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National Wildlife Federation

Public charity · Grantmaker Reston, VA EIN: 53-0204616 Website

The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) is a public charity based in Reston, Virginia. Its work includes wildlife conservation, habitat restoration, climate solutions, environmental justice, education, and engagement. NWF’s website says it works across the country with 52 state and territory affiliates.

National Wildlife Federation at a glance

In short: National Wildlife Federation gave $16.2M across 142 grants in 2025 (avg $114K), mostly in California. 26% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$16,179,111
-17.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
142
-5.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$113,937
-12.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$22,500
Total assets
$186,775,578
+4.4% vs 2024
New grantees (estimate)
26% first-time grantees (37 of 142, 2025)
Primary geography
California (55% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).

How to apply to National Wildlife Federation

Contact

Mailing address: 11100 Wildlife Center Drive, Reston, VA 20190
Phone: (703) 438-6000
Website: https://nwf.org

Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.

Who National Wildlife Federation funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority: $8.1MMountains Recreation &Conservation Authority$8.1MCity of Havre De Grace: $2.1MCity of Havre De Grace$2.1MNational Audubon Society: $617KNational Audubon Society$617KSanta Monica Mountains Fund: $513KSanta Monica Mountains Fund$513KNational Wildlife Federation Action Fund: $208KNational Wildlife FederationAction Fund$208KUniversity of Maryland College Park: $192KUniversity of Maryland CollegePark$192KNatural Resources Council of Maine: $165KNatural Resources Council ofMaine$165KCentro De Apoyo Familiar: $140KCentro De Apoyo Familiar$140KSouth Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc: $134KSouth Baltimore Community LandTrust Inc$134KTennessee Wildlife Federation Inc: $126KTennessee Wildlife FederationInc$126K

The largest 2025 recipient was Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority ($8.1M). Together the top 10 received $12.4M.

Grant Size Distribution

592 grants across all recorded years

453<$50K81$50–100K41$100–250K3$250–500K7$500K–1M4$1–5M3$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 453 grants of 592 (77%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

NWF describes its work as national and says it collaborates with 52 state and territory affiliates. Its 2025 grantmaking was concentrated in California and Maryland, which received 55% and 17% of grant dollars, respectively. New York received 4%, while the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania each received 3%.

Grant Distribution by State

53states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 142 itemized grants.

Cities

WashingtonPhiladelphiaDenverMadisonBaltimoreNew YorkSaint PaulColumbusArlingtonAustinBostonChampaignColumbiaHoustonPenningtonThousand OaksAnnapolisDallasIndianapolisNew Orleans

Is National Wildlife Federation open to new grantees?

26%

first-time grantees, 2025

In 2025, 37 of 142 grantees (26%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $86K; repeat grants $124K. How we count

Medians: $15K first-time, $24K repeat.

  • 62% of 2025 grantees were also funded in 2024. Method
  • Giving grew 157% from 2022 to 2025. Method

Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$5M$10M$15M$20M101 grants2019 109 grants2020 83 grants2021 103 grants2022 114 grants2023 150 grants2024 142 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3.1M (2021) to $19.6M (2024). In 2025 it made 142 grants totaling $16.2M.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority Los Angeles, CAConservation Assistance$8,125,569
City of Havre De Grace Havre De Grace, MDConservation Assistance$2,135,000
National Audubon Society New York, NYConservation Assistance$617,349
Santa Monica Mountains Fund Thousand Oaks, CAConservation Assistance$512,525
National Wildlife Federation Action Fund Washington, DCConservation Assistance$208,000
University of Maryland College Park College Park, MDConservation Assistance$191,826
Natural Resources Council of Maine Augusta, MEConservation Assistance$165,153
Centro De Apoyo Familiar Riverdale, MDConservation Assistance$140,000
South Baltimore Community Land Trust Inc Baltimore, MDConservation Assistance$134,289
Tennessee Wildlife Federation Inc Nashville, TNConservation Assistance$126,413
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$186,775,578$124,061,599$124,967,654$16,179,111142$2,759,893
2024$178,912,382$156,404,607$126,958,362$19,578,081150$13,638,292
2023$153,025,119$117,923,322$121,337,041$11,380,047114$1,473,950
2022$152,113,420$112,838,964$109,030,443$6,291,571103$3,153,123
2021$160,724,815$114,058,268$95,426,962$3,146,84383$4,504,984
2020$124,409,397$82,468,942$91,150,244$4,454,178109$1,961,548
2019$122,081,183$94,376,443$89,747,550$5,073,438101$1,714,598

Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.

Mission & Focus Areas

NWF states its mission as uniting all Americans to ensure wildlife thrives in a rapidly changing world. Its 2024–2030 strategic plan identifies three pillars: wildlife recovery and habitat restoration; climate solutions and clean energy; and environmental justice and resilient communities. The plan emphasizes science-based approaches, equitable access to clean water, air, and land, and relationships with partners and communities.

The organization’s filing describes conservation programs addressing issues such as habitat degradation and fragmentation, invasive species, and extreme weather. It also reports work in conservation education and public engagement, including school-based sustainability activities, community habitat programs, and outdoor learning.

2025 grant recipients included government, educational, conservation, and community organizations. The filing lists conservation assistance grants to the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority, the City of Havre de Grace, National Audubon Society, Santa Monica Mountains Fund, and other recipients. In their own mission statements, grantees describe work such as supporting bird conservation (National Audubon Society), protecting and encouraging appreciation of parklands (Santa Monica Mountains Fund), and educating Texans and building alliances to protect wildlife habitat and natural resources (Texas Conservation Alliance).

Grantmaking

In filing year 2025, NWF reported 142 grants totaling $16,179,111. Grant amounts ranged from $5,400 to $8,125,569, with a median of $22,500. The largest grant was $8,125,569 to the Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority for conservation assistance. Other large grants included $2,135,000 to the City of Havre de Grace and $617,349 to National Audubon Society, both for conservation assistance.

NWF and Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom also offered a 2026 College and University Grant Program for U.S. colleges and universities. The program was intended to support innovative programs or strategies to protect or restore wildlife and habitat; the announced maximum award was $8,500. The application deadline was March 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PST, so that cycle has passed. Listed areas of interest included habitat protection or restoration for threatened or endangered species, species research or surveys, wildlife impacts of campus expansion, and wildlife-focused environmental solutions in urban spaces.

Leadership & Key People

Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings

The 2025 filing lists Frederick Kowal as chair-elect and John Robbins as chair, with both roles noted as changing in June 2025. It also lists William Houston as past chair; Rebecca Pritchett as eastern vice chair; Allyn Dukes as central vice chair; Brad Powell as western vice chair; and Mark Berry, Arthur Butch Blazer, Bob Brown, and Carol Buie-Jackson as directors. Buie-Jackson’s director listing is noted as ending in June 2025.

National Wildlife Federation is led by Collin O' Mara, President & CEO since 2022 (on filings since 2019); 17 of 56 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Collin O' Mara

    President & CEO

    President → President & CEO, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $344K (2019) → $530K (2025)

  • Beth Viola

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brianna Jones Rich

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Buie-Jackson

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Catherine Novelli

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gloria Tom

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jay Lanier

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Koalani Kaulukukui-Barbee

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mamie Parker

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Miguel Ordenana

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Sprague

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rob Speidel

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sally Ranney

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Gilmore

    Director -

    Director → Director -, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stevie Parsons

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Butch Blazer

    Director

    Director → Director -, 2024

    Director - → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jomar Floyd

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Goss

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Elizabeth Swisher

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Berry

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Randy Jones

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Rees

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Vesbach

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Priscilla De La Cruz

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dawn Levey

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emily Schrader

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sara Parker Pauley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrea Keller Helsel

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Arthur Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Tuggle

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Brown

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Johnson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Buzz Cobell

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patty Schwalenberg

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin P. Kota

    Secretary & COO

    Secretary → Secretary & General Counsel, 2022

    Secretary & General Counsel → Secretary & COO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $148K (2019) → $345K (2025)

  • Mustafa S. Ali

    Executive Vice President Conservation & Justice

    Executive Vice President Conservation & Justice → Executive Vice President Conservation, 2024

    Executive Vice President Conservation → Executive Vice President Conservation & Justice, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $175K (2021) → $322K (2025)

  • Thomas H. Sellers

    Chief Development Officer

    Vice President Philanthropy → Chief Development Officer, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $173K (2019) → $317K (2025)

  • Sarah Laskin

    Vice President Conservation Programs

    Vice President National Advocacy Center → Vice President National & International Programs, 2021

    Vice President National & International Programs → Vice President Conservation Programs, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $156K (2020) → $187K (2025)

  • Tamara Johnson

    Assistant Treasurer & Controller

    Assistant Treasurer - → Assistant Treasurer, 2021

    Assistant Treasurer → Assistant Treasurer & Controller, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $65K (2021) → $160K (2025)

  • Caroline V. Itoh

    Senior Vice President Operations & Technology

    Srvp Operations & Technology → Srvp Operations & Technolo, 2024

    Srvp Operations & Technolo → Senior Vice President Operations & Technology, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2022) → $228K (2025)

  • Chante F. Coleman

    Senior Vice President Equity & Justice

    Vice President Equity & Justice → Senior Vice President Equity & Justice, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $171K (2022) → $221K (2025)

  • Kimberly D. Martinez

    Vice President National Education & Engagement

    Vice President National Education & Engagement → Vice President National Education, 2024

    Vice President National Education → Vice President National Education & Engagement, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $164K (2022) → $202K (2025)

  • Thomas E. Cluderay

    Assistant Secretary & General Counsel

    Assistant Secretary - → Assistant Secretary, 2023

    Assistant Secretary → Assistant Secretary & General Counsel, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $117K (2023) → $212K (2025)

  • Abigail Tinsley

    Vice President Conservation Policy

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $161K (2023) → $205K (2025)

  • Elizabeth M. Breaux

    Senior Vice President for Philanthropy

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $166K (2023) → $230K (2025)

  • Ismael Savadogo

    Treasurer & CFO

    Chief Financial Officer → Treasurer & CFO, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $257K (2024) → $319K (2025)

  • Robin Martin

    Senior Vice President of People

    Srvp of People → Senior Vice President of People, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $179K (2023) → $227K (2025)

  • Adrienne Hollis

    Vice President Environmental Justice

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $181K (2024) → $200K (2025)

  • Heather Davis-Miller

    Vice President Strategic Partnerships

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $188K (2024) → $213K (2025)

  • Sandra Miao

    Assistant Vice President Membership Programs

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $154K (2024) → $155K (2025)

  • Allyn Dukes

    Central Vice Chair

    Director → Central Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Pritchett

    Eastern Vice Chair

    Director → Eastern Vice Chair, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • William Houston

    Past Chair

    Chair-Elect - → Chair, 2020

    Chair → Past Chair, 2021

    On filings since 2019

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brad Powell

    Western Vice Chair

    Director → Western Vice Chair, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Frederick Kowal Chair-Elect

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Robbins Chair

    New on the 2025 filing

    3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (44)
  • Former: Frederick Kowal (2019–2024) — Director to Chair Elect -
  • Former: John Robbins (2019–2024) — Chair
  • Former: Mary Van Kerrebrook (2019–2024) — Central Vice Chair -
  • Former: Lyndzee Rhine (2021–2024) — Director -
  • Former: Richard J. Brown (2022–2024) — Assistant Vice President Publishing Operations
  • Former: Allyn Dukes Director To (2024) — Central Vice Chair -
  • Former: Greer Tidwell (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Karen L. Wagner (2019–2023) — Treasurer & CFO
  • Former: Kathy Hadley (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kent Salazar (2019–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Michael Bartlett (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Norm Ritchie (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Phillip Roos (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Siva Sundaresan (2019–2023) — Western Vice Chair
  • Former: Dawn M. Rodney (2020–2023) — Chief Innovation & Growth Officer
  • Former: Kevin J. Starace (2022–2023) — Head Corp Relations & Business
  • Former: Terri Roehrig (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kaila Drayton (2023) — Vice President Program Operations
  • Former: Alan Blinken (2019–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Amanda McKnight (2019–2022) — Assistant Secretary -
  • Former: Cody Kamrowski (2019–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Hilary H. Falk (2019–2022) — Chief Program Officer - Til
  • Former: Seth Ross (2019–2022) — Director -
  • Former: John Salazar (2020–2022) — Director -
  • Former: Susan R. Kaderka (2020–2022) — Regional Executive Director
  • Former: Andrew P. Buchsbaum (2019–2021) — Vice President One Federation
  • Former: April K. Bowen (2019–2021) — Assistant Vice President Human Resources
  • Former: Brian Bashore (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: Bruce Wallace (2019–2021) — Past Chair -
  • Former: Eric Freyfogle (2019–2021) — Director -
  • Former: John E. Ashley (2019–2021) — Former Assistant Treasurer
  • Former: Kevin J. Coyle (2019–2021) — Vice President Education & Counsel to President
  • Former: Cynthia M. Golos (2019–2020) — Vice President Strategic Business Ops
  • Former: Jerry Jung (2019–2020) — Director -
  • Former: Malea Stenzel-Gilligan (2019–2020) — Former Assistant Secretary
  • Former: Robert Harper (2019–2020) — Executive Publisher
  • Former: Laura Daniel-Davis (2020) — Vice President Conservation Strategy
  • Former: Dianne Dillon-Ridgley (2019) — Director -
  • Former: James S. Lyon (2019) — Vice President of Conservation Policy
  • Former: Maureen P. Smith Associate (2019) — Vice President & Corp Sponsorships -
  • Former: Miranda Ballentine (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Paul Beaudette (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Paul Sloan (2019) — Director -
  • Former: Truman Semans (2019) — Director -

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Collin O' Mara — President & CEO: $530KCollin O' MaraPresident & CEO$530KBenjamin P Kota — Secretary & COO: $345KBenjamin P KotaSecretary & COO$345KMustafa S Ali — Executive VP Conservation & Justice: $322KMustafa S AliExecutive VP Conservation &…$322KIsmael Savadogo — Treasurer & CFO: $319KIsmael SavadogoTreasurer & CFO$319KThomas H Sellers — Chief Development Officer: $317KThomas H SellersChief Development Officer$317KElizabeth M Breaux — Senior VP for Philanthropy: $230KElizabeth M BreauxSenior VP for Philanthropy$230KCaroline V Itoh — Senior VP Operations & Technology: $228KCaroline V ItohSenior VP Operations &…$228KRobin Martin — Senior VP of People: $227KRobin MartinSenior VP of People$227KChante F Coleman — Senior VP Equity & Justice: $221KChante F ColemanSenior VP Equity & Justice$221KHeather Davis-Miller — VP Strategic Partnerships: $213KHeather Davis-MillerVP Strategic Partnerships$213KThomas E Cluderay — Asst Secretary & General Counsel: $212KThomas E CluderayAsst Secretary & General Counsel$212KAbigail Tinsley — VP Conservation Policy: $205KAbigail TinsleyVP Conservation Policy$205KKimberly D Martinez — VP National Education & Engagement: $202KKimberly D MartinezVP National Education &…$202KAdrienne Hollis — VP Environmental Justice: $200KAdrienne HollisVP Environmental Justice$200KSarah Laskin — VP Conservation Programs: $187KSarah LaskinVP Conservation Programs$187KTamara Johnson — Asst Treasurer & Controller: $160KTamara JohnsonAsst Treasurer & Controller$160KSandra Miao — AVP Membership Programs: $155KSandra MiaoAVP Membership Programs$155K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $530K, to Collin O' Mara (President & CEO). 17 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about National Wildlife Federation

How much does National Wildlife Federation give each year?

National Wildlife Federation gave $16.2M across 142 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $19.6M across 150 grants.

What is National Wildlife Federation's typical grant size?

National Wildlife Federation's median grant in 2025 was $22,500, and its average grant was $113,937, across 142 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from National Wildlife Federation that year got $86K on average.

Where does National Wildlife Federation give grants?

National Wildlife Federation gives mostly in California: 55% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest state was Maryland (17%). The most frequent recipient cities were Washington, DC (11 grants), Philadelphia, PA (8 grants), Denver, CO (6 grants) and Baltimore, MD (4 grants).

Does National Wildlife Federation give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 142 grants with a stated purpose on National Wildlife Federation's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Conservation Assistance" (142 grants).

Who are National Wildlife Federation's largest grantees?

National Wildlife Federation's largest 2025 grantees include Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority ($8,125,569), City of Havre De Grace ($2,135,000) and National Audubon Society ($617,349), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 67% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is National Wildlife Federation?

National Wildlife Federation reported $186.8M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $124.1M.

What does National Wildlife Federation fund?

NWF states its mission as uniting all Americans to ensure wildlife thrives in a rapidly changing world. Its 2024–2030 strategic plan identifies three pillars: wildlife recovery and habitat restoration; climate solutions and clean energy; and environmental justice and resilient communities. See mission & focus areas ↑

How do I apply for a grant from National Wildlife Federation?

National Wildlife Federation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check nwf.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.

What is National Wildlife Federation's EIN?

National Wildlife Federation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 53-0204616. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 26, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 10, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 9, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 31, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS June 2, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS June 10, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 26, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Grantable. (2026). National Wildlife Federation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/national-wildlife-federation-morg_68a0ce82b96e4646b80edf14e37abea5

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  title        = {{National Wildlife Federation funder profile}},
  howpublished = {GrantGraph},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://grantable.co/funders/national-wildlife-federation-morg_68a0ce82b96e4646b80edf14e37abea5},
  note         = {Accessed 2026-10-16. Data licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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