2026-09-22T10:59:53-04:00 2025-12-31 364538293 LUDWIG KLEWER & RUDNER PLLC 4783 E CAMP LOWELL DR TUCSON AZ 85712 990 2025-01-01 273943866 CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC CENT 5206235252 PO BOX 710 TUCSON AZ 85702 GUY KUAWU FIN & ADMIN DIRECTOR 5206235252 2026-09-15 JULIE S KLEWER CPA P00343046 5205450500 2026-09-16 2025 KIERAN SUCKLING PO BOX 710 TUCSON AZ 85702 60848473 false X WWW.BIOLOGICALDIVERSITY.ORG X 2012 CA THE CENTER FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC, WORKS TO SECURE A FUTURE FOR ALL SPECIES, GREAT AND SMALL, HOVERING ON THE BRINK OF EXTINCTION. 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SOME OF THE PROGRAMS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025 INCLUDE SECURING PROTECTIONS FOR SPECIES THREATENED BY CLIMATE CHANGE, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW IN ORDER TO REDUCE POLLUTION, ADVOCATING FOR NEW LAWS AND POLICIES TO REDUCE POLLUTION AND SPEED THE ADOPTION OF CLEAN RENEWABLE ENERGY, AND EDUCATING AND MOBILIZING THE PUBLIC ON CLIMATE SCIENCE AND POLICY ISSUES. 4712946 31621 457475 THE CENTER'S ENDANGERED SPECIES PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT ENDANGERED SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES THROUGH SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, PUBLIC EDUCATION, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES, AND LITIGATION. IT LEADS MANY PROTECTION CAMPAIGNS AND PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR CAMPAIGNS IN OTHER PROGRAMS. 5037965 2411400 85958 THE CENTER'S PUBLIC LANDS LAW CENTER USES LEGAL ANALYSIS AND LITIGATION TO PROTECT AMERICA'S FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, MOST OFTEN THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH THE CENTER'S REGIONAL PROGRAMS. IN 2025, WE WORKED TO PROTECT PUBLIC LANDS IN UTAH, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, MONTANA, MINNESOTA, AND OTHER STATES FROM ILLEGAL LOGGING, MINING, LIVESTOCK GRAZING AND OTHER IMPACTS. 20286949 192345 2013959 1. URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE FROM INAPPRORPIATE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT-ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA. IN 2025 WE CHALLENGED ILLEGAL AND UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, INCLUDING THEIR NEXUS WITH WILDFIRE CASUES AND THREATS. 2. OCEANS PROGRAM- IN 2025, THE CENTER'S OCEANS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN MARINE CONSERVATION. OUR ADVOCACY AIMED AT PREVENTING WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS IN FISHING GEAR, PROTECTING THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION AND OIL SPILLS, AND SECURING ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS PROTECTIONS. WE USED LAW, SCIENCE, ORGANIZING, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PROTECT HEALTHY OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 3. SOUTHWEST PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S SOUTHWEST PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN MEXICO. 4. POPULATION & SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S POPULATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HUMAN POPULATION PRESSURE, UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, AND THE CLIMATE AND EXTINCTION CRISES, AND ADVOCATES FOR SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, EMPOWERMENT, CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, AND JUST, HUMANE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2025, WE RELEASED WHITE PAPERS, POLICY AND OPINION PIECES ADVOCATING FOR A JUST FOOD TRANSITION, ANALYZED AND ADVOCATED FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN DIETARY GUIDLINES, AND ADVANCED FOOD CODE POLICY TO SUPPORT REUSE AND REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION. OUR TEAM ALSO ENGAGED ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, OFTEN WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. 5. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROTECT GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY THROUGH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IN 2025, WE SOUGHT U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR NUMEROUS SPECIES THREATENED BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COMMERCE, WORKED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HARMED IN VIOLATION OF THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, SOUGHT GREATER PROTECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE IN NORTHERN MEXICO AND AT WORLD HERITAGE SITES ELSEWHERE. 6. CARNIVORE CONSERVATION PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S CARNIVORE CONSERVATION PROGRAM WON PROTECTIONS IN 2025 FOR ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT CARNIVORES AND THEIR HABITATS INCLUDING GREY WOLVES, RED WOLVES, MOUNTAIN LIONS, GRIZZLY BEARS, AND MARTENS. IT WON THE DESIGNATION AND PROTECTION OF FEDRAL CRITICAL HABITAT AREAS, FOUGHT AGAINST DAMAGING STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES, AND SUPPORTED PRO-CARNIVORE POLICIES. 7. 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FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 VOLUNTEERS PERFORM A VARIETY OF ACTIVITIES SUCH AS: CONDOM DISTRIBUTION, TEXTING, AND ADMINISTRATIVE HELP. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D 1. URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S URBAN WILDLANDS PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT OPEN SPACE AND WILDLIFE FROM INAPPRORPIATE DEVELOPMENT AND DEVELOPMENT-ASSOCIATED IMPACTS, ESPECIALLY IN CALIFORNIA. IN 2025 WE CHALLENGED ILLEGAL AND UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTS AND DEVELOPMENT POLICIES, INCLUDING THEIR NEXUS WITH WILDFIRE CASUES AND THREATS. 2. OCEANS PROGRAM- IN 2025, THE CENTER'S OCEANS PROGRAM CONTINUED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN MARINE CONSERVATION. OUR ADVOCACY AIMED AT PREVENTING WHALE ENTANGLEMENTS IN FISHING GEAR, PROTECTING THE OCEANS FROM PLASTIC POLLUTION AND OIL SPILLS, AND SECURING ENDANGERED MARINE SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS PROTECTIONS. WE USED LAW, SCIENCE, ORGANIZING, AND COMMUNICATIONS TO PROTECT HEALTHY OCEANS AND COASTAL COMMUNITIES. 3. SOUTHWEST PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S SOUTHWEST PROGRAM WORKS TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO AND NORTHERN MEXICO. 4. POPULATION & SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S POPULATION AND SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN HUMAN POPULATION PRESSURE, UNSUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION, AND THE CLIMATE AND EXTINCTION CRISES, AND ADVOCATES FOR SOLUTIONS THAT ADVANCE REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM, EMPOWERMENT, CONSCIOUS CONSUMPTION, AND JUST, HUMANE AND SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM. IN 2025, WE RELEASED WHITE PAPERS, POLICY AND OPINION PIECES ADVOCATING FOR A JUST FOOD TRANSITION, ANALYZED AND ADVOCATED FOR SUSTAINABILITY IN DIETARY GUIDLINES, AND ADVANCED FOOD CODE POLICY TO SUPPORT REUSE AND REDUCE PLASTIC POLLUTION. OUR TEAM ALSO ENGAGED ON REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND FOOD POLICY ISSUES AT THE LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, OFTEN WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR MEMBERS AND SUPPORTERS. 5. INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM SEEKS TO PROTECT GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY THROUGH U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL LAWS. IN 2025, WE SOUGHT U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR NUMEROUS SPECIES THREATENED BY INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND COMMERCE, WORKED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE HARMED IN VIOLATION OF THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT, SOUGHT GREATER PROTECTIONS FOR WILDLIFE IN NORTHERN MEXICO AND AT WORLD HERITAGE SITES ELSEWHERE. 6. CARNIVORE CONSERVATION PROGRAM- THE CENTER'S CARNIVORE CONSERVATION PROGRAM WON PROTECTIONS IN 2025 FOR ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT CARNIVORES AND THEIR HABITATS INCLUDING GREY WOLVES, RED WOLVES, MOUNTAIN LIONS, GRIZZLY BEARS, AND MARTENS. IT WON THE DESIGNATION AND PROTECTION OF FEDRAL CRITICAL HABITAT AREAS, FOUGHT AGAINST DAMAGING STATE AND FEDERAL POLICIES, AND SUPPORTED PRO-CARNIVORE POLICIES. 7. THE CENTER HAD PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDING: FLORIDA AND THE CARIBBEAN, THE GREAT BASIN, NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES, THE SOUTHEAST, AND HAWAII. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO EACH VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS. IN ADDITION, A COPY OF THE FINAL VERSION OF THE FORM 990 WILL BE PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE FINANCIAL REPORTING PROCESS OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C NO CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AROSE DURING THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A STANDARD CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. UNDER THE POLICY, IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTUAL OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, AN INTERESTED PERSON MUST DISCLOSE THE EXISTENCE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS TO THE DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WITH GOVERNING BOARD DELEGATED POWERS CONSIDERING THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER DISCLOSURE OF THE FINANCIAL INTEREST AND ALL MATERIAL FACTS, AND AFTER ANY DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, HE/SHE SHALL LEAVE THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE MEETING WHILE THE DETERMINATION OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS DISCUSSED AND VOTED UPON. THE REMAINING BOARD OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS SHALL DECIDE IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. AS PART OF PROCEDURES FOR ADDRESSING THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER THE ORGANIZATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS NOT REASONABLY POSSIBLE UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES NOT PRODUCING A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED DIRECTORS WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE ORGANIZATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, PURSUANT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING THAT OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY ONLY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PROPER COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS THEN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B FOR THE CURRENT REPORTING YEAR, PURSUANT TO ITS EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION POLICY, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED THE ANNUAL COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND ALL OTHER EMPLOYEES WHOSE COMPENSATION IS REQUIRED TO BE REPORTED ON THE IRS FORM 990, INCLUDING THAT OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES. COMPENSATION WAS APPROVED BY ONLY INDEPENDENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, BASED ON PROPER COMPARABILITY OF COMPENSATION DATA. THE DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS THEN CONTEMPORANEOUSLY DOCUMENTED IN THE WRITTEN MINUTES OF THE GOVERNING BOARD'S OR COMMITTEE'S MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ON OUR WEBSITE, THE ORGANIZATION MAKES AVAILABLE ITS ANNUAL REPORT CONTAINING A STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES AND THE FORM 990. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. 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