Jackson Wild

Analysis

Jackson Wild is a registered charity in United States, based in Jackson, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Jackson Wild reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.5m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.6m to $1.4m (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Jackson Wild sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cognitive Science Society ($1.4m), Afsa Education Foundation ($1.4m) and The Texas Democracy Foundation ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 63% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $607k. At year end it held assets of $340k against liabilities of $168k, net assets of $172k. It reported 13 employees.