Back Country Horsemen of Washington

Analysis

Back Country Horsemen of Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellensburg, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2010, 16 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, Back Country Horsemen of Washington reported income of $2.8m and spending of $2.8m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.8m to $2.8m (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Back Country Horsemen of Washington sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yosemite-Sequoia Resource Conservation & Development Council ($2.8m), Conservation Minnesota ($2.8m) and Iowa Agriculture Water Alliance ($2.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 86% of the total. At year end it held assets of $917k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $917k.