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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 217,482,602 | 204,312,607 | 225,837,994 | 213,838,919 | 242,705,727 | 1,104,177,849 |
| 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 | 217,482,602 | 204,312,607 | 225,837,994 | 213,838,919 | 242,705,727 | 1,104,177,849 |
| 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).. | 43,746,563 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,060,431,286 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 217,482,602 | 204,312,607 | 225,837,994 | 213,838,919 | 242,705,727 | 1,104,177,849 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 12,059,731 | 11,589,962 | 20,138,802 | 13,463,682 | 15,032,700 | 72,284,877 |
| 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.).. | 220,747 | 285,045 | 340,341 | 202,151 | 233,620 | 1,281,904 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,177,917,532 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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) 2015 | (b) 2016 | (c) 2017 | (d) 2018 | (e) 2019 | (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): |
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| 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 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | ||
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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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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 2019 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-2019 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2019 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2019 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2019: | ||||
| a From 2014....... | ||||
| b From 2015....... | ||||
| c From 2016....... | ||||
| d From 2017....... | ||||
| e From 2018....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2014 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2019 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2019 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2019, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2019. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2020. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2015..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2019..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 and Part III, Line 1: | Description of Organization Mission: WWF HAS WORKED SINCE 1961 TO PROTECT THE FUTURE OF NATURE. WWFS MISSION IS TO CONSERVE NATURE AND REDUCE THE MOST PRESSING THREATS TO THE DIVERSITY OF LIFE ON EARTH. THE WWF NETWORK, OF WHICH WWF-US IS PART, IS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, WORKING IN OVER 100 COUNTRIES, WITH THE SUPPORT OF MILLIONS OF MEMBERS WORLDWIDE. WWF IS DEDICATED TO DELIVERING SCIENCE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO PRESERVE THE DIVERSITY AND ABUNDANCE OF LIFE ON EARTH, HALT THE DEGRADATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE. WWF FOCUSES ITS WORK IN SIX KEY AREAS: *CONSERVE THE WORLD'S MOST IMPORTANT FORESTS TO SUSTAIN NATURES DIVERSITY, BENEFIT OUR CLIMATE, AND SUPPORT HUMAN WELL-BEING *SUSTAIN MARINE LIFE AND FUNCTIONING OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS THAT SUPPORT RICH BIODIVERSITY, FOOD SECURITY, AND SUSTAINABLE LIVELIHOODS *IMPROVE AND MAINTAIN THE HEALTH OF THE WORLDS MAJOR FRESHWATER BASINS *ENSURE THE WORLDS MOST ICONIC SPECIES, INCLUDING POLAR BEARS, BISON, TIGERS, RHINOS, AND ELEPHANTS, ARE SECURED AND RECOVERING IN THE WILD *DRIVING SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS TO CONSERVE NATURE AND FEED HUMANITY *CREATING A CLIMATE-RESILIENT AND ZERO-CARBON WORLD POWERED BY RENEWABLE ENERGY WWF WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES, INDIVIDUALS, GOVERNMENTS, BUSINESSES, AND FOUNDATIONS TO CONSERVE MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST ECOLOGICALLY IMPORTANT REGIONS. TOGETHER, WE ARE: *PROTECTING AND RESTORING SPECIES AND THEIR HABITATS WITH BOTH WELL PROVEN AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, AND SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL SCIENCE METHODS *STRENGTHENING LOCAL COMMUNITIES' ABILITY TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL RESOURCES THEY DEPEND UPON *TRANSFORMING SPECIFIC COMMODITY MARKETS TO REDUCE THE IMPACT OF THEIR PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION ON NATURAL SYSTEMS *MOBILIZING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION |
| FORM 990, PART I, LINE 19: | FY18 WAS A YEAR IN WHICH MORE OF THE MULTI-YEAR REVENUE WAS USED THAN REPLACED WITH NEW PLEDGES, WHICH PRODUCED NEGATIVE REVENUE OVER EXPENSE. IT DOES NOT REFLECT A TRUE OPERATING DEFICIT, BUT RATHER A PLANNED USE OF TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSETS (FUNDS RAISED IN PRIOR YEARS DESIGNATED FOR FUTURE USE). |
| Form 990, Part III, Line 4a-d, Program Services: | Line 4a, Global Conservation: FROM ALASKAS BRISTOL BAY TO MONTANAS GREAT PLAINS TO BRAZILS RAINFORESTS AND THE WESTERN PACIFIC OCEANS CORAL TRIANGLE, THE WWF NETWORK BRINGS ITS SCIENCE-BASED AND RESULTS ORIENTED APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES IN 100 COUNTRIES. WWF SUPPORTS THE CREATION OF RESOURCE-BASED ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND LIVELIHOODS FOR COMMUNITIES IN SOME OF THE WORLDS POOREST REGIONS. OUR ORGANIZATION PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS TO FIND ACTIONS THEY COULD TAKE TO PROTECT THEIR FRESHWATER RESOURCES FROM CONTAMINATION AND DEPLETION, REDUCE OVERFISHING TO ENSURE RELIABLE FOOD SOURCES, REDUCE CONFLICTS BETWEEN LOCAL PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE, EMPLOY ENERGY SOLUTIONS THAT GENERATE FEWER GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS THAN THE CURRENT ENERGY PRODUCTION SYSTEM AND ENACT FOREST MANAGEMENT APPROACHES THAT REGENERATE OR RESTORE CRITICAL HABITATS FOR WILDLIFE AND A RANGE OF FOREST-BASED PRODUCTS FOR PEOPLE. Line 4b, PUBLIC AFFAIRS: AT WWF, WE BELIEVE WE CAN FOSTER A SAFER, HEALTHIER AND MORE RESILIENT FUTURE FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE. WE HELP INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS AND SOME OF THE WORLDS LARGEST COMPANIES RETHINK THE WAY THEY PRODUCE AND CONSUME ENERGY, FOOD AND WATER. WWF PROVIDES DECISIONMAKERS WITH THE RESULTS OF FIELD STUDIES DESCRIBING THE BIOLOGICAL RICHNESS OF SOME OF THE WORLDS MOST PRODUCTIVE REGIONS, RESEARCH INTO THE LOSS OR DEGRADATION OF KEY ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS SUCH AS THE ARCTIC, TROPICAL RAINFORESTS, FISHERIES, CORAL REEFS, RIVER SYSTEMS AND WETLANDS AND SOLUTIONS BASED ON TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, POLICY INCENTIVES AND ACTIONS THAT INDIVIDUAL CITIZENS CAN TAKE TO PROTECT OUR PLANET. LINE 4C,PUBLIC EDUCATION: WITH ONE MILLION MEMBERS IN THE UNITED STATES AND MORE THAN FIVE MILLION SUPPORTERS GLOBALLY, THE WWF NETWORK, OF WHICH WWF-US IS A PART, IS WORKING TO MOBILIZE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION. WWF SHARES INFORMATION WITH THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ON NATURE'S VALUE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVATION THROUGH A VARIETY OF CHANNELS, FROM OUR WILDCLASSROOMS EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM, OUR SIGNATURE PUBLICATION WORLD WILDLIFE MAGAZINE, OUR PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS, OUR WEBSITE AND ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL EVENTS SUCH AS EARTH HOUR. Line 4d, Other Program Services: MARKET TRANSFORMATION: WWF PARTNERS WITH CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, 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. |
| Form 990, Part V, Line 4b, List of Foreign Countries: | Belize, Bhutan, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Namibia, Nepal, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4: | The WWF Bylaws were amended in September 2018 to provide for a maximum of three consecutive three-year terms for Directors. If in the best interest of the Corporation, the Board Chairperson may be elected to a fourth term. |
| Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b: | 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 AT THE START OF THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH WWF AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER, AND SIGNS AN ANNUAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE POLICY, WITH DISCLOSURE OF ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. WWF'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS ALSO INCLUDED IN THE WWF BOARD HANDBOOK AND IN BOARD AND STAFF ORIENTATION MATERIALS; AVAILABLE TO ALL STAFF ON WWF'S INTRANET SITE; AND 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 AN 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, AS ADVISED BY ITS COMPENSATION SUBCOMMITTEE, 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 AS TO REASONABLENESS 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 XI, Line 9-Other Changes in net assets or fund bal: | GAIN ON DEBT SWAP $3,574,086 LOSS ON EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCE ($ 493,568) GRANT REIMBURSEMENT NETTED ON $ 945,425 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS TOTAL OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS 4,025,943 |
| form 990, Part XII, Line 2c - Oversight of Audit: | There have been no changes during the year in the process. |
| FORM 990, FY18 Results, Part III | In 2018, WWF made valuable strides in addressing the conservation challenges of the planet. Among many achievements, we note these: Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online. A major e-commerce company brought down more than 50,000 thousand advertisements for illegal wildlife products on its site, bringing Ebays two-year total to more than 100,000 ads. The companys actions stem from a partnership of more than 30 leading e-commerce, technology and social media companies and WWF, TRAFFIC, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare. In launching the Global Coalition to End Wildlife Trafficking Online, the partners committed to implement algorithms to detect the sale of illegal wildlife products and train staff to spot illegal trading. The Coalition set a goal to reduce wildlife trafficking across platforms by 80% by 2020, drastically shrinking an online marketplace that allows criminals to sell illegally obtained wildlife products such as elephant ivory and pangolin scales across the globe. Bhutan for Life. A five-million-acre network of parks and wildlife corridors in the heart of the Himalayas will permanently protect vast intact forests and essential wildlife habitat for tigers, snow leopards and other rare and endangered animals. The system of mountain forests and rivers represents 50% of Bhutans territory and is the essential freshwater source for local communities adapting to climate change. The Bhutan for Life project, a collaboration between WWF and the Royal Government of Bhutan, produced a fourteen-year conservation plan and mobilized $43.1, including $26 million from WWFs first-ever Green Climate Fund grant. Bhutan for Life is the first Project Finance for Permanence initiative in Asia, and one of only a handful in the world. Water Reserves in Mexico. Mexico protected 55% of the countrys surface water throughsigned a series of landmark decrees establishing water reserves in nearly 300 river basins. The decrees, signed by Mexicos then President, Enrique Pea Nieto, will guarantee water supplies for the next 50 years for 45 million people, as well as some of the countrys most biodiverse ecosystems and globally important wetland protected areas. The water reserve system sprang from a years-long scientific process led by WWF and Mexicos National Water Commission, that mapped the countrys rivers and quantified the amount of water required to sustain the flora and fauna of each basin and fulfil the demands of growing human populations. We Are Still In. The voices of Americans embracing solutions to the climate challenge continues to grow through efforts like the We Are Still In (WASI) coalition. Nearly 2,000 additional mayors, county executives, governors, tribal leaders, college and university leaders, businesses, faith groups, and investors investors joined WASI, bringing the total number of institutions reaffirming their commitment to climate action in support of the Paris Agreement to more than 3,000. Partnership with Apple. A five-year partnership between WWF and Apple to reduce its environmental footprint by producing paper products from responsibly managed forests leads to 320,000 acres of forest land in China receiving Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification-20,000 acres above the projects stated goal. WWF helped the companies who own the land create forest management plans and train their employees how to identify forest land that has high conservation values, both of which are necessary for FSC certification. Apple also announced that yearly production from its forest conservation projects, including this one, is now greater than the amount of virgin fiber used in its product packaging during fiscal year 2016. |
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