Wildlands Restoration Volunteers

Analysis

Wildlands Restoration Volunteers is a registered charity in United States, based in Longmont, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 February 2024, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers reported income of $2.1m and spending of $2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to February 2024, income grew from $1.6m to $2.1m (+34%), an average of +6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 3491%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildlands Restoration Volunteers sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Long Tom Watershed Council ($2.1m), Patch of Heaven Sanctuary Inc ($2.1m) and Buttonwood Nature Center Inc ($2.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending February 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 76% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $217k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $781k. It paid $15k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.1m against liabilities of $920k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 28 employees.