Wildearth Guardians

Analysis

Wildearth Guardians is a registered charity in United States, based in Santa Fe, NM. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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, Wildearth Guardians reported income of $4.0m and spending of $5.2m, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $5.0m to $4.0m (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Wildearth Guardians sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within NM. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gertrude B Nielsen Child Care and Learning Center ($4.0m), Center for Enriched Living ($4.0m) and Faith Christian School ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 7.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $2.8m. At year end it held assets of $4.3m against liabilities of $431k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 41 employees.