Ascend Wilderness Experience

Analysis

Ascend Wilderness Experience is a registered charity in United States, based in Weaverville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2006, 20 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 (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, Ascend Wilderness Experience reported income of $75k and spending of $105k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2023 to December 2023, income fell from $196k to $75k (-62%), an average of -62% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Ascend Wilderness Experience sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 29th percentile, and in the 31st percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sauk Prairie Summer Recreation Inc ($75k), Perth Amboy Pal ($75k) and Montana 4-H Foundation Inc ($75k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% and program service revenue 7.7% of the total. At year end it held assets of $79k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $79k.