Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
See separate instructions.| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 9 above or IRC section (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization in col. (i) listed in your governing document? | (v) Did you notify the organization in col. (i) of your support? | (vi) Is the organization in col. (i) organized in the U.S.? | (vii) Amount of monetary support | |||
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 125,627,662 | 131,117,658 | 127,644,476 | 159,029,948 | 124,667,120 | 668,086,864 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf....... | 0 | |||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | 0 | |||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 125,627,662 | 131,117,658 | 127,644,476 | 159,029,948 | 124,667,120 | 668,086,864 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 13,297,837 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 654,789,027 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 125,627,662 | 131,117,658 | 127,644,476 | 159,029,948 | 124,667,120 | 668,086,864 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 22,866,099 | 16,723,813 | 21,164,031 | 8,963,773 | 1,949,560 | 71,667,276 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | 0 | |||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.).. | 5,534,303 | 4,426,776 | 4,094,240 | 5,329,804 | 7,898,510 | 27,283,633 |
| 11 | Total support (Add lines 7 through 10). | 767,037,773 | |||||






Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose...... | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513.. | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5. | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons... | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2008 | (b) 2009 | (c) 2010 | (d) 2011 | (e) 2012 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part IV.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||




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| FORM 990 PART I LINE 1 - MISSION STATEMENT CONTINUED | WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY SERVES WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES WORLDWIDE THROUGH SCIENCE, CONSERVATION ACTION, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRING PEOPLE TO VALUE NATURE. FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 - volunteers WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY HAS VOLUNTEERS IN ALL OF OUR NYC PARK FACILITIES. THESE INDIVIDUALS ASSIST IN OUR EDUCATION EFFORTS AS DOCENTS, OR MAY BE INSIDE AN EXHIBIT WITH A RARE ANIMAL OR ARTIFACT. THEY PROVIDE INFORMATION ON WCS'S ANIMAL COLLECTION TO OUR VISITORS. OUR FOZ (FRIENDS OF THE ZOO) VOLUNTEERS DONATE THEIR TIME FOR A TWO YEaR PERIOD WHILE THEY LEARN ABOUT OUR zoos and aquarium, OUR GLOBAL PROGRAMS, ANIMAL HABITATS, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THEY ARE TRAINED BY WCS STAFF AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND EDUCATIONAL CLASSES. VOLUNTEERS MAY ALSO BE INTERNS STUDYING VETERINARY science, EXHIBIT GRAPHICS AND DESIGN OR OTHER SPECIALTIES, USUALLY EARNING SCHOOL CREDIT OR SERVICE HOURS FOR THE TIME THEY ARE AT OUR FACILITIES. OUR NEW YORK AQUARIUM HAS VOLUNTEER DIVERS WHO ASSIST US IN MAINTAINING THE WATER QUALITY OF OUR EXHIBIT TANKS. THEY ARE EXPERIENCED DIVERS, WHO ACCUMULATE DIVE HOURS TOWARDS MAINTAINING THEIR DIVING CERTIFICATION. THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS AT EACH FACILITY IS AS FOLLOWS: BRONX ZOO 165, NY AQUARIUM 205, CENTRAL PARK ZOO 134, PROSPECT PARK ZOO 135, AND QUEENS ZOO 50. | |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED | HERE IS A SAMPLE OF ACHIEVEMENTS THIS YEAR: 1. WCS DEVELOPED A NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER CONSERVATION GROUPS TO SAVE AFRICAN FOREST ELEPHANTS ANNOUNCED AT THE CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE. THIS IS A THREE-PRONGED STRATEGY TO TACKLE THE CRISIS: STOP THE KILLING, STOP THE TRAFFICKING AND STOP THE DEMAND. OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS, FUNDS raiseD WILL BE USED TO DETER POACHING AND TRAFFICKING. 2. WCS'S CHINA PROGRAM CAPTURED ITS FIRST CAMERA TRAP IMAGES INDICATING THAT THE CRITICALLY ENDANGERED AMUR LEOPARD - THE RAREST OF ALL BIG CATS IN THE WILD - IS BREEDING IN CHINA. 3. A TEAM OF RESEARCHERS FROM WCS, THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN SPECIES OF HUMPBACK DOLPHIN IN THE WATERS OFF NORTHERN AUSTRALIA. 4. A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS LED BY WCS AND THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE REVEALED FOR THE FIRST TIME THE PRESENCE OF THE PATHOGENIC CHYTRID FUNGUS IN AMPHIBIANS SAMPLED IN SINGAPORE. 5. WCS AND PANTHERA RELEASED CAMERA TRAP FOOTAGE FROM UGANDA'S KIBALE NATIONAL PARK SHOWING A RARELY SEEN AFRICAN GOLDEN CAT. 6. WCS AND FIVE OTHER CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS DEVELOPED A FREE, OPEN-SOURCE SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL - SMART - TO HELP park RANGERS CURB THE ILLEGAL TRADE of WILDLIFE in parks around the world. 7. WCS AND PARTNERS INVENTORIED ALL TWENTY SEVEN PRIMATE SPECIES IN TANZANIA TO CREATE A ROADMAP FOR CONSERVATION IN THE MOST PRIMATE-DIVERSE COUNTRY IN MAINLAND AFRICA. | |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4B - SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED | HERE IS A SAMPLE OF ACHIeVEMENTS AT THE BRONX ZOO: 1. Five Chinese yellow-headed box turtles (Cuora aurocapitata) recently hatched and are thriving in the Reptile House Nursery at WCS's Bronx Zoo. The hatchings are an early sign of success in a larger strategy to save endangered turtles that taps expertise from all corners of the organization - the Zoos and Aquarium, Wildlife Health Program, and Global Conservation Program. Chinese yellow-headed box turtles are one of the 25 most endangered turtle species in the world with fewer than 150 REPTILES remaining in the wild. 2. The Bronx Zoo and its partners have recently released 2,000 Kihansi spray toads into enclosures in the Kihansi Gorge in Tanzania, marking a major milestone for a species declared extinct in the wild just three years ago. The enclosures enabled biologists to monitor the animals, test the conditions in the gorge, and determine whether releasing more toads into their native habitat has a realistic chance of success. The repatriation effort is the result of a 12-year partnership of the Bronx Zoo, the Toledo Zoo, the government of Tanzania, and the World Bank to breed the toads in captivity while its habitat was restored. 3. Bronx Zoo continued its legacy of leadership in the conservation of American bison. The zoo announced the birth of the first-ever genetically pure American bison calf produced by embryo transfer. The success is the result of collaboration with Colorado State University, USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the American Prairie Reserve. 4. A white-cheeked gibbon baby debuted in the Fall - the first born at the Bronx Zoo since 2000- A Critically endangered species, the white-cheeked gibbon is native to Vietnam, Lao PDR, and China. 5. Bronx Zoo health experts and partners produced the first-ever published study to genetically charactERize canine distemper virus (CDV) in tigers and confirmed its role in the death of Amur tigers in the Russian Far East. 6. The Association of Zoos and Aquariums awarded its top honor for educational programming to the Wildlife Conservation Society for our Online Teacher Academy that helps educators discover teaching methods while inspiring student learning and conservation action. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in educational program design - judging programs on their ability to promote conservation knowledge, attitudes and behavior, show innovation, and measure success. WCS created the Online Teacher Academy in 2007. The program introduces educators to life science content, teaching methods, and new technology while using resources like zoos and aquariums as serious tools for teaching science. IN October 2012, THE NEW YORK AQUARIUM experienced extensive damage to its infrastructure and life support systems due to Hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy arrived just days before the groundbreaking of a major expansion of the new shark exhibit, Ocean Wonders:Sharks! The Aquarium partIAlly reopened in May 2013, and welcomed 350,000 guests over the summer season. In partnership WITH WCS and the City of New York, the planned expansion will continue to move forward while we simultaneously rebuild. | |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4C - THIRD ACCOMPLISHMENT CONTINUED | A SAMPLE OF ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2013: 1. A crested coua chick hatched at the Central Park Zoo is being hand-reared behind the scenes. Although widespread in their native Madagascar, fewer than 40 are living in American zoos. The hatching is a significant achievement as Central Park Zoo is only the fourth zoo in the U.S. to have successfully reared a coua chick. 2. Central Park Zoo is a breeding ground for some of the most beautiful and endangered waterfowl from around the world, with eight rare or endangered species producing chicks this year. Species breeding successfully include scaly-sided merganser, long-tailed duck, spectacled eider, Baer's pochard, Pacific common eider, pink-eared duck, radjah shelduck, and red-breasted merganser. The Central Park Zoo began its waterfowl breeding program four years ago and the rate of success has been steadily increasing since the inception of the program. Central Park Zoo has 23 duck species on exhibit and boasts the largest public collection of sea ducks both by number of individuals and species represented in the world. Most of the species are either uncommon in zoos and/or endangered in the wild. 3. The Wildlife Conservation Society's zoos haD five additions to our group of California sea lions. Four of the five were rescued from the wild and the fifth was born at the Bronx Zoo. Two young females arrived at WCS's Prospect Park Zoo on a recommendation from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service after being orphaned and stranded off the coast of Point Hueneme, CalifORNIA. One of these sea lions will go to the Central Park Zoo NEXT fall. Two adult males were brought to the Queens Zoo from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife as part of a local wildlife management project in Bonneville, OreGON. A female sea lion pup was born at the Bronx Zoo in the Spring. All five animals are doing well and the addition of these animals will significantly help bolster the sustainability of sea lions at our parks, which are managed as one collection. | |
| FORM 990, PART III, LINE 4D - OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT | Funding provided from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - WWB (Wildlife without Borders) helped establish a Masters program focused on Conservation Biology at the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Through this grant, WCS will help lay the foundation for a self-sustaining graduate program as well as design and launch a Conservation Network that brings together a diverse group of non-governmental organizations, policy makers, conservation practitioners and students. Ultimately, WCS's Latin America and the Caribbean Program hopes to expand its work and network to reach other countries in the region. | |
| FORM 990, PART V, LINE 4B - FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES | AFGHANISTAN, ARGENTINA, BELIZE, BOLIVIA, BURMA, CAMBODIA, CONGO (DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC), CHINA, CHILE, CAMEROON, COLUMBIA, ECUADOR, FIJI, GABON, GUATEMALA, INDONESIA, KENYA, LAOS, MADAGASCAR, MONGOLIA, NIGERIA, NICARAGUA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PAKISTAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SUDAN, THAILAND, TANZANIA, UGANDA, UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM, ZAMBIA | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 6 - CLASSES OF MEMBERS OR STOCKHOLDERS | WCS IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION WITH VOTING AND NON-VOTING MEMBERS AND WITH NO STOCKHOLDERS. VOTING MEMBERS MAY VOTE TO ELECT TRUSTEES AND VOTE ON CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS PURSUANT TO NEW YORK LAW GOVERNING NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS. | |
| 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 AND OFFICERS 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 DISCLOSING INDIVIDUAL 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 17 - OTHER STATES WHERE COPY OF RETURN IS FILED | ARIZONA, ALASKA, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO,ILLINOIS, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, MASSACHUSETTS, MARYLAND, MAINE, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NORTH CAROLINA, NORTH DAKOTA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS,UTAH, WASHINGTON, WISCONSIN, WEST VIRGINIA. | |
| 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 - 0.3 HRS/WK JOHN G. ROBINSON - 0.2 HRS/WK PATRICIA CALABRESE - 0.3 HRS/WK CHRISTOPHER J. MCKENZIE - 0.5 HRS/WK ROBERT CALAMO - 0.3 HRS/WK JOSHUA R. GINSBERG - 1.0 HRS/WK | |
| FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION | Capital GAIN on K-1's (1,102,235) Ordinary loss from K-1 1,740,759 Post retirement related charges 5,560,300 Effect of bond refunding (1,402,774) plant write off (7,612,258) Restaurant, merchandise net 765,981 Parking expense 360,197 Net subsidiary activity 10,197 Other change ( 279,663) ___________ Total Part XI line 8 (1,959,496) | |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 4 | The WCS bylaws were amended to (1) eliminate the voting rights of the class of non-Trustee members known as voting members, leaving the Trustees as a class of members with full voting rights, and (2) change provisions related to the board chair term and certain honorary titles. | |
| FORM 990, AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE F PART I | Form 990 has been amended due to the omission of an activity conducted by the organization that should have been reported on Schedule F, Part I, Line 3, Col. (f) (Sub-Saharan Africa program service expenditures of $27,184,696). The total expenditures of $140,122,838 reported on Form 990, Schedule F, Part I, Line 3c, col. (f) as originally filed, is correct however, the tax software system, for reasons unknown, failed to display the expenditure amounts in Part I, Line 3, col. (f) for Entry 10 - Sub-Saharan Africa Region in the amount of $27,184,696. |
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