NonprofitsNational Geographic Society

Education

National Geographic Society

WASHINGTON, DC

Total revenue

$209.3M

Total expenses

$220.5M

Net assets

$1.7B

Grants received

$46.2M

794 grants

EIN

530193519

Tax year

2024

Mission

The purpose of the Society shall be to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge and use the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of the world.

Programs

3 programs

Science & Innovation The Science & Innovation team oversees the Society's grantmaking efforts in science, conservation and technology, develops and manages major programs, and establishes programmatic partnerships with like-minded non-governmental organizations (NGOs). Science & Innovation Program descriptions continued on Sch. O

Expenses: $70.3MGrants: $22.8M

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS For nearly 40 years, National Geographic's Education division has amplified the work of Explorers into classrooms and communities to inspire tangible, lasting changes worldwide. We cultivate the creativity and resilience of learners, leaders, and educators by designing learning solutions, resources and GIS modules as well as live interactions with Explorers and experiences that support local impact. At the heart of this mission we foster an Explorer Mindset - the curiosity, skills, and knowledge that fuel solutions to challenges and ignite passion for protecting our planet. Through our efforts to build strategic, impactful partnerships, fund education-focused grants, and support research, knowledge creation, and skill development, we are expanding the efforts of Explorers using community-based strategies to inspire tangible, lasting changes worldwide. Continued on Sch. O Education Program Descriptions

Expenses: $23.2MGrants: $3.0M

In 2024, miscellaneous program activity included a continuing sustainability initiative and impact investing, communication, & technology. Continued on Sch. O Other Miscellaneous Programs.

Grants: $10K

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$87.9M
Program service revenue$4.6M
Investment income$102.3M
Other revenue$14.5M
Total revenue$209.3M

Expenses

Grants paid$31.4M
Salaries & benefits$93.2M
Fundraising$9.9M
Other expenses$90.8M
Total expenses$220.5M
Total assets$2.0B
Net assets$1.7B

People

42 listed

NameRoleCompensation

Jill Tiefenthaler

CEO

Board

$2.0M

45 hrs/wk

Sumeet Seam

Chief Legal Officer

Board

$586K

45 hrs/wk

Darien Wright

CFO & COO

Board

$445K

45 hrs/wk

ANGELA TAYLOR

INTERIM CFO JAN-APR

Board

$348K

45 hrs/wk

Sandesh Kadur

Trustee

Board

$51K

4 hrs/wk

Angel Cabrera

TRUSTEE

Board

$9K

4 hrs/wk

Evan G Greenberg

Trustee

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

Kate Brandt

Trustee

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

JOSEPH M DESIMONE

TRUSTEE

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

Mark Moore

Trustee

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

JEAN CASE

Chairman

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

Nancy Pfund

Trustee

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

ANTHONY A WILLIAMS

TRUSTEE

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

Katherine Bradley

Vice Chairman

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

RAJIV SHAH

TRUSTEE

Board

$6K

4 hrs/wk

BRENDAN P BECHTEL

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

Afsaneh Beschloss

Trustee

Board

4 hrs/wk

Strive Masiyiwa

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

Kevin J Maroni

Trustee

Board

4 hrs/wk

John K Delaney

Trustee

Board

4 hrs/wk

GEORGE MUNOZ

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

FREDERICK J RYAN JR

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

ELLEN R STOFAN

TRUSTEE

Board

4 hrs/wk

Dina Powell McCormick

Trustee

Board

4 hrs/wk

Deborah Lehr

Trustee

Board

4 hrs/wk

Claudia Madrazo

Trustee

Board

4 hrs/wk

Kristi Craig

Chief Investment Officer

Staff

$1.2M

45 hrs/wk

MICHAEL ULICA

Former PRESIDENT/COO/TREASURER

Staff

$840K

45 hrs/wk

Kara Ramirez Mullins

Chief Advancement Officer

Staff

$632K

45 hrs/wk

Crystal Brown

Chief Communications Officer

Staff

$593K

45 hrs/wk

Ian Miller

Chief Science & Innovation Officer

Staff

$563K

45 hrs/wk

John Coombe

Director, Investments

Staff

$521K

45 hrs/wk

Mara Dell

Chief Human Resources Officer

Staff

$476K

45 hrs/wk

Enric Sala

Explorer in Residence

Staff

$438K

45 hrs/wk

Kim Waldron

Chief of Staff & Program Alignment

Staff

$427K

45 hrs/wk

Deborah Grayson

Chief Education Officer

Staff

$417K

45 hrs/wk

Kaitlin Yarnall

Chief Storytelling Officer & SVP

Staff

$391K

45 hrs/wk

Alex Moen

Chief Explorer & Engagement Officer

Staff

$389K

45 hrs/wk

Jason Southern

Chief Technology Officer

Staff

$383K

45 hrs/wk

EMILY DUNHAM

CHIEF CAMPUS AND EXPERIENCES OFFICER

Staff

$380K

45 hrs/wk

Shannon Bartlett

Chief Community Engagement & Social Impact Officer

Staff

$342K

45 hrs/wk

Robert Young

CFO

Staff

$111K

45 hrs/wk

Independent contractors

HITT Contracting Inc

CONSTRUCTION

$70.1M

Seaside Consulting SA

CONSULTING

$4.6M

HBP Inc

FUNDRAISING

$4.0M

Hickok Cole Architects Inc

ARCHITECTURE

$3.5M

E2K Events x Entertainment

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

$2.9M

Grants received

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FromAmountPurposeYear
$2.4M
TO PROTECT THE OCEAN
2024
$1.8M
TO SUPPORT THE SLINGSHOT CHALLENGE
2024
$1.7M
Pristine Seas Fund
2024
$680K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$620K
TO SUPPORT A PILOT STUDY FOR THE URBAN EXPLORATION PROJECT, AIMED AT IMPROVING OUR UNDERSTANDING OF ANIMAL BEHAVIOR IN HUMAN-MODIFIED LANDSCAPES.
2024
$612K
EDUCATIONAL
2024
$600K
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING PROJECT
2024
$589K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$500K
PRISTINE SEAS
2024
$200K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2024
$150K
SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE AFRICAN WILD DOGS IN ZIMBABWE AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE FORTHCOMING BOOK PHOTOARK, PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS THREATENED, ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT IN THE WILD. .
2024
$104K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$100K
BASE CAMP CAPITAL CAMPAIGN ($100,00)
2024
$76K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2024
$59K
IN SUPPORT OF A CROSS-DISCIPLINARY, CROSS-STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP HIGHLIGHTING NEW FRONTIERS IN MOVEMENT ECOLOGY RESEARCH.
2024
$50K
Hubbard Council - Education
2024
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$33K
MATCHING GIFT
2024
$30K
Support for photographer exchange and community engagement
2024
$30K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$27K
Education
2024
$25K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$25K
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
2024
$25K
SUPPORT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRIORITIES
2024
$20K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GIBBON GUARDIAN
2024
$10K
REF JOANNE GONG AND AZU NWAYBOGU
2024
$10K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORTGENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2024
$10K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$10K
PROGRAMATIC SUPPORT
2024
$10K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2024
$10K
General & Unrestricted
2024
$10K
FOR GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$10K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$7K
OPERATIONS
2024
$6K
DONOR ADVISED, PUBLIC AFFAIRS/SOCIETY BENEFIT
2024
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$5K
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
2024
$3K
General purposes
2024
$3K
Unrestricted
2024
$2K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
2024
$2K
EMPLOYEE OR TRUSTEE RECOMMENDED GIFT FOR GENERAL OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.
2024
$2K
INCREASE AND DIFFUSE GEOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE AND USE THE POWER OF SCIENCE, EXPLORATION, EDUCATION AND STORYTELLING TO ILLUMINATE AND PROTECT THE WONDER OF THE WORLD.
2024
$2K
TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2024
$1K
UNRESTRICTED USE
2024
$1K
Using the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
2024
$1K
INCREASE AND DIFUSE GEOGRAPHIC KNOWLEDGE AND USE THE POWER OF SCIENCE, EXPLORATION, EDUCATION AND STORYTELLING TO ILUMINATE AND PROTECT THE WONDER OF THE WORLD
2024
$1K
QUALIFIED CHARITABLE EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2024
$1K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2024
$1K
TO SUPPORT NATURE CONSERVATION
2024
$1K
PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$1K
TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2024
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$750
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2024
$650
MATCHING CONTRIBUTION (GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT)
2024
$600
HELPS SCIENTIST EXPLORE & PROTECT PL
2024
$500
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$400
GENERAL PURPOSES
2024
$400
TO SUPPORT EXPLORERS AND PROTECT OUR WORLD
2024
$300
PROGRAM SUPPORT
2024
$300
ENVIRONMENTAL FUNDING
2024
$250
INCREASE KNOWLEDGE THROUGH SCIENCE, EXPLORATION, EDUCATION AND STORYTELLING
2024
$235
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2024
$200
General & Unrestricted
2024
$200
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
2024
$150
GENERAL EXEMPT PURPOSE
2024
$100
SUPPORT FOR WILDLIFE
2024
$100
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$100
GENERAL DONATION
2024
$100
General & Unrestricted
2024
$50
GENERAL OPERATING PURPOSE
2024
$50
MATCHING GIFTS
2024
$40
SUPPORT OF GEOGRAPHIC EDUCATION.
2024
$35
TO SUPPORT CONSERVATION PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS THAT ADVANCE NEW KNOWLEDGE
2024
$16
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
$2.4M
TO SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE FISHING PRACTICES AND PROTECT CORAL REEFS
2023
$2.0M
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
$1.7M
Pristine Seas fund
2023
$1.6M
TO SUPPORT THE BASE CAMP PROJECT FUND.
2023
$1.6M
TO SUPPORT THE SLINGSHOT CHALLENGE
2023
$500K
PRISTINE SEAS
2023
$400K
TO SUPPORT THE BASE CAMP MAINTENANCE FUND.
2023
$381K
General support for programs, operations and other charitable purposes
2023
$227K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$210K
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PRISTINE SEAS PROGRAM
2023
$203K
CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES
2023
$150K
Support operations
2023
$150K
SUPPORT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAM TO PROTECT AND CONSERVE AFRICAN WILD DOGS IN ZIMBABWE AS WELL AS SUPPORT FOR THE FORTHCOMING BOOK PHOTOARK, PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS THREATENED, ENDANGERED OR EXTINCT IN THE WILD. .
2023
$145K
COMMUNITY OUTREACH & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS
2023
$125K
CHARITABLE; ANIMAL EDUCATION & HEALTHCARE
2023
$75K
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS & OTHER STUDENT SVC
2023
$62K
TO SUPPORT THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION
2023
$57K
ENVIRONMENT & ANIMAL PROTECTION
2023
$55K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2023
$50K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$50K
PRISTINE SEAS PROJECT
2023
$50K
General Charitable Purpose
2023
$30K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$25K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$25K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$17K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$16K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$15K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$15K
FOR THE EXEMPT FUNCTION OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$15K
ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
2023
$14K
IN SUPPORT OF RF DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
2023
$12K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
$11K
FOR CONSERVATION AND
2023
$10K
MEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS
2023
$10K
Conservation
2023
$10K
SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
2023
$10K
FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$10K
TO HELP FUND THE OPERATING BUDGETS OF THE CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
2023
$10K
GENERAL CONTRIBUTION
2023
$10K
Charitable 501(C)3
2023
$10K
SUPPORT NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY PRIORITIES
2023
$6K
FOR GENERAL SUPPORT.
2023
$5K
IN FURTHERANCE OF GRANTEE'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
TO FUND ORGANIZATION'S PROGRAMS - UNDESIGNATED GIFTS
2023
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$5K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$5K
TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$5K
EMPLOYEE GIVING PROGRAM
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT
2023
$5K
EDUCATION AND GENERAL FUNDING FOR MINGA PERU
2023
$5K
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
2023
$5K
General & Unrestricted
2023
$5K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$3K
SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
2023
$3K
ED EDUCATION ORG SUPPORT
2023
$3K
GENERAL
2023
$3K
General purposes
2023
$3K
OPERATING SUPPORT FOR LINDBLAD EXPEDITIONS GENERAL CONSERVATION
2023
$2K
FINANCIAL SUPPORT
2023
$2K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$2K
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNRESTRICTED PURPOSES
2023
$2K
EDUCATION
2023
$2K
Charities use in their programs
2023
$2K
PROGEM SUPPORT
2023
$2K
Using the power of science, exploration, education, and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world.
2023
$2K
SUPPORT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
2023
$2K
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$2K
CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE
2023
$1K
Unrestricted
2023
$1K
DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
2023
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSE
2023
$1K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2023
$1K
QUALIFIED CHARITABLE EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
$1K
CONSERVANCY PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$1K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$1K
PROJECT/PROGRAM SUPPORT
2023
$1K
TO FUND THE RECIPIENT'S OPERATING BUDGET
2023
$1K
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$1K
TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS OF THE ORGANIZATION
2023
$750
CHARITABLE PURPOSES
2023
$650
GENERAL PURPOSES
2023
$500
CHARITABLE PURPOSE
2023
$500
COMMITTED TO EXPLORING AND PROTECTING OUR PLANET.
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$500
OTHER CIVIC / COMMUNITY
2023
$500
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
$303
MATCHING GIFTS
2023

Funded by

$46.2M from 352 funders · 794 grants · 2017–2024

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$5.5M · 8 grants · 2017–2023

The Look and See Foundation

$5.0M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Bloomberg Family Foundation Inc

$4.8M · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Allen Family Philanthropies

$4.2M · 3 grants · 2022–2024

The Bpb And Hbb Foundation

$2.4M · 3 grants · 2018–2022

Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc

$1.7M · 7 grants · 2017–2023

Wal-Mart Foundation

$1.5M · 1 grant · 2022

Details

EIN530193519
NTEE codeB030
Subsection03
Ruling date1938-04
Formed1888
Employees760
Volunteers22
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