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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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 204,312,607 | 225,837,994 | 213,838,919 | 242,705,727 | 230,298,727 | 1,116,993,974 |
| 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 | 204,312,607 | 225,837,994 | 213,838,919 | 242,705,727 | 230,298,727 | 1,116,993,974 |
| 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).. | 23,513,247 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 1,093,480,727 | |||||
Calendar year
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(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 204,312,607 | 225,837,994 | 213,838,919 | 242,705,727 | 230,298,727 | 1,116,993,974 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 11,589,962 | 20,138,802 | 13,463,682 | 15,032,700 | 16,381,060 | 76,606,206 |
| 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.).. | 285,045 | 340,341 | 202,151 | 233,620 | 409,278 | 1,470,435 |
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 1,196,233,202 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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) 2014 | (b) 2015 | (c) 2016 | (d) 2017 | (e) 2018 | (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 | ||||
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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 2018 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-2018 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2018 |
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Distributable amount for 2018 from Section C, line 6 |
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Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2018 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018: | ||||
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| b From 2014....... | ||||
| c From 2015....... | ||||
| d From 2016....... | ||||
| e From 2017....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2018 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
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| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2018 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from 4. | ||||
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Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2018, 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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Remaining underdistributions for 2018. 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 2019. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
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| c Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2018..... | ||||
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| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 and Part III, Line 1: | Form 990, Part I Summary: WHILE WWF'S LEVEL OF PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES DID NOT DECLINE, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SHOW A DECLINE IN BOTH CONTRIBUTION REVENUE AND GRANT EXPENSES. THIS IS BECAUSE IN 2019, WWF ADOPTED THE NEW ACCOUNTING GUIDANCE ISSUED BY THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING STANDARDS BOARD (FASB) REGARDING HOW REVENUE AND EXPENSES ARE RECOGNIZED. THE PERCEIVED DECLINE IS PRIMARILY DUE TO THE ADOPTION OF THE NEW FASB STANDARDS AND ASSOCIATED ACCOUNTING PRACTICES, AND IS NOT A REFLECTION OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FUNDRAISING, PROGRAMMATIC DECISION-MAKING OR SPENDING. WWF ADOPTED THE NEW STANDARDS EARLY, AND THUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS MAY NOT SEE THE SAME TYPES OF DECLINES IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. 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 *DRIVE SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS TO CONSERVE NATURE AND FEED HUMANITY *CREATE 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 III, Line 4a-d, Program Services: | Line 4a, INTERNATIONAL COUNTRY PROGRAMS: FROM PERUS RAINFORESTS AND THE MOUNTAINS OF BHUTAN TO NAMIBIAS COMMUNAL CONSERVANCIES, 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 MOST REMOTE LOCATIONS. WWF-US SPECIFICALLY MANAGES COUNTRY-OFFICE OPERATIONS THROUGHOUT LATIN AMERICA, AS WELL AS IN BHUTAN, NAMIBIA, AND NEPAL DIRECTLY SUPPORTING CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN SOME OF THE MOST ECOLOGICALLY DIVERSE PLACES ON EARTH. Line 4b, Global Conservation: WHETHER IN ALASKAS BRISTOL BAY; MONTANAS GREAT PLAINS; THE RAINFORESTS OF BRAZIL, PERU, COLOMBIA, AND BOLIVIA; OR THE MOUNTAINS OF NEPAL AND BHUTAN, WWF PARTNERS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND OTHER GROUPS TO FIND ACTIONS TO PROTECT 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 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: 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. (EXPENSES $30,147,576 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $3,751,982)(REVENUE $0) 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. (EXPENSES $20,512,603 INCLUDING GRANTS OF $3,746,215)(REVENUE $0) |
| 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, 2020. |
| 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: | On May 15, 2019, the corporation amended its articles of incorporation to clarify that the members of the corporation are the members of the board of directors. (Delaware law requires that nonstock corporations have members.) The corporation also at that time amended its bylaws to reflect that clarification, in addition to other changes including (i)clarifying that the corporate purpose includes the protection of ecosystems, authority to create affiliated entities to carry out the exempt purposes, and authority to make grants to non-charities to be used exclusively to further the corporations charitable purposes; (ii) allowing amendment of the bylaws by a majority of voting directors present at a board meeting provided that there is no less than a majority of the board at the meeting, rather than the former requirement of a majority of the board; and (iii) providing for non-voting board members and advisors. |
| 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 ($1,749,081) LOSS ON EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCE 64,389 GRANT REIMBURSEMENT NETTED ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS 903,633 TOTAL OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ($781,053) |
| form 990, Part XII, Line 2c - Oversight of Audit: | There have been no changes during the year in the process. |
| FORM 990, FY19 Results, Part III | IN 2019, WWF MADE VALUABLE STRIDES IN ADDRESSING THE CONSERVATION CHALLENGES OF THE PLANET. AMONG MANY ACHIEVEMENTS, WE NOTE THESE: PERMANENT FINANCING FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS. WWF, THE GOVERNMENT OF PERU, AND PARTNERS CLOSED A $140 MILLION DEAL TO EXPAND AND MANAGE OVER 42 MILLION ACRES OF PROTECTED AREAS IN THE AMAZON. DEFORESTATION, PRIMARILY TO MAKE WAY FOR AGRICULTURE, AND COUPLED WITH THE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THREATEN THE COUNTRY'S NATURAL BOUNTY AS WELL AS ITS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT. BY PRESERVING KEY ECOSYSTEMS AND RESOURCES, THE NATION CAN BUILD RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND BOOST ITS ECONOMY. THE DEAL WAS WWF'S LATEST PROJECT FINANCE FOR PERMANENCE (PFP) INITIATIVE, AN APPROACH ALREADY SUCCESSFULLY USED TO SECURE FINANCING FOR PROTECTED AREAS IN BRAZIL AND BHUTAN. PFPS LEVERAGE PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO CREATE A TRANSITION FUND FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS, HELPING THEM BUILD THE CAPACITY TO EVENTUALLY TAKE ON FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONSERVATION OF THEIR PROTECTED AREAS. WWF IS USING THE SAME APPROACH IN COLOMBIA, WHERE THIS YEAR IT WORKED WITH THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND CHIRIBIQUETE NATIONAL PARK INTO THE WORLD'S LARGEST TROPICAL RAINFOREST NATIONAL PARK. DRIVING PUBLIC EDUCATION ON CONSERVATION ISSUES. WWF PARTNERED WITH NETFLIX AND SILVERBACK PRODUCTIONS TO CREATE AND PROMOTE OUR PLANET, AN EMMY-WINNING CONSERVATION DOCUMENTARY THAT BROUGHT AWE-INSPIRING NATURE IMAGERY AND WWF CONSERVATION MESSAGING TO AN ESTIMATED 25 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN THE FIRST MONTH ALONE. IN ADDITION, BY RALLYING PUBLIC AWARENESS AND ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS, WWF HELPED CONVINCE 130 GOVERNMENTS TO APPROVE THE FIRST REPORT OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCIENCE-POLICY PLATFORM ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (IPBES), WHICH CALLS FOR RADICAL SOCIETAL CHANGE TO PROTECT EARTH'S ECOSYSTEMS. AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE IPBES REPORT FOUND THAT 75 PERCENT OF THE LAND AND ROUGHLY 66 PERCENT OF OCEANS HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY ALTERED BY HUMAN ACTIVITY. THE REPORT ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE LOSS OF NATURE, A CALL FOR LEADERS IN ALL REGIONS OF THE WORLD AND ALL SECTORS OF SOCIETY TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION. MOBILIZING INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE ACTION. WWF AND PARTNERS HELPED TO DEVELOP AND GUIDE THE LAUNCH OF ALLIANCES FOR CLIMATE ACTION (ACAS), THE WORLD'S FIRST INTERCONNECTED MOVEMENT OF MAYORS, GOVERNORS, CEOS, AND OTHER LEADERS DEDICATED TO HELPING NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS MEET-AND HOPEFULLY EXCEED-THEIR COMMITMENTS UNDER THE PARIS AGREEMENT. ACAS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, MEXICO, JAPAN, ARGENTINA, VIETNAM, AND SOUTH AFRICA, AND INCLUDE MORE THAN 4,000 SIGNATORIES THUS FAR. A LARGE GAP REMAINS BETWEEN WHAT NATIONS ARE DOING TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND WHAT IS NEEDED TO KEEP PLANETARY WARMING BELOW THE CRUCIAL THRESHOLD OF 1.5C, CREATING AN URGENT NEED FOR NONSTATE ACTORS TO TAKE UP THE MANTLE OF CLIMATE LEADERSHIP. DOUBLING THE WILD TIGER POPULATION. INDIA, HOME TO 60 PERCENT OF THE GLOBAL TIGER POPULATION, ANNOUNCED NEW TIGER ESTIMATES, DEMONSTRATING MARKED PROGRESS TOWARD RESTORING THEIR WILD TIGER POPULATION. THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT COMES ON THE HEELS OF NEWS THAT NEPAL HAS NEARLY DOUBLED ITS WILD TIGER POPULATION SINCE 2009. THESE EFFORTS ARE PART OF A BROADER CAMPAIGN THAT BEGAN IN 2010, WHEN WWF JOINED LEADERS FROM TIGER RANGE COUNTRIES IN A COMMITMENT TO DOUBLE THE GLOBAL NUMBER OF WILD TIGERS BY 2022. SINCE THAT TIME, TIGER POPULATIONS HAVE GROWN OR BECOME MORE SECURE IN SEVERAL OTHER "TIGER RANGE COUNTRIES," INCLUDING RUSSIA AND BHUTAN. TOGETHER WITH GOVERNMENTS, COMMUNITIES, AND BUSINESSES, WWF IS HELPING TO END POACHING, CURB UNSUSTAINABLE COMMODITY PRODUCTION, IMPROVE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT, RESTORE DEGRADED TIGER HABITAT, AND MORE. REDUCING DEMAND FOR IVORY. FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR, WWF CONDUCTED THE LARGEST CONSUMER SURVEY ABOUT THE IVORY TRADE IN CHINA (2,000 PEOPLE IN 15 CITIES). THE SURVEY FOUND THAT DEMAND FOR IVORY HAS STABILIZED SINCE DROPPING PRECIPITOUSLY AFTER THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT IMPLEMENTED A BAN IN 2017. HOWEVER, THE SURVEY ALSO FOUND THAT INTENT TO BUY REMAINS HIGH AMONG CHINESE CITIZENS WHO TRAVEL TO OTHER NATIONS WHERE DOMESTIC TRADE IS STILL LEGAL. IN RESPONSE, WWF IS ENGAGING OPINION LEADERS, THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY AND OTHER NGOS IN A "TRAVEL IVORY FREE" CAMPAIGN TO PERSUADE TRAVELERS NOT TO PURCHASE GIFTS OR SOUVENIRS MADE FROM ELEPHANT IVORY. WITH TENS OF THOUSANDS OF AFRICAN ELEPHANTS KILLED EVERY YEAR TO SUSTAIN IVORY MARKETS AROUND THE WORLD, WWF IS COMMITTED TO HELPING GOVERNMENTS ENACT AND ENFORCE STRONG BANS, WHILE ALSO EDUCATING CONSUMERS ABOUT THE EXISTENTIAL THREAT TO THESE MAJESTIC CREATURES. PREVENTING ILLEGAL FISHING. ILLEGAL, UNREPORTED, AND UNREGULATED (IUU) FISHING TAKES UP TO 26 MILLION TONS OF FISH OUT OF THE OCEAN EVERY YEAR - DESTABILIZING ECOSYSTEMS AND UNDERCUTTING LEGIMATE FISHERS. IN GHANA, WWF LED AN ELECTRONIC MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY IN THE NATION'S FISHING INDUSTRY. THE NATION'S TOP FISHERIES EXPORT IS TUNA (ONE IN TEN GHANAIANS EARNS A LIVING FROM THE FISHING INDUSTRY) AND THEIR LARGEST EXPORT MARKET, THE EUROPEAN UNION, THREATENED TO BLOCK FURTHER EXPORTS DUE TO ALLEGATIONS ABOUT IUU FISHING. AS PART OF WWF'S PILOT PROGRAM, FIVE VESSELS WERE EQUIPPED WITH SOPHISTICATED CAMERAS TO MONITOR OPERATIONS, WITH THAT NUMBER EVENTUALLY EXPANDING TO INCLUDE ALL 14 ACTIVE PURSE SEINE TUNA FISHING VESSELS FLAGGED TO GHANA. MEANWHILE, THE GOVERNMENT CREATED A UNIT OF LAND-BASED OBSERVERS TO ANALYZE THE DATA. CRITICALLY, THIS UNIT OFFERED JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN IN AN INDUSTRY DOMINATED BY MEN: BY THE FINAL YEAR OF THE PILOT PROGRAM, 75 PERCENT OF FISHING TRIPS WERE OBSERVED BY FEMALE ANALYSTS. PROTECTING FREE-FLOWING RIVERS. AFTER YEARS OF COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH, EXPERTS FROM WWF, MCGILL UNIVERSITY, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS PUBLISHED A GROUND-BREAKING STUDY ON RIVERS IN THE SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL NATURE. ACCORDING TO THE STUDY, INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER MAN-MADE CHANGES - PARTICULARLY DAMS - HAVE FRAGMENTED OR DISRUPTED TWO-THIRDS OF EARTH'S LONGEST RIVERS. THE STUDY HELPED DRIVE WWF'S STRATEGY TO STRENGTHEN LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR RIVERS, ASSIST COMMUNITIES IN ADOPTING NON-HYDRO SOURCES OF RENEWABLE ENERGY LIKE SOLAR AND WIND, AND PURSUE DAM REMOVAL AND RESTORATION EFFORTS AROUND THE WORLD. WORKING IN CONCERT WITH THE COMMUNITIES THAT DEPEND ON RIVERS, WWF ALSO LEVERAGED THE STUDY TO HALT THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DAMS THAT WOULD DEVASTATE THEIR NATURAL BOUNTY. WWF'S EFFORTS HELPED TO STOP THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MEGA-HYDROPOWER DAM ON THE 683-MILE LUANGWA RIVER IN ZAMBIA, A CRITICAL RESOURCE FOR FRESHWATER FISH STOCKS, AGRICULTURE, AND WILDLIFE-BASED TOURISM. WWF ALSO HELPED TO STOP THE DAMMING OF THE 288-MILE MURA RIVER,WHICH SUSTAINS A VAST AND BOUNTIFUL WILDERNESS KNOWN AS THE "AMAZON OF EUROPE." ELIMINATING PLASTIC POLLUTION. IF THE WORLD REMAINS ON ITS CURRENT COURSE, THE OCEAN COULD CONTAIN MORE PLASTIC THAN FISH BY MID-CENTURY. PLASTIC POLLUTION ALSO POSES A THREAT TO RIVERS, LANDSCAPES, WILDLIFE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. IN RESPONSE, MANY COMPANIES HAVE COMMITTED TO REDUCING THEIR PLASTIC FOOTPRINT, BUT SOME LACK A CLEAR ROADMAP OR METRICS TO MEASURE SUCCESS. SO IN 2019, WWF LAUNCHED RESOURCE: PLASTIC, A SUITE OF TOOLS TO HELP COMPANIES FULFILL THEIR COMMITMENTS TO CURB PLASTIC POLLUTION. RESOURCE OFFERS GUIDANCE FOR COMPANIES TO ADOPT A SYSTEM-WIDE APPROACH THAT ADDRESSES PLASTIC PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND RECYCLING. WWF ESTIMATES THAT AS FEW AS 100 COMPANIES ENGAGED IN CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION COULD PREVENT 10 MILLION METRIC TONS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION - AND THAT NUMBER COULD TRIPLE BY CATALYZING ACTION ACROSS SUPPLY CHAINS AND INDUSTRIES. RESOURCE'S PRINCIPAL MEMBERS INCLUDE KEURIG, DR PEPPER, MCDONALD'S, PROCTER & GAMBLE, STARBUCKS, TETRA PAK AND THE COCA-COLA COMPANY. PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RUBBER. WWF BECAME A FOUNDING MEMBER AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE GLOBAL PLATFORM FOR SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RUBBER, A MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PLATFORM CREATED TO PROMOTE THE PRODUCTION AND USE OF DEFORESTATION-FREE RUBBER. SOME 75 PERCENT OF NATURAL RUBBER ENDS UP IN TIRES FOR CARS, AIRPLANES AND OTHER VEHICLES. WITH THE WORLD'S FLEET PROJECTED TO DOUBLE BY 2040, SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RUBBER HAS BECOME A CORE PART OF WWF'S MISSION TO ACHIEVE NET-ZERO DEFORESTATION. TO THAT END, WWF PARTNERS WITH COMPANIES TO ENCOURAGE AND FACILITATE THE PRODUCTION, SOURCING AND USE OF SUSTAINABLE NATURAL RUBBER. TODAY, SEVEN OF THE WORLD'S TOP TIRE MAKERS AND THREE OF THE TOP AUTO MAKERS HAVE JOINED THEIR EFFORT. MEANWHILE, WWF ENGAGES RUBBER FARMERS ON THE GROUND IN SOUTHEAST ASIA- WHERE 90 PERCENT OF NATURAL RUBBER ORIGINATES-TO ADOPT SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES THAT BENEFIT ECOSYSTEMS, WILDLIFE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. |
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