Wild Rivers Land Trust

Analysis

Wild Rivers Land Trust is a registered charity in United States, based in Port Orford, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2001, 25 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, Wild Rivers Land Trust reported income of $758k and spending of $419k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $435k to $758k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 564%. Over the whole period it spent 43% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wild Rivers Land Trust 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 76th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Texas Rice Industry Coalition for the Environment ($758k), Oregon Parks Forever ($758k) and North Carolina Marine and Estuary Foundation Inc ($757k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $199k (47% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 5 employees.