Conservation Nation
Donations deductibleConservation Nation's network
12 people4 organisationsi12 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (4) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
12 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Lang Chair | Imme. Past Chair, Exec.Comm. Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Karen Kress Chair | Nominating Comm. Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marcia Marsh Chair | Treasurer & Finance, Audit/Invest. Comm. Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Wyndee Parker Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Ashley Smith | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| David Asai | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Gabby Salazar | Board Vice Chair | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Kevin VG Wells | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Liza McFadden | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Marja Diaz | Company secretary | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Tom Martin | Board Member | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Yelberton Watkins | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
16 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander B Wilkins | Director | since 2021 |
| Craven Rand | COO | 2018 |
| Dan Pierron | Assistant Director of Events | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth A Skorochod | Managing Director | 2025 |
| Ellen Markowitz | Asst Director, Business Intell | 2018 |
| Helen L Moore | Event Manager | 2022 |
| Kathleen Harmon Sizemore | Director of Human Resources | since 2018 |
| Katie Leon | Dir of Membership & Marketing | since 2018 |
| Kate Sizemore | COO | 2023 |
| Lynn H Mento | CEO | 2022 |
| Lynn Mento | Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Mark Daniel Ibrahim | Director of Technology | since 2021 |
| Michelle Staudenmeier | Assistant Director, Marketing | since 2018 |
| Rafford Seymour | Director of Guest Services | since 2018 |
| Tricia Reilly Koch | Co-CEO | 2025 |
| Virginia Newton | CFO | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tricia Reilly Koch | Co-CEO | 30 | $191k | $11k | |
| Lynn Mento | Co-CEO | 40 | $166k | $10k | |
| Elizabeth A Skorochod | Managing Director | 40 | $96k | $981 | |
| Wyndee Parker | Board Chair | 0.67 | $0 | ||
| Barbara Lang | Imme. Past Chair, Exec.Comm. Chair | 0.67 | $0 | ||
| Gabby Salazar | Board Vice Chair | 0.48 | $0 | ||
| Marcia Marsh | Treasurer & Finance, Audit/Invest. Comm. Chair | 1.2 | $0 | ||
| Marja Diaz | Secretary | 0.48 | $0 | ||
| Karen Kress | Nominating Comm. Chair | 0.48 | $0 | ||
| Ashley Smith | Board Member | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| David Asai | Board Member | 0.05 | $0 | ||
| Kevin VG Wells | Board Member | 0.1 | $0 | ||
| Liza McFadden | Board Member | 1.28 | $0 | ||
| Tom Martin | Board Member | 0.4 | $0 | ||
| Yelberton Watkins | Board Member | 0.2 | $0 |
Colorado roster
11 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263018125). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Ashley Smith | Director |
| Lynn Mento | Co-CEO |
| Tricia Reilly | Co-CEO |
| Tom Martin | Director |
| Wyndee Parker | Chair |
| Wyndee Parker | Board Chair |
| Karen Kress | Director |
| Marcia Marsh | Vice Chair |
| Gabby Salazar | Secretary |
| Liza McFadden | Treasurer |
| Tricia Reilly |
About
- Legal name
- Conservation Nation
- EIN
- 520853312
- Address
- 1717 K St Nw Ste 900, Washington, DC, 20006-5349
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- To strengthen the conservation movement by funding and supporting conservationists from all communities, while educating and inspiring the next generation of wildlife champions. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D115 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1965
- Principal officer
- Tricia Reilly Koch (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 1972
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 7, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBarbara Lang
≥6years on the filingsWyndee Parker
≥3years on the filingsKaren Kress
≥3years on the filingsMarcia Marsh
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $4.9m
- Total liabilities
- $229k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $4.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $556k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $633k
- Employees
- 13
- Volunteers
- 38
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2m | $2.7m | Deficit $1.5m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
9 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City Kids to Wilderness Project Inc | Funds outdoor educational/experiential programming in DC and surrounding areas, youth attendance at a summer camp and participation in a sum | $150k |
| VIEW Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife | Funds veterinary capacity-building, mentorship, and research in Rwanda and a grantee working on elephant health in Myanmar | $106k |
| African People & Wildlife Fund | Funds the training/support for rapid response anti-poaching teams and a network of community-based human-elephant conflict mitigation office | $98k |
| Inward Bound Mindfulness | Funds the integration of mindfulness activities, resources, and training into the City Kids Wilderness programs and staff development activi | $50k |
| Save the Rhino International Inc | Funds contribute to the breaking of barriers to create female participation in nature resource management at the North Luangwa Conservation | $50k |
| Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation Inc | People & Pachyderms Collective Grant for Elephant Bomas. | $30k |
| Wildlife Direct Inc | Funds provide children visiting the Wildlife Warriors Kids Field Lab with hands-on conservation education and support the development of edu | $30k |
| The Girls Foundation of Tanzania | Funds support the development of a wildlife and climate-focused curriculum and program and to empower the girls as ambassadors to fellow Tan | $26k |
| Yellowstone Forever | Funds support the implementation of a wolf bioacoustic study and the creation of effective data collection protocols and AI models for bioac | $20k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Conservation Nation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), corporate registrations (opendata.dc.gov). Licence: CC BY 4.0. Attribution: DC DLCP. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- District of Columbia
- Entity type
- Domestic Nonprofit Corporation
- Status
- Active - In Good Standing
- Formed
- 30 August 1965
- Registered agent
- C T Corporation System (city and state not held)