Washington, D.C. · Nonprofit
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,229,215 to it, the largest being Wildlife Conservation Society ($548,200). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $2.9M
- Funders on record
- 7
- Grants received
- $1.2M
- Net assets
- $2.4M
What National Wildlife Federation Action Fund does
Mission
To provide the tools and resources that enable people from all walks of life and political stripes to elevate their voices and become champions for wildlife and the wild places they call home.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Farm Bill - Educate the public about the importance of conservation measures in the Farm Bill and advocate with elected officials for their inclusion in legislation.
$427,815 spent21% of program spendingAction Center - Educate the public through email and social media about conservation legislation and action, including Recover America's Wildlife Act, the Inflation Reduction Act and the Farm Bill.
$235,581 spent12% of program spendingSupport federal, state and local efforts to protect wetlands and waterways through outreach and advocacy.
$162,200 spent8% of program spendingOther program services - NWF Action Fund educates its members on important conservation and wildlife issues through its website, email lists and social media channels. NWF Action Fund also facilitates member communication with legislative and administrative officials through petitions, phone calls and emails. In addition, NWF Action Fund works in coalition with other organizations to promote civic engagement and participation in important federal and state elections.
$1,178,083 spent59% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $2,003,679.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2023 to 2024, from $1.4M to $2.6M (+82%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
99% of NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (88% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 1 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Karla Raettig
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $198k → $150k.
Left out of every figure on this page: $1.0M from one payer (the payer shares this organization's board, largest National Wildlife Federation). These are real filings, and they are not money NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND raised.
From the IRS filings of NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 6 of 7 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND leans on a few funders — its largest provides 45% of grant income and the top three 97%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
100% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2019 97% · 2020 100% · 2022 71% · 2023 100% — broadly stable.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND draws 99% of its grant income from funders outside Washington, D.C., across 6 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND runs a healthier operating margin than three-quarters of the 2,186 environment nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 2,186 environment nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington, D.C.
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
79% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- National Wildlife Federation Action Fund PAC · exempt
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND?
- NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND (Washington, D.C.) receives grants from 7 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,229,215 to it, the largest being Wildlife Conservation Society ($548,200). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND have?
- IRS filings report 7 organizations giving $1,229,215 in grants to NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND?
- Wildlife Conservation Society is the largest funder on record, with $548,200 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION ACTION FUND find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington, D.C.. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 7 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing