Western States Projects Training Fund

Analysis

Western States Projects Training Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Western States Projects Training Fund reported income of $817k and spending of $388k, leaving 53% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $239k to $817k (+242%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 168%. Over the whole period it spent 61% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Western States Projects Training Fund sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Dunes Conservation Fund Inc ($817k), Chandler Park Conservancy ($818k) and Upper White River Watershed Alliance Inc ($816k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 25% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $260, net assets of $1.6m.