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THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY

EIN: 53-0167933Washington, DCZIP: 20006
C340 - Environment501(c)(3)

Mission

FOUNDED IN 1935 BY CONSERVATION VISIONARIES, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY PROTECTS WILDERNESS AND UNITES PEOPLE TO PROTECT AMERICA'S WILD PUBLIC LANDS. WE WORK TO GUIDE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT TO THE RIGHT PLACES AND ENSURE THAT PUBLIC LANDS CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE SOLUTIONS. WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN ACCESS AND SHARE THE BENEFITS OF THE OUTDOORS, FROM THE URBAN TO THE WILD. IN 1964, WE LED THE EFFORT TO ESTABLISH THE NATIONAL WILDERNESS PRESERVATION SYSTEM, WHICH HAS NOW GROWN TO 109 MILLION ACRES OF PERMANENTLY PROTECTED WILDLANDS THAT PRESERVE AMERICA'S NATURAL HERITAGE. FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, WHICH BELONG TO ALL AMERICANS, FACE GROWING THREATS. THOSE ACRES AND MILLIONS MORE REQUIRE ACTION TO CONSERVE THEIR NATURAL CHARACTER. SEE WWW.WILDERNESS.ORG.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$42M$0$119.1M
2022$39.2M$0$111.9M
2021$62.6M$0$95.7M

Compensation

2023

JAMIE WILLIAMS
$423,500
$25,000
$1,485
$509,193
DAVID SEABROOK
$336,614
$0
$291
$386,266
TERESA LANE
$268,661
$0
$47,875
$332,867
ELVIS CORDOVA
$286,645
$0
$270
$326,382
LAUREN GEPHART
$269,214
$0
$194
$318,209
CHASE HUNTLEY
$258,821
$0
$270
$277,084
WORDNA MESKHENITEN
$216,888
$0
$183
$270,261
MONIQUE DAILEY
$201,527
$0
$100
$222,098
YVETTE LOPEZ-LEDESMA
$178,018
$0
$270
$188,974
MICHAEL A MANTELL
$0
$0
$0
$0
MOLLY MCUSIC
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM J CRONON
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHY DOUGLAS STONE
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BONDERMAN
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANSJORG WYSS
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS A BARRON
$0
$0
$0
$0
FAITH BRIGGS
$0
$0
$0
$0
MATTHEW CAMPBELL
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORM CHRISTENSEN
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID CHURCHILL
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL CORDALIS
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARL FERENBACH
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID J FIELD
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROLINE M GETTY
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACQUELINE BADGER MARS
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUAN MARTINEZ
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVE MATTHEWS
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY RHODES
$0
$0
$0
$0
REBECCA L ROM
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER PERKINS SPEERS
$0
$0
$0
$0
AARON WERNHAM
$0
$0
$0
$0
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

JAMIE WILLIAMS
$377,236
$0
$15,308
$438,404
MONIQUE DAILEY
$282,697
$0
$2,883
$311,921
DAVID SEABROOK
$248,337
$2,000
$20,500
$309,132
MELYSSA L WATSON
$175,182
$71,185
$27,000
$303,205
TERESA LANE
$253,918
$2,000
$27,000
$300,073
KATHARINE L THOMAS
$246,061
$0
$27,000
$291,636
DEBORAH LIU
$227,054
$1,000
$20,500
$289,858
CHASE HUNTLEY
$228,691
$0
$20,500
$266,345
WORDNA MESKHENITEN
$177,006
$2,240
$12,893
$231,767
ALLEN MAY
$158,029
$2,025
$27,000
$216,467
LAUREN GEPHART
$146,824
$3,250
$10,307
$196,745
DAVID CHURCHILL
$0
$0
$0
$0
FAITH BRIGGS
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANIEL CORDALIS
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVE MATTHEWS
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM J CRONON
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHY DOUGLAS STONE
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER PERKINS SPEERS
$0
$0
$0
$0
REBECCA L ROM
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANSJORG WYSS
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORM CHRISTENSEN
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS A BARRON
$0
$0
$0
$0
CARL FERENBACH
$0
$0
$0
$0
MOLLY MCUSIC
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTINIQUE GRIGG
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY RHODES
$0
$0
$0
$0
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACQUELINE BADGER MARS
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL A MANTELL
$0
$0
$0
$0
AARON WERNHAM
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID J FIELD
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BONDERMAN
$0
$0
$0
$0
CAROLINE M GETTY
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUAN MARTINEZ
$0
$0
$0
$0

2021

JAMIE WILLIAMS
$395,476
$0
$0
$443,857
MELYSSA L WATSON
$266,226
$0
$0
$300,019
TERESA LANE
$271,181
$2,000
$0
$289,747
KATHARINE L THOMAS
$240,348
$29,000
$0
$286,994
DAVID SEABROOK
$226,256
$2,000
$0
$268,805
DEBORAH LIU
$226,713
$0
$0
$266,128
CHASE HUNTLEY
$216,822
$2,000
$0
$233,587
ANDREW MCCONVILLE
$157,221
$1,000
$0
$193,696
LAUREN GEPHART
$154,856
$0
$0
$192,960
WORDNA MESKHENITEN
$149,087
$2,000
$0
$191,657
MICHAEL A MANTELL
$0
$0
$0
$0
MOLLY MCUSIC
$0
$0
$0
$0
WILLIAM J CRONON
$0
$0
$0
$0
CATHY DOUGLAS STONE
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID BONDERMAN
$0
$0
$0
$0
HANSJORG WYSS
$0
$0
$0
$0
THOMAS A BARRON
$0
$0
$0
$0
NORM CHRISTENSEN
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID CHURCHILL
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVID J FIELD
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARTINIQUE GRIGG
$0
$0
$0
$0
MARCIA KUNSTEL
$0
$0
$0
$0
JACQUELINE BADGER MARS
$0
$0
$0
$0
JUAN MARTINEZ
$0
$0
$0
$0
DAVE MATTHEWS
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEFFREY RHODES
$0
$0
$0
$0
REBECCA L ROM
$0
$0
$0
$0
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV
$0
$0
$0
$0
JENNIFER PERKINS SPEERS
$0
$0
$0
$0
AARON WERNHAM
$0
$0
$0
$0

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