Wilderness Torah

Analysis

Wilderness Torah is a registered charity in United States, based in Berkeley, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type i) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wilderness Torah reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.2m, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.0m (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 154%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wilderness Torah sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moonlight Community Foundation ($1.0m), Fernbrook Environmental Education Center Inc ($1.0m) and Cascadia Wildlands ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $515k. At year end it held assets of $256k against liabilities of $130k, net assets of $125k. It reported 26 employees.