Wild Earth Wilderness School

Analysis

Wild Earth Wilderness School is a registered charity in United States, based in High Falls, NY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Wild Earth Wilderness School reported income of $2.2m and spending of $2.3m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $2.2m (-2.1%), an average of -0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wild Earth Wilderness School sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within NY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Boys & Girls Club of the Lower Naugatuck Valley ($2.2m), Boys Club of Duluth ($2.2m) and Boys & Girls Club of the Grand Strand Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 58% and program service revenue 42% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $253k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 84 employees.