Great Outdoors Foundation

Analysis

Great Outdoors Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in WDM, IA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Great Outdoors Foundation reported income of $3.2m and spending of $5.2m, spending 161% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $6.8m to $3.2m (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Great Outdoors Foundation 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 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within IA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whatcom Humane Society ($3.2m), Montgomery Humane Society ($3.2m) and Nebraska Humane Society Foundation ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $161k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $355k. At year end it held assets of $9.1m against liabilities of $382k, net assets of $8.7m. It reported 16 employees.