Nonprofit · EIN 83-0295637
JACKSON WILD
Tax-exempt · JACKSON, WY 83001
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,083,935 | $1,316,919 | -$232,984 | $267,519 | $177,939 | $89,580 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $711,248 | $547,278 | $163,970 | $499,772 | $163,498 | $336,274 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,385,375 | $1,469,773 | -$84,398 | $340,290 | $167,986 | $172,304 |
| December 31, 2021 | 990 | $802,222 | $838,055 | -$35,833 | $417,178 | $168,558 | $248,620 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $330,031
- of which government grants
- $205,740
- Program service revenue
- $753,653
- Investment income
- $251
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $129,808
- Other salaries and wages
- $233,638
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $441,924
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $19,923
- Occupancy
- $548,140
- Travel
- $2,592
- Program services (functional)
- $872,448
- Management and general (functional)
- $444,471
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $499,772
- Total assets, end of year
- $267,519
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $177,939
- Net assets, end of year
- $89,580
- Gross receipts
- $1,083,935
- Employees
- 6
- Volunteers
- 70
- Year formed
- 1991
- State of legal domicile
- WY
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 December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTIE QUINN | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $129,808 |
| ALISON BARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VANESSA BERLOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAMIE CROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GEOFF DANIELS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARA EDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNA GADOMSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HELENE GANICHAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBORAH LONDON HARRINGTON | TRUSTEE/ DIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MASA HAYAKAWA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FRED KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WALTER KOEHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GERNOT LERCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JARED LIPWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TANYA LYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID MILLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER O'LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PRAGNA PAROTAM-KOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANNA RATHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JORN ROEVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BO STEHMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TARA STOINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANET HAN VISSERING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIM WOODARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAITLIN YARNALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFF DANIELS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | – | $48,404 |
| ALISON BARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PAUL BARIBAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| VANESSA BERLOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PETER CRITHERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JAMIE CROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SARA EDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DONNA GADOMSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| HELENE GANICHAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BILL GARDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DEBORAH LONDON HARRINGTON | TRUSTEE/ DIR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRIAN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| FRED KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JONNY KEELING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DANIELLE KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WALTER KOEHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GERNOT LERCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JARED LIPWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TANYA LYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOSE MARIA MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER O'LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| PRAGNA PAROTAM-KOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANNA RATHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOERN ROEVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BO STEHMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TARA STOINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JANET HAN VISSERING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ELLEN WINDEMUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KIM WOODARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KAITLIN YARNALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 34 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA SAMFORD | FORMER EXEC Former | 40 | $151,977 |
| GEOFF DANIELS | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director | 40 | $32,423 |
| ALISON BARAT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL BARIBAULT | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| VANESSA BERLOWITZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN BREDAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMES BYRNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PETER CRITHERY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JAMIE CROSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SARA EDELSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DONNA GADOMSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ARIEL GAKUNGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| HELENE GANICHAUD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BILL GARDNER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN HENDERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| FRED KAUFMAN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JONNY KEELING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DANIELLE KESSLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| WALTER KOEHLER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GERNOT LERCHER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JARED LIPWORTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TANYA LYON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOSE MARIA MORALES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRISTOPHER O'LEARY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PRAGNA PAROTAM-KOK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFFREY PARRISH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANNA RATHMANN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOERN ROEVER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BO STEHMEIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TARA STOINSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JANET HAN VISSERING | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ELLEN WINDEMUTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KIM WOODARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAITLIN YARNALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2021: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Samford | Executive Director | 40 | $159,828 |
| Beth Foster | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Hlne Ganichaud | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jonny Keeling | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Carlyn Staudt Alison Barat | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Fougea | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Cross | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Howard Swartz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Joern Roever | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Bredar | Treasurer Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Greg Carr | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jared Lipworth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Donna Gadomski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Kessler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Janet Han Vissering | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Kaitlin Yarnall | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Fred Kaufman | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pragna Parotam-Kok | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Edelson | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ellen Windemuth | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tom Matzek | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Bill Gardner | Chairman Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jaqueline Farmer | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Paul Baribault | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Caroline Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Pamela Aguilar | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Tanya Lyon | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jeffrey Parrish | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Walter Koehler | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Rosenfeld | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Jos Mara Morales | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Chris O'Leary | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 3940, JACKSON, WY 83001-3940
- In care of
- % WOLFGANG BAYER PRES
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CHRISTIE QUINN
- Signed the 990
- DEBORAH LONDON HARRINGTON, TRUSTEE/ DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (307) 200-3286
- Website
- JACKSONWILD.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GMJ CONSULTING LLC
Mission
JACKSON WILD IS A CATALYST FOR OUR INDUSTRY RECOGNIZING EXCELLENCE IN STORYTELLING, CELEBRATING INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND CREATING CONNECTIONS FOR DEEPER IMPACT. OUR GLOBAL COMMUNITY OF PASSIONATE STORYTELLERS, THOUGHT LEADERS AND CHANGE AGENTS ELEVATE DIVERSE STORIES THAT ILLUMINATE OUR COLLECTIVE AND URGENT RESPONSIBILITY TO RESTORE THE PLANET.
Program accomplishments
- THE JACKSON WILD SUMMIT IS AN EXTRAORDINARY CONVENING WHERE COLLABORATION AND INNOVATION THRIVE, IDEAS ARE LAUNCHED, AND STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS ARE FORGED. CROSS-DISCIPLINE CONVERSATIONS ON THE CRITICAL ISSUES FACING OUR PLANET SET THE STAGE FOR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAPPEN NOWHERE ELSE, AS PARTICIPANTS WORK TOGETHER TO ADDRESS CRITICAL CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES. IN 2025, THE SUMMIT GATHERED 650 NATURE, SCIENCE AND CONSERVATION MEDIA INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS FROM OVER 40 COUNTRIES MOTIVATED BY DEEP REVERENCE AND URGENT CONCERN FOR THE NATURAL WORLD FOR FOUR DAYS OF KEYNOTE SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, GEAR DEMOS AND FILM SCREENINGS. THE SUMMIT CULMINATED IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE WINNERS OF THE ANNUAL JACKSON WILD MEDIA AWARDS, RECOGNIZING 30 FILMS SELECTED BY A JURY FROM OVER 450 ENTRIES REPRESENTING 70+ COUNTRIES INTO THE ANNUAL COMPETITION.
- THE JACKSON WILD MEDIA LAB IS AN IMMERSIVE, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY SCIENCE FILMMAKING WORKSHOP FUNDED BY HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS THAT BRINGS SCIENTISTS AND MEDIA CREATORS TOGETHER TO LEARN FROM LEADERS IN THE PROFESSION AND WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP EFFECTIVE TOOLS TO COMMUNICATE ABOUT SCIENCE, NATURE AND CONSERVATION WITH DIVERSE AUDIENCES ACROSS THE WORLDS EVOLVING MEDIA PLATFORMS. FOR TEN DAYS, MEDIA LAB FELLOWS WORK SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH INSTRUCTORS AND INDUSTRY-LEADING MENTORS TO GAIN INTENSIVE HANDS-ON FILM MAKING EXPERIENCE, LEARN THE ART OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION, GET A CRASH COURSE USING PROFESSIONAL-GRADE TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT PROVIDED BY SONY, AND EXPAND PROFESSIONAL NETWORKS WITH PEERS AND INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS. IN 2025, NINE GLOBAL FELLOWS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS RIGOROUS WORKSHOP, WITH 3 GROUP FILM PROJECTS PREMIERING LIVE TO INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONERS AND STREAMED AUDIENCES.
- THE WORLD WILDLIFE DAY FILM SHOWCASE IS PART OF WORLDWIDE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO EMPOWER ACTION AND INSPIRE A SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND STEWARDSHIP FOR WILD SPECIES CONSERVATION AND IN CREATING AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UNITED NATIONS AND CITES, WORLD WILDLIFE DAY PROMOTES FREE EDUCATIONAL SCREENINGS AVAILABLE TO EMBASSIES, UNIVERSITIES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, NGOS AND OTHER PARTNER FILM FESTIVALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD.
- THE JACKSON WILD COLLECTIVE IS THE YEAR-ROUND VIRTUAL HOME FOR OVER 2,000 MEMBERS OF THE JACKSON WILD GLOBAL STORYTELLING COMMUNITY TO CONNECT, COLLABORATE AND INSPIRE CHANGE, SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY AND HHMI TANGLED BANK STUDIOS. THROUGH ONGOING MENTORSHIP, AN INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTION DATABASE, AN UP-TO-DATE JOBS BOARD AND CAREER- BUILDING PROGRAMS, THE COLLECTIVE PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR STORYTELLERS AT ALL LEVELS TO ELEVATE THEIR IMPACT AND EXPAND THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2025, THE COLLECTIVE HOSTED VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON EVENTS FOR COLLECTIVE MEMBERS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR NETWORKING AND CAPACITY BUILDING.Expenses $872,448
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 83-0295637
- 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
- 1991
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A84Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $267,519
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,083,935
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,083,935 | $1,316,919 | $267,519 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $711,248 | $547,278 | $499,772 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,385,375 | $1,469,773 | $340,290 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $983,397 | $945,274 | $453,957 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | $802,222 | $838,055 | $417,178 | XML |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 83-0295637).
Questions about JACKSON WILD
- What is the EIN of JACKSON WILD?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of JACKSON WILD is 83-0295637.
- Is JACKSON WILD tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1991.
- Are donations to JACKSON WILD tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does JACKSON WILD 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 JACKSON WILD due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did JACKSON WILD last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of JACKSON WILD?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CHRISTIE QUINN.
- Who are the officers and directors of JACKSON WILD?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $129,808 (CHRISTIE QUINN, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does JACKSON WILD have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,083,935, expenses of $1,316,919 and total assets of $267,519 at year end.
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