Defenders of Wildlife
Donations deductibleDefenders of Wildlife's network
21 people1 organisationi21 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (21). 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
21 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 18 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 21 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Caylor Chair | Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Anita Keefe | Director (from 9/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Ann Morgan | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Caroline Gable | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Dinah Bear | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Don Barry | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jaime Pinkham | Director (from 5/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| John Dayton | Director (to 5/25) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| John Donovan | Vice Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kim O'Keefe Beck (also filed as Kim Okeefe Beck) | Director (to 5/25) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Linda Hanauer | Director (from 9/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mitra Amestoy | Director (from 9/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Paul Donaher | Director (to 6/25) | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Paul Selva | Director (from 9/25) | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Robert Fischman | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Sheryl Sachs | Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Susan Alexander | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sylvia Baca | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Terry Root | Director | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tom Sisk | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Whitfield Bailey | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
48 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandra Goyenechea | Senior Int'l Counsel (to 10/24) | 2025 |
| Alicia Washkevich | COO (from 6/25) | 2025 |
| Andrew Bowman | President/CEO, as of Aug 2024 | since 2024 |
| Andrew Miller | CFO (from 7/24) | 2025 |
| Andrew P Carter | Director, Conservation Policy | 2024 |
| Angie Macdonald | VP, Human Resources | 2022 |
| Anthony Pegues | VP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | 2023 |
| Brandace J Swimeley | VP, Integrated Marketing | since 2022 |
| Brandace Swimeley | Vice President, Integrated Marketing | since 2018 |
| Cherie Wasoff | Director of Philanthropy | 2024 |
| David Anderson | Interim SVP, Ops, as of Sep 2024 | since 2024 |
| Desiree Sorenson-Groves | Sr. Dir, Land Conservation (to 10/24) | 2025 |
| Elizabeth C Nichols | VP, Finance and CFO, Until July 2024 | since 2022 |
| Elizabeth Nichols | VP, Finance/CFO | since 2018 |
| Elizabeth W Moloney | Senior Director of Philanthropy | 2023 |
| Jacob Malcom | Dir, Ctr for Conservation Innovation | since 2020 |
| James Luerssen | Director, Gift Planning | 2024 |
| James Stofan | Sr VP, Operations | since 2018 |
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | President/CEO, Until July 2024 | 2024 |
| Jane Davenport McClintock | Senior Attorney | since 2024 |
| Jared Saylor | VP, Communications | 2019 |
| Jason Rylander | Senior ESA Counsel | since 2021 |
| Julia Adams | Vice President, Conservation Law | since 2019 |
| Julie Hong | VP, People and Culture | since 2020 |
| Kimberley Delfino | Director, California Program | since 2018 |
| Kimberly Delfino | Director, California Program | 2020 |
| Laura Sheehan | Sr VP, External Affairs | since 2023 |
| Lindsay D Rosa | VP, Conservation Research and Innovation | since 2024 |
| Lisa Marie Saltzburg | Senior Attorney | 2025 |
| Mark Salvo | VP, Landscape Conservation | since 2018 |
| Mary Beth Beetham | Director, Leglislative Affairs | since 2022 |
| Matt Braughler | Vice President, Development | since 2022 |
| Michael P Senatore | VP, Conservation Law and Policy | since 2022 |
| Michael Senatore | VP, Conservation Law and Policy | since 2018 |
| Monica Goldberg | VP, Landscape Conservation | 2023 |
| Nancy Dimaio | VP, Information Services/C | 2018 |
| Nancy Gloman | Vice President, Field Conservation Programs | 2018 |
| Nina Fascione | VP, Philanthropy | since 2018 |
| Rachel S Brittin | Vice President, Communications | since 2021 |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President, Government Relations | since 2018 |
| Robert Dreher | Sr VP, Conservation/ General Counsel | since 2018 |
| Robert L Dewey | VP, Government Relations | since 2022 |
| Ruth Renee Stone | Sr VP, Conservation and Gen Counsel | since 2021 |
| Sharon Morris-Smith | Vice President, Human Resources | since 2024 |
| Shawn Cantrell | VP, Species Conservation & Coexistence | since 2019 |
| Shawn P Cantrell | VP, Species Conservation & Coexistence | since 2022 |
| Thu Pham | Chief of Staff | since 2020 |
| Ya-Wei Li | Director, Center for Conservation | 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Rappaport Clark | President and CEO (to 7/24) | 40 | $821k | $589 | $40k |
| Matt Braughler | Vice President, Development | 40 | $273k | $24k | |
| Laura Sheehan | Senior Vice President, External Affairs | 40 | $257k | $123 | $15k |
| Michael Senatore | SVP, Conservation Programs | 40 | $252k | $53k | |
| Brandace Swimeley | Vice President, Integrated Marketing | 40 | $248k | $53k | |
| James Laurence Stofan | SVP, Operations (to 9/24) | 40 | $238k | $29k | |
| Elizabeth Nichols | VP, Finance & CFO (to 7/24) | 40 | $205k | $23k | |
| Andrew Bowman | President & CEO (from 8/24) | 40 | $204k | $172 | $18k |
| Thu Pham | Chief of Staff | 40 | $202k | $50k | |
| Robert Dewey | Vice President, Government Relations | 40 | $199k | $96 | $42k |
| Julia Adams | Vice President, Conservation Law | 40 | $189k | $28k | |
| Shawn Cantrell | VP, Species Conservation & Coexistence | 40 | $182k | $27k | |
| Sharon Morris-Smith | Vice President, Human Resources | 40 | $181k | $27k | |
| Lindsay Rosa | VP, Conservation Research and Innovation | 40 | $166k | $14k | |
| Alejandra Goyenechea | Senior Int'l Counsel (to 10/24) | 40 | $148k | $32k | |
| Mary Beth Beetham | Director, Legislative Affairs | 40 | $144k | $24k | |
| Jane Davenport McClintock | Senior Attorney | 40 | $142k | $44k | |
| Desiree Sorenson-Groves | Sr. Dir, Land Conservation (to 10/24) | 40 | $141k | $2k | |
| Lisa Marie Saltzburg | Senior Attorney | 40 | $141k | $17k | |
| David Anderson | Interim SVP, Ops (from 9/24 to 2/25) | 40 | $104k | ||
| Andrew Miller | CFO (from 7/24) | 40 | $93k | $24k | |
| Mark Caylor | Chair | 2.5 | $0 | ||
| John Donovan | Vice Chair | 2 | $0 | ||
| Sheryl Sachs | Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Susan Alexander | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mitra Amestoy | Director (from 9/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Sylvia Baca | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Whitfield Bailey | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Don Barry | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Dinah Bear | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Kim O'Keefe Beck | Director (to 5/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| John Dayton | Director (to 5/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Paul Donaher | Director (to 6/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Robert Fischman | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Caroline Gable | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Linda Hanauer | Director (from 9/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Anita Keefe | Director (from 9/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Ann Morgan | Director | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Jaime Pinkham | Director (from 5/25) | 0.5 | $0 | ||
| Terry Root | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
29 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263010489). 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 |
|---|---|
| John Donovan | Vice Chair |
| Robert Fischman | Director |
| Andrew Bowman | President & CEO |
| Andrew Miller | Chief Financial Officer |
| Andrew Miller | |
| Andrew Bowman | President and CEO |
| Whitfield Bailey | Director |
| Dinah Bear | Director |
| Mark Caylor | Chair |
| Anita Keefe | Director |
| Michael Senatore | Senior VP, Conservation Programs |
| Susan Alexander | Secretary |
| Linda Hanauer | Director |
| Paul Selva | Director |
| John Dayton | Director |
| Jaime Pinkham | Director |
| Caroline Gabel | Director |
| Paul Donaher | Director |
| Laura Sheehan | Senior VP, External Affairs |
| Alicia Washkevich | Chief Operating Officer |
| David Anderson | Interim Senior VP, Operations |
| Sheryl Sachs | Treasurer |
| Ann Morgan | Director |
| Terry Root | Director |
| Don Barry | Director |
| Kim O'keefe Beck | Director |
| Tom Sisk | Director |
| Sylvia Baca | Director |
| Mitra Amestoy | Director |
About
- Legal name
- Defenders of Wildlife
- EIN
- 530183181
- Address
- 1130 17th St Nw, Washington, DC, 20036-4604
- State
- District of Columbia
- Mission
- Defenders of Wildlife is a national, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D300 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1947
- Principal officer
- Andrew Bowman (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 June 1948
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMark Caylor
≥8years on the filingsJohn Dayton
≥8years on the filingsKim O'Keefe Beck
≥8years on the filingsSheryl Sachs
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $65.5m
- Total liabilities
- $4.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $60.6m
- Contributions and grants received
- $41.6m
- Program service revenue
- $60k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $609k
- Employees
- 165
- Volunteers
- 80
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $36.1m | $35.2m | $884k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
21 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 |
|---|---|---|
| County of Dare | To re-fence to Dare County Transfer Station on Cub Road in Manns Harbor, NC. | $120k |
| Aris Land & Livestock LLC | To assit with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on allotment(s) on the Gila National Forest during spri | $24k |
| The Blackfoot Challenge Inc | To assist with costs associated with the purchase of a 20ft shipping container for bear attractant containment on a location with a history | $22k |
| Southern Plains Land Trust | Toward hiring contract labor to install wildlife-friendly, bison fencing for new acres of habitat acquired for the bison conservation herd o | $21k |
| City of Hamilton | 14 bear-resistant trash enclosures to the city of Hamilton, Montana. | $20k |
| Tom Miner Basin Association | To assist with costs associated with Livestock Loss Prevention Program and Bear Ranger Program. | $19k |
| KCK Investments LLC | To assist with costs associated with efforts to prevent wildlife depredation by wolves on Centerfire allotment in Gila National Forest durin | $18k |
| White Mountain Apache Tribe | To further the Tribe's conservation goals to coexist with the Mexican gray wolves by funding range riders who will work with the tribe's Gam | $18k |
| Beaver Institute Inc | To assist with costs associated with your BeaverCorps program | $18k |
| Rocky Mountain Front Ranchlands Group | To assist with costs associated with efforts to facilitate the Montana state subcommmittee of the Conflict Reduction Consortium and for a ra | $15k |
| Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation | To support the labor to host linnii Days/Blackfeet Nation - this major annual gathering of Tribal members and partners (Glacier Waterton Lak | $13k |
| Wildlife Restoration Foundation | Contribution to help support the costs associated with the North American Bison Summit, scheduled for 04/01-04/04/2025 in Fort Collins, Colo | $13k |
| LLCJBARL Ranches | "To assist with costs associated with your efforts to monitor large carnivore presence on your federal grazing lease and better track where | $10k |
| University of North Carolina at Asheville | To support in the Hellbender research that the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNCA) is completing. | $10k |
| Watershed Management Group Inc | To facilitate beaver coexistence work through the Arizona Statewide Beaver Working Group. | $10k |
| Alaska Wildlife Alliance | To help support the Project Manager for the Cook Inlet Beluga Advocacy Group (CIBAG) and its activities. | $9k |
| Friends of Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge | To support efforts for the ocelot conservation and recovery in the National Wildlife Refuge and nearby areas. | $8k |
| Strayhorse Ranch | To assist with costs associated with your efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on your grazing allotment in the Apache-Sitgreave | $8k |
| The Pisgah Conservancy | In sponsorship of the River Ranger program. | $8k |
| Andrus Ranch Holdings LLC | To assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on Sponsoller allotment in the Apache-Sitgreaves Natio | $6k |
| Maryhalen & Bobby Peters DBA Slade Ranchllc | To assist with costs associated with efforts to avoid livestock depredation by wolves on their allotment in the Apache-Sitgreaves National F | $6k |
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.Defenders Of Wildlife 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 April 1947
- Registered agent
- Urs Agents Inc. (city and state not held)