Wilderness Watch Inc

Analysis

Wilderness Watch Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Missoula, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 December 2023, Wilderness Watch Inc reported income of $904k and spending of $654k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $668k to $904k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wilderness Watch Inc sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Network of Abortion Funds ($903k), Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future ($905k) and National Association of RC & D Councils Inc ($903k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $483k. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 8 employees.