Northwest Wilderness Programs

Analysis

Northwest Wilderness Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1978, 48 years ago. 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, Northwest Wilderness Programs reported income of $258k and spending of $157k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $160k to $258k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 108%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northwest Wilderness Programs sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 56th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We Care Personal Services Inc ($258k), Mt Carmel High School Music Foundation ($258k) and Fontana Big Foot Lions Club Inc ($258k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.9% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $100k. At year end it held assets of $1.4m against liabilities of $18k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 22 employees.