The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc

Analysis

The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1974, 52 years ago. 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, The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc reported income of $6.7m and spending of $5.5m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.5m to $6.7m (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, The International Wilderness Leadership Foundation Inc sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of ($6.7m), Northern California Child Development Inc ($6.7m) and Oficina Legal Del Pueblo Unido Inc ($6.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $239k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $177k. At year end it held assets of $6.1m against liabilities of $151k, net assets of $5.9m. It reported 6 employees.