Wilderness Workshop EIN 74-1900412

Wilderness Workshop FY2021 filing

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Protects and conserves wilderness and natural landscapes in the Roaring Fork watershed and surrounding public lands. For fiscal year 2021 it reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
Location
Carbondale, CO
Website
www.wildernessworkshop.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2021)
Revenue
$1.6MFY2021
Expenses
$1.3M
Net assets
$1.7M
People
19
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  74-1900412 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Carbondale, CO
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Protects and conserves wilderness and natural landscapes in the Roaring Fork watershed and surrounding public lands.
Leadership
William Roush · Executive Director · $105K
Money in and out
$1.6M revenue, $1.3M expenses
Bottom line
77% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2021
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $308K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program efficiency
77%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
15.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+19%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +39%
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2021▲ +48%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2021▲ +21%
Total liabilities
$11K
FY2021▼ -58%
Total revenue
$1.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$1.3M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$308K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $982K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Empower members, the public, media and decision makers to effectively weigh in for wildlands protection.

$879Kprogram expense
02

Conservation and advocacy programs goal is to prevent or minimize the adverse ecological impacts of energy development in the roaring fork watershed

$61Kprogram expense
03

The wilderness monitoring program collects baseline data on air and water quality and invasive weeds, to provide an early-warning system of adverse environmental trends.

$41Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWilderness Workshop
EINHdr · item D74-1900412
Principal addressHdr · item CCarbondale, CO
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wildernessworkshop.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCO
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 1977

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$105,270Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Peter Hart$154,112$125,892$121,646
William Roush$147,758$117,000$112,770$105,270$95,800
Juli Slivka$121,000$110,000$114,311
Emily Kay$110,139$103,000
Beverly Patera$100,334

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants102%$1.6M
Program service revenue$6K
Investment income$156
— government grantsLn 1e$94K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.10
Program services77%$982K
Management & general13%$167K
Fundraising10%$132K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$11K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed15.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $1.3M
15.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $982K · Total expenses $1.3M
77%
Management & General
Management & general $167K · Total expenses $1.3M
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $132K · Total expenses $1.3M
10%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $128K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $1.2M
$0.11 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.6M · Total revenue $1.6M
102%
Government reliance
Government grants $94K · Total revenue $1.6M
6%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $6K · Total revenue $1.6M
0.4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $156 · Total revenue $1.6M
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $6K · Total expenses $1.3M
0.4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.6M · Prior year $1.1M
+39%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.6M · Expenses $1.3M
+19%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual William Roush · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $105K · Total expenses $1.3M
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $905K · Total expenses $1.3M
71%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 8%
Revenue growth 39%
Legal fee ratio 2%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2021–2021
Independence Pass FoundationCO · FY2021$10,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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