National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance

Analysis

National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance is a registered charity in United States, based in Fort Collins, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 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 (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, National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance reported income of $678k and spending of $673k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $323k to $678k (+110%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 72%. 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, National Wilderness Stewardship Alliance sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Alabama Botanical and Horticultural Society ($677k), Colorado River Land Trust Inc ($678k) and Womens Council of the Dallas Arboretum & Botanical Garden ($676k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (9.6% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $187k against liabilities of $96k, net assets of $90k.