Wilderness Workshop

Analysis

Wilderness Workshop is a registered charity in United States, based in Carbondale, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 years ago. 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, Wilderness Workshop reported income of $2.2m and spending of $1.9m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $976k to $2.2m (+130%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wilderness Workshop sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Johns Properties ($2.2m), No Greater Sacrifice Foundation ($2.2m) and The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle Inc ($2.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 0.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $456k (24% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $486k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $4,952, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 14 employees.