Wears Valley Ranch Inc

Analysis

Wears Valley Ranch Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Sevierville, TN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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 December 2023, Wears Valley Ranch Inc reported income of $3.2m and spending of $3.4m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $3.2m (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wears Valley Ranch Inc sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within TN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include California Agricultural Leadership Foundation ($3.2m), Children for Tomorrow ($3.2m) and Through These Doors ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $182k (5.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.3m against liabilities of $31k, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 109 employees.