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EIN 26-2887967 · Austin, TX

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair60 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

RE:WILD PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE WILD TO BUILD A THRIVING EARTH WHERE ALL LIFE FLOURISHES.

Income
$75.2 million
Spending
$80.9 million
Spent on programs
92%
Reserves
2 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 94%
Employees
89
Volunteers
10
Highest pay
$217,886, coo/secretary/asst treasurer

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 60 out of 100. Higher than 17% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    10 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 2.0 months of spending.

  • Debt

    16 of 20

    It owes 17% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 8% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 1% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    92% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 3 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 19% of charities in its peer group (animals, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 7 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)
  1. $28.7 million spent. WILDLIFE: RE:WILD FOCUSES OUR SPECIES CONSERVATION EFFORTS ON HIGHLY THREATENED SPECIES IN GROUPS THAT ARE NOT RECEIVING SUFFICIENT CONSERVATION ATTENTION. THESE SPECIES ARE OFTEN THE FOCUS OF LOCAL CONSERVATION GROUPS THAT STRUGGLE TO FIND INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR THEIR EFFORTS BEYOND RE:WILD. RE:WILD AND ITS PARTNERS ARE BENEFITTING OVER 36,000 SPECIES WORLDWIDE. SOME EXAMPLES INCLUDE:-PRIMATE CONSERVATION & REWILDING: DEVELOPED A FOUNDATIONAL REWILDING PLAN FOR 14 SPECIES IN VIETNAM AND CONVENED STRATEGIC INTERVENTIONS FOR THE TANA RIVER RED COLOBUS AND MANGABEYS IN KENYA.-EASTERN LOWLAND GORILLA REINTRODUCTION: IN ONE OF THE YEAR'S MOST COMPLEX EFFORTS, FOUR ORPHANED GORILLAS WERE RETURNED TO THE WILD IN VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK, DRC, AND ARE NOW SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED INTO A WILD FAMILY GROUP-THE "SEARCH FOR LOST SPECIES":BARBADOS THREADSNAKE: REDISCOVERED IN 2025 AFTER BEING LOST TO SCIENCE FOR NEARLY 20 YEARS.GALPAGOS GECKO: SUPPORTED THE PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC STUDY OF A REDISCOVERED GECKO SPECIES, REINFORCING THE VALUE OF PROTECTING "LOST" BIODIVERSITY.ISLAND POPULATION RECOVERY:REDONDA ISLAND: DOCUMENTED A 12-FOLD INCREASE IN THE REDONDA GROUND DRAGON AND A THREE-FOLD INCREASE IN THE REDONDA ANOLE.ANGUILLA: TRANSLOCATED OVER A DOZEN ANGUILLA BANK RACERS TO FOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK FOR REINTRODUCTION.
  2. $24.9 million spent. WILDLANDS: RE:WILD EXPANDS THE PROTECTION, RESTORATION, AND IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF KEY BIODIVERSITY AREAS AND INTACT FORESTS. RE:WILD AND ITS PARTNERS ARE ADVANCING THE PROTECTION OF OVER 81 MILLION HECTARES AND SUPPORTING THE IMPROVED MANAGEMENT OF 159 MILLION HECTARES GLOBALLY. THIS INCLUDES ACTIVE RESTORATION OF MORE THAN 2 MILLION HECTARES ACROSS 78 SITES OF GLOBAL IMPORTANCE. SPECIFIC EXAMPLES INCLUDE: GUAFO ISLAND ACQUISITION: IN A LANDMARK MOVE, RE:WILD LED THE ACQUISITION OF 52,374 ACRES OF PRIVATELY HELD LAND ON GUAFO ISLAND, CHILE. THIS SECURES THE ISLAND FROM EXTRACTIVE DEVELOPMENT AND CREATES THE FOUNDATION FOR A FUTURE NATIONAL PARK.INDIGENOUS LAND DEMARCATION: SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVED THE OFFICIAL DEMARCATION OF 10 INDIGENOUS LANDS IN BRAZIL, A CRITICAL STEP IN SAFEGUARDING THE AMAZON AND SUPPORTING INDIGENOUS LAND TENURE.BRAZIL: ACQUIRED 953 HECTARES FOR THE SO BENEDITO AND AZUL RIVERS WILDLIFE REFUGE.HAITI: SECURED LEASING RIGHTS FOR 210 HECTARES OF PRIMARY FOREST IN THE BOIS PANGNOL CORRIDOR.
  3. $15.9 million spent. GUARDIANS: RE:WILD WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ANYONE IN A POSITION TO REWILD THE PLANET HAS AGENCY TO DO SO. IN PARTICULAR, RE:WILD EQUIPS AND EMBOLDENS EARTH'S GUARDIANS RANGERS, YOUNG AND ASPIRING CONSERVATIONISTS, INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES, AND WOMEN TO STRENGTHEN THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER HIGH-IMPACT CONSERVATION RESULTS.INDIGENOUS GOVERNANCE: DIRECTED $11.5 MILLION (21% OF PORTFOLIO) TO INDIGENOUS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ESTABLISHED THE INDIGENOUS FUND DELIBERATIVE COMMITTEE IN BRAZIL TO MANAGE PNGATI FUNDS.CARBON MARKET SAFEGUARDS: CONVENED OVER 70 PARTICIPANTS IN KENYA TO ENSURE THAT INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES HAVE A LEADING ROLE AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS IN EMERGING CARBON MARKETS.AMAZONIAN FIRE PROTECTION: EQUIPPED AND SUPPORTED 250 FIREFIGHTERS TO PROTECT THE AMAZONIAN BIOME IN MATO GROSSO, BRAZIL.CAPACITY & WORKFORCE: ICONIC OCEANS: SCALED MENTORSHIP TO 70 PARTICIPANTS FOCUSING ON SHARK CONSERVATION AND EDNA ACROSS FOUR COUNTRIES.CONSERVATION CORPS: FUNDED 67 ALUMNI OF THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE CONSERVATION CORPS TO ENTER CLIMATE-FOCUSED CAREERS.
  4. $5.2 million spent. ADVOCATING FOR EARTH: RE:WILD WORKS TO PROMOTE GREATER RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF CONSERVING BIODIVERSITY.KEEPERS OF BIODIVERSITY: WE PARTNERED WITH AN INDIGENOUS STORYTELLING COLLECTIVE TO PRODUCE KEEPERS OF BIODIVERSITY-A POWERFUL VIDEO SERIES SPOTLIGHTING INDIGENOUS LEADERSHIP AROUND THE WORLD IN PROTECTING THE PLANET. TIMED FOR COP16, IT CALLED ON WORLD LEADERS TO RECOGNIZE AND UPHOLD INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE, GOVERNANCE AND RIGHTS AS ESSENTIAL TO SOLVING THE CLIMATE AND BIODIVERSITY CRISES. THE VIDEOS WERE VIEWED MORE THAN 300,000 TIMES ACROSS OUR PLATFORMS ALONE. INDIGENOUS RIGHTS: WE LAUNCHED AN ONGOING CAMPAIGN WITH THE SOUTHEAST INDIGENOUS TRANSBOUNDARY COMMISSION (SEITC) URGING CANADA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CONSULT SOUTHEAST ALASKA TRIBES ON CROSS-BORDER MINING THAT THREATENS THEIR LIVELIHOODS, CULTURES, AND FOOD SYSTEMS. THE EFFORT BEGAN WITH A CALL FOR THE INTER-AMERICAN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS TO PAUSE MINING ACTIVITIES VIOLATING THE RIGHTS OF 17 TRIBES.ALDABRA TORTOISE CAMPAIGN: WE USED OUR EARTH ALLIANCE IMPACT PLATFORM TO AMPLIFY A CAMPAIGN BY OUR PARTNERS FRIENDS OF ALDABRA IN A FIGHT AGAINST THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LUXURY HOTEL IN THE SEYCHELLES. THE PROJECT THREATENED THE FUTURE OF THE ALDABRA GIANT TORTOISE AND 400 OTHER SPECIES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH. INDIVIDUALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD SIGNED THE PETITION CALLING FOR AN END TO THE PROJECT.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 21, 2026.

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