Wilderness Inquiry Inc

Analysis

Wilderness Inquiry Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Bloomington, MN. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1980, 46 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 Inquiry Inc reported income of $6.9m and spending of $5.3m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $6.9m (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wilderness Inquiry Inc sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within MN. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ruffed Grouse Society ($6.8m), Historic Virginia Land Conservancy ($6.9m) and Inland Northwest Land Trust ($6.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $454k (8.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $7.5m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $6.2m. It reported 180 employees.