Society for Conservation Biology
“To advance the science and practice of conserving Earth’s biological diversity.”
1 funder on the record, 81 cents of every dollar to the work.
The work
What they do
Global community of conservation professionals providing scientific evidence for conservation decisions.
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Projects
$2.4M, 66% of spendingSCB conferences: the Society for Conservation Biology hosts the world’s premiere conservation conference, the international Congress for conservation biology (iccb).
Including $1,255,218 granted onward, the largest share ($117,528) to Michigan State University.
Read it as they filed it
PROJECTS: SCB CONFERENCES: THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY HOSTS THE WORLD'S PREMIERE CONSERVATION CONFERENCE, THE INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY (ICCB). ICCB IS A FORUM FOR ADDRESSING CONSERVATION CHALLENGES AND PRESENTING LATEST RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTS IN CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Publications
$324K, 9% of spendingThe Society for Conservation Biology publishes three scientific journals. Conservation biology, founded in 1987, is the leading publication in its discipline and one of the most frequently cited journals in its field.
Including $106,525 granted onward.
Read it as they filed it
PUBLICATIONS: THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY PUBLISHES THREE SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY, FOUNDED IN 1987, IS THE LEADING PUBLICATION IN ITS DISCIPLINE AND ONE OF THE MOST FREQUENTLY CITED JOURNALS IN ITS FIELD. CONSERVATION LETTERS, FOUNDED IN 2008, IS KNOWN FOR ITS GLOBALLY IMPORTANT, POLICY-RELEVANT PAPERS ON ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION. CONSERVATION SCIENCE AND PRACTICE, FOUNDED IN 2019, PUBLISHES PAPERS THAT ADDRESS POLICY, PLANNING AND THE PRACTICE OF CONSERVING BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.FOR MEMBER-ORIENTED NEWS AND HAPPENINGS IN AND AROUND SCB, THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS THE SCB NEWS BLOG, AND AN E-NEWSLETTER, PUBLISHED TEN TIMES PER YEAR.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Membership
$257K, 7% of spendingThe Society for Conservation Biology was founded to provide a strong collective voice for the science and practice of conservation and to inform policy and decision-makers.
Read it as they filed it
MEMBERSHIP: THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY WAS FOUNDED TO PROVIDE A STRONG COLLECTIVE VOICE FOR THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVATION AND TO INFORM POLICY AND DECISION-MAKERS.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2025, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
81 cents of every dollar goes to the work
A good sign, not a scorecard: what matters is the extremes, and this is nowhere near one.
$2,991,230 programs, $684,860 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The backers
Backed on the record by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, latest filing FY24.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. If it’s out of date, tell us. Work at SCB? Claim this page.
Those 11 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If SCB is studying your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Find your way inThe filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at or tap the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $5,824,964 |
| 2012 | $3,482,860 |
| 2013 | $5,695,340 |
| 2014 | $1,936,698 |
| 2015 | $1,672,570 |
| 2016 | $1,981,905 |
| 2017 | $5,383,986 |
| 2018 | $5,601,195 |
| 2019 | $2,027,128 |
| 2020 | $1,597,681 |
| 2021 | $1,713,138 |
| 2022 | $1,304,879 |
| 2023 | $3,843,970 |
| 2025 | $4,182,998 |
From $5.8M in 2011 to $4.2M in FY25, across 14 public filings (none on record for 2024).
Under threat right now
The most urgent fights on the record
Open comment windows first, then live federal cases. Each opens the groups defending it.
- Comments close Oct 16 · 2 days leftCumberland Island National SeashoreGeorgia
- Comments close Oct 23 · 9 days leftWhite Mountain National ForestNew Hampshire
- Comments close Oct 26 · 12 days leftGifford Pinchot National ForestWashington
- Comments close Nov 2Gates of the Arctic (Ambler Road)Alaska
Every place under threat, the fifty states and the wildlife, each with who’s on the record for it.
Ways in
How to help
Straight to their own donation page. Your dollar never passes through us.
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The mission is theirs. The backing is yours.