Wild Seed Project

Analysis

Wild Seed Project is a registered charity in United States, based in N Yarmouth, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Wild Seed Project reported income of $695k and spending of $846k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $180k to $695k (+286%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wild Seed Project sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include FLC Properties Foundation ($695k), Northwest Arkansas Land Trust ($696k) and Headwaters Land Conservancy ($694k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $76k (9.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $400k. At year end it held assets of $721k against liabilities of $200k, net assets of $521k. It reported 15 employees.