Backcountry Discovery Routes

Analysis

Backcountry Discovery Routes is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, Backcountry Discovery Routes reported income of $1.2m and spending of $884k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $338k to $1.2m (+247%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 117%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Backcountry Discovery Routes sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Protective Co No1 of the Fairmount Fire Dept Inc ($1.2m), Harmonville Fire Company No 1 ($1.2m) and Washington Hose Co No 1 ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $100k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $124k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $1.3m. It reported 4 employees.