Wander Project

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Salt Lake Cty, UT501(c)(3)EnvironmentEIN 83-1778644Revenue $365K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwanderproject.org50 W Broadway Ste 333 Pmb 46529, 84101-2027 · Salt Lake Cty, UTTax-exempt since Jun 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Wander Project engages with athletes and small to medium endurance racing events to support local communities through inspired fundraising and service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 1 employee.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $12K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$64K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 56% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$365K
-19% vs prior year
Spent
$375K
To programs
93%
Net assets
$271K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$365K
FY2024▼ -19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$89K
FY2020$302K
FY2021$424K
FY2022$433K
FY2023$451K
FY2024$365K
Expenses
$375K
FY2024▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$249K
FY2021$387K
FY2022$420K
FY2023$484K
FY2024$375K
Net assets
$271K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$5K
FY2020$57K
FY2021$92K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$271K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $347K Management & general 4% · $15K Fundraising 4% · $13K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $64K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$64,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zander Chase’s $64K as Executive Di is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1989 $100K–1M environment nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Amy Ben-Horin - Outgoing—$76,794————
Amy Ben-Horin——$75,000$63,600$60,000—
Zander Chase$64,000—————
Cherie Santiago—————$23,333

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports local communities by inspiring fundraising and service through endurance racing events.

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1 program · $347K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Charity Bibs

Wander project works with event companies to secure free or reduced entries to their events. We then provide our participants with the option to raise funds (a set amount that varies based on the event) in lieu of paying for the event.

$347Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$37K
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Grants paid · 41 grants · $599K · 2020–2024
Bigger Than INCWI · FY2024$28,850
Challenged Athletes INCCA · FY2024$17,931
Navajo YesAZ · FY2024$7,277
Growing the Grassroots INCMN · FY2024$5,516
Bridging Bionics FoundationCO · FY2023$34,382
Bigger Than INCWI · FY2023$27,674
Challenged Athletes INCCA · FY2023$18,007
Navajo YesAZ · FY2023$11,298
This Time Tomorrow INCWI · FY2023$8,141
The Wilderness SocietyDC · FY2023$6,190
Uniform Funding FoundationOH · FY2023$5,208
Navajo YesAZ · FY2022$30,551
Yosemite FoundationCA · FY2022$30,000
The Marshall EffectCO · FY2022$8,429
Public Lands AllianceDC · FY2022$7,123
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$365K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$375K
Ln 25
Programscol B$347K
Managementcol C$15K
Fundraisingcol D$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$271K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$359K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Total revenueLn 12$365K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$44K
SavingsLn 2$233K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$276K
Total assetsLn 16$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$271K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$293K$276K
Total assetsLn 16$297K$283K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$281K$271K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$206K$206K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$64K$54K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$30K$30K$781
Other employee benefitsLn 9$3K$2K$282
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$7K$899
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$8K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$10K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$579
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K$215
Information technologyLn 14$1K$903$112
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$205
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28K$15K$49$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$375K$347K$15K$13K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $365K$375K−$9K$271K 990 PDF
FY2023 $451K$484K−$33K$281K 990 PDF
FY2022 $433K$420K$13K$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 $424K$387K$37K$92K 990 PDF
FY2020 $302K$249K$53K$57K 990 PDF
FY2019 $89K$5K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $365,325 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $446,495$359,312
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,413$6,013
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $450,908$365,325
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $236,317$205,594
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $146,896$105,110
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $100,604$63,895
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $483,817$374,599
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$32,909−$9,274
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $365,325 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$359,312
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$35,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$359,312
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $6,013$6,013
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $6,013$365,325
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $374,599 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $205,594$205,594
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,400 · Management $9,600$64,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,591 · Management $781$30,372
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $2,285 · Management $282$2,567
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,272 · Management $899$8,171
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $8,134 · Management $1,005$9,139
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,158 · Management $1,191$11,349
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $4,682 · Management $579$5,261
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,522 · Management $215$2,737
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $903 · Management $112$1,015
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,464$4,464
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,657 · Management $205$1,862
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $14,894 · Management $49 · Fundraising $13,125$28,068
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $346,556 · Management $14,918 · Fundraising $13,125$374,599
Part X · Balance sheet $282,988 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $136,593$43,744
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $155,969$232,530
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,011$6,151
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,880$563
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $297,453$282,988
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $16,788$11,597
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $16,788$11,597
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $198,450$206,497
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $82,215$64,894
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $280,665$271,391
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $297,453$282,988
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $271,391 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$365,325
XI-2 Total expenses$374,599
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,274
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$280,665
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$271,391

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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