2019-02-14T14:39:24-06:00 2018-09-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2017-10-01 530183181 Defenders of Wildlife DEFE 2026829400 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 Jamie Rappaport Clark President & CEO 2026829400 2019-02-14 1 Nicole M Prince CPA P01315245 7038930300 2019-02-14 72.214.41.82 2019-02-14 15:39:10 ES P DD9DEC10CB97E0E679036E6E8D036B3AA424D311 3506133920F90F68B79285DA04F72AF316940543 2017 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z Jamie Rappaport Clark 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 43612824 0 X www.defenders.org X 1947 DC Habitat and species protection. 18 17 141 21 111832 0 32800101 37758958 165455 116454 243805 475428 701837 765288 33911198 39116128 1005216 1317519 0 0 12117452 12733089 1667850 1703662 873948 15035384 15587151 29825902 31341421 4085296 7774707 40522610 43360435 9557086 4378086 30965524 38982349 X Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities. See Schedule O for continuation of mission. 0 0 7689291 523055 35277 Endangered Species Act (ESA): 10-year benchmark - More than half of the species presently listed under the ESA are stable or improving. 10718811 337285 49388 Key Species - 10-year benchmark - 25 vulnerable species are secure in important ecosystems and focal landscapes. 7372616 457179 32925 Habitat - 10-year benchmark - Double the acreage of high priority wildlife habitat managed for ecological integrity. 25780718 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 213 0 1 141 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AR CA CT FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NC OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WV WI X The Organization 2026829400 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 Jamie Rappaport Clark President & CEO 40.00 X X 435925 0 36346 Judith Posnikoff Chair 2.50 X X 0 0 0 John Dayton Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Caylor Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Thu Pham Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward Asner Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Whitfiled Bailey Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Kim O'Keefe Beck Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Katherine Carroll Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Keith Harper Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 James Hecker Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mari Snyder Johnson Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mamie Parker Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Susan Rieff Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Sheryl Sachs Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Loretta Stadler Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Karen Winnick Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Robert Wiygul Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 James Stofan Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 243950 0 20541 Robert Dreher Senior Vice President, Con 40.00 X 205789 0 18281 Nina Fascione VP, Development 40.00 X 174349 0 27113 Nancy Dimaio VP, Information Services/C 40.00 X 167763 0 29106 Robert Dewey VP, Gov Relations/External 40.00 X 154854 0 31287 Elizabeth Nichols VP, Finance/CFO 40.00 X 152840 0 27288 Brandace Swimeley VP, Integrated Marketing 40.00 X 150778 0 31424 Michael Senatore VP, Conservation Law 40.00 X 149889 0 30933 Mark Salvo VP, Landscape Conservation 40.00 X 130539 0 17744 Ya-Wei Li Director, Center for Conservation 40.00 X 129968 0 18596 Nancy Gloman Vice President, Field Conservation Programs 40.00 X 125880 0 10778 Kimberley Delfino Director, California Program 40.00 X 112759 0 26981 2335283 0 326418 20 0 1 0 RWT Production LLC 8932 Orange Hunt Lane Annandale VA 22003 Printing & production 4023723 Blackbaud Inc 2000 Daniel Island Drive Charleston SC 29492 Database 835005 Mal Warwick Associates 2550 Ninth Street Berkeley CA 94710 Fundraising & program counsel 831115 Alta Resources 120 N Commercial Street Neenah WI 54956 Fulfillment services 729888 Infogroup Media Solutions PO Box 3243 Omaha NE 68103 List rental 336733 15 281255 37477703 403319 37758958 Registration fees 900099 60200 60200 Contract services 900099 56254 56254 116454 315433 315433 802904 111832 691072 7568 0 7568 7568 7568 4584871 4424195 681 160676 -681 159995 159995 21720 281255 71820 -50100 -50100 Reimbursed expenses 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receivable 1316437 Deferred compensation assets 72655 4036540 Annuity and other split-interest obligations 2257685 Capital lease obligation 97293 Deferred compensation liabilities 72655 2427633 X 43486978 242118 4056231 71820 4370169 39116809 -681 -681 39116128 35470153 4056231 72501 4128732 31341421 0 31341421 Part V, Line 4: The earnings of donor-restricted contributions can be used to fund either specific programs or general operations. Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Defenders' tax positions and concluded that Defenders had no significant uncertain tax positions at September 30, 2018 and 2017. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Annual Dinner - Direct benefits to donors 71,820. Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments: Loss on disposal of assets -681. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Annual Dinner - Direct benefits to donors 71,820. Loss on disposal of assets 681. North America - Mexico 0 1 Program services See Part V 103002 0 1 0 0 0 1 103002 0 103002 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, line 3: Foreign expenditures are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting used for books. Part I, line 3, Column (e): Mexican programs include national and international wildlife trade and habitat conservation, particularly as it affects Defenders' priority species and ecosystems and the progressive development of wildlife law and policy in Mexico. A consultant works throughout the country on the various programs from the northern Gulf of California to the Southern Yucatan Peninsula. X X X X X X X 1 Public Interest Communications Inc 7700 Leesburg Pike Suite 416 South Falls Church VA 22043 Telemarketing 0 17374 95712 -78338 Donor Services Group LLC 1200 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 650 Los Angeles CA 90017 Telemarketing 0 12102 35700 -23598 SD&A Teleservices Inc 5757 West Century Boulevard Suite Los Angeles CA 90045 Telemarketing 0 295 68603 -68308 Mal Warwick Associates 2550 Ninth Street Suite 103 Berkeley CA 94710 Fundraising and program counsel 0 0 864140 -864140 Sea Change Strategies Inc 7409 Birch Avenue Takoma Park MD 20912 Fundraising and program counsel 0 0 31255 -31255 Key Acquisition Partners LLC 181 Harry Truman Pkwy Suite 265 Annapolis MD 21401 Media rental 0 0 138095 -138095 Infogroup Media Solutions 1020 East 1st Street Papillion NE 68046 List rental 0 0 335274 -335274 Further LLC 181 Harry Truman Pkwy Suite 265 Annapolis MD 21401 Media rental 0 0 86503 -86503 29771 1655282 -1625511 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA ME MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY NV NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI AZ DE IA ID IN MT NE SD VT WY MO TX Annual dinner 302975 281255 21720 24964 29758 17098 302975 281255 21720 24964 29758 17098 71820 -50100 1 Save Our Wild Salmon 811 First Ave No305 Seattle WA 89104 911673170 501(c)(3) 5800 N/A N/A To assist with cost associated with a poll of registered voters in WA about the lower Snake River Dams and their impact on wildlife. Also to assist with the cost of meeting expenses for Free the Snake Flotilla event. Also to asssit with the meeting expenses for Tale of Two Rivers. Badger Creek Corporation 6500 West 194th Street Stilwell KS 66085 201210921 6000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on grazing land in the Gila National Forest. Flying W Ranch Inc PO Box 644 Reserve NM 87830 861001499 6000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Gila National Forrest. The Partnership Project Inc PO Box 65826 Washington DC 20035 522192070 501(c)(3) 6000 N/A N/A To support of NEPA campaign. Also, to assist with cost of Scott Pruitt advertisements. Rainy Mesa Ranch PO Box 505 Reserve NM 87830 640929195 6000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on Negrito and Yeguas allotment in the Gila National Forest. Souther Plains Land Trust 6439 East Maplewood Avenue Centennial CO 80111 841470479 501(c)(3) 6000 N/A N/A To assist with cost associated with prairie dog/ferret habitat restoration. Strayhorse Ranch LLC 1849 Homestead Road Lakeside AZ 85929 260702407 6000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on ranchers Strayhorse, Blue Ridge and South Escudilla allotments in the Apache National Forest. Y Canyon Ranch LLC HC 62 Box 701 Aragon NM 87820 850465394 6000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves in the Gila National Forest. Alaska Department of Natural Resources 550 West 7th Avenue Suite 1340 Anchorage AL 99501 8000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to purchase bear resistant food lockers and an interpretive panel to promote human and bear coexistence in high traffic and recreation areas in the Kenai/Prince William Sound Area. Ghost Lake Corporation 6500 West 194th Street Stilwell KS 66085 454196318 8000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotment in Gila National Forrest Slade Ranch LLC PO Box 761 Springerville AZ 85938 202888386 8000 N/A N/A Assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on Slade Ranch and associated allotments. KCK Investments LLC 4747 South Power Road Mesa AZ 85212 860920223 9000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on private and leased grazing land associated with the Centerfire Ranch within the Apache National Forest. Daniel Curry CRIPH 1859 Clugston-Onion Creek Road Colville WA 99114 473717342 10000 N/A N/A To assist with cost to avoid livestock depredation by wolves near Colville National Forest. Dogwood Alliance Inc PO Box 7645 Asheville NC 28802 562139120 501(c)(3) 10000 N/A N/A To assist with cost of hiring a contractor to help plan a conservation strategy for Dogwood Alliance's Wetland Forrest Initiative. The Blackfoot Challenge Inc 405 Main Street Ovando MT 59854 810488863 501(c)(3) 10000 N/A N/A To assist with cost of materials to prevent conflicts between people and grizzly bears. Also to assist with the cost of hiring a range rider and winter forest carnivore monitoring field technician. Humane Society of the United States 2100 L Street NW Washington DC 20037 530225390 501(c)(3) 10100 N/A N/A To assist with cost to restore black-footed ferret habitat and translocate 250 prairie dogs to release sites in Conata Basin of Badlands National Park. USDA Aphis Wildlife Services PO Box 1938 Billing MT 59103 10333 N/A N/A To assist with cost associated with plague mitigation work. Also to contribute toward Montana Wildlife Service's new nonlethal wildlife damage management specialist. Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative PO Box 2705 Jackson WY 83001 742441476 501(c)(3) 12000 N/A N/A To assist with cost of the use of conflict-avoidance tools and techniques to support ongoing efforts to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves in Chihuahua, Mexico. University of Alaska PO Box 756540 Fairbank AK 99775 926000147 12273 N/A N/A To support polar den research that will inform the conservation of Alaska polar bears. Thunder Basin Grassland Prairie Ecosystem Association 671 Steinle Road Douglas WY 82633 830332000 15000 N/A N/A To assist with cost for the Pilot Vegetative Prairies Dog Barrier. Tom Miner Basin Association 527 Tom Miner Creek Road Emigrant MT 59027 472837284 15000 N/A N/A To assist with cost associated with holistic program for livestock loss prevention. Also to support the protection of wolves. National Wildlife Refuge Association 1001 Connecticut Ave NW Suite 905 Washington DC 20036 237447365 27500 N/A N/A To support the re-establishment of the Red Wolf Education Center in Pocason Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in NC. Also, sponsorship of the Refuge Association's 2018 awards presentation dinner. Wild Earth Society Inc 1402 3rd Avenue Suite 1019 Seattle WA 98101 161402497 501(c)(3) 28000 N/A N/A Sub-grant from the Shared Earth Foundation to support a program that raises the profile of the endangered red wolf through public education, outreach, advocacy and landowner engagement. Also co-sponsorship of the Wildlife Corridors and Saving America's Biodiversity event. Prairie Dog Coalition 2525 Arapahoe E4-527 Boulder CO 80302 711004703 28966 N/A N/A To assist with cost associated with prairie dog relocation and research at Lower Brule Reservation. Also to assist with cost for services and supplies for American Prairie Reserve Project. White Mountain Apache Tribe PO Box 700 Whiteriver AZ 85941 860092030 29656 N/A N/A To assist with cost of hiring wolf-livestock conflict-reduction specialist. Also to assist with the cost associated with the recovery of endangered Mexican gray wolves to their native home in AZ. California Wolf Center PO Box 1389 Julian CA 92036 330078906 30000 N/A N/A To assist with cost of stipends for volunteers working in the field to reintroduce Mexican gray wolves to AZ and NM. Alaska Wilderness League 122 C Street Suite 240 Washington DC 20001 521814742 501(c)(3) 50300 N/A N/A To support the protection of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Also, sponsorship of the Arctic Refuge Strategy meeting. National Resources Defense Council Inc 40 West 20th Street New York NY 10011 132654926 501(c)(3) 202707 N/A N/A Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. Also assistance with the costs associated with Montana Wildlife Services hiring a non-lethal range rider in Trego, Montana. The Wilderness Society 1615 M Street NW Washington DC 20036 530167933 501(c)(3) 240400 N/A N/A Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. Also, to assist with the cost of a Native organizer for Izembek National Wildlife Refuge work. Also, sponsorship of Outdoor Retailer summer event in Denver. The Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Drive Arlington VA 22203 530242652 501(c)(3) 355677 N/A N/A Sub-grant from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to facilitate and expedite the sensitive siting of renewable energy projects through the development of federal and state energy and land management policies. Also sponsorship of FireFix Congressional Reception. 12 18 To assist with cost associated with ranchers' efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Gila National Forest. 2 12000 N/A N/A To assist with cost associated with ranchers' efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotments in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. 4 30000 N/A N/A Part I, Line 2: The Organization enters into a written grant agreement with the grantee that includes specific financial and programmatic accomplishment reporting requirements. X X X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jamie Rappaport Clark President & CEO 432361 0 0 0 3564 0 30322 0 6024 0 472271 0 0 0 James Stofan Chief Operating Officer 242741 0 0 0 1209 0 17122 0 3419 0 264491 0 0 0 Robert Dreher Senior Vice President, Con 202016 0 0 0 3773 0 14275 0 4006 0 224070 0 0 0 Nina Fascione VP, Development 172795 0 0 0 1554 0 12352 0 14761 0 201462 0 0 0 Nancy Dimaio VP, Information Services/C 165706 0 0 0 2057 0 12062 0 17044 0 196869 0 0 0 Robert Dewey VP, Gov Relations/External 153476 0 0 0 1378 0 11177 0 20110 0 186141 0 0 0 Elizabeth Nichols VP, Finance/CFO 152526 0 0 0 314 0 11000 0 16288 0 180128 0 0 0 Brandace Swimeley VP, Integrated Marketing 150460 0 0 0 318 0 11098 0 20326 0 182202 0 0 0 Michael Senatore VP, Conservation Law 149173 0 0 0 716 0 10866 0 20067 0 180822 0 0 0 X 1 2495 Donor provided FMV X 36 400824 Fair Market Value 0 1 0 Form 990, Part III, Line 1 Defenders protects and restores imperiled species by transforming policies and institutions and promoting innovative solutions needed to conserve wildlife and habitat. Informed by scientific, legal and policy expertise, hands-on wildlife management experience and effective advocacy, Defenders works to improve public attitudes and policies toward wildlife and its habitat. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b The Audit Committee meets with staff and auditors to review the draft 990 and address any Committee member comments. The staff then sends the draft 990 to all Board Members prior to finalization and submission of the 990 to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization annually requests completion of the conflict of interest form. The Board of Directors will take action, as deemed necessary, to address any potential conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a For the President's salary, Human Resources independently collects salary survey information from other not-for-profit's as well as other Green groups and compiles findings. These findings are provided to the Organization's Executive Committee that then holds a closed door conference to establish the president's salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, line 2c: The Organization's Audit Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit. This process is consistent with previous years. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 384043084 Protecting wildlife, natural habitats, and the environment. DC 501(c)(4) Defenders of Wildlife 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0