Idaho Basecamp

Analysis

Idaho Basecamp is a registered charity in United States, based in Ketchum, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Idaho Basecamp reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.2m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $574k to $1.4m (+138%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 121%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Idaho Basecamp sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 86th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shenandoah Valley Conservancy ($1.4m), World Organization ($1.4m) and Circulate Initiative Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% and program service revenue 48% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200 (0.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $589k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $24k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 69 employees.