Attach to Form 990 or Form 990-EZ.
Information about Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ) and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990.
| (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 listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") .... | 171,452,553 | 195,342,694 | 215,817,911 | 217,482,602 | 204,312,607 | 1,004,408,367 |
| 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 | 171,452,553 | 195,342,694 | 215,817,911 | 217,482,602 | 204,312,607 | 1,004,408,367 |
| 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).. | 27,045,287 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 977,363,080 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 171,452,553 | 195,342,694 | 215,817,911 | 217,482,602 | 204,312,607 | 1,004,408,367 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 12,849,506 | 15,891,637 | 16,130,941 | 12,059,731 | 11,589,962 | 68,521,777 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | 848,687 | 365,193 | 254,826 | 220,747 | 285,045 | 1,974,498 |
| 11 | Total support Add lines 7 through 10. | 1,074,904,642 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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) 2010 | (b) 2011 | (c) 2012 | (d) 2013 | (e) 2014 | (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 VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e | Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): | |||||
| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 1-1/2% of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by .035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Check here if the current year is the organization's first as a non-functionally-integrated Type III supporting organization (see instructions) | |||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
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| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | ||
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | ||
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required) | ||
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | ||
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | ||
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
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| 9 Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 | ||
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | ||
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2014 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2014 |
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Distributable amount for 2014 from Section C, line 6 |
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2014 (reasonable cause required--see instructions) |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2014: | ||||
| a From 2009.......X | ||||
| b From 2010.......X | ||||
| c From 2011.......X | ||||
| d From 2012.......X | ||||
| e From 2013....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2009 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2014 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2014 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2014, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2014. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1 (if amount greater than zero, see instructions) |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2015. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a From 2010.......X | ||||
| b From 2011.......X | ||||
| c From 2012.......X | ||||
| d From 2013....... | ||||
| e From 2014....... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 and Part III, Line 1: | Description of Organization Mission: For 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. The WWF Network, of which WWF is a part, works in 100 countries and is supported by 1.1 million members in the United States and close to 6 million worldwide. WWF's unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at every level from local to global, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature. Vision - Our vision is to build a future in which people and nature thrive. Mission - WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Goal and Strategies By 2020, WWF will conserve many of the world's most ecologically important regions by working in partnership with others to: * Protect and restore species and their habitats * Strengthen local communities' ability to conserve the natural resources they depend upon * Transform markets and policies to reduce the impact of the production and consumption of commodities * Ensure that the value of nature is reflected in decisions made by individuals, communities, governments and businesses * Mobilize hundreds of millions of people to support conservation |
| FORM 990, PART III - GENERAL | FY15 Results for 990 The WWF Network, of which World Wildlife Fund (WWF-US) is a part, has for over 50 years protected the future of nature. WWF works in over 100 countries and is supported by over 1.1 million members in the United States. In FY14, WWF-US, as part of a strategic update, organized its work around 6 goals, which focus on the most urgent threats facing the planet and align with goals of the wider WWF Network. Listed below are a few selected examples of results from WWF's work in FY15, accomplishments which would not be possible without the commitment of WWF's staff and supporters worldwide: - WWF is engaging key government stakeholders around a US policy of legality and traceability - include catch documentation, full chain traceability ad verification - to prevent illegally-sourced fish (seafood) from entering the US marketplace. In December of 2014, a presidential panel - comprising of more than a dozen federal agencies - proposed a plan aimed at curbing black-market fishing and the sale of falsely labeled seafood. WWF's next step is working to turn the recommendations into effective regulations and rigorous enforcement to thwart illegal fishing around the world, ensuring that all seafood sold in the US is traceable to legal sources. - In partnership with the private sector, WWF is defining better management practices in the trade and production of key commodities like palm oil. In July 2014, the company strengthened its efforts with a powerful policy that aims for zero deforestation and a transparent supply chain. With these actions and more, the Company is on track to achieve its goal of 100 percent responsibly produced palm oil by 2020. - With assistance from WWF, the government of Nepal increased guards in protected areas, trained and equipped rangers for anti-poaching patrols, and engaged local communities in conservation. The country is a model of wildlife conservation - twice achieving a full year with zero poaching (2011 and 2013), and in February 2015 hosting the world's first symposium focused on getting Asian governments to commit to turning the tide on poaching. - In May of 2015, WWF-China and WWF-US - in collaboration with the private sector - announced a groundbreaking project to catalyze responsible forestry and trade in China. Our organizations are helping China reduce its environmental footprint by producing paper products from responsibly managed forests within its own borders. - With our partners at the University of Maryland, WWF is gathering status and trends for Colombia's Orinoco River Basin - a globally important wetland and freshwater resource being managed at the river basin scale - and sharing a report card that will help drive improvements in policy, management and public behavior. To develop the Orinoco report card, we are engaging local fishers, farmers, industry and others to understand and prioritize issues that are most important to the people who depend on the healthy river basin. The next step will be to take the pilot from local to global and develop a scalable process that can be adapted in river basins around the world. - WWF and the World Resources Institute recognized the need for clearer renewable energy buying guideline and convened leading U.S. companies to create the Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers' Principles, which frame common challenges and needs faced by major renewable energy buyers. Forty-four corporate signatories developed the principles in an unprecedented collaboration with WWF and WRI. WWF is working with businesses to set strong goals that result in billions of kilowatt hours of renewable energy demand, track progress against goals, and create solutions to help renewable energy buyers and utility providers meet the demand. |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-d, Program Services: | Line 4a, Global Conservation: WWF works to protect and restore species and their habitats, strengthen local communities' ability to conserve the natural resources they depend upon and transform markets and policies to reduce the impact of the production and consumption of commodities. Our aim is to ensure that the value of nature is reflected in investments and decisions made by individuals, communities, governments and businesses. A science-based and results oriented conservation organization, the WWF Network works in over 100 countries to fulfill its mission to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. WWF strives to accomplish this mission by achieving six programmatic goals: Climate, Forests, Freshwater, Oceans, Sustainable Food, and Wildlife. Line 4b, Policy: WWF works to strengthen public policy related to international biodiversity conservation through analysis and advocacy on conservation issues, international funding and lending programs, international agreements, and global environmental and development policies and practices. WWF is also working to strengthen the international regime to mitigate climate change and reduce carbon emissions, assess climate changes impacts, undertake research and develop strategies to improve the resiliency of ecosystems to climate change, and improve energy efficiency in targeted sectors. Line 4c, Market transformation: WWF partners with corporations, government agencies, NGOs, universities and research institutes to reduce the impact of the production and trade of commodities that most affect our conservation priorities. Our goal is to measurably reduce the most significant impacts of individual actors as well as entire industries. Line 4d, Other Program Services: Public Education - WWF educates the American public on nature's value and the importance of conservation through a variety of marketing and communications channels - from our award winning public service announcements, our website and mobile apps, earned media, our signature publication World Wildlife magazine, to annual international events such as Earth Hour and innovative strategic partnerships that educate the consumer. With 1.1 million members in the United States and 6 million supporters globally, the WWF Network, of which WWF is a part, is working to mobilize hundreds of millions of people to support conservation. |
| Form 990, Part V, Line 3b, Form 990-T filing: | Due to differing fiscal years of investment holdings in pass-through entities that include UBIT reported on WWF's Form 990-T, there are delays in receiving the necessary Forms K-1 for the tax period. The Form 990-T is filed at a later date to ensure the most current and accurate information is included. It is filed within the six-month extension allowed, no later than May 15, 2016. Form 990, Part V, Line 4b, List of Foreign Countries: Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Indonesia, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11: | WWF's Finance department gathers information from various departments within the organization and prepares the draft 990 with the assistance of our external auditors. The draft is reviewed by the CEO and Chief Operations Officer. The Chief Financial Officer reviews the 990 with the Chair of the Board's Audit Committee, after which, and prior to filing, the 990 is made available to our full Board of Directors for review. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c: | Each director and staff member is provided with a copy of WWF's conflict of interest policy and annually signs an acknowledgement of the policy and discloses potential conflicts of interest. WWF's conflict of interest policy is also provided to all new directors and employees at the start of their association with WWF; is included in the WWF board handbook and in board and staff orientation materials; is available to all staff on WWF's intranet site; and is featured at periodic staff trainings. In addition to the annual acknowledgement and disclosure, the policy provides that all directors and staff must disclose potential conflicts of interest at the earliest possible juncture and before the organization takes action relating to any issue in which there is a potential conflict. Potential conflicts involving directors are raised with the chairman of the board, and the board (or executive committee acting in its stead) reviews the facts of each situation and makes a genuine and independent determination of what action is in WWF's best interests, i.e., if a potential conflict exists, whether it can be fully and satisfactorily addressed or whether the transaction must be abandoned. The board member with the potential conflict is not present during discussion and takes no part in decisions relating to the matter. Potential conflicts involving staff members are raised with WWF's president, who reviews the facts of each situation and determines, if a potential conflict exists, whether it can be fully and satisfactorily addressed or whether the transaction must be abandoned. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15: | Prior to any increases in salary or payments of additional compensation, (such as bonuses), to a "disqualified person", the Executive Committee of the WWF Board of Directors reviews the performance of that individual and the relevant market data for compensation of the position. The interested individual is not present and takes no part in the discussion. WWF closely observes the IRS' "intermediate sanctions" process in conducting the review, and obtains an assessment of compensation from an external compensation professional services firm. All board members are invited to participate in the Executive Committee's review and are apprised of outcomes. |
| FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 17 - STATES: | AL,AK,AZ,AR,CA,CO,CT,DE, DC,FL,GA,HI,ID,IL,IN,IA,KS,KY,LA,ME,MD,MA,MI, MN,MS,MO,MT,NE,NV,NH,NJ,NM,NY,NC,ND,OH,OK,OR,PA, RI,SC,SD,TN,TX,UT,VT,VA,WA,WV,WI,WY |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19: | The organization makes its Governing documents, Conflict of interest policy, and Financial statements available on its own website and upon request. |
| form 990, Part VIII, line 2 - PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE | WWF SOUGHT A RULING FROM THE IRS CONFIRMING THAT VOLUNTARY EMISSION REDUCTION CREDIT REVENUE RESULTING FROM A PROJECT THAT ADDRESSES DEFORESTATION AND GREENHOUSE EMISSIONS IN POOR REGIONS OF NEPAL WILL NOT GIVE RISE TO UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME. AFTER A CONFERENCE OF RIGHT WITH IRS STAFF, WWF VOLUNTARILY WITHDREW ITS RULING REQUEST. AS IN PRIOR YEARS, REVENUE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE ONE COMPLETED EMISSIONS REDUCTION CREDIT PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT TO WHICH WWF IS A PARTY IS INCLUDED IN RELATED OR EXEMPT FUNCTION PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE IN PART VIII, LINE 2. |
| form 990, Part VIII, line 3 - INVESTMENT INCOME | Forms K-1 for some investment holdings in passthrough entities that include unrelated business revenue are not available at the time the Form 990 is filed. As a result the amount of unrelated business revenue reported on Form 990, Part VIII, line 3, column (C) will differ from the total on the Form 990-T when it is later filed. See Schedule O note regarding Form 990, Part V, Line 3b. |
| form 990, Part XI, Line 9 - Other Changes in net assets or fund balances: | 98,432 Gain on Debt Swap 464,095 Gain on Exchange Rate Differences 9,000,000 Loss due to change in donor intent (239,626) Grant reimbursements (1) Rounding 9,322,900 Total Other Changes in Net Assets |
| form 990, Part XII, Line 2 - Oversight of Audit: | There have been no changes during the year in the process. |
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