Wheeler Lake Association

Analysis

Wheeler Lake Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Lakewood, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2009, 17 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, Wheeler Lake Association reported income of $71k and spending of $32k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $43k to $71k (+67%), an average of +67% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wheeler Lake Association sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 27% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Land Health Institute ($71k), Friends of Los Penasquitos Canyon Preserve Inc ($71k) and Chesapeake Heritage Conservancy Inc ($71k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.1% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $135k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $135k.