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 80 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $5.6M.

EIN: 237447365 WASHINGTON, DC Alliances & Advocacy NTEE: D01 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.2M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$478K
Grant Records80
Funding Total$5.6M
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

Where $100 goes at National Wildlife Refuge Association

How National Wildlife Refuge Association divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$80 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $80 for programs

$40
Conservation constituency- building
50% of program spending
$27
Conservation programs
34% of program spending
$8
Communication the national wildlife refuge associations communications program is focused on developing and executing branding and marketing strategies to a) communicate programs of the refuge association effectively, b)…
9% of program spending

Plus 1 more program. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

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

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$2,998,435 41 grants
Environment & Conservation
$1,179,260 15 grants
Animal Welfare
$318,850 11 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$116,000 5 grants
Unspecified
$951,076 8 grants

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.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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