Wild Diversity

Portland, ORUnknown exempt organization EIN 83-3099383Revenue $595K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwilddiversity.com2310 Ne 82nd Ave · Portland, OR

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To help create a personal connection to the outdoors for black, indigenous, all people of color (bipoc) & the lgbtq2s+ communities, through outdoor adventures and education.

72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 4 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · 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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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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $16K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$145K
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
3
named funders · $202K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$595K
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$829K
To programs
72%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$595K
FY2024▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$500K
FY2022$622K
FY2023$826K
FY2024$595K
Expenses
$829K
FY2024▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$310K
FY2022$666K
FY2023$803K
FY2024$829K
Net assets
$0
FY2024▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$63K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$211K
FY2023$234K
FY2024$0

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $598K Management & general 15% · $124K Fundraising 13% · $108K

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; $145K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$145,458Pt VII · Sec A
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mercy Mfon Shammah$145,458$103,860$81,270$60,319$58,801

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

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

Programs and updates

Connects BIPOC and LGBTQ2S+ communities with nature through outdoor adventures and education.

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1 program · $598K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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We welcome and create a sense of belonging in the outdoors for the bipoc & LGBTQ+ communities. We host outdoor adventures, provide outdoor education, and facilitate community workshops. We build community through outdoor group adventure programs including, day and weekend trips, and community workshops.

$598Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$202K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$595K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$829K
Ln 25
Programscol B$598K
Managementcol C$124K
Fundraisingcol D$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$549K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$44K
Investment incomeLn 3$88
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$390
Total revenueLn 12$595K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 630
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
Total assetsLn 16$235K$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$0
Net assetsLn 32$234K$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$162K$65K$49K$49K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$300K$250K$46K$4K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$4K$47$609
Other employee benefitsLn 9$19K$17K$195$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$31K$5K$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$669$669
Accounting feesLn 11c$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$82K$68K$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$16K$137$11$16K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$24K$135$3K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$6K$379$4K
OccupancyLn 16$66K$52K$4K$11K
TravelLn 17$13K$12K$217$264
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$12K$10K$16$2K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$8K$4K$4K−$108
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$37K$36K$78$442
All other expensesLn 24e$958$157$777$24
Total functional expensesLn 25$829K$598K$124K$108K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $595K$829K−$234K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $826K$803K$23K$234K 990 PDF
FY2022 $622K$666K−$44K$211K 990 PDF
FY2021 $500K$310K$191K$254K 990 PDF
FY2020 $163K$63K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $595,098 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $803,738$548,913
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,540$44,477
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $147−$302
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $39$2,010
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $826,464$595,098
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$9,993
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $540,692$531,673
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $262,710$287,292
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $803,402$828,958
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $23,062−$233,860
Part VI · Governance 3 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members3
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $595,098 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $926 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$548,913
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$548,913
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $44,477$44,477
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $88$88
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $800$800
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$390−$390
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $284$284
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $46,185 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$595,098
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $828,958 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $9,993$9,993
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $64,887 · Management $48,665 · Fundraising $48,665$162,217
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $249,947 · Management $46,362 · Fundraising $3,508$299,817
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,030 · Management $47 · Fundraising $609$4,686
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,754 · Management $195 · Fundraising $2,533$19,482
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $31,375 · Management $5,002 · Fundraising $9,094$45,471
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $669$669
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,744$5,744
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $67,780 · Management $7,463 · Fundraising $7,138$82,381
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $137 · Management $11 · Fundraising $16,294$16,442
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,955 · Management $135 · Fundraising $3,076$27,166
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,974 · Management $379 · Fundraising $3,701$10,054
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $51,804 · Management $3,947 · Fundraising $10,524$66,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,482 · Management $217 · Fundraising $264$12,963
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $10,123 · Management $16 · Fundraising $1,816$11,955
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $7,455$7,455
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,445 · Management $3,877 · Fundraising −$108$8,214
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $36,496 · Management $78 · Fundraising $442$37,016
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $157 · Management $777 · Fundraising $24$958
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $597,794 · Management $123,584 · Fundraising $107,580$828,958
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $235,417$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,557$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $233,860$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $235,417$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$595,098
XI-2 Total expenses$828,958
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$233,860
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$233,860
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

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