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ACCOMPLISHMENTS continued on schedule o. 80537046 24471622 BRONX ZOO AND NEW YORK AQUARIUM: TOTAL ATTENDANCE AT ALL FIVE WCS FACILITIES WAS 3,943,826. AT THE BRONX ZOO ATTENDANCE TOTALED 1,817,228 AND AT THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM ATTENDANCE TOTALED 512,076. ACCOMPLISHMENTS CONTINUED SCHEDULE O. 25415447 12410846 CITY ZOOS: CENTRAL PARK/PROSPECT PARK AND QUEENS ZOOS; CENTRAL PARK ZOO (CPZ) ATTENDANCE 980,038; PROSPECT PARK ZOO (PPZ) ATTENDANCE 311,081; QUEENS ZOO ATTENDANCE 323,403. 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IN ADDITION, THE WEBSITE WAS UTILIZED FOR GRASSROOTS OUTREACH ON THE CITY AND STATE LEVEL IN REGARDING FUNDING FOR ZOOS AND AQUARIUMS. 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There are certain transactions which could be deemed "Unrelated Business Income" and would result in a tax liability. Management reviews transactions to estimate the potential tax liabilities using a threshold of more likely than not of being sustained. It is management's estimation that there are no material tax liabilities that need to be recorded. Schedule D, PART V - SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION Endowment funds are used to support WCS programs and projects as designated by the donors in furthering the overall mission of WCS. schedule D, Part XI, Line 2D POSTRETIREMENT-RELATED change 263,047 RESTAURANT, MERCHANDISE 17,146,098 FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES INCOME 5,923,330 US SUBSIDIARIES INCOME 634,400 ----------- TOTAL 23,966,875 SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 4B CAPITAL GAIN FROM K-1 906,416 ORDINARY LOSS FROM K-1 (770,231) ---------- TOTAL 136,185 schedule D, PART XII, line 2D RESTAURANT, MERCHANDISE EXP 17,146,098 FOREIGN SUBSIDIARIES EXP 5,380,124 US SUBSIDIARIES EXP 381,070 ----------- TOTAL 22,907,292 SCHEDULE D, PART XII, LINE 4B PARKING EXPENSE 291,216 true Central America and the Caribbean 4 114 Program Services CONSERVATION PROGRAM 2543313 Central America and the Caribbean Program Services GRANTS & SCHOLARSHIPS 559532 East Asia and the Pacific 12 515 Program Services CONSERVATION PROGRAM 16512424 East Asia and the Pacific 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America conservation 140000 WIRE/CHECK South Asia CONSERVATION 60000 WIRE/CHECK South Asia CONSERVATION 27000 WIRE/CHECK South Asia CONSERVATION 150000 WIRE/CHECK South Asia CONSERVATION 10000 WIRE/CHECK South Asia Conservation 132974 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa CONSERVATION 6925 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa CONSERVATION 14660 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa CONSERVATION 161022 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 10098 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 17504 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 12142 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 13249 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 6781 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 211670 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 20711 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 5118 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 32000 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 391174 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 9806 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa conservation 5054 WIRE/CHECK Sub-Saharan Africa 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In addition, site visits by WCS staff to review grantee progress supplements those reporting requirements. WCS uses the accrual method of accounting. 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FUNDS ARE RELEASED BASED ON EXPENDITURE REPORTS SUBMITTED WHICH ARE REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE DIVISiON'S GRANTS DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY. REPORTS ARE REVIEWED AND CHECKED OVER FOR ACCURACY AND BUDGETARY COMPLIANCE BEFORE REIMBURSEMENTS ARE ISSUED. IN THE CASES WHERE THE ORGANIZATION HAS BEEN ADVANCED FUNDS FOR THE GRANT, EXPENSES REPORTS ARE REQUIRED ON A QUARTERLY BASIS AND ARE REVIEWED BEFORE FURTHER ADVANCES CAN BE ISSUED. The WCS Global Scholarship Program provides support for young conservation professionals. Scholars are nominated by WCS global conservation staff and are selected based on their exceptional abilities and potential to become leaders of the conservation movement in their home countries. 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The following provides required responses to Part I lines 1a, 4b, 6a as well as other Supplemental information on base compensation (Column Bi): As required by Form 990, base compensation includes employees' regular, sick and vacation pay for the calendar year ending December 31, 2014 as reported on the employees' W-2 Box 5. Base compensation excludes pre-tax deductions for health insurance premiums and flexible spending account contributions; these pre-tax deductions are reported as part of Column D as required by Form 990 instructions. Supplemental information on other reportable income (Column Biii) including disclosure required for Part I. Line 1a on housing use: The totals in Column Biii include the following components of taxable income reported on the employee's W-2 for 2014: For President and CEO Cristian Samper the fair market value of housing, totaling $162,000. DR. samper also received $48,441 in reimbursements for children's tuition expense pursuant to his employment agreement. any payments for compensation under multi-year supplemental non-qualified compensation plans which vested are reported in column Biii. These payments were reported as taxable income on the employee's w-2 for 2014. For John Robinson the payment was $555,939 of which $439,170 was reported as deferred compensation in the previous seven years. For Bertina Ceccarelli the payment was $177,575 of which $131,125 was reported as deferred compensation in previous years. Column Biii also includes the value of taxable group life premiums, and any tuition reimbursement and taxable allowances for automobile and cell phone use, and in the case of the President and CEO, a tax preparation fee which is a non-cash taxabLe benefit, provided to certain officers and key employee is reported on Schedule J, Part II. Automobile and cell phone allowance, if provided, are made in lieu of reimbursement for those business expenses. The largest component of other reportable income (column Biii) for Dr. Samper was the rental value of housing $162,000. As a condition of employment and for the convenience of WCS, the President and CEO is required to reside in a WCS-owned apartment at which fundraising and other meetings are held for WCS's purpose and benefit. The apartment is centrally located to facilitate travel to all of WCS's New York City locations. WCS treats the rental value of the apartment as a taxable benefit. There is no other reportable income for 2014. Supplemental information on retirement and other deferred compensation (Column C), including disclosure required for Part I, line 4b on non-qualified retirement plans; Column C has two components: the estimated present value of accrued qualified pension benefit earned in calendar 2014, and the estimated accrued value of the supplemental non-qualified retirement plans currently in force but not yet vested. These non-qualified plans are described as follows: WCS has established supplemental non-qualified retirement plans to provide retirement benefits to executives which would otherwise be lost due to statutory limitations and for the purpose of retaining talent. For retention purposes, these plans are payable on various pre-determined vesting dates set for each participant, typically five to ten years from the establishment of the plans. Payment is subject to the achievement of certain service requirements provided that the individual is employed by WCS through the vesting date or in certain other limited circumstances. seven individuals participated in these plans during the reporting period, and the estimated accruals not yet vested are a component of deferred compensation reported in Column C for five of the individuals: (note that these accruals are reported again below in the disclosure for Part I, line 4.) Cristian Samper, President and CEO $186,530; Patricia Calabrese, Executive Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer $91,871; John F. Calvelli, Executive Vice President for Public affairs $120,981; James J. Breheny, Executive Vice President and General Director Zoos and Aquarium and Director, Bronx Zoo $17,945; Christopher J. McKenzie, Senior Vice President and General Counsel $14,231. Supplemental information on non-taxable benefits (Column D) and disclosure required for Part I, line 1a: Column D includes the value of qualified health, dental and long-term disability insurance provided to WCS employees and pre-tax employee contributions to health insurance premiums and flexible spending plans. For James Breheny, Executive Vice President and General Director Zoos and Aquarium and Director, Bronx Zoo, Column D includes $22,000 for the imputed rental value of housing. As a condition of employment and for the convenience of WCS, Mr. Breheny is required to live in WCS housing on zoo grounds and WCS treats the value of such housing as a non-taxable benefit. Part I, Line 4 - Severance, Nonqualified, and Equity-Based Payments Severance Non-qualified Equity-Based Cristian Samper 0 186,530 0 Patricia Calabrese 0 91,871 0 John F. Calvelli 0 120,981 0 James J. Breheny 0 17,946 0 Christopher J. McKenzie 0 14,231 0 Part I, Line 6a Disclosure required for Part I, line 6a regarding contingent compensation (Column Bii); This column reports $20,000 incentive payment to Robert Moskovitz, Senior Vice President for Business Services, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014. As a condition of his employment, Mr. Moskovitz receives a portion of his compensation as a variable incentive payment determined by a formula based on net income results of certain auxiliary services departments in his division during the fiscal year. The reported $20,000 payment was made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2014 and was reported as taxable income on Mr. Moskovitz's 2014 W-2. A TCRNY SERIES 2013A 911882413 649717SB2 2013-03-12 92906479 REFUNDING OF SERIES 2004 true false false B TCRNY SERIES 2014A 911882413 649717SP1 2014-02-13 47539846 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS false false false A 0 58715000 92906479 0 2816541 0 1205778 0 0 8081878 68874974 11927308 false true false B 0 0 47539846 0 6647041 0 725700 0 0 11037884 167105 28966116 false false false A false false true false false false 0 0.00500 0.00500 false false false true B false false false false false false 0 false false false true A false true false false false false 0 false 0 true true B false true false false false false 0 false 0 false true A true B true SCHEDULE K - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Part 1 A (F) The proceeds of the series 2013A bonds were or will be used to (A) finance or reimburse a portion of the costs of the construction, improvement, furnishing and equipping of facilities of wcs located at the Bronx zoo (B) pay capitalized interest on a portion of the series 2013A bonds, (C) refund and defease all of the series 2004 Bonds (issued March 11, 2004), and (D) pay certain costs and expenses incidental to the issuance of the series 2013A bonds and related purposes. The proceeds of the series 2014A bonds were or will be used for construction, renovations and expansion of facilities and the acquisition of equipment. Part II (13) the bond financed project for both bonds (2013A and 2014A) are expected to reach substantial completion in 2017. Part II (17) - final allocation has not been made. Line 11 column A $68,558,338 of the other spent proceeds were used to refund the 3/11/2014 bonds. Line 11 column B $161,105 was spent on an issuer fee. Part III line 3A - Service contracts are incidental to operations which does not rise to the level of private business use. Part IV Line 6 - due to construction delays, gross proceeds were invested beyond the available temporary period. X 75 5882155 MARKET VALUE false true false PART 1 COLUMN B THE NUMBER IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED HERE IS A SAMPLE OF ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR: 1. WCS continued its 96 elephants campaign to stop the killing, stop the trafficking, and stop the demand. The campaign, named after the number of elephants gunned down each day by poachers in Africa, is designed to bring together the world citizens, partners, thought leaders and change law makers to leverage collective influence to protect key elephant populations and reduce ivory trafficking and demand. In FY 2015, the wcs 96 elephant campaign had 197 partners across 45 states, 96 Elephants has helped in banning ivory sales in New York, New Jersey and California as well as currently supporting proposed bans in CT, FL, GA, IA, IL, MD, OK, OR, RI, TX, VT, and WA. 2. WCS provided technical assistance to the Belize Fisheries Department in initiating a new monitoring program using unmanned aerial vehicles (i.e. conservation drones) to curtail unsustainable levels of illegal fishing. Besides coastal development, unregulated and unreported fishing are some of the largest threats to Belize's fishing industry. This is the first use of conservation drones to monitor marine protected areas. 3. Researchers with the Wildlife Conservation Society and other partners in India are using high-tech solutions to zero in on individual tigers in conflict and relocate them out of harm's way for the benefit of both tigers and people. In recent tiger-conflict cases involving both a human fatality and the predation of livestock, both occurring near two of India's national parks, WCS scientists helped to identify problem tigers using stripe pattern-matching software and additional information to make the connections. Both tigers have been captured and relocated to a nearby zoo. 4. WCS scientists working in Madagascar played a pivotal role in helping to create the country's first marine sanctuary for sharks, part of a new law to safeguard marine resources and the communities that rely on them. On February 2, 2015, the Malagasy government announced the initiation of the law that establishes the new "shark park" in Antongil Bay, a 1,446-square-mile body of water slightly larger than Long Island Sound. 5. Wildlife Conservation society has worked with fishing communities in Madagascar to develop management plans for two new marine parks. These areas provide hope for coral-reef conservation and fisheries management in the face of energy development, illegal fishing and climate change. WCS's Bemahafaly Randriamanantsoa led an expedition in 2015 to establish a baseline of biodiversity for the newly protected reefs. The community led marine-protection efforts like locally enforced "no take" zones have become a model for marine conservation in Madagascar. 6. A scientific team from WCS, Myanmar's Nature and Wildlife Conservation Division - MOECAF, and National University of Singapore (NUS) has rediscovered a bird previously thought to be extinct. Jerdon's babbler (Chrysomma altirostre) had not been seen in Myanmar since July 1941, where it was last found in grasslands near the town of Myitkyo, Bago Region near the Sittaung River. The team found the bird while surveying a site around an abandoned agricultural station that still contained some grassland habitat. 7. A research team led by the Wildlife Conservation Society confirmed the sighting of a deer with vampire like fangs known as the Kashmir Musk Deer - one of seven similar species found in Asia - this was the first sighting in over 60 years. The species is categorized as Endangered on the IUCN Red List due to habitat loss and poaching. 8. The Wildlife Conservation Society's Russia Program, in partnership with the Sikhote-Alin Biosphere Reserve and Udegeiskaya Legenda National Park, released a camera trap slideshow of a family of Amur tigers in the wild showing an adult male with family. These series of photos show an adult female and three cubs following the "tiger dad" along the Russian forest. Scientists note this is a first in terms of photographing this behavior, as adult male tigers are usually solitary. Also included was a photo composite of a series of images showing the entire family as they walked past the a camera trap over a period of two minutes. These images confirm that male Amur tigers do participate in family life. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED 1. Bronx Zoo reopened it Children Zoo after undergoing renovations. Species new to the Children's Zoo include giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), Linne's Two- toed Sloth (Choloepus didactylus), South American coatimundi (Nasua nasua) and the world's smallest deer: the pudu (Pudu puda). Other wildlife favorites returning to the children's zoo include American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus), and South American squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) which now live on an island habitat surrounded by wading Caribbean flamingoes (Phoenicopterus ruber) and other dabbing waterfowl. 2. The New York Aquarium continued construction of Ocean's Wonders, a 57,000-square-foot building that will house more than 115 species of marine wildlife including sharks, skates, and rays. This is all progress in rebuilding and the transformation of the new York aquarium, post hurricane sandy. 3. The Bronx Zoo debuted the first gelada baboon born in the U.S. in 13 years. Gelada baboons are found only in the highlands of Ethiopia, and the Bronx Zoo is the only wildlife facility in the U.S. that has a group of geladas. The grass-eating apes are sometimes called "bleeding heart baboons" because of the red patch of skin on their chests, which becomes more conspicuous on females during mating season. Males are known for their impressive mane of back hair. 4. A colony of Eudyptula minor, known variously in English as little penguins, blue penguins and fairy penguins, has made its debut in the zoo's aquatic bird house. The smallest species of penguin, the adults - and these are all adults, appearance notwithstanding - stand about 13 inches tall and weigh under 3 pounds. They were hatched at a zoo in Sydney, Australia. The Bronx Zoo becomes only the third American zoo with little penguins. 5. The Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium welcomed a harbor seal pup on May 27,2015, only the second harbor seal born there in the last 15 years. The wide-eyed male pup has a silver and black spotted coat and was born weighing 22 pounds. The pup is gaining half a pound to a pound a day, according to the aquarium. Adult harbor seals can weigh up to 250 pounds. 6. Scientists at the Wildlife Conservation Society's New York Aquarium discovered a nursery for sand tiger sharks in Great South Bay on Long Island. Located approximately 65 miles from mid-town Manhattan and situated between Long Island and Fire Island, the Great South Bay is a place where juvenile sand tiger sharks collect in mass to feed and grow. Juvenile sand tiger sharks range in size from 9 inches to 4 feet and generally remain in a nursery for 3 to 4 years until they reach between 8 to 10 feet. As adults, the sharks will continue their migratory lifestyle swimming in the surf zone and shallow bays to the continental shelf from Cape Cod to Delaware Bay during the summer, swimming southward for the winter. The researchers made the discovery using acoustic tags, devices that enable scientists to track marine animals in real time as they travel through their environment. 7. The Bronx Zoo hosted the first annual New York City Student Visionmaker fair where students from 11 public middle and high schools used the web-based Visionmaker.nyc platform developed by WCS Senior Conservation Ecologist Eric Sanderson and his team to compete in a fair with their vision for "A Greener Future for New York City." The platform allows users to examine and manipulate urban ecosystems throughout N.Y.C. to learn how their decisions could affect the city and nature, including energy use, storm water drainage, and biodiversity. 8. The Wildlife Conservation Society launched its Blue York campaign to protect the New York seascape. Funding was raised to purchase satellite tags to learn more about migrating whales near the New York coast. The campaign also focused on banning plastic microbeads from entering waterways and poisoning wildlife. 9. There have been a number of significant births and hatchings this spring/early summer including snow leopards, sea lions, red pandas, giraffes, gorillas, markhors, fennec foxes, Angolan colobus, Timor pythons, king cobras, lesser bird of paradises, elegant crested tinamous. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED 1. The herd of American bison at the Wildlife Conservation Society's (WCS) Queens Zoo just got bigger with the addition of three new females from the Bronx Zoo. Bison, which today number in the hundreds of thousands, remain a unique icon of North American culture and natural history. However, the bison's important ecological role in its former landscapes has not been restored, and the vast majority of bison occur in commercial herds. Bison are a keystone species that influence plant and animal communities where they range. Plant diversity is greater in areas where bison graze, which also helps to support increased populations and diversity of birds and other mammal species in the same habitats. WCS has set up a multi-stakeholder, transboundary initiative with the objective of working with partners to achieve the ecological restoration of bison across its range in North America. 2. The Queens Zoo has successfully bred critically endangered Puerto Rican crested toads (Peltophryne lemur) for reintroduction to their native Puerto Rico. The Queens Zoo started breeding the species this year as part of a collaborative effort with Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) zoos to boost the wild population. Puerto Rican crested toads are brown to yellow-brown in color and covered with warts and blackish spines. The tadpoles were sent to Puerto Rico where biologists from the Caribbean Ecological Services and the Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources (PRDNER) introduced them to their low-lying rocky habitats. 3. The Central Park Zoo opened an exhibit for rescued grizzly bears. The exhibit opened as the new home for two adult female grizzlies, Betty and Veronica, who were rescued in 1995 and brought to the Bronx Zoo. Betty originally came to New York from Montana and Veronica from Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. Both had become too accustomed to humans, and local authorities considered them a danger to people. 4. Central Park Zoo is celebrating the arrival of New York City's first royal baby - a king penguin chick. The chick is the first king penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) ever hatched in New York City. The landmark hatching is the result of the expertise and careful husbandry techniques practiced by the zoo's keepers and curatorial staff. 5. A southern pudu fawn (Pudu puda) was born at the WCS's (Wildlife Conservation Society) Queens Zoo. The pudu is the world's smallest deer species. The arrival of the fawn brings the total number of pudu on exhibit at the Queens Zoo to three. This is the third year in a row this pair has successfully raised a fawn. Southern pudu are native to Chile and Argentina and are designated Vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Using research and conservation practices, WCS is working in the pudu's range countries to grapple with ways to curb habitat loss and other threats to pudu and other native wildlife. 6. There have been a number of significant births and hatchings this spring/early summer including snow leopards, sea lions, red pandas, banded mongoose, king penguin, scaly-sided mergansers, pink-eared ducks and Baer's pochards, and a Roosevelt elk. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT The Government of Bolivia, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and a number of Bolivian research and conservation organizations launched a new scientific expedition, Identidad Madidi, into the heart of Madidi National Park-the most biodiverse protected area in the world-in an effort to describe still unknown species and to showcase the wonders of Bolivias extraordinary natural heritage at home and abroad. The expedition officially began on June 5th 2015 and will last for 18 months as a team of Bolivian scientists will work to expand existing knowledge on Madidis birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, and fish along an altitudinal pathway descending more than 6,000 meters (more than 19,000 feet) from the mountains of the high Andes into the tropical Amazonian forests and grasslands of northern Bolivia. Madidi boasts what many believe to be the greatest concentration of biodiversity in a protected area in the world- with magnificent species of birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and fish. The team registered 627 butterflies, including 115 new records for Bolivia and 424 new records for Madidi; 532 bird species, 23 new to the park; and an incredible 930 vertebrate species, at least 150 of which are new records. FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES AFGHANISTAN, ARGENTINA, BELIZE, BOLIVIA, CAMBODIA, CONGO (REPUBLIC OF CONGO), CHINA, CHILE, CAMEROON, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR, FIJI, GABON, GUATEMALA, INDONESIA, KENYA, LAOS, MADAGASCAR, MOZAMBIQUE, MONGOLIA, NIGERIA, NICARAGUA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PAKISTAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SUDAN, THAILAND, TANZANIA, UGANDA, VIETNAM. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 - CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS WCS IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH NO STOCKHOLDERS. THE ELECTED TRUSTEES OF WCS CONSTITUTE THE MEMBERS OF WCS, WITH FULL VOTING RIGHTS AND SUCH OTHER POWERS AND AUTHORITY RESERVED TO "MEMBERS" UNDER THE NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION LAW. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7A - ELECTION OF MEMBERS AND THEIR RIGHTS SEE RESPONSE ABOVE REGARDING LINE 6 FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 7B - DECISIONS SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF MEMBERS SEE RESPONSE ABOVE REGARDING LINE 6. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 10B - POLICIES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING CHAPTERS WCS HAS NO CHAPTERS. WCS HAS BRANCH OFFICES IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. WCS HAS AFFILIATES. WCS HAS ADOPTED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO ITS BRANCH OFFICES AND AFFILIATES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11B - ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 WCS'S 990 IS PREPARED BY THE COMPTROLLER AND THE COMPTROLLER'S STAFF IN CONSULTATION WITH OTHER WCS OFFICERS AND STAFF AND WCS'S OUTSIDE AUDITORS. THE DRAFT IS REVIEWED BY THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND BY WCS'S OUTSIDE AUDITORS. BEFORE FILING THE DRAFT 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE AND PROVIDED TO THE ENTIRE BOARD OF TRUSTEES BY POSTING ON A SECURE WEBSITE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL THE TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 12C - ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY WCS'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS ADOPTED A WRITTEN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY APPLICABLE TO TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES AND ANOTHER WRITTEN CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY APPLICABLE TO EMPLOYEES. UNDER THESE POLICIES, TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS WHENEVER THEY BECOME AWARE OF THEM. IN ADDITION, THE INDIVIDUAL WITH A CONFLICT MAY NOT PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSIDERATION OR ACTION ON THE RELEVANT MATTER. ANNUALLY TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS AND CERTAIN MANAGEMENT EMPLOYEES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND RETURN A STATEMENT AFFIRMING THEIR KNOWLEDGE OF THE POLICY AND THEIR COMMITMENT TO ABIDE BY IT, AND ALSO TO IDENTIFY KNOWN CONFLICTS AND POSSIBLE CONFLICTS. UNDER THE APPLICABLE POLICY ANY CONFLICT OR POSSIBLE CONFLICT IS TO BE DEALT WITH ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. IN THE CASE OF EMPLOYEES, BY MANAGEMENT UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND IN THE CASE OF TRUSTEES, BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL UNDER THE WCS BYLAWS, THE HUMAN RESOURCES AND COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY TO FIX THE COMPENSATION OF ALL CORPORATE OFFICERS. THAT COMMITTEE DECIDES THE FORM AND AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENIOR MANAGERS USING THE METHODS LISTED IN SCHEDULE J, PART I LINE 3. THE COMMITTEE IS COMPOSED OF PERSONS WITHOUT A CONFLICT WITH RESPECT TO ITS COMPENSATION DECISIONS. THE COMMITTEE RELIES ON APPROPRIATE DATA AS TO THE REaSONABLENESS OF COMPENSATION AND DOCUMENTS THE BASIS FOR EACH DECISION AT THE TIME THE DECISION IS MADE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 15B - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS YES, SEE ABOVE. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 - GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION OUR AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, IRS 990, AND IRS 990T ARE POSTED AND AVAILABLE ON OUR WEBSITE. THE IRS 990 IS ALSO POSTED ON GUIDESTAR. DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO FURNISHED UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART VII - RELATED ORGANIZATIONS INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII, COLUMN (A), DEVOTED THE FOLLOWING ESTIMATED HOURS PER WEEK TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. FOR ALL OTHER INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN PART VII, COLUMN (A), ZERO HOURS PER WEEK WERE DEVOTED TO RELATED ORGANIZATIONS. JOHN F. CALVELLI - 0.1 HRS/WK JOHN G. ROBINSON - 0.3 HRS/WK PATRICIA CALABRESE - 0.2 HRS/WK CHRISTOPHER J. MCKENZIE - 0.5 HRS/WK ROBERT CALAMO - 0.5 HRS/WK ROBERT G. MENZI- 0.2 HRS/WK FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION Capital GAIN on K-1's (906,416) Ordinary loss from K-1 770,231 Adjustment for disregarded entity 13,393 Postretirement-related change 263,047 Parking expense 291,216 ___________ Total Part XI line 9 431,471 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:CONSULTANTS TOTAL FEES:22214869 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:GRAPHIC DESIGN & PHOTO SERVICE TOTAL FEES:172492 FORM 990 PART IX LINE 11G DESCRIPTION:OTHER FEES AND SERVICES TOTAL FEES:15830387 Makira Carbon Company LLC 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 244470986 conservation DE 449631 581602 WCS Tierra de Guanacos LLC 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 conservation DE TIERRAS LL Tierra de Truchas LLC 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 conservation DE Tierras LL TIERRAS LLC 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 CONSERVATION DE WCS Conservation Livelihoods Int'l LLC 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 LIVLIHOODS DE WCS wCs Wildife Conserv Soc Canada 720 SPADINA AVENUE TORONTO CA M5S 2T9 854255882 Conservation CA WCS true ZoolOGICAL KinGdom Inc 2300 Southern Blvd BronX NY 10460 137220020 Inactive NY 501(C)(3) 11 WCS true Wild Lands Conservation Society 2300 Southern Blvd BRonx NY 10460 201262383 Inactive DE 501(C)(3) 7 WCS true WCS Associacao Conservacao da Vida silve Rua Jardim Botanico 674 RIPO DE JANIERO BR 22461 Conservation BR WCS true WCS Europe ZXL OUTER CIRCLE LONDON UK NW14RY Conservation UK WCS true Wildlife Conservation Soc Singapore 1 Raffles Place SINGAPORE SN 48919 Conservation SN WCS true Professional Housing Corpporation 2300 Southern Blvd BRONX NY 10460 133546032 REAL ESTATE DE 501(C)(2) WCS true 182 Flight Corp 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 134120289 aircraft DE wcs c 568200 269951 1.00000 true Wildlife Conserv & Science (MalaysiA) 7 Jalan Ridgeway SarawaK MY 93450 999999999 conservATION MY WCS C 355209 -92808 0.83330 true Tierra de Guanacos LLC Uno LIMITADA 2300 Southern Blvd BRONX NY 10460 conservATION CI Truch & Gu C 1.00000 true Tierra de Guanacos LLC Dos Limitada 2300 Southern Blvd Bronx NY 10460 conservATION CI Truch & GU C 1.00000 true Wildlife Conservation Society - IND 1669 31st Cross 16th Main BANGALORE IN 560070 conservATION IN WCS C false CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUSTS (1) N/A NY WCS TRUST true POOLED INCOME FUNDS (8) N/A NY WCS TRUST true false true false true false false false false false false true false true true true true true true true WCS Wildlife Conserv Soc Canada B 47044 FMV WCS Associacao Conservacao da Vida Silve B 700000 FMV Wildlife Conservation & Science (MALAYSIA) B 620000 FMV WCS EUROPE B 259647 FMV ScHEDULE R- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION THE RELATED ENTITIES DESCRIBED HERE HAVE ALL BEEN ORGANIZED BY WCS IN ORDER TO CARRY OUT ITS TAX EXEMPT, CHARITABLE, CONSERVATION MISSION. ALL OF THEM ARE OPERATED ON A NON-PROFIT BASIS IN FUrTHERANCE OF WCS'S PURPOSES. THE FOLLOWING BRIEFLY DESCRIBES THE ENTITIES LISTED IN SCHEDULE R: MAKIRA CARBON COMPANY LLC, CONSERVATION LIVELIHOODS INTERNATIONAL LLC AND TIERRAS LLC ARE ALL SINGLE MEMBER LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES FORMED IN DELAWARE, OF WHICH THE SOLE MEMBER IS WCS, AND WHICH HAVE OFFICERS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF WCS. MAKIRA WAS FORMED TO CARRY ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN MADAGASCAR THROUGH MEASURES DEALING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE. CONSERVATION LIVELIHOODS WAS FORMED TO PROMOTE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RESOURCE USE IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THE OWNERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES THAT FOSTER SUCH ENDS AND ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE CONSERVATION AND PROTECTION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. TIERRA DE GUANACOS LLC AND TIERRAS DE TRUCHAS LLC ARE DELAWARE LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANIES, THE SOLE MEMBER OF WHICH IS TIERRAS LLC. THE MISSION OF ALL THREE OF THESE COMPANIES IS TO CARRY ON WILDLIFE AND LAND CONSERVATION IN CHILE, INCLUDING THROUGH TIERRA DE GUANACOS LLC UNO LIMITADA AND TIERRA DE GUANACOS LLC DOS LIMITADA. EACH OF THE LATTER IS A CHILEAN LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THAT HOLDS PROPERTY FOR WILDLIFE CONSERVATION PURPOSES IN CHILE, AND EACH AS ITS MEMBERS TIERRA DE GUANACOS LLC AND TIERRAS DE TRUCHAS LLC. PROFESSIONAL HOUSING CORPORATION IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION FORMED IN DELAWARE WITH A SINGLE MEMBER, WCS, AND TAX EXEMPT AS A TITLE HOLDING COMPANY UNDER SECTION 501(C)(2). IT HOLDS TITLE TO REAL PROPERTY FOR, AND HAS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF WCS. 182 FLIGHT CORP. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION FORMED IN DELAWARE, WITH A SINGLE MEMBER, WCS. IN CONNECTION WITH WCS PROGRAM ACTIVITIES, 182 FLIGHT CORP HOLDS AIRCRAFTs, AND HAS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF WCS. WILD LANDS CONSERVATION SOCIETY IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION FORMED IN DELAWARE, WITH A SINGLE MEMBER, WCS, AND IS A PUBLIC CHARITY. ZOOLOGICAL KINGDOM INC. IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CORPORATION FORMED IN NEW YORK BY WCS AND IS A PUBLIC CHARITY. WCS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY CANADA IS A NOT FOR PROFIT TAX EXEMPT CORPORATION FORMED IN CANADA, WITH A SINGLE MEMBER, WCS. IT CARRIES ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN CANADA AND HAS DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF WCS. WCS - ASSOCIACAO CONSERVACAO DA VIDA SILVESTRE IS A CIVIL ASSOCIATION, NOT FOR PROFIT AND TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANIERO, BRAZIL. IT CARRIES ON WILDLIFE CONSERVATION IN BRAZIL AND HAS WCS AS A MEMBER AND WCS EMPLOYEES ON ITS GOVERNING BODY. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND SCIENCE (MALAYSIA) BHD IS A MALAYSIA COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE, WITH MEMBERS AND DIRECTORS WHO ARE EMPLOYEES OF WCS, FORMED TO PROTECT WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES IN MALAYSIA. WCS EUROPE IS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE UNDER THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES, THE SOLE MEMBER OF WHICH IS WCS, FORMED TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND ITS FLORA AND FAUNA THROUGH THE CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. WCS EUROPE IS A TAX EXEMPT CHARITY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY SINGAPORE LIMITED IS A PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED BY GUaRANTEE UNDER SINGAPORE LAW, THE GUARANTORS OF WHICH ARE WCS AND EMPLOYEES OF WCS, FORMED TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, IN PARTICULAR TO (I) PRESERVE WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES AND (II) PROTECT AND CONSERVE, CARE FOR EXHIBIT, ANIMALS AND PLANTS IN ZOOLOGICAL PARKS, GARDENS OR OTHER COLLECTIONS. WCS SINGAPORE IS A TAX EXEMPT CHARITY IN SINGAPORE. WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY-INDIA IS A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE UNDER INDIAN LAW FORMED FOR THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, ITS FLORA AND FAUNA AND IN PARTICULAR THE PRESERVATION OF WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, THE CONDUCT AND SUPPORT OF SCIENTIFIC, CONSERVATION AND VETERINARY RESEARCH REGARDING WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES, THE MANAGEMENT AND CARE OF WILDLIFE AND THE EDUCATION AND INSTRUCTION OF THE PUBLIC REGARDING THE PROTECTION AND CONSERVATION OF THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. WCS DOEs NOT OWN ANY OF WCS INDIA, WHICH HAS NO SHARES. WCS HAS AUTHORITY OVER THE COMPOSITION OF WCS INDIA'S GOVERNING BOARD. SCHEDULE R PART IV AS OF JUNE 30, 2015, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY HELD MORE THAN A 50% BENEFICIAL INTEREST IN 1 CHARITABLE REMAINDER TRUST DOMICILED IN NEW YORK AND 8 POOLED INCOME FUNDS DOMICILED IN NEW YORK.