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Environment & Animals · 2023 Form 990

World Wildlife Fund Inc: $372.8M Revenue, $352.9M Expenses

Washington, District of Columbia · EIN 521693387 · Filing year 2023

World Wildlife Fund Inc reported $372.8M in total revenue, $352.9M in total expenses, and $755.4M in total assets on its 2023 IRS Form 990. Total compensation for current officers and key employees was $5.0M (1.34% of revenue). NonprofitTruth efficiency grade: B (76/100).

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

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B
Efficiency Score
76/100

Key Facts (2023 Form 990)

Total Revenue
$372.8M
Total Expenses
$352.9M
Total Assets
$755.4M
Reserve Months
25.7 months
Surplus / (Deficit)
$19.9M
EIN
521693387
Latest 990 Year
2023
Current-Officer Compensation
$5.0M
Officer Comp % of Revenue
1.34%

World Wildlife Fund Inc grades a B on the NonprofitTruth efficiency rubric. 76/100 on the composite — above the national median, with strong performance on some factors balanced by middling performance on others.

World Wildlife Fund Inc is a large nonprofit by U.S. standards: $372.8M in 2023 revenue against $352.9M in expenses. Organizations in this revenue bracket usually run multiple programs with permanent staff and a meaningful endowment or reserve. Financial health is a strength: World Wildlife Fund Inc carries a healthy operating-reserve cushion against $352.9M in annual expenses, the kind of balance-sheet stability that helps an organization weather funding gaps without cutting programs.

Five-year revenue trajectory is strongly positive: World Wildlife Fund Inc has grown materially in real terms, which usually signals successful fundraising and program expansion. Officer compensation is modest relative to organizational size: World Wildlife Fund Inc reports $5.0M in total compensation for current officers and key employees (Form 990 Part IX, line 5) against $372.8M in revenue. The ratio is well within the bands third-party charity raters consider reasonable at this scale. World Wildlife Fund Inc 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.


$372.8M
Revenue
$352.9M
Expenses
$755.4M
Total Assets
$5.0M
Officer Compensation

How World Wildlife Fund Inc Compares

World Wildlife Fund Inc earns a NonprofitTruth efficiency grade of B (76/100). That is 13 points above the Environment & Animals category average. Compensation for current officers and key employees represents 1.34% of total revenue. The organization holds 25.7 months of operating reserves, indicating strong financial cushion.

Financials

990 Financial Snapshot

$352.9M
Total Expenses
Filing year 2023
$5.0M
Officer Compensation
1.34% of revenue
25.7 mo
Reserve Months
of expenses in assets

Based on IRS tax-exempt organization data, World Wildlife Fund Inc reported $372.8M in revenue against $352.9M in total functional expenses for filing year 2023, holding roughly 25.7 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 $5.0M in total compensation for current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees (Part IX, line 5) — 1.34% of total revenue. This is an aggregate across all listed officers; per-person amounts appear on Schedule J.

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World Wildlife Fund Inc has a NonprofitTruth Efficiency Score of B (76/100), 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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World Wildlife Fund Inc has a NonprofitTruth Efficiency Score of B (76/100), 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.

World Wildlife Fund Inc reports $5.0M in total compensation for current officers, directors, trustees, and key employees (IRS Form 990 Part IX, line 5), representing 1.34% of the organization's $372.8M 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.

World Wildlife Fund Inc reported $372.8M in annual revenue and $352.9M in total expenses for filing year 2023. The organization holds $755.4M in total assets.

World Wildlife Fund Inc holds approximately 25.7 months of operating reserves (total assets relative to annual expenses) based on its 2023 IRS Form 990, one input into its B efficiency grade.

World Wildlife Fund Inc is a registered 501(c) organization with EIN 521693387, based in Washington, District of Columbia. 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.