The Wilderness Project Foundation

Analysis

The Wilderness Project Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, The Wilderness Project Foundation reported income of $5.8m and spending of $4.2m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.3m to $5.8m (+154%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, The Wilderness Project Foundation sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 81st percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dane County Humane Society ($5.8m), Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance Foundation Inc ($5.8m) and Robert Potter League for Animals Inc ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $99k (2.4% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $2.5m.