Society for Wilderness Stewardship

Analysis

Society for Wilderness Stewardship is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Society for Wilderness Stewardship reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.5m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $525k to $1.5m (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Society for Wilderness Stewardship 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 83rd percentile, and in the 85th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lark Theater ($1.5m), Flint Childrens Museum ($1.5m) and Downtown Events Group Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.1% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $104k (7.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $897k. At year end it held assets of $366k against liabilities of $256k, net assets of $110k. It reported 39 employees.