Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated

Analysis

Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Barbara, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1999, 27 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, Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated reported income of $3.3m and spending of $3.7m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.2m to $3.3m (+2.6%), an average of +0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wilderness Youth Project Incorporated sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spring of Evolution Inc ($3.3m), Colorado Rampage ($3.3m) and Boys & Girls Clubs of Buffalo Inc ($3.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% and program service revenue 22% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. It paid $21k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $537k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 93 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.