Alaska Wilderness League

Analysis

Alaska Wilderness League is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1993, 33 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 August 2023, Alaska Wilderness League reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $4.0m (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2020, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Alaska Wilderness League sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stonecrop Gardens Inc ($4.0m), Wildcoast ($4.0m) and Homosassa River Restoration Project Inc ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $486k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.2m. It paid $69k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.3m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 22 employees.