Nonprofit · EIN 26-2887967
REWILD
Tax-exempt · AUSTIN, TX 78767
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $75,177,871 | $80,899,305 | -$5,721,434 | $74,162,728 | $12,936,778 | $61,225,950 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $74,150,398 | $69,717,270 | $4,433,128 | $84,022,922 | $10,470,678 | $73,552,244 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $53,334,340 | $51,580,608 | $1,753,732 | $76,957,327 | $8,524,381 | $68,432,946 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $70,965,655
- of which government grants
- $563,827
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $4,211,644
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $821,170
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $572
- Other revenue
- $572
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $63,558,340
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,055,404
- Other salaries and wages
- $5,804,706
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $8,056,429
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $88,988
- Accounting fees
- $62,903
- Occupancy
- $164,442
- Travel
- $2,797,399
- Program services (functional)
- $74,678,593
- Management and general (functional)
- $3,784,451
- Fundraising (functional)
- $2,436,261
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $84,022,922
- Total assets, end of year
- $74,162,728
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $12,936,778
- Net assets, end of year
- $61,225,950
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,500,000
- Publicly traded securities
- $19,933,229
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $20,880,294
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $40,345,656
- Gross receipts
- $75,177,871
- Employees
- 89
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 2008
- State of legal domicile
- CA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEJANDRO QUINTERO | COO/SECRETARY/ASST TREASURER Officer | 40 | $191,739 | $26,147 |
| PENNY LANGHAMMER | CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER/ASST SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $184,301 | $25,911 |
| RUSSELL MITTERMEIER PHD | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $193,521 | $15,407 |
| WESTON SECHREST PHD | CEO/CHIEF SCIENTIST/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $180,359 | $14,081 |
| BRITTA JUSTESEN | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,427 | $14,280 |
| BARNEY LONG | SR DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION STRATEGIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $158,000 | $24,800 |
| MARK BURGET | VP, STRATEGIC INITIATIVES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $182,000 | $0 |
| ROBIN MOORE | CHIEF COMMUNICATIONS OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $170,000 | $4,950 |
| EMILY KANE | MANAGING DIRECTOR, LONELY WHALE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,253 | $15,910 |
| DIRK BYLER | DIRECTOR, GREAT APES PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $151,397 | $5,426 |
| SCOTT MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DANIEL RICHARDS | LEAD DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARDO DICAPRIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANI WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAZAN AL MUBAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEJANDRO QUINTERO | COO/SECRETARY/ASST TREASURER Officer | 40 | $205,597 | $25,285 |
| RUSSELL MITTERMEIER PHD | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $196,806 | $14,578 |
| PENNY LANGHAMMER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $179,840 | $24,001 |
| WESTON SECHREST PHD | CEO/CHIEF SCIENTIST/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $180,234 | $13,438 |
| BRITTA JUSTESEN | DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,579 | $7,389 |
| BARNEY LONG | SR DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION STRATEGIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $146,382 | $23,782 |
| ROBIN MOORE | VP, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $159,210 | $8,329 |
| DIRK BYLER | DIRECTOR, GREAT APES PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,042 | $5,547 |
| DANIEL RICHARDS | LEAD DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARDO DICAPRIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANI WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAZAN AL MUBAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALEJANDRO QUINTERO | COO/SECRETARY/ASST TREASURER Officer | 40 | $200,005 | $24,613 |
| RUSSELL MITTERMEIER PHD | CHIEF CONSERVATION OFFICER Key employee | 40 | $193,586 | $13,677 |
| PENNY LANGHAMMER | EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $176,701 | $22,258 |
| WESTON SECHREST PHD | CEO/CHIEF SCIENTIST/BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $181,655 | $12,601 |
| BARNEY LONG | SENIOR DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION STRATEGIES Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,316 | $23,174 |
| ROBIN MOORE | VICE PRESIDENT, COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING Highest-paid employee | 40 | $152,776 | $20,004 |
| ANTHONY RYLANDS PHD | PRIMATE CONSERVATION DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $157,308 | $12,498 |
| DIRK BYLER | DIRECTOR, GREAT APES PROGRAM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $161,918 | $5,347 |
| DANIEL RICHARDS | LEAD DIRECTOR/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT MCDONALD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LEONARDO DICAPRIO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELANI WALTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAZAN AL MUBAREK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 129, AUSTIN, TX 78767-0129
- In care of
- % WESTON W SECHREST
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- WESTON SECHREST, PO BOX 129, AUSTIN, TX 78767
- Signed the 990
- WESTON SECHREST, CEO
- Phone
- (512) 686-6062
- Website
- WWW.REWILD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ATCHLEY & ASSOCIATES LLP
Mission
RE:WILD PROTECTS AND RESTORES THE WILD TO BUILD A THRIVING EARTH WHERE ALL LIFE FLOURISHES.
Program accomplishments
- 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.Expenses $28,676,580 · grants $24,406,403
- 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.Expenses $24,867,971 · grants $21,164,927
- 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.Expenses $15,906,540 · grants $13,537,926
- 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.Expenses $5,227,502 · grants $4,449,084
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 26-2887967
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Animal-related (D30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $74,162,728
- Income (IRS master file)
- $75,177,871
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $75,177,871 | $80,899,305 | $74,162,728 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $74,150,398 | $69,717,270 | $84,022,922 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $53,334,340 | $51,580,608 | $76,957,327 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $63,945,414 | $62,514,358 | $75,195,563 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 26-2887967).
Questions about REWILD
- What is the EIN of REWILD?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of REWILD is 26-2887967.
- Is REWILD tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to REWILD tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does REWILD file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of REWILD due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did REWILD last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of REWILD?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names WESTON SECHREST.
- Who are the officers and directors of REWILD?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 10 received compensation from the organization, the highest $191,739 (ALEJANDRO QUINTERO, COO/SECRETARY/ASST TREASURER).
- How much revenue does REWILD have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $75,177,871, expenses of $80,899,305 and total assets of $74,162,728 at year end.
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