Wildland Firefighter Foundation

Analysis

Wildland Firefighter Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Boise, ID. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Wildland Firefighter Foundation reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.1m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildland Firefighter Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within ID. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitefish Legacy Partners Inc ($2.5m), Port Royal Sound Foundation ($2.5m) and Climate Action Systems Inc ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 77% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $333k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $220k. At year end it held assets of $5.9m against liabilities of $1.2m, net assets of $4.7m. It reported 10 employees.