Vashon Wilderness Program

Analysis

Vashon Wilderness Program is a registered charity in United States, based in Vashon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2004, 22 years ago. 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 June 2023, Vashon Wilderness Program reported income of $608k and spending of $484k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $251k to $608k (+143%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Vashon Wilderness Program sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Daniel Centers for Progressive Judaism ($608k), Sharon Day Care Center Inc ($608k) and The City of Easton Pa Workers Compensation TR ($608k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 20% and program service revenue 75% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $70k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $155k, net assets of $868k. It reported 25 employees.