National Wildlife Refuge
To conserve America's wildlife heritage for future generations through strategic programs that protect and enhance the National Wildlife Refuge system and the landscapes beyond its boundaries. By combining policy, landscape-scale conservation efforts, grassroots development and public education, the refuge association works to strengthen the ecologocial integrity of our national wildlife refuges, maintaining the diversity of American wildlife and plants for the future
National Wildlife Refuge at a glance
- Total assets
- $477,772
- -10.9% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,193,106
- -23.5% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $4,415
- +314.9% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,074,218
- -34.4% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who National Wildlife Refuge funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
How National Wildlife Refuge gives
- Giving fell 96% from 2019 to 2022. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $8K (2022) to $180K (2019). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $8K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Wildlands Network Salt Lake City, UT | Red Wolves Preserv. | $7,500 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $477,772 | $1,193,106 | $1,074,218 | — | — | $4,415 |
| 2024 | $536,377 | $1,558,927 | $1,637,906 | — | — | $1,064 |
| 2023 | $740,099 | $2,113,028 | $2,213,504 | — | — | $1,669 |
| 2022 | $438,674 | $2,363,454 | $2,106,966 | $7,500 | 1 | $10 |
| 2021 | $635,779 | $1,949,690 | $1,878,382 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | $428,304 | $1,430,784 | $1,705,483 | — | — | $3 |
| 2019 | $372,381 | $1,878,749 | $2,135,163 | $179,608 | 8 | $1,370 |
About National Wildlife Refuge
Based on IRS filings
National Wildlife Refuge is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Washington, DC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $478K in total assets. Net investment income was $4K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
National Wildlife Refuge is led by Desiree Sorenson-Groves, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 2 of 22 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Desiree Sorenson-Groves
President
Vice President of Gov't Affairs → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$131K (2019) → $47K (2025)
E. Gray Payne
Chair
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2023
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Geoffrey Haskett
Former President
President → Former President, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$155K (2019) → $141K (2025)
Mark Musaus
Board Member
Chief Oper. → COO - Former, 2021
COO - Former → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
$148K (2019) → $0 (2025)
Cheryl Hart
Secretary
Board Member → Secretary, 2024
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
James F. McClelland III
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Robert Morgan
Board Member
General Counsel → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Steve Quarles
Board Member
Environmental Counsel → Environ Counsel, 2020
Environ Counsel → Board Member, 2025
On filings since 2019
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Nancy Marshall
Board Member
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Elaine Meier
Board Member
On filings since 2021
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jim Kurth
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Wayne Hubbard
Board Member
On filings since 2022
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Lynn Scarlett
Vice Chair
Board Member → Vice Chair, 2024
On filings since 2023
10 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael J. Baldwin
Board Member
Chair → Board Member, 2024
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Richard Remmer
Board Member
On filings since 2023
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Angela Benton
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ben Gregg
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joan Patterson
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Theard
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
S. Elwood York Jr.
Board Member
On filings since 2024
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Paul Tritaik
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shampa Panda-Bryant
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (26)
- Former: Carl Woodward (2019–2024) — Board Memebr
- Former: Gail Carmody (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Julie Morris (2021–2024) — Program Mana
- Former: Marco Aguilar (2021–2024) — Chief Oper.
- Former: Ed Barrios (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Libby Marking (2024) — Director of Gov A
- Former: Daniel Ashe (2019–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Sylvia Pelizza (2021–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Rena Borkhataria (2022–2023) — Board Member
- Former: Ellwood York Jr. (2023) — Board Member
- Former: Dragana Connaughton (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kit Rohn (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Mike Baldwin (2019–2022) — Vice Chair
- Former: William Buchanan Jr. (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Stone (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Caroline Brouwer (2021–2022) — Vice President
- Former: Rob Morgan (2021–2022) — General Counsel
- Former: Andrew Woolford (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Chad Brown (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Donald O'Brien (2019–2021) — Board Member
- Former: Marge Kolar (2019–2021) — Vice Chair
- Former: Don Barry (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Arden Bucklin-Sporer (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Michael Mullins (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Rebecca Rubin (2019) — Chair
- Former: Tom Goettel (2019) — Board Member
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $141K, to Geoffrey Haskett (Former Presi). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about National Wildlife Refuge
How large is National Wildlife Refuge?
National Wildlife Refuge reported $478K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.2M.
What is National Wildlife Refuge?
National Wildlife Refuge is a public charity focused on Environment & Animals, based in Washington, DC. It holds $478K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does National Wildlife Refuge operate?
National Wildlife Refuge has awarded grants in California, Colorado, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Texas, Utah.
What is National Wildlife Refuge's EIN?
National Wildlife Refuge's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7447365. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(2)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 7, 2023)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025
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