Society for Conservation Biology
“To advance the science and practice of conserving Earth’s biological diversity.”
The work
What they do
Global community of conservation professionals providing scientific evidence for conservation decisions.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “TO ADVANCE THE SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CONSERVING EARTH'S BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY.”
Where the money went, FY2025
The work, and what it cost
Pressing the policymakers
$2.4MSCB 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, most of it $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.
Pressing the policymakers
$324KTHE 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.
Bringing people into the fight
$257KTHE 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
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Society for Conservation Biology is nowhere near one.
Backed on the record by Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, latest filing FY24.
$2,991,230 programs, $684,860 management, $0 fundraising. Form 990, FY2025.
The people
Who does the work
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at SCB? Claim this page.
Those 11 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If SCB is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 12The filings
14 years of filings
14 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at 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.
Ways in
How to help
81 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
Give on their site ↗Show upVolunteer with themFind their volunteer door on their own site.
Find it on their site ↗SpeakComment and callOpen comment windows and call scripts for fights like these, ready to send.
Public Lands Action NetworkFollowWatch the mapEvery threatened place in the country, tracked, with who stands for each.
Threatened Lands MapStand with Society for Conservation Biology
41 years on the ground, 11 volunteers, 81 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.