Vamos Outdoors Project

Analysis

Vamos Outdoors Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2020, 6 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Vamos Outdoors Project reported income of $636k and spending of $609k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $188k to $636k (+238%), an average of +84% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 138%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Vamos Outdoors Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nest Global ($636k), Caritas for Children Inc ($637k) and Iraise Girls & Boys International Corporation ($635k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 21% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $65k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $389k. At year end it held assets of $52k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $52k. It reported 31 employees.