Great Old Broads for Wilderness

Analysis

Great Old Broads for Wilderness is a registered charity in United States, based in Durango, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 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, Great Old Broads for Wilderness reported income of $883k and spending of $880k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.0m to $883k (-14%), an average of -2.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 93%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Great Old Broads for Wilderness sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impact Housing Development Ltd ($882k), HCFN Title Holding Corporation ($883k) and Bowie Interfaith Pantry and Emergency Aid Fund Inc ($882k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $83k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $379k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $218k, net assets of $956k. It reported 11 employees.