The Mountaineers

Analysis

The Mountaineers is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2011, 15 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 September 2023, The Mountaineers reported income of $7.7m and spending of $7.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $5.4m to $7.7m (+42%), an average of +9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Mountaineers sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nature and Culture International ($7.7m), New York Restoration Project ($7.7m) and Mobilizegreen Inc ($7.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 40% and program service revenue 37% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $328k (4.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $18.1m against liabilities of $3.1m, net assets of $15.0m. It reported 102 employees.