded textbooks; and, published US History for high school and middle school. National Geographic Learning has spotlighted National Geographic explorers, grantees, and photographers in over 1,140 editorial features since 2013. National Geographic Educator Certification is a free professional development program that recognizes pre-K through 12 formal and informal educators committed to inspiring the next generation of explorers, conservationists, and changemakers. These educators are part of a powerful movement to make the world a better place by empowering students to be informed decision-makers equipped to solve meaningful challenges in their communities and beyond. These educators become part of National Geographic's online educator community, stay connected with National Geographic and each other, and take on leadership roles such as certficiation facilitators, mentors, and advisors and Grosvenor Teacher Fellows. There are three phases to complete certification. Phase 1: educators participate in a 1.5-hour in-person or online workshop rooted in the National Geographic Learning Framework, Phase 2: educators implement two activities with students designed to build their global and geographic competency, Phase 3: educators submit a multimedia capstone project that includes a written reflection, lesson plan, photos of student work, and a 3-5 minute video. In September 2018, we offically launched certification with a new version of the online workshop in the new Learning Management System. In 2018, 704 educators became certified, for a total of 1,228 certified educators at the end of December 2018. The Education team at National Geographic offers a series of online courses for teachers designed to help them learn strategies and access content to implement in their classrooms. The courses are designed to develop an explorer's mindset in students (based on National Geographic's Learning Framework), be authentic, engaging, connected to instructional practice, and to deepen and broaden content knowledge. In 2018 we built, piloted, and published our first three long courses (30+ instructional hours): Connecting Geo-Inquiry to Your Teaching Practice; Teaching Global Change in Your Classroom; and Integrating Service with Learning Goals. In addition, we are developing a series of shorter courses designed to help our teacher leaders deliver outreach sessions around our programs, as well as sets of MicroCredentials that will help teachers demonstrate mastery in individual teaching strategies.
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ including grants of $)(Revenue $ 446,936) Other miscellaneous program administration including-- 2018 Sustainability The National Geographic Society is committed to operating more sustainably in its own facilities and through its expectations of suppliers, vendors, and partners. The Society's headquarters became the first LEED-EB certified buildings (2003), and through ongoing tracking of energy usage, maintenance activities, waste, and office and building supplies, 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. The Society has adopted a Corporate Responsibility Policy that it shares with employees, suppliers, vendors, and partners and is working toward four core company-wide sustainability goals: 1) to become a carbon neutral company 2) to work toward zero landfill waste 3) to practice wise resource stewardship 4) 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. 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 also are purchased for emissions at Society-owned buildings and leased space and business travel emissions. Day to day operations are continually evaluated and improved to seek maximum energy efficiency. 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 are asked to share unneeded supplies to reduce the need to purchase new office supplies, packaging material, furniture, and more. Employees, tenants and guests are urged to use reusable dishware and use refillable bottles at water fountains rather than disposable containers and utensils. Furniture, equipment, supplies, and Nat Geo products that can't be used at our headquarters are offered for re-use to local nonprofits, schools, museums, and artists. Recycling and composting is encouraged on every floor and receptacles are readily available to employees, tenants and guests. Recycling and upcycling streams include paper, metals, glass, plastics, electronics, snack bags, and construction materials. Centralized compost and recycling is being expanded throughout campus and many desk side trash bins are voluntarily given up by employees. Practicing the wise use of resources 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 nor 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 reusing waste, process modification, and the awareness and reduction of hazardous materials use. Only green-e certified cleaning products and non-VOC paints are used in the Society's complex. 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 our DC headquarters. Butterfly gardens and beehives on the headquarters grounds and rooftop support endangered species and educational efforts. Meatless Monday discounts are offered to all employees, tenants, and guests to promote consumption of delicious, nutritious, yet less resource intensive foods. 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. Engaged and healthy workforce Sustainability is a regular part of new employee orientation and all occupants of our buildings are encouraged to join the Green Team to help us all be more sustainable in our operations. All employees and tenants are encouraged to actively participate in and create the many, varied sustainability events and initiatives on campus including Earth Week, green courtyard markets, campus gardening, green news, bike teams, staff beekeepers, and corporate responsibility group. Lessons learned for the workplace also help encourage healthier and more sustainable activities outside the office. The Society has been designated a bike friendly workplace, encouraging bicycle commuting through the provision of sidewalk bike racks for the public, garaged bike racks and bike room for employees, a bike maintenance stand and air pumps, lockers, showers, employee discounts at bike shops, free membership with bike sharing services, and being an official pit stop on Bike to Work Day. 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 can benefit from a metro commuting subsidy or bicycle commuter subsidy. Exercise fitness areas are available to all staff members and tenants and were renovated and expanded in 2018. A rooftop herb garden staffed by Nat Geo employees supplies herbs to the Cafeteria. A local, sustainable farm sells CSA shares and runs a weekly farm stand in the headquarters courtyard throughout the summer, fall and early winter. Monthly throughout the summer, a green market is held in the courtyard featuring local and sustainable businesses. A "Swap Meet" is held several times a year in which employees can give away personal items they no longer want (e.g. clothes, books, toys, jewelry, small appliances) and take home personal items given by others, with any remaining items donated to local charities. Employees and tenants can bring 'difficult to recycle' CFLs and batteries from home to designated collection areas year-round and bring in personal electronics to annual e-cycling events. Specific achievements in 2018: --Earned Energy Star certification for headquarters --Included kitchen on every floor of newly renovated spaces, providing reusable dishware, low landfill coffee set ups, and bottleless water fountains in each --Opened bike room in underground garage, approximately doubling bike rack parking and providing safer, more dedicated access to bike parking. --Hosted National Bike Summit mobile workshop - https://www.bikeleague.org/content/2018-national-bike-summit-recap --Moved all newly renovated space to centralized multi-stream waste collection --As part of Planet or Plastic Initiative, began audit of National Geographic supply chains to determine extent of plastic waste and actions to eliminate it --Gave away for re-use several tons of furniture, office supplies, and art supplies during renovation --Recycled several tons of electronics and metal from renovation and upgrades --Also as part of the Plastics Initiative, NGS removed all plastic/styrofoam cups, straws, and utensils from its cafeteria 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. In 2018 they handled some 400 queries from scholars and members of the public. They also provided more than 30 tours of the library & archives, including groups from the Netherlands, Croatia, and Chile, 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, hundreds of books and magazines were donated to nonprofit organizations.
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 CFO, Chief Legal Officer and the President and CEO. 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, and a conference call was held in which all Board members had an opportunity to participate in commenting and addressing any questions or issues about the draft 990. If any revisions result from the call, another copy is then provided to each of the Trustees for any additional questions, comments, or input 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 of 2018 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 and SVP, Global Strategy; Chief Scientist & SVP, Science and Exploration; Executive Director, Yellowstone Project and Special Advisor; SVP, Partnerships.
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 subsidiaries which are not disclosed for competitive reasons. The Society's Forms 990 and 990T are available upon request, as well as online at Guidestar.org.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 Other changes in net assets or fund balances	Post-retirement Benefits-FAS 158 - 2399233; Grants cancelled/returned - 187788; Misc. - -2429;

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