World Wildlife Fund Inc

WASHINGTON, DC EIN: 52-1693387 Website

WWF'S MISSION IS TO CONSERVE NATURE AND REDUCE THE MOST PRESSING THREATS TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH AND MOVING TO QUESTION. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$783.9M

+3.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.5M

+32.3% YoY

Grant Count

70

-2.8% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$151K

+36.1% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$112M$225M$337M$449M20202021202220232024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$783,902,488$755,426,255$704,447,333
Revenue$374,807,108$372,835,343$381,636,162
Expenses$361,352,195$352,906,681$316,378,290
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$15,304,308$9,672,271$20,686,028
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$11M41 grants202048 grants202154 grants202272 grants202370 grants2024

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2024

CENTER FOR HEIRS PROPERT…$2.3MCONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL$994KWINDWARD FUND$596KCENTER FOR CLIMATE AND E…$378KCOOPERATIVE FOR ASSISTAN…$367KBIGELOW LABORATORY FOR O…$300KWORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE$295KCLIMATE CONSERVATION AND…$267KCORNELL UNIVERSITY$247KREWILD$206K

Grant Size Distribution

285 grants across all recorded years

139<$50K52$50–100K57$100–250K28$250–500K8$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

CARTER ROBERTSPRESIDENT & CEO$1.2MNIKHIL SEKHRANCHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER$628KLOREN MAYORCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER$617KMARGARET ACKERLEYSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL$602KJULIE MILLEREVP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSH…$489KGINA BARBIERISENIOR ADVISOR$457KJASON CLAYSVP MARKETS AND FOOD$439KMARCENE MITCHELLSVP CLIMATE CHANGE$431KTERENCE MACKOSVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICAT…$428KSHEILA BONINISVP PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT$410KGINETTE HEMLEYSVP WILDLIFE CONSERVATION$399KMIKE PEJCICCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$378KLEROY WADECONTROLLER$238K

From 2024 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
CARTER ROBERTSPRESIDENT & CEO40$1,197,097
YOLANDA KAKABADSECO-CHAIR1
SANJEEV MEHRACO-CHAIR1
ROBERT LITTERMANVICE CHAIRMAN1
SHELLY LAZARUSSECRETARY1
ELIZABETH L LITTLEFIELDTREASURER1
VIRGINIA BUSCHDIRECTOR1
GERALD BUTTSDIRECTOR1
RUTH DEFRIESDIRECTOR1
JARED M DIAMONDDIRECTOR1
CHRISTOPHER B FIELDDIRECTOR1
MATTHEW HARRISDIRECTOR1
URS HOELZLEDIRECTOR1
UZODINMA IWEALADIRECTOR1
LAWRENCE H LINDENDIRECTOR1
KATHLEEN MCLAUGHLINDIRECTOR1
LUIS ALBERTO MORENODIRECTOR1
IRIS MWANZADIRECTOR1
AMANDA PAULSONDIRECTOR1
VINCENT PEREZDIRECTOR1
CLARA LEE PRATTEDIRECTOR1
ROGER W SANTDIRECTOR1
CAROLINA SCHMIDTDIRECTOR1
TODDI STEELMANDIRECTOR1
LAUREN TYLERDIRECTOR1
JEFFREY UBBENDIRECTOR1
LOREN MAYORCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER40$617,041
MARGARET ACKERLEYSVP & GENERAL COUNSEL40$601,946
JULIE MILLEREVP, PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERSHIPS40$488,901
MIKE PEJCICCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER40$378,111
LEROY WADECONTROLLER40$237,505
NIKHIL SEKHRANCHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER40$627,817
TERENCE MACKOSVP MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS40$428,020
GINA BARBIERISENIOR ADVISOR40$456,523
JASON CLAYSVP MARKETS AND FOOD40$438,691
MARCENE MITCHELLSVP CLIMATE CHANGE40$430,633
SHEILA BONINISVP PRIVATE SECTOR ENGAGEMENT40$409,747
GINETTE HEMLEYSVP WILDLIFE CONSERVATION40$398,953

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

36states
+28 more states

Cities

AkutanAnchorageAnnapolisApple ValletArcataArlingtonAthensAtlantaAuburnAustinBaton RougeBeals IslandBerkeleyBiddefordBig TimberBillingsBismarckBostonBozemanBroken Bow

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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