| Form 990, Part I, Line 1 and Part III, Line 1: |
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, 2021. |
| 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 October 29, 2019, World Wildlife Fund, Inc. filed a Restated Certificate of Incorporation with the state of Delaware. |
| 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 ($2,206,226) LOSS ON EXCHANGE RATE DIFFERENCE (170,767) CANCELED GRANTS 728,295 TOTAL OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS ($1,648,699) |
| form 990, Part XII, Line 2c - Oversight of Audit: |
There have been no changes during the year in the process. |
| FORM 990, FY20 Results, Part III |
In 2020, WWF made valuable strides in addressing the conservation challenges of the planet. Among many achievements, we note these: Mobilizing the Public to Prevent Future Pandemics: As the Covid-19 pandemic began to impact the US this past March, it quickly revealed the profound connection between humanitys broken relationship with nature and the spread of emerging infectious diseases. In response, WWFs Global Science team compiled and authored a rapid review, internal science brief: Beyond Boundaries: Insights into emerging zoonotic diseases, nature and human well-being. Information in this internal brief was shared with key stakeholders and trusted partners in an effort to co-develop interventions that decrease the risk of zoonoses. Based on this brief, WWF soon launched a public facing report: COVID-19: Urgent Call to Protect People and Nature which explained that the key drivers for the emergence of zoonotic diseases are land-use change, expansion and the intensification of agriculture and animal production, and the consumption of high-risk wildlife. WWF furthermore paired this scientific expertise with our communication and advocacy capacities to launch a new campaign: For Nature, For Us. At the heart of the campaign lies a simple call to action: to prevent the next pandemic, we must change how we are transporting, trading and consuming wild animals, how we are producing food, and how we are using land. To further that goal, WWF coordinated more than 100 scientists and conservation leaders from 25 countries to call on governments from across the globe to address high-risk wildlife trade to reduce the chance of another outbreak; brought together U.S. Senators from both parties to call for U.S. government action; and mobilized nearly 33,000 of our supporters to urge Congress and the State Department to take the necessary steps to help prevent future pandemics. We also launched a new web page with educational content to help the public better understand the ways in which the degradation of nature contributes to disease outbreaks, and how we can repair our relationship with the natural world. Implementing New Social and Environmental Safeguards to Deliver Lasting Conservation Gains: Throughout FY2020 the global WWF Network adopted and began implementing an enhanced Environmental and Social Safeguards Framework. This framework provides an institutional mechanism to manage the environmental and social risks of WWFs work, helps deliver better conservation outcomes, and enhances the social well-being of local communities in the places where WWF operates. The safeguards framework systematizes good governance practices to achieve human rights, transparency, nondiscrimination, public participation, and accountability, among other goals. Finding Bison a New Home with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe: WWF partnered with REDCO, the economic arm of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe; and Rosebud Tribal Land Enterprise; to secure nearly 28,000 acres for what will become North Americas largest Native-owned and managed bison herd. The new Wolakota Buffalo Range can support 1,500 bison and is a hallmark of WWFs partnership with Native nations in the Northern Great Plains, as we jointly develop healthy bison herds for conservation. And early in FY21, 100 bison were transferred and released from the National Park Service to the range, marking a reunion with the communities who lived with them for millennia in a symbiotic relationship. Additional bison will be delivered over the next five years from herds managed by the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service through a commitment by the U.S. Department of the Interior. Engaging Companies on the Plastic Waste crisis: Plastic waste is choking our planet polluting the air, water, and soil both people and wildlife need to survive. And as this crisis spreads to every corner of the globe, WWF is partnering with the worlds largest companies to redesign how we source, use and dispose of plastic through our recently launched ReSource: Plastic program. With the goal of preventing 50 million tons of plastic waste by 2030, ReSource: Plastic helps companies take data-driven actions that help turn their ambitious, large-scale commitments on plastic into meaningful, measurable impact. In June, ReSource released its inaugural progress report, Transparent 2020, providing unprecedented data about corporate plastic footprints and identifying new opportunities for companies to scale impact through collective action. Amcor, Colgate-Palmolive, Kimberly-Clarke joined ReSource as new company members in 2020, joining Principal Members Keurig Dr Pepper, McDonalds, Procter & Gamble, Starbucks, and The Coca Cola Company. Advancing New Standards for Global Seafood Traceability: As part of an industry forum that includes more than 70 companies across the seafood supply chain, WWF released the first-ever global standards for tracking seafood products from source to sale. So far more than 40 brands including grocery chain Whole Foods Market-have committed to begin implementing these ocean-saving standards. Supporting Community Conservancies in Namibia: In Namibia, the COVID-19 pandemic had an acute impact on both community livelihoods and wildlife conservation efforts. Soon after the country reported its first case of the virus in March 2020, the government declared a state of emergency. The national lockdown that followed brought tourism to a standstill-an industry once booming, generating more than 14% of Namibia's GDP, completely shut down. Thousands who once depended on the tourism industry for their livelihoods lost their jobs, and communities' vulnerability to hunger and economic hardship increased dramatically. This shutdown also meant that protection for Namibia's wildlife decreased, given that revenue from tourism businesses helped to cover the costs of managing and protecting wildlife and habitats governed by conservancies. In response, WWF-Namibia, which is managed by WWF-US, collaborated with Namibias Wildlife and National Parks Directorate for the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) to develop the Conservation Relief, Recovery and Resilience Facility (CRRRF) fund. The fund is a coordinated national effort to provide immediate financial relief to Namibian conservancies affected by COVID-19. Supporting Communities and Wildlife in Response to Climate-Driven Wildfires: Throughout 2019 and 2020 wildfires sprang up across the globe, devastating people and nature alike. Two of the most widespread fire events occurred in the Amazon rainforest and in Australia two regions where WWF has long been active in supporting communities, ecosystems, and wildlife. In the Amazon, fires burned roughly 13.8 million acres and produced enough smoke to darken the skies of Sao Paolo in the middle of the day. In Australia, the bushfires burned roughly 47 million acres, destroying nearly 2,700 homes and killing 34 people; and tragically, an estimated 3 billion animals were either killed or displaced. In response, WWF-US took action to support the Emergency Fund for Amazon Fires and the Australian Wildlife and Nature Recovery Fund, raising nearly $9 million USD for the two funds. The money raised went directly to frontline efforts aimed at helping people and wildlife recover from the fires and preventing future fire outbreaks. Driving Subnational Climate Action: In FY20 WWF-US continued working with businesses, cities, states, universities and other institutions to accelerate climate action at the subnational level. The global movement for action on climate grew this year to over 4,500 sub-national and non-state actors with two new multi-sector coalitions joining the Alliances for Climate Action. Viet Nam and South Africa joined the global network of national campaigns at the 2019 UN Secretary General Climate Action Summit in New York. In December 2019, we helped bring some 70 business leaders, governors, mayors, and others to the COP25 conference in Madrid as part of the "We Are Still In" initiative focused on demonstrating to the world that the United States remains committed to climate action. WWF-US furthermore coordinated with other NGOs to develop a new "AAA Framework"-the new gold standard for assessing corporate climate policy leadership. And we worked with businesses to drive new commitments for nature-based climate solutions, which harness the power of nature to absorb and store carbon pollution while also addressing some of our most pressing societal challenges, such as threats to water security or the rising risk of natural disasters. |
Attach to Form 990 or 990-EZ.