This affiliate of the super-wealthy Humane Society of the United States is just a fundraising and revenue stream masquerading as a legitimate land trust. According to the WLT's own tax returns, just over $100,000 is spent on overseeing the donated land. In other words, HSUS WLT does not operate nor fund a single sanctuary. They just accept donations of property and have some volunteers visit every 6 months to make sure no one is hunting there.
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- EIN 52-1808517
- (202) 452-1100
- 1255 23rd St Nw Ste 450 Washington DC 20037-1168 USA
- www.wildlifelandtrust.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Animals, Wildlife Sanctuaries
Mission: The humane society wildlife land trust (hswlt) protects wildlife by preserving natural habitats and permanent sanctuaries.
Programs: Public education and consciousness raising: hswlt believes that educating the public is an important way to create a humane and sustainable world for all animals-a world that will also benefit people. Management and staff of hswlt devote substantial portions of their time, as well as operational expenses, to program oversight, operations, and collaborative efforts aimed at wildlife habitat protection and enhancement. Hswlt seeks to forge a lasting and comprehensive change in human consciousness of and behavior toward all animals in order to protect wild habitats and the entire community of life. In 2017, hswlt carried out educational outreach through direct meetings, public service announcements (17,495 estimated broadcasts reaching an estimated audience of 31,251,000 and with an estimated donative value of $1,938,906) , postal distribution of a wildlife update newsletter and similar publications (approximately 25,500), electronic newsletters and similar digital communications (74 editions, more than 1,279,600 total recipients), and website and other social media platforms (estimated views in excess of 237,200).
permanent wildlife sanctuary protection and other habitat improvements: hswlt permanently protects a portfolio of 116 wildlife sanctuaries comprising more than 20,000 acres. In each, wildlife habitat and other conservation values are protected consistent with hswlt's mission. Hswlt staff, in concert with trained volunteers and skilled contractors, conduct at least annual monitoring visits whenever possible to each of these sanctuaries for which hswlt has stewardship responsibility. In 2017, more than 136 monitoring inspections were conducted by hswlt, comprising more than 1,022 hours in related personnel time (these do not count sanctuaries with on-site caretakers and/or that were the focus of multiple repeat visits). Sanctuary monitoring and enforcement is a perpetual obligation of hswlt as a land trust and, therefore, will be a permanent obligation. Hswlt seeks to increase volunteer participation in this monitoring program to maintain cost efficient utilization of staff and donated revenues. Further, hswlt hopes to expand its protected sanctuaries by 10,000 acres by 2020.