Wildaid
Wildaid reported $12.0 million in revenue and $10.7 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $81.55 went to program services, $11.78 to management and general costs and $6.67 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 93.1% of the total. Government grants made up 14.7%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $277,464 (PRESIDENT/CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER). 9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 16% between 2019 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $11MFor context, the median across 245 covered animal-related charities: $83.96 programs, $9.42 management, $6.62 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $12MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 81.5% | 82.1% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 11.8% | 9.2% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 6.7% | 6.5% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.06 | $0.10 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 93.1% | 67.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 14.7% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 5.2% | 19.3% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $277,464 | $314,886 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.59% | 1.63% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 9 | 10 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 8.5 | 26.8 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseWildaid's marine program continued to strengthen effective protection of marine reserves at over 100 sites in 18 countries. Significant achievements included new capabilities installed in the focal reserves in the eastern tropical pacific, ongoing success combatting illegal fishing in the bahamas, as well as a new initiative launched in the philippines to address rampant and destructive blast fishing
Wildaid's wildlife program continued to address threats to elephants, rhinos, pangolins, sharks, and lions with a comprehensive approach to reducing demand for wildlife products in china and asia while strengthening protection in several african countries, including cameroon, gabon, tanzania, and uganda. We leveraged our strong communications campaign expertise in china, southeast asia, and africa to strengthen conservation actions. Our efforts to protect pangolins included success in persuading doctors to reduce prescription of pangolin scales in traditional chinese medicine in china and…
We believe shifting individual behavior in china & the U.S. - the two biggest co2 emitters - is a significant global climate solution. Wildaid continues to promote low-carbon lifestyles in both the US and china, inspiring millions to make individual lifestyle choices that collectively can significantly reduce emissions. In china, our campaign empowers consumers to adopt sustainable behaviors and welcomed over 8 million visitors to our "climate action inspiration station" (a website embedded in weibo and wechat) to log and share their own climate actions
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT/CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,000 | $0 | $67,464 | $277,464 |
| CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/SECRETARY Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,000 | $0 | $8,400 | $218,400 |
| DONOR IMPACT DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $157,325 | $0 | $31,494 | $188,819 |
| SENIOR DIR. OF INSTITUTIONAL ENG Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,045 | $0 | $0 | $162,045 |
| DIRECTOR OF VIDEO PRODUCTION Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $132,550 | $0 | $17,158 | $149,708 |
| CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFCR (THRU 7/19/24) Officer, 2.10 hrs/week | $133,493 | $0 | $12,164 | $145,657 |
| CLIMATE PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,800 | $0 | $22,225 | $144,025 |
| WILDLIFE PROGRAM DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $121,800 | $0 | $16,651 | $138,451 |
9 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Wildaid (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.1M (Part IX, line 5).
7 filings since 2019
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14No
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
- Employees Part I, line 528
- Volunteers Part I, line 614
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| OPEN OCEAN ROBOTICS Marine work | $1,020,803 |
| EXULANS INC Marine work | $482,292 |
| MARCEL BIGUE Marine work | $193,091 |
| JAY UDELHOVEN Marine work | $176,029 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 12 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
38 private foundations reported grants to Wildaid totaling $1.1M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Wildaid's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Wildaid, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Wildaid spent in FY2025, $81.55 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Wildaid's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Wildaid reported that 81.5% of its $10.7 million in expenses went to program services, 11.8% to management and general and 6.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Wildaid pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Wildaid reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $277,464, for the role of PRESIDENT/CHIEF PROGRAMS OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Wildaid get its money?
Of $12.0 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 93.1% came from contributions and grants (including 14.7% from government grants) and 5.2% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Wildaid a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 20-3644441 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, object 202601199349300430 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202511349349312851 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202411319349302206 · read the filing
- FY2022 (6 mo.): Form 990 for the 6-month short period ending June 30, 2022, object 202311439349300121 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202213199349325906 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142739349301754 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202021349349302837 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 20-3644441: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.