National Fish and Wildlife Foundation

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a non-profit organization that prioritizes the protection and restoration of animals and the environment in the United States and its territories.1

At-A-Glance

Issue Areas: Multi-Issue Advocacy
Website: www.nfwf.org
Location: Washington, DC View on map
Tax ID: 52-1384139
Most Recent Filing: 2025
Budget (2025): Assets: $3,563,877,589 Revenue: $584,225,222 Expenses: $520,771,199

The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) is a non-profit organization that prioritizes the protection and restoration of animals and the environment in the United States and its territories.1

Financial Statistics

Total Assets

Total Revenue

Total Expenses

YearTotal AssetsTotal RevenueTotal ExpensesFiling
2025 $3,563,877,589 $584,225,222 $520,771,199 View
2024 $3,057,910,177 $513,218,073 $485,674,486 View
2023 $2,666,675,120 $415,545,535 $386,645,040 View
2022 $2,446,600,145 $420,989,296 $372,789,788 View
2021 $2,774,598,096 $381,164,787 $362,510,275 View
2020 $2,852,464,029 $347,046,387 $354,772,073 View

Prior year filings: 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011

Revenue Detail

Expenses Detail

Employee Compensation

  • Number of Employees: 185

Highest Earning Employees

EmployeeTitleTotal Compensation
Jeffrey TrandahlEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CEO$1,635,457
Holly BamfordCHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER$703,948
Addison DanaCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER$699,805
Daniel J StrodelCHIEF ADMINISTRATION OFFICER$628,014
Tokunbo FalayiCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER$604,521
Gloria LettGENERAL COUNSEL$584,638
Beth Christ SmithVP, HUMAN RESOURCES$575,801
Damon A BrownVP & CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER$570,135
Thomas KelschSENIOR VP, GEBF$568,604
Timothy DicintioSENIOR VP, IDEA$426,303
Robert PolinVP, IDEA$425,418

Grant Activity

All-time grants received statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $578,588,844
  • Number of Grants: 976
  • Number of Funders: 266

Selection of highest value grants received from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$60,000,0002024 Bezos Earth FundThe Bezos Earth Fund announced a new $60 million grant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to restore and conserve two vital yet imperiled U.S. landscapes – the Northern Great Plains grasslands and longleaf pine forests of the Southeast. 
$49,511,0002020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2019 Emergency coastal resilience fund
$32,835,0002020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration2020 Noaa NFWF national coastal resilience fund
$30,000,0002025 The Chicago Community TrustGeneral support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
$30,000,0002022 Bezos Earth FundBezos Earth Fund donated $ 30 million to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for restoration of U.S. habitats.
$30,000,0002021 Bezos Earth FundThe Bezos Earth Fund announced a $30 million grant to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for restoration of degraded landscapes, including the implementation of urban forestry and the ramp-up of restoration in twenty U.S. Sites and supporting nonprofits and small and midsize enterprises working to restore land in Africa.
$10,190,5442020 United States Environmental Protection AgencyNFWF – small watershed grants program this cooperative agreement enables the recipient to support locally-based protection and restoration programs that reduce pollutants that contribute to the impairment of water quality standards in the chesapeake bay and its tidal tributaries. This work will help achieve and maintain the water quality necessary to improve the aquatic system health of the chesapeake bay ecosystem.
$9,469,2102020 United States Environmental Protection AgencyThis cooperative agreement supports locally-based protection and restoration programs that reduce pollutants that contribute to the impairment of water quality standards in the chesapeake bay and its tidal tributaries. This work will help achieve and maintain the water quality necessary to improve the aquatic system health of the chesapeake bay ecosystem.
$4,856,2002023 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$2,900,0002020 William Penn FoundationPHASE 2 DRWI RESTORATION CAPITAL RE-GRANT FUND
$2,485,2002021 William Penn FoundationPHASE 2 DRWI RESTORATION CAPITAL RE-GRANT FUND
$2,191,8502025 Native Americans in PhilanthropyClimate and Conservation.
$2,000,0002024 Margaret A Cargill FoundationNORTHERN GREAT PLAINS GRASSLAND CONSERVATION
$2,000,0002021 Margaret A Cargill FoundationSUPPORT FOR NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS GRASSLAND CONSERVATION
$1,795,0002024 The Community Foundation IncGENERAL PURPOSES
$1,750,0002022 Margaret A Cargill FoundationThe purpose of the project is to conserve, restore and improve the management of ecologically functional, intact grasslands in priority areas across the Northern Great Plains through partnerships with sub-grantees that sustain healthy populations of grassland obligate species while fostering sustainable local communities, economics and preserving cultural identities.
$1,600,0002022 William Penn FoundationPHASE 2+ DRWI – CAPITAL RE-GRANT FUND
$1,508,6542024 Native Americans in PhilanthropyConservation
$1,500,0002024 Walmart FoundationNATURE
$1,500,0002023 Richard King Mellon FoundationAppalachia Habitat Restoration
$1,350,0002020 The Community Foundation IncNFWF-ALTRIA SOIL, WATER, AND CARBON CONSERVATION PARTNERSHIP
$1,346,9002025 Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFor grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,122,2002022 Donor Advised Charitable Giving, Inc.ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$1,000,0002024 Chubb Charitable FoundationGrants
$1,000,0002023 Life Time FoundationENVIRONMENTAL

All-time grants given statistics from Candid dataset:

  • Total Grant Value: $2,200,634,120
  • Number of Grants: 6,104
  • Number of Recipients: 2,338

Selection of highest value grants given from the last seven years:

AmountYearFunderSubject
$99,013,4502022 Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityCONSERVATION PROJECTS
$98,758,3772021 Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityCONSERVATION PROJECTS
$64,914,9012020 Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityVARIOUS CONSERVATION
$42,482,0962020 The Nature ConservancyVARIOUS CONSERVATION
$36,936,5952023 Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityBARRIER ISLAND RESTORATION
$34,041,9732023 MS Dept of Environmental QualityMARSH CREATION
$29,047,7332024 Coastal Protection and Restoration AuthorityRESTORING LOUISIANA WETLANDS FOR MARSH HABITAT
$24,666,3872024 Mobile County CommissionDAUPHIN ISLAND CAUSEWAY SHORELINE
$24,160,8572025 Nature ConservancyCOASTAL HABITATS / GREATER SAGE GROUSE CONS
$23,511,2682024 Marine Environmental Sciences ConsortiumSALTMARSH STABILIZATION AND RESTORATION
$20,554,6692025 Ducks UnlimitedCOASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION
$20,487,2752025 Environmental Quality, Mississippi Department OfMISSISSIPPI COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION & MGT
$17,983,4682024 Environmental Quality, Mississippi Department OfMISSISSIPPI COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION & MGT
$17,183,0102023 Texas General Land OfficeBEACH/DUNE RESTORATION
$15,318,9762021 Walker Basin ConservancyCONSERVATION PROJECTS
$15,017,6992024 Walker Basin ConservancyESTABLISHMENT OF WALKER BASIN CONSERVANCY PHASE II
$14,337,2172022 The Nature ConservancyCONSERVATION PROJECTS
$12,544,1512020 Walker Basin ConservancyVARIOUS CONSERVATION
$12,497,7102024 Ducks UnlimitedN GREAT PLAINS GRASSLAND HABITAT FOR BIRDS
$12,392,0442025 Walker Basin ConservancyRESTORE WALKER BASIN HABITAT FOR MONARCHS
$12,000,0002024 Conservation & Natural Resources, Alabama Dept OfCOASTAL HABITAT PROTECTION
$11,357,8262020 MS Dept of Environmental QualityVARIOUS CONSERVATION
$10,395,9232022 Galveston Bay Foundation IncCONSERVATION PROJECTS
$9,946,8982024 The Nature ConservancyMN PRAIRIE RESTORATION – MONARCH & SKIPPER HABITAT
$8,613,3712025 State of HawaiiRESTORE HAWAII FORESTS, PROTECT RARE PLANTS

References

1. “What We Do.” NFWF, March 23, 2022. https://www.nfwf.org/what-we-do