Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness

Analysis

Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness is a registered charity in United States, based in Ely, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $2.6m (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Northeastern Minnesotans for Wilderness sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Lands & Waters ($2.6m), Ag Land Trust ($2.6m) and Anderson Gardens ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 103% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $120k (5.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $998k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $164k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 17 employees.