Public Charity

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ASSOCIATION

Based in WASHINGTON, DC, NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE ASSOCIATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.2M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $478K in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 73 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.3M.

EIN: 237447365 WASHINGTON, DC Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$478K
Grant Records73
Funding Total$5.3M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

TO CONSERVE AMERICA'S WILDLIFE HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS THROUGH STRATEGIC PROGRAMS THAT PROTECT AND ENHANCE THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEM AND THE LANDSCAPES BEYOND ITS BOUNDARIES. BY COMBINING POLICY, LANDSCAPE-SCALE CONSERVATION EFFORTS, GRASSROOTS DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC EDUCATION, THE REFUGE ASSOCIATION WORKS TO STRENGTHEN THE ECOLOGOCIAL INTEGRITY OF OUR NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES, MAINTAINING THE DIVERSITY OF AMERICAN WILDLIFE AND PLANTS FOR THE FUTURE

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Angela Benton
BOARD MEMBER Ben Gregg
SECRETARY Cheryl Hart
PRESIDENT & Desiree Sorenson-Groves
CHAIR E Gray Payne
BOARD MEMBER Elaine Meier

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Top Grant Purposes

CHARITABLE GIFT
$1,765,000 6 grants
IMPACT DIRECTED PROJECTS
$492,398 1 grant
CONSERVATION PROJECTS
$461,803 3 grants
VARIOUS CONSERVATION
$398,207 1 grant
CONSERVATION CAPACITY BUILDING
$356,670 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.2M $1.1M $478K
2024 $1.6M $1.6M $536K
2023 $2.1M $2.2M $740K
2022 $2.4M $2.1M $439K
2021 $1.9M $1.9M $636K

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $1.9M to $1.2M (-39%), with total assets most recently reported at $478K.

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