2017-02-14T13:06:00-06:00 2016-09-30 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600 Vienna VA 22182 990 2015-10-01 530183181 Defenders of Wildlife DEFE 2026829400 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 Jamie Rappaport Clark President & CEO 2026829400 2017-02-14 1 Nicole M Prince CPA P01315245 7038930300 2017-02-14 2015 2021-01-29 14:40:06Z X Jamie Rappaport Clark 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 38878657 0 X www.defenders.org X 1947 DC Habitat and species protection. 25 23 162 29 18857 -18729 29358805 28303087 20000 126780 626581 281814 651945 694061 30657331 29405742 817739 357462 0 0 12322538 12701529 1733644 1746772 1049356 15524533 14389715 30398454 29195478 258877 210264 35612023 35548496 9959455 9384708 25652568 26163788 X Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities. See Schedule O for continuation of mission. 0 0 7200174 141802 50293 Endangered Species Act (ESA): 10-year benchmark - More than half of the species presently listed under the ESA are stable or improving. 10168344 91610 32491 Key Species - 10-year benchmark - 25 vulnerable species are secure in important ecosystems and focal landscapes. 6544504 124050 43996 Habitat - 10-year benchmark - Double the acreage of high priority wildlife habitat managed for ecological integrity. 23913022 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 216 0 1 162 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 X 25 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AK AL AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY LA MA MD ME MI MN MS MO NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X The Organization 2026829400 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 Jamie Rappaport Clark President & CEO 40.00 X X 401385 0 33040 Winsome Dunn McIntosh Chair 2.50 X X 0 0 0 Judith Posnikoff Vice Chair 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Mark Caylor Treasurer 2.00 X X 0 0 0 Caroline Gabel Secretary 1.00 X X 0 0 0 Edward Asner Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Dinah Bear Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Kim O'Keefe Beck Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Cassie Carroll Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 John Dayton Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Holly Doremus Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Eric Glitzenstein Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 James Hecker Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mari Snyder Johnson Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Ruth Musgrave Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Mamie Parker Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Thu Pham Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Ronald Pulliam Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Richard Robb Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Susan Rieff Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Daniel Rohlf Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Joel Sartore Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Loretta Stadler Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Lisa Wan Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 Robert Wiygul Director 0.50 X 0 0 0 James Stofan Chief Operating Officer 40.00 X 240712 0 15910 Donald Barry outgoing Senior Vice President, Conservation 40.00 X 228302 0 17321 Robert Dreher incoming Senior Vice President, Conservation (income) 40.00 X 0 0 0 Nina Fascione VP, Development 40.00 X 170298 0 26198 Michael Senatore VP, Conservation Law 40.00 X 151214 0 30416 Robert Dewey VP, Gov Relations/External Affairs 40.00 X 152654 0 30446 Nancy Dimaio VP, Information Services/CIO 40.00 X 151021 0 27169 Mikaela King VP, Marketing & Online Com 40.00 X 144508 0 28624 Nancy Gloman VP, Field Conservation Programs 40.00 X 142164 0 12038 Cynthia Hoffman VP, Communications 40.00 X 134925 0 25795 Natalie K Greiner Director of Philanthropy 40.00 X 109232 0 9719 Juliette Lillie Senior Director Renwable Energy 40.00 X 124935 0 10782 2151350 0 267458 19 0 1 0 Russ Reid Company Inc 2 N Lake Avenue Pasadena CA 91101 Public education & constituent dev 1097800 Blackbaud Inc 2000 Daniel Island Drive Charleston SC 29492 Computer & service bureau 812801 Alta Resources 120 N Commercial Street Neenah WI 54956 Fulfillment services 683744 Public Interest Communications 7700 Leesburg Pike Suite 301 North Fall Church VA 22043 Public 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Part X, Line 2: Defenders had no significant uncertain tax positions at September 30, 2016 and 2015. Part XI, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Annual Dinner - Direct benefits to donors 72,221. Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments: Annual Dinner - Direct benefits to donors 72,221. North America - Mexico 0 1 Program services See Part V 118142 0 1 0 0 0 1 118142 0 118142 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: The Organization enters into a written grant agreement with the grantee that includes specific financial and programmatic accomplishment reporting requirements. Part I, line 3: Foreign expenditures are directly tracked and accounted for on the accrual method of accounting used for books. Part I, line 3, Column (e): Mexican programs include national and international wildlife trade and habitat conservation, particularly as it affects Defenders' priority species and ecosystems and the progressive development of wildlife law and policy in Mexico. A consultant works throughout the country on the various programs from the northern Gulf of California to the Southern Yucatan Peninsula. 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Natural Resources Defense Council 40 West 20 Street New York NY 10011 132654926 501(c)(3) 63750 N/A N/A Re-grant to assist in costs for work on Renewal Energy Mitigation workshops. The Nature Conservancy 4245 North Fairfax Drive Arlington VA 22203 530242652 501(c)(3) 51202 N/A N/A Re-grant to assist in costs for work on Renewal Energy Mitigation workshops. KCK Investments LLC 4747 S Power Road Mesa AZ 85212 860920223 N/A 18000 N/A N/A To help deter depredations on livestock. University of Alaska PO Box 765540 Butrovich Bldg Ste 209B Fairbanks AK 99775 926000147 501(c)(3) 12650 N/A N/A To sponsor three Alaska native sciences and engineer students to reserch major polar bear conservation issues. Slade Ranch LLC PO Box 761 Springerville AZ 85938 202888386 N/A 6000 N/A N/A To assist in efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves in the Blue Range Wolf Recovery Area. Flying W Ranch Inc PO Box 644 Reserve NM 87830 861001499 N/A 6000 N/A N/A To assist in efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on private and leased grazing land assiciated with the Flying W Ranch in the Gila National Forest. Strayhorse Ranch LLC 1849 Homestead Road Lakeside AZ 85929 260702407 N/A 6000 N/A N/A To help deter depredations on livestock. Y Canyon Ranch LLC HC 62 Box 701 Aragon NM 87820 850465394 N/A 6000 N/A N/A To assist in efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves from Gila National Forest. Canadian River Cattle Company LPRainy Mesa Ranch 605 Crescent Boulevard Suite 200 Ridgeland MS 39157 640929195 N/A 6000 N/A N/A To assist with the costs associated with effort to avoid livestock depredation by wolve on their Negrito and Yeguas grazing allotmoents within the Gila National Forest during the 2016 Summer/ Fall grazing season. 4 6 To assist in efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on private and leased grazing land assiciated with Timberline Ranch and Dobson & Dobson livestock within the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. 1 12000 N/A N/A To assist in efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves in the Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest. 1 6000 N/A N/A Part I, Line 2: The Organization enters into a written grant agreement with the grantee that includes specific financial and programmatic accomplishment reporting requirements. 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Informed by scientific, legal and policy expertise, hands-on wildlife management experience and effective advocacy, Defenders works to improve public attitudes and policies toward wildlife and its habitat. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11 The Audit Committee meets with staff and auditors to review the draft 990 and address any Committee member comments. The staff then sends the draft 990 to all Board Members prior to finalization and submission of the 990 to the IRS. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c The Organization annually requests completion of the conflict of interest form. The Board of Directors will take action, as deemed necessary, to address any potential conflicts. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a For the President's salary, Human Resources independently collects salary survey information from other not-for-profit's as well as other Green groups and compiles findings. These findings are provided to the Organization's Executive Committee that then holds a closed door conference to establish the president's salary. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 The Organization's governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements are available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, line 2c: The Organization's Audit Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit. This process is consistent with previous years. Amended Form 990: This 990 had been amended to correct a typo in Part VII to update Judith Posnikoff's title appropriately to Vice Chair. Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund 1130 17th Street NW Washington DC 20036 522298744 See Part VII DC 501(c)(4) N/A 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund C 52271 Cash value