The Wilderness Society

“David bonderman and richard blum are related through a business relationship. Caroline getty and michael mantell are related through a business relationship.”

“1. Members will serve up to three, three year terms within assigned and staggered classes, starting with initial classes of 1, 2, and 3 years. Members need to be reelected by the full council at the end of each term. 2. Any member who is an officer at the time of reaching their term limit will be given an additional three year term. 3. The presumption is that a gc member's term will end after 9 years or, in the cases of officers, after 12 years. But in cases where a gc member's dedication and commitment to the future is deemed exceptional, that member may be asked to stay for up to another full term cycle of 9-12 years or some portion of that, if approved by the gc. 4. Former gc members may be invited to rejoin the gc after a minimum hiatus of one year. Such individuals would then begin a new period of service for up to 9-12 years. 5. Select gc members may be asked to join the honorary council, which was recently created, when their respective term ends at the discretion of the chair and approved by executive committee. 6. Members of the gc will be asked to assess the performance of the president and the gc as a whole annually. 7. At the end of each three year term, the gc chair or governance committee chair will meet individually with each gc member to have an honest exchange about what is working well and what can be improved. 8. Any gc member who misses three consecutive meetings will meet with the gc chair or governance committee chair to review the status of their membership on the gc. 9. Gc members will be expected or formally asked to leave the gc when any of these circumstances are met: a) they run for a statewide or federal political office; or b) they are convicted of a major crime. 10. It is anticipated that every gc member will make some financial contribution to tws on an annual basis as part of their role with the organization at a level that is commensurate with their abilities to contribute. Financial participation by every member of the gc is essential to show commitment to current and prospective donors as well to help maintain the financial health of the organization.”

“After preparation of form 990 is complete, it is examined by the vice president, finance for accuracy and completeness. The document is then presented to and rewviewed by the president and vice president of conservation, membership and development, and finance and administration. The audit comittee will then meet to inspect form 990. Subsequent to the audit comittee meeting, form 990 is posted on the organization's intranet page for review by the governing council before it is filed.”

“Tws has a written conflict of interest policy. It is reviewed annually. All staff, including officers, directors, trustees and key employees, must certify anually that they have read and familiarized themselves with the policy, and disclose any potential conflicts. Staff disclose whether they serve as board members or officers of any other organization whose mission and activities may overlap with those of tws. Further, all officers, directors, trustees and key employees disclose any related organization relationships. Completed forms are reviewed and any potential conflicts are discussed adn addressed as appropriate to enforce compliance with the policy. All staff including officers, directors, trustees, and key employees, notify the organization if circumstances change through tthe course of the fiscal year and the changed circumstances are discussed and addressed as appropriate to remain in compliance with the policy.”

“Executive compensation is reviewed annually at the wilderness society by an independant consulting firm. The firm regularly provides executive compensation studies for tax exempt entities. The market analysis priced our positions using comparable industries, matched positions directly to salary data, and utilized a 'top paid' analysis in the final report of market findings. The governing council specifically reviews the compensation of "disqualified individuals" and the vice president of finance and administration. Based on the market findings, the council reviews and approves the compensation of these positions each year.”

“The organization makes its financial statements and form 990 available to the public on its website. Form 1023 and the conflict of interest policy are available upon request.”

“Temps: program service expenses 8,776. Management and general expenses 736. Fundraising expenses 1,558. Total expenses 11,070. Volunteer expenses: program service expenses 82,644. Management and general expenses 6,926. Fundraising expenses 14,673. Total expenses 104,243. Writing/ editing: program service expenses 1,526. Management and general expenses 128. Fundraising expenses 271. Total expenses 1,925. Direct mail: program service expenses 413,839. Management and general expenses 34,683. Fundraising expenses 73,474. Total expenses 521,996. Production/ design: program service expenses 156,414. Management and general expenses 13,109. Fundraising expenses 27,770. Total expenses 197,293. Photography: program service expenses 159. Management and general expenses 13. Fundraising expenses 28. Total expenses 200. Computer service: program service expenses 673,395. Management and general expenses 56,436. Fundraising expenses 119,557. Total expenses 849,388. Consultants: program service expenses 2,169,772. Management and general expenses 181,844. Fundraising expenses 385,228. Total expenses 2,736,844.”

“Pledge allowance -76,329. Change in beneficial interest 1,682,934.”