Nature of Wildworks

Analysis

Nature of Wildworks is a registered charity in United States, based in Coarsegold, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 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 (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, Nature of Wildworks reported income of $176k and spending of $394k, spending 224% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $265k to $176k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 403%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Nature of Wildworks sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 53rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Carolina Beach Inlet and Waterway Association Inc ($176k), California Society of American Foresters ($176k) and International Society for Reef Studies ($176k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $176k. At year end it held assets of $773k against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $745k. It reported 3 employees.