Wild Souls Ranch

Analysis

Wild Souls Ranch is a registered charity in United States, based in Fortuna, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 Souls Ranch reported income of $3.6m and spending of $2.6m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.6m (+220%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wild Souls Ranch sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clubhouse Network Inc ($3.6m), Frandelja Enrichment Childrens Program ($3.6m) and Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corporation ($3.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 1.8% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $110k (4.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $669k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $814k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 19 employees.