Wilderness Volunteers

Analysis

Wilderness Volunteers is a registered charity in United States, based in Phoenix, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Wilderness Volunteers reported income of $243k and spending of $237k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $193k to $243k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wilderness Volunteers sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alaska Whale Foundation ($243k), Sustainable Claremont ($243k) and Friends of Weiser River Trail Inc ($243k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 49% and program service revenue 47% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (28% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $51k. At year end it held assets of $328k against liabilities of $1,443, net assets of $327k. It reported 2 employees.