TY 2013 Form 990 Schedule C

If the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, Line 3, or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 46 (Political Campaign Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and B. Do not complete Part I-C.
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Section 501(c) (other than section 501(c)(3)) organizations: Complete Parts I-A and C below. Do not complete Part I-B.
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Section 527 organizations: Complete Part I-A only.
If the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, Line 4, or Form 990-EZ, Part VI, line 47 (Lobbying Activities), then
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-A. Do not complete Part II-B.
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Section 501(c)(3) organizations that have NOT filed Form 5768 (election under section 501(h)): Complete Part II-B. Do not complete Part II-A.
If the organization answered "Yes" to Form 990, Part IV, Line 5 (Proxy Tax) or Form 990-EZ, Part V, line 35c (Proxy Tax), then
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Section 501(c)(4), (5), or (6) organizations: Complete Part III.

(a) Name

(b) Address

(d) Amount paid from filing organization's funds. If none, enter -0-.

(e) Amount of political contributions received and promptly and directly delivered to a separate political organization. If none, enter -0-.

Limits on Lobbying Expenditures (The term "expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred.)		(b) Affiliated group totals
1a	Total lobbying expenditures to influence public opinion (grass roots lobbying) ......
b	Total lobbying expenditures to influence a legislative body (direct lobbying) .......
c	Total lobbying expenditures (add lines 1a and 1b) ...................
d	Other exempt purpose expenditures ........................
e	Total exempt purpose expenditures (add lines 1c and 1d) ...............
f	Lobbying nontaxable amount. Enter the amount from the following table in both columns.
	If the amount on line 1e, column (a) or (b) is:The lobbying nontaxable amount is:
	Not over $500,00020% of the amount on line 1e.
	Over $500,000 but not over $1,000,000$100,000 plus 15% of the excess over $500,000.
	Over $1,000,000 but not over $1,500,000$175,000 plus 10% of the excess over $1,000,000.
	Over $1,500,000 but not over $17,000,000$225,000 plus 5% of the excess over $1,500,000.
	Over $17,000,000$1,000,000.

g	Grassroots nontaxable amount (enter 25% of line 1f) .................
h	Subtract line 1g from line 1a. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................
i	Subtract line 1f from line 1c. If zero or less, enter -0-. ................
j	If there is an amount other than zero on either line 1h or line 1i, did the organization file Form 4720 reporting section 4911 tax for this year? ......................................	Yes No

4-Year Averaging Period Under Section 501(h)
(Some organizations that made a section 501(h) election do not have to complete all of the five
columns below. See the instructions for lines 2a through 2f on page 4.)

Lobbying Expenditures During 4-Year Averaging Period

Calendar year (or fiscal year
beginning in)

(a) 2010

(b) 2011

(d) 2013

(e) Total

Lobbying nontaxable amount

Lobbying ceiling amount
(150% of line 2a, column(e))

Total lobbying expenditures

Grassroots nontaxable amount

Grassroots ceiling amount
(150% of line 2d, column (e))

Grassroots lobbying expenditures

Return Reference	Explanation
FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:	The lobbying work of the National Wildlife Federation advances the tax-exempt purposes of the organization focusing on the conservation, protection and restoration of land, water and wildlife as well as connecting children and families to nature. The National Wildlife Federation devoted $295,550 of its exempt purpose expenditures to attempting to influence legislation in Fiscal Year 2014. NWF advocated increasing federal appropriations and investments for specific programs and projects at various federal agencies including the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, EPA, DOE, Education and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These included lobbying for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants, restoration programs for large scale aquatic ecosystems such as the Great Lakes, land conservation and the EPA's environmental literacy grants. Defending existing environmental protections was a major focus on NWF's Capitol Hill and grassroots lobbying, especially the EPA's authority to reduce power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act and to issue guidance and rules clarifying the scope of wetlands and streams protected by the Clean Water Act. NWF also engaged in the Water Resources Development Act, seeking to maintain the existing National Environmental Policy Act process and to advance fiscal and environmental reforms of Corps of Engineers practices. NWF opposed efforts to block implementation of flood insurance reform legislation, to expand motorized access in designated wilderness areas and to mandate increased logging in National Forests across the country. NWF worked to build congressional support for protecting landscapes across the Rocky Mountain West including for new wilderness designations in Alaska, Montana, Colorado and New Mexico and elsewhere, opposed weakening the Antiquities Act which allows the President to designate new National Monuments and sought support for shielding the Forest Service operations budget from wildfire suppression and for reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. A major focus on NWF's work was the reauthorization of the Farm Bill which is the largest source of funding for private land conservation. NWF's priorities were centered around conditioning new subsidies for crop insurance on the protection of wetlands and wildlife habitat and preventing the break-out of new grasslands and prairies as well as creation of a new regional partnership program to help recover cherished water bodies. Leading to the 5 year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill NWF continued to advocate that potential BP settlement money be allocated to key Gulf restoration priorities including to coastal Louisiana's wetlands. In seeking to improve water quality and quantity issues elsewhere, NWF sought to improve flows in the Apalachicola River, to advance and defend EPA's efforts to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and to stop a destructive Army Corps of Engineers project that would cut off the last place in Missouri where the Mississippi River is still connected to its natural floodplain. With impacts of climate change threatening the survival of many wildlife species, NWF opposed efforts in Congress to mandate approval of the Keystone-XL pipeline as well as other carbon intensive tar sands pipelines in the Midwest and Northeast. Other climate related priorities included seeking the extension of tax credits for offshore and on-shore wind production and for energy efficiency and to halt the export of U.S. coal, the demand for which is impacting fish and wildlife habitat in the Interior West. To promote the responsible expansion of renewable energy, NWF advocated for passage of legislation to share revenues from renewable leasing with states including for conservation purposes. NWF also lobbied for passage of legislation that would advance the interests of hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts including measures that would reauthorize the federal Duck Stamp program and ensure that a greater portion of Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars are invested in hunting access. In an effort to address both wildlife and outdoor recreation concerns NWF advocated that the Interior Department reform oil and gas leasing practices. To promote the restoration of wildlife NWF worked at the state level in Montana to build support for the restoration of bison to key landscapes and sought passage of federal legislation to curtail the import of invasive species to the U.S. as well as to prevent the spread of Asian Carp.

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Explanation

FORM 990, SCHEDULE C, PART II-B, LINE 1, LOBBYING ACTIVITIES:

The lobbying work of the National Wildlife Federation advances the tax-exempt purposes of the organization focusing on the conservation, protection and restoration of land, water and wildlife as well as connecting children and families to nature. The National Wildlife Federation devoted $295,550 of its exempt purpose expenditures to attempting to influence legislation in Fiscal Year 2014. NWF advocated increasing federal appropriations and investments for specific programs and projects at various federal agencies including the Departments of Interior, Agriculture, EPA, DOE, Education and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. These included lobbying for State and Tribal Wildlife Grants, restoration programs for large scale aquatic ecosystems such as the Great Lakes, land conservation and the EPA's environmental literacy grants. Defending existing environmental protections was a major focus on NWF's Capitol Hill and grassroots lobbying, especially the EPA's authority to reduce power plant emissions under the Clean Air Act and to issue guidance and rules clarifying the scope of wetlands and streams protected by the Clean Water Act. NWF also engaged in the Water Resources Development Act, seeking to maintain the existing National Environmental Policy Act process and to advance fiscal and environmental reforms of Corps of Engineers practices. NWF opposed efforts to block implementation of flood insurance reform legislation, to expand motorized access in designated wilderness areas and to mandate increased logging in National Forests across the country. NWF worked to build congressional support for protecting landscapes across the Rocky Mountain West including for new wilderness designations in Alaska, Montana, Colorado and New Mexico and elsewhere, opposed weakening the Antiquities Act which allows the President to designate new National Monuments and sought support for shielding the Forest Service operations budget from wildfire suppression and for reauthorization of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. A major focus on NWF's work was the reauthorization of the Farm Bill which is the largest source of funding for private land conservation. NWF's priorities were centered around conditioning new subsidies for crop insurance on the protection of wetlands and wildlife habitat and preventing the break-out of new grasslands and prairies as well as creation of a new regional partnership program to help recover cherished water bodies. Leading to the 5 year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill NWF continued to advocate that potential BP settlement money be allocated to key Gulf restoration priorities including to coastal Louisiana's wetlands. In seeking to improve water quality and quantity issues elsewhere, NWF sought to improve flows in the Apalachicola River, to advance and defend EPA's efforts to reduce pollution in the Chesapeake Bay and to stop a destructive Army Corps of Engineers project that would cut off the last place in Missouri where the Mississippi River is still connected to its natural floodplain. With impacts of climate change threatening the survival of many wildlife species, NWF opposed efforts in Congress to mandate approval of the Keystone-XL pipeline as well as other carbon intensive tar sands pipelines in the Midwest and Northeast. Other climate related priorities included seeking the extension of tax credits for offshore and on-shore wind production and for energy efficiency and to halt the export of U.S. coal, the demand for which is impacting fish and wildlife habitat in the Interior West. To promote the responsible expansion of renewable energy, NWF advocated for passage of legislation to share revenues from renewable leasing with states including for conservation purposes. NWF also lobbied for passage of legislation that would advance the interests of hunters, anglers and other outdoor enthusiasts including measures that would reauthorize the federal Duck Stamp program and ensure that a greater portion of Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars are invested in hunting access. In an effort to address both wildlife and outdoor recreation concerns NWF advocated that the Interior Department reform oil and gas leasing practices. To promote the restoration of wildlife NWF worked at the state level in Montana to build support for the restoration of bison to key landscapes and sought passage of federal legislation to curtail the import of invasive species to the U.S. as well as to prevent the spread of Asian Carp.

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