Womens Wilderness Institute

Analysis

Womens Wilderness Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Boulder, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Womens Wilderness Institute reported income of $530k and spending of $1.1m, spending 214% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $441k to $530k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Womens Wilderness Institute sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 69th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stitching Hearts Worldwide ($530k), Cavalier County Senior Meals & Services ($530k) and Every Body Athletics ($530k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 80% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $107k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $570k. At year end it held assets of $564k against liabilities of $224k, net assets of $339k. It reported 37 employees.