2026-06-11T10:39:00-05:00 2025-12-31 582676261 Rogers & Company PLLC 1775 Tysons Boulevard Suite 1200 McLean VA 22102 990 2025-01-01 520853312 Conservation Nation CONS 2027875861 1717 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20006 Tricia Reilly Koch CEO 2027875861 2026-06-10 1 Yong Zhang CPA P01249785 7038930300 2026-06-08 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Tricia Reilly Koch 1717 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20006 2968692 0 X www.conservationnation.org X 1965 DC To diversify the conservation movement by funding and supporting conservationists from underrepresented communities while educating and inspiring the next generation of leaders. 10 10 13 38 0 0 1043930 555702 0 0 141613 412659 18291 20929 1203834 989290 788632 633008 0 0 1057479 1078725 0 0 136651 840898 664938 2687009 2376671 -1483175 -1387381 5833185 4876646 49098 228665 5784087 4647981 X To strengthen the conservation movement by funding and supporting conservationists from all communities, while educating and inspiring the next generation of wildlife champions. 0 0 777771 Inspiring the next generation: The Organization offers free programs to inspire and educate an inclusive generation of wildlife champions, with a special focus on middle school students in traditionally underestimated communities. We offer the Conservation Nation Academy program with a virtually accessible in-school curriculum featuring inspiring role model conservationists and we support field trips to provide awe-inspiring experiences in nature. Our education programs aspire to develop a student's conservation mindset and ethic, to build their confidence in nature, and to cultivate future conservation champions and leaders. 721537 603508 Advancing conservation through the Collective: The Organization cultivates a global community of individuals and organizations focused on amplifying different perspectives in conservation to solve urgent biodiversity challenges. Through the Conservation Nation Collective, the Organization engages a select group of champions and donors to partner in designing and implementing wildlife conservation and education initiatives of personal and global significance. Through these multi-year initiatives, the program advances innovative, scalable conservation solutions while expanding access to conservation education, creating opportunities for youth to connect with nature, and strengthening pathways into conservation careers. The program also builds the capacity of community-based conservation and education organizations to increase impact and long-term sustainability. Program expenses support the development, implementation, and expansion of these initiatives and related program activities. 329945 29500 Supporting Wildlife Conservationists: The Organization offers support to help save wildlife and their habitats around the world and builds a stronger and all-encompassing wildlife conservation community focused on solving urgent biodiversity challenges. Our programs provide funding and support to conservationists from all communities to advance their critical work and opportunities to emerging conservationists that would otherwise be beyond their reach. Programs include grants, professional development, fellowships, and internships. These conservationists then become powerful role models for the students we reach, thereby creating a much-needed 'flywheel of support' with energy powered by supporting today's wildlife champions who in turn inspire tomorrow's wildlife champions as they take the mantle and become the next larger group of inspiring role models, and so on. 1829253 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 28 0 1 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 AL AK AR CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IL KS KY ME MD MA MI MN MS NE NH NJ NM NY NC ND OH OK OR PA RI SC TN UT VA WA WV WI X Tricia Reilly Koch 2027875861 1717 K Street NW 900 Washington DC 20006 Wyndee Parker Board Chair 0.67 X X 0 0 0 Barbara Lang Imme. Past Chair, Exec.Comm. Chair 0.67 X X 0 0 0 Gabby Salazar Board Vice Chair 0.48 X X 0 0 0 Marcia Marsh Treasurer & Finance, Audit/Invest. Comm. Chair 1.20 X X 0 0 0 Marja Diaz Secretary 0.48 X X 0 0 0 Karen Kress Nominating Comm. Chair 0.48 X 0 0 0 Ashley Smith Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 David Asai Board Member 0.05 X 0 0 0 Kevin VG Wells Board Member 0.10 X 0 0 0 Liza McFadden Board Member 1.28 X 0 0 0 Tom Martin Board Member 0.40 X 0 0 0 Yelberton Watkins Board Member 0.20 X 0 0 0 Lynn Mento Co-CEO 40.00 X 166294 0 10458 Tricia Reilly Koch Co-CEO 30.00 X 191293 0 10918 Elizabeth A Skorochod Managing Director 40.00 X 95953 0 981 453540 0 22357 2 0 1 0 0 1000 554702 555702 114316 114316 2277745 1979402 298343 298343 298343 Other revenue 900099 20929 20929 20929 989290 0 0 433588 566374 566374 66634 66634 475897 343569 92120 40208 368018 265586 71193 31239 19594 14261 3768 1565 140051 101569 33034 5448 75165 53706 15481 5978 750 750 56827 56827 22199 22199 191343 135614 55367 362 4837 627 3875 335 82415 32467 33679 16269 99798 75822 16250 7726 50278 24829 1279 24170 102 102 17340 12324 3400 1616 Program Funding 130003 129892 111 Other Expenses 7670 5979 169 1522 Professional developmen 1376 1376 2376671 1829253 410767 136651 212409 124203 308370 73163 2777 2882 7725 1545 0 6180 5309629 4670218 5833185 4876646 48898 78465 200 150200 49098 228665 X 4619185 4003672 1164902 644309 5784087 4647981 5833185 4876646 -1387381 251275 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 3219717 2588507 595635 1043930 555702 8003491 67967 46734 1933 18291 20929 155854 3287684 2635241 597568 1062221 576631 8159345 16252 15000 15210 27500 55000 128962 0 16252 15000 15210 27500 55000 128962 8030383 146047 165747 47770 156792 114316 630672 146047 165747 47770 156792 114316 630672 3433731 2800988 645338 1219013 690947 8790017 0.91360 0.90040 0.07170 0.05900 X Schedule A, Part II, Short Year Explanation The organization changed its year end in 2023 from a fiscal year end September 30th to a calendar year end December 31st. The amounts in column (c) 2023 reflect the short year October 1 - December 31, 2023. Columns (a) - (b) represent the fiscal years preceding the year end change. Column (d) - (e) represents current tax year. (a) October 1, 2021 - September 30, 2022 (b) October 1, 2022 - September 30, 2023 (c) October 1, 2023 - December 31, 2023 (short year) (d) January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024 (e) January 1, 2025 - December 31, 2025 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 7725 1545 6180 6180 X 1218366 251275 251275 967091 22199 22199 989290 2354472 0 2354472 22199 22199 2376671 Part X, Line 2: Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that there are no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements. 1 South Asia 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 2500 Sub-Saharan Africa 0 0 Grants to Recipients Located in Region 64134 0 0 0 0 0 0 66634 0 66634 Sub-Saharan Africa Fund a female community ranger program. 50134 Wire 0 1 0 2025 Firefly Grant. South Asia 1 2500 Wire 0 2025 Firefly Grant. Sub-Saharan Africa 1 2500 Wire 0 2025 People & Pachyderms Collective Workshop Travel & Conservation Support. Sub-Saharan Africa 3 6500 Wire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Part I, Line 2: All grants are funded in US dollars. Grantees agree to provide progress updates back with reports to Grant Manager part way through the project. A final report is due at the end of funding period, which includes a complete financial accounting of grant funds awarded, including a copy of all receipts. After several initial rounds of reviews to ensure applications align with the grant criteria, the finalists are reviewed by a panel of experts using a reviewing rubric, socring them on the merit of their application and alignment to the Conservation Nation mission. Once selected, the grantees sign a contract prior to funds being disbursed, agreeing to various stipulations, including the appropriate use of the funds against the provided grant goals, ongoing communications with our team, and providing regular updates. Beyond check-ins with the team, grantees provide formal written updates at the 6-month and 12-month marks for their annual grants. At the end of the grant period each grantee is required to provide a detailed summary of the expenditures and how they were allocated across the project. Part I, line 3: Conservation Nation uses GAAP to report foreign expenditures. 1 African People & Wildlife Fund Box 624 Bernardsville NJ 07924 203153855 501(c)(3) 97500 0 Funds the training/support for rapid response anti-poaching teams and a network of community-based human-elephant conflict mitigation officers. City Kids to Wilderness Project Inc 2437 15th Nst NW Washington DC 20009 521976304 501(c)(3) 150000 0 Funds outdoor educational/experiential programming in DC and surrounding areas, youth attendance at a summer camp and participation in a summer internship program in WY, and a trip to Yellowstone National Park. Elephant Havens Wildlife Foundation Inc 4104 Calculus Drive Dallas TX 752447311 823352560 501(c)(3) 30000 0 People & Pachyderms Collective Grant for Elephant Bomas. Inward Bound Mindfulness 878 Washington St Unit 1119 Attleboro MA 02703 273029390 501(c)(3) 50000 0 Funds the integration of mindfulness activities, resources, and training into the City Kids Wilderness programs and staff development activities. Save the Rhino International Inc 1350 Ave of the Americas Fl2 STE 266 New York NY 10019 311758236 501(c)(3) 50000 0 Funds contribute to the breaking of barriers to create female participation in nature resource management at the North Luangwa Conservation Program in Zambia. Activities include gender mainstreaming trainings, youth mentorship, fitness training, and the provision of female menstrual health supplies. The Girls Foundation of Tanzania PO Box 1124 Portland ME 04104 272910138 501(c)(3) 25874 0 Funds support the development of a wildlife and climate-focused curriculum and program and to empower the girls as ambassadors to fellow Tanzanian youth. Activities include field trips, environmental clubs, and training. Additional funds provided in 2025 for storytelling workshop and book printing of the stories developed at the workshop. VIEW Veterinary Initiative for Endangered Wildlife 1627 W Main St Apt 445 Bozeman MT 59715 461233603 501(c)(3) 105500 0 Funds veterinary capacity-building, mentorship, and research in Rwanda and a grantee working on elephant health in Myanmar Wildlife Direct Inc c/o Machik 1203 K St NW Washington DC 20005 300256542 501(c)(3) 30000 0 Funds provide children visiting the Wildlife Warriors Kids Field Lab with hands-on conservation education and support the development of education materials focusing on elephants. Yellowstone Forever PO Box 1857 Bozeman MT 597711857 475427975 501(c)(3) 20000 0 Funds support the implementation of a wolf bioacoustic study and the creation of effective data collection protocols and AI models for bioacoustic research in Yellowstone and beyond. 9 0 Part I, Line 2: All grants are funded in US dollars. Grantees agree to provide progress updates back with reports to Grant Manager part way through the project. A final report is due at the end of funding period, which includes a complete financial accounting of grant funds awarded. X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Tricia Reilly Koch Co-CEO 191293 0 0 0 0 0 10438 0 480 0 202211 0 0 0 Lynn Mento Co-CEO 166294 0 0 0 0 0 9978 0 480 0 176752 0 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 4 On June 11, 2025, the Board of Directors voted to amend the organizational bylaws to reflect the organizational name change; remove the Immediate Past Chair board officer position and the automatic annual succession of the board Vice Chair to Chair and Chair to Immediate Past Chair; add language to reflect the co-CEO leadership model; increase the flexibility to recruit new Board Members midterm; increase the flexibility around officer terms and positions; and clarify the roles of the strategic committees and member approvals. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b Conservation Nation provides a copy to the finance and audit committees for review and comment. A complete copy of the final return is circulated to all members of the governing body prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c Each year, each board member must complete the Conflict of Interest Policy documentation to verify that they are still in compliance. The completed documentation is returned to the Conservation Nation's office. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a The Executive Committee of the Board of Directors is tasked with reviewing the Executive Director's compensation based on goals and metrics as well as compared to similar positions within the market. The other officers and key employees' compensation is reviewed by senior management and based on the overall approved organizational budget. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19 Conservation Nation will make its governing documents, Conflict of Interest Policy and financial statements available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c The process has been consistent with prior years.