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Canada's voice for wilderness

Environment

Ottawa, ON

World Wildlife Fund

410 Adelaide St. West, Suite 400
Toronto, ON M5V 1S8
President & CEO: Megan Leslie
Board Chair: Alex Himelfarb

Website: www.wwf.ca
Charitable Reg. #: 11930 4954 RR0001

Sector: Environment

Operating Charity

Charity Rating

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Donor Accountability

Grade: B+

The grade is based on the charity's public reporting of the work it does and the results it achieves.

Financial Transparency

Audited financial statements for current and previous years available on the charity's website [ Audited financial statement for most recent year ]

Need for Funding

Funding Reserves Program Costs

Spending Breakdown

Cents to The Cause

♦	♦	♦
			95¢



			75¢
			avg
			65¢


			50¢

2015	2016	2017

For a dollar donated, cents funding the cause after fundraising and admin costs, excluding surplus.

Full-time staff #112

Avg. Compensation $81,922

Top 10 Staff Salary Range

$350k +	0
$300k - $350k	0
$250k - $300k	0
$200k - $250k	0
$160k - $200k	3
$120k - $160k	6
$80k - $120k	0
$40k - $80k	0
< $40k	0

Information from most recent CRA Charities Directorate filings for F2017

About World Wildlife Fund:

Founded in 1967, World Wildlife Fund Canada (WWF) aims to protect and restore Earth’s natural environment for future generations. World Wildlife Fund Canada is part of a global organization with World Wildlife Fund offices in over 40 countries. WWF conserves the environment by running conservation programs, raising public awareness about the importance of the environment, and granting money for conservation research projects. WWF divides its program efforts into five conservation areas: Arctic, freshwater, habitat-friendly renewable energy, oceans, and species.

In F2017, World Wildlife Fund Canada spent 67% of program and granting costs on conservation programs. The same year, WWF helped double the amount of Canadian ocean space that is protected to help preserve wildlife. Volunteers helped clear 126,400 kg of litter along 3,289km of Canadian shorelines, down from F2016’s cleanup of 175,900 kg. This cleanup program is part of a larger program that aims to engage 1 in 10 Canadians with nature by 2020.

World Wildlife Fund spent 21% of program and granting costs on raising conservation awareness and 13% on conservation research and grants. In F2017, WWF released a new guide, Living Planet Report Canada, to raise awareness on wildlife loss in Canada and serve as a roadmap for addressing this issue. WWF also created the first-ever nationwide assessment of Canada’s freshwater ecosystems in its Watershed Reports.

Results and Impact: World Wildlife Fund’s Food For All study informed the public that the health of small forage fish is one of the biggest issues for oceans. The study’s publication influenced the government to increase forage-fish research. A different WWF study estimates that a more aggressive renewable energy strategy in five Nunavut communities could reduce annual carbon dioxide emissions by 27,616 tonnes and bring yearly carbon cost savings of $1.1m. Living Planet Report Canada reports that half (451 of 903) of monitored Canadian wildlife species decreased an average of 83% in abundance from 1970 to 2014. For the other half during that period, 407 increased in abundance and 45 remained stable. The report also calculated that populations of species listed under the Species at Risk Act declined at 2.7% annually between 2002 and 2014, suggesting that current legal protection is ineffective. Organizations, including the Canadian government, have cited the report.

Financial Review:

World Wildlife Fund is a Major 100 charity. In F2017, WWF received $18.9m in donations. Administrative costs are 4% of revenues and fundraising costs are 27% of donations. For every dollar donated, 69 cents go to the cause, which falls within Ci’s reasonable range for overhead spending. WWF holds funding reserves of $25.5m, of which $3.9m are donor endowed. Excluding donor-endowed funds, the charity’s reserves can cover annual program costs and granting activities for 1.4 years.

WWF used external fundraisers in F2017. The charity paid $845k to raise $1.9m from external fundraisers for a cost of $0.44 per dollar raised.

This charity report is an update that has been sent to World Wildlife Fund for review. Changes and edits may be forthcoming.

Updated on June 18, 2018 by Joeyanne Cheung.

Financial Ratios Fiscal year ending June	2017	2016	2015
Administrative costs as % of revenues	4.0%	4.5%	4.0%
Fundraising costs as % of donations	27.3%	28.2%	24.4%
Program cost coverage (%)	160.1%	155.4%	186.9%

Summary Financial Statements All figures in $000s	2017	2016	2015
Donations	18,864	18,154	21,109
Government funding	306	385	203
Business activities (net)	1,010	1,088	1,222
Investment income	1,848	796	1,972
Total revenues	22,028	20,423	24,506
Program costs	13,891	14,712	12,937
Grants	2,040	1,967	2,393
Administrative costs	816	884	911
Fundraising costs	5,149	5,125	5,149
Cash flow from operations	132	(2,265)	3,116
Funding reserves	25,511	25,910	28,644

Note: Ci included changes in fair value of investments in investment income, increasing revenues by $765k in F2017, $275k in F2016, and $1.4m in F2015. Ci reported product sales, events promotions and fees revenues gross of direct expenses in business activities.

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At WWF, our job is to create solutions to the biggest conservation challenges of our time. But that work is only possible with the support of Canadians. Our 2012 Annual Review is available online at www.wwf.ca/about_us. In our 2012 review we not only highlight conservation advancements, but also explain how we achieve our results: through innovation, science, and partnership and by building global solutions that are anchored in our communities.