Wilderness Fellowship Inc

Analysis

Wilderness Fellowship Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Frederic, WI. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1976, 50 years ago. 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, Wilderness Fellowship Inc reported income of $556k and spending of $481k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $332k to $556k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wilderness Fellowship Inc sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile, and in the 72nd percentile within WI. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Palo Alto Senior Center Inc ($556k), New Milford Congregate Housing Inc ($556k) and American Historical Society of Germans From Russia ($556k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 1.1% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $56k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $161k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 9 employees.