Program support services - provide a variety of technical assistance and support services to field based conservation partners and associates to maximize their long-term impacts by enhancing their organizational and individual leadership capacity. These services include student internships, graduate scholarship support, cross-site exchanges, leadership development, infrastructural improvement, training workshops, and access to expert advice and short-term support (e.g. Building capacity to improve accounting, donor outreach and management, grant writing, use of technology, etc.).
Wildlife Conservation Network
Wildlife Conservation Network Inc: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“Connect conservationists and supporters to advance solutions to protect wildlife.”
Data only Figures straight from the filing, screened by our rules. Not yet reviewed in depth by a CPA.
Methodology by Amir Arani, CPA, CA · Updated
- Top pay
- $258K Jean-Gael Emptaz-Collomb, 0.5% of spending
- Revenue
- $86.1M 96.9% from donations and grants
- Spent
- $54.6M 92.1% on programs, as reported
- Net assets
- $88.4M end of 2025
- Savings
- 19.4 months of spending, net assets ÷ spending
- People
- 41 employees, 47 volunteers
No red flags in its latest filing.
We screen every filing against twelve rules. A flag is a prompt for a closer look, not a finding of wrongdoing.
No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
Of each dollar it spent, 92.1¢ went to programs, as reported.
For each dollar donated, Wildlife Conservation Network spent 1¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $83.4M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXWhat it told the IRS it spent on.
The charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Public education and outreach - inform the public of wildlife conservation challenges and community-based solutions implemented by some of the world's most innovative and successful wildlife conservationists through a series of annual wildlife conservation events (including the wildlife conservation expo), newsletters, and website.
Net assets: $7.0M to $88.4M in 11 years.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
The 8 highest-paid people.
Reportable pay in 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Visceral LLC | Website design and maintenance services | $159,300 |
| Monica Duclaud | Graphic design, production, and printing | $155,450 |
| Peter Lindsey | Director of lion recovery fund | $150,423 |
| Nicholas Elliot | Lion recovery fund consultancy services | $128,350 |
| Araluen Schunmann | Director of pangolin crisis fund | $124,689 |
The questions people ask about the Wildlife Conservation Network.
Short, sourced answers. Each one stands on its own.
How much does the Wildlife Conservation Network CEO make?
Jean-Gael Emptaz-Collomb, Chief Executive Officer, received $258,150 in reportable compensation in 2025, 0.5% of Wildlife Conservation Network's $54.6M in spending.
Form 990 (2025), Part VIIWhat percentage of Wildlife Conservation Network donations go to programs?
Wildlife Conservation Network reported 92.1% of 2025 spending as programs, 1.6% as fundraising and 6.2% as management.
Form 990 (2025), Part IXHow much money does Wildlife Conservation Network have?
Net assets were $88.4M at the end of 2025, about 19.4 months of spending.
Form 990 (2025), Part XDoes Wildlife Conservation Network have any red flags in its filing?
Its latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (2025)Every number, traced.
- Wildlife Conservation Network Form 990, 2025 (IRS e-file)
- Wildlife Conservation Network Form 990 history (ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer)
Amir Arani, “Wildlife Conservation Network: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/wildlife-conservation-network/