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Environment & Animals · 2023 Form 990

Wildlife Conservation Society: $345.5M Revenue, $373.6M Expenses

Bronx, New York · EIN 131740011 · Filing year 2023

Wildlife Conservation Society reported $345.5M in total revenue, $373.6M in total expenses, and $1.2B in total assets on its 2023 IRS Form 990. Total compensation for current officers and key employees was $5.9M (1.71% of revenue). NonprofitTruth efficiency grade: C (53/100).

Source: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — IRS Form 990 filings, filing year 2023.

Reviewed by NonprofitTruth Editorial Team · Updated
C
Efficiency Score
53/100

Key Facts (2023 Form 990)

Total Revenue
$345.5M
Total Expenses
$373.6M
Total Assets
$1.2B
Reserve Months
40.1 months
Surplus / (Deficit)
$-28,124,898
EIN
131740011
Latest 990 Year
2023
Current-Officer Compensation
$5.9M
Officer Comp % of Revenue
1.71%

The composite efficiency score of 53/100 puts Wildlife Conservation Society at C — neither standout nor failing. Some factors run above the median (often reserves) while others run below (often revenue stability or officer-comp ratio).

Annual revenue at Wildlife Conservation Society runs $345.5M (2023), placing it among the larger U.S. nonprofits in the IRS Form 990 dataset. On the financial-health factor, Wildlife Conservation Society runs thin — assets relative to annual spending fall below the cushion nonprofit-finance experts typically recommend.

Revenue has grown meaningfully across the five-year filing history — a sign of expanding donor base, new grants, or scaling programs. Wildlife Conservation Society reported $345.5M in 2023, up notably from the start of the window. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: Wildlife Conservation Society reports $5.9M in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $345.5M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. Wildlife Conservation Society works in Environment & Animals — environmental, conservation, animal-welfare, and natural-resources programs. The sector spans large international conservation groups and small local land trusts; the financial profile varies accordingly.


$345.5M
Revenue
$373.6M
Expenses
$1.2B
Total Assets
$5.9M
Officer Compensation

How Wildlife Conservation Society Compares

Wildlife Conservation Society earns a NonprofitTruth efficiency grade of C (53/100). That is 10 points below the Environment & Animals category average. Compensation for current officers and key employees represents 1.71% of total revenue. The organization holds 40.1 months of operating reserves, indicating strong financial cushion.

Financials

990 Financial Snapshot

$373.6M
Total Expenses
Filing year 2023
$5.9M
Officer Compensation
1.71% of revenue
40.1 mo
Reserve Months
of expenses in assets

Based on IRS tax-exempt organization data, Wildlife Conservation Society reported $345.5M in revenue against $373.6M in total functional expenses for filing year 2023, holding roughly 40.1 months of operating reserves. A program-vs-overhead split is not shown here because total program service expenses (Form 990 Part IX, line 25, column B) are not available in the ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer feed this site ingests; that breakdown can be read directly from the organization’s e-filed 990.

The 990 reports $5.9M in total compensation for current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees (Part IX, line 5) — 1.71% of total revenue. This is an aggregate across all listed officers; per-person amounts appear on Schedule J.

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Wildlife Conservation Society has a NonprofitTruth Efficiency Score of C (53/100), a financial-structure summary based on operating reserves, multi-year revenue consistency, and officer compensation relative to revenue — all drawn from the organization's IRS Form 990.

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Wildlife Conservation Society has a NonprofitTruth Efficiency Score of C (53/100), a financial-structure summary based on operating reserves, multi-year revenue consistency, and officer compensation relative to revenue — all drawn from the organization's IRS Form 990.

Wildlife Conservation Society reports $5.9M in total compensation for current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees (IRS Form 990 Part IX, line 5), representing 1.71% of the organization's $345.5M in annual revenue. This is an aggregate figure for all listed officers, not a single executive's salary; per-person pay is detailed on Schedule J of the 990.

Wildlife Conservation Society reported $345.5M in annual revenue and $373.6M in total expenses for filing year 2023. The organization holds $1.2B in total assets.

Wildlife Conservation Society holds approximately 40.1 months of operating reserves (total assets relative to annual expenses) based on its 2023 IRS Form 990, one input into its C efficiency grade.

Wildlife Conservation Society is a registered 501(c) organization with EIN 131740011, based in Bronx, New York. Financial data is sourced from publicly available IRS 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.

Sources: IRS 990 Filings, ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
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Financial data is sourced from IRS Form 990 filings via ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer. The Efficiency Score combines three signals the 990 feed actually reports: financial health / operating reserves (40%), multi-year revenue consistency (35%), and current-officer compensation relative to revenue (25%). It does not include a program-spending ratio, because total program service expenses are not exposed by the ProPublica feed; no program ratio is estimated. Filing data may lag 6-18 months from the tax year.