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Christopher J McKenzie

SVP General Counsel · Wildlife Conservation Society

SVP General Counsel at Wildlife Conservation Society. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 4 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
4
Roles reported
4
Reported compensation
$435K
Others who share this name
2

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as SVP General Counsel of Wildlife Conservation Society, based in Bronx, NY.
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Received $435K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Secretary & Director of Henry L Heymann Wildlife Preservation Foundation, uncompensated.
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Also listed as President of Professional Housing Corporation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
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Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Wildlife Conservation Society SVP General Counsel · $400.9M revenue · Bronx, NYTHE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (WCS) SAVES WILDLIFE AND WILD PLACES WORLDWIDE THROUGH SCIENCE, CONSERVATION ACTION, EDUCATION, AND INSPIRING…pay $373K → $435KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$435Kreported comp
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Henry L Heymann Wildlife Preservation Foundation Secretary & Director · $3.1M revenue · Bronx, NYSUPPORT WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY AND THE INTERNATIONAL PRIMATE PROTECTION LEAGUEFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Professional Housing Corporation President · $75K revenue · Bronx, NYProfessional Housing Corporation is the land holder of owned residential property for Wildlife Conservation Society.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Wild Lands Conservation Society President · Bronx, NYFiled FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Christopher J McKenzie

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Christopher J McKenzie 1 organization · New York, NYColumbia Journal of Environmental Law INC
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Christopher J McKenzie 1 organization · Millbrook, NYCary Institute of Ecosystem Studies INC

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

M
President & CEO Through 4/1/24 · FY2024
$1.5M
D
President & CEO Until 10/7/22 · FY2022
$1.4M
R
EVP Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$821K
J
EVP Director of Zoos/Aquarium · FY2022
$590K
J
EVP Conservation Until 1/30/20 · FY2020
$554K
R
EVP Chief Operating Officer · FY2022
$537K
J
EVP Public Affairs · FY2024
$469K
P
EVP Chief of Gr Through2/28/25 · FY2024
$453K
J
EVP Global Conservation · FY2024
$416K
L
SVP & CFO · FY2024
$367K
C
VP and Director of City Zoos · FY2024
$342K
N
VP Business Services · FY2024
$338K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org