Wildwood Conservation Foundation

Analysis

Wildwood Conservation Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Guerneville, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2000, 26 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, Wildwood Conservation Foundation reported income of $131k and spending of $306k, spending 234% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $519k to $131k (-75%), an average of -29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 57%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wildwood Conservation Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jacoby Creek Land Trust ($130k), Trash Free Maryland ($131k) and Energy Efficient West Virginia ($130k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $24k (7.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $24k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $705k, net assets of $543k. It reported 4 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.