Wild Whatcom: FY2024 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 90-0791289)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$851K
FY2023	$1.1M
FY2024	$930K
FY2025	$1.2M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$626K
FY2023	$998K
FY2024	$1.1M
FY2025	$1.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$431K
FY2023	$490K
FY2024	$303K
FY2025	$217K

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2013.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

89%

Program services 89% · $998K Management & general 5% · $58K Fundraising 5% · $61K

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII

Myly Fung

Chair

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Brandon Larsen

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Courtney Lyons

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Simpson

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Samantha Jolly’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 16th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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.

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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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Connects people with nature and community through outdoor exploration and service.

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3 programs · $816K · in their own filed words · FY2023

01

School programs offer children the opportunity to explore and connect with the natural world near their school and neighborhoods. The program encourages students to develop a connection to local natural and cultural history through exploration, games, play, art, and nature activities.

$411Kprogram expense

02

Explorers club is a long-term, outdoor, youth mentoring program based on exploration, service, and connection. Our goals are to awaken and strengthen in youth a profound connection to the natural world; to instill a life-long ethic of service to the community; and to reinforce character traits that sustain the capacity for healthy…

$230Kprogram expense

03

Camps are three to five day adventures that utilize mentor-facilitated learning and discovery outdoors in and around whatcom county. While exploring, we aim to help kids: discover their capabilities through appropriate challenges; better understand themselves and others; and develop their collaborative leadership capacity.

$175Kprogram 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 · FY2025

Whatcom Educational Credit UnionFY2025$14K

The John E Goerlich Charitable TrustFY2025$1K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$15K

Grants paid · 1 grant · $81K · 2024–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$81,281

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$930K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$642K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Money outPt IX

$1.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$998K

Managementcol C$58K

Fundraisingcol D$61K

Owns and owesPt X

$303K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$643K

Total assetsLn 16$661K

LiabilitiesLn 26$357K

PeoplePt VI, VII

4

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a4

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$278K

Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$642K

Investment incomeLn 3$10K

Other incomeLn 4–11$528

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$930K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$201K

SavingsLn 2$442K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$643K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K

Total assetsLn 16$661K

LiabilitiesLn 26$357K

Net assetsLn 32$303K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 531

VolunteersI 6187

Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$788K	$643K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c		$17K
Total assetsLn 16	$793K	$661K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$303K	$357K
Net assetsLn 32	$490K	$303K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$849K	$758K	$45K	$47K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$32K	$27K	$3K	$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$83K	$74K	$4K	$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$7K	$2K	$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$54		$54
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$12K	$7K	$10	$5K
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$5K	$46	$838
Information technologyLn 14	$1K	$1K	$83
OccupancyLn 16	$34K	$32K	$1K	$2K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$675	$595	$80
InterestLn 20	$2		$2
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$2K	$2K
InsuranceLn 23	$10K	$10K	$257
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$75K	$75K	$35	$630
All other expensesLn 24e	$6K	$5K	$217
Total functional expensesLn 25	$1.1M	$998K	$58K	$61K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$1.2M	$1.2M	−$83K	$217K	990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing	$930K	$1.1M	−$187K	$303K	990 PDF
FY2023	$1.1M	$998K	$70K	$490K	990 PDF
FY2022	Not on file
FY2021	$851K	$626K	$225K	$431K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $930,274 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $508,322$277,752

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $552,833$642,213

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,808$9,781

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $533$528

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,067,496$930,274

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $852,038$963,760

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $145,462$153,239

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $997,500$1,116,999

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $69,996−$186,725

Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4

VI-1b Independent voting members4

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 $930,274 across 9 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $12,657 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$277,752

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,602

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$277,752

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $629,556$629,556

VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $8,281$8,281

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $105$105

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $1,500$1,500

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $423$423

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $652,522$930,274

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,116,999 across 15 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $757,707 · Management $44,749 · Fundraising $46,882$849,338

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $27,213 · Management $2,912 · Fundraising $1,762$31,887

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $74,079 · Management $4,210 · Fundraising $4,246$82,535

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,500 · Management $4,735$7,235

IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $54$54

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $6,879 · Management $10 · Fundraising $4,974$11,863

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,505 · Management $46 · Fundraising $838$5,389

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,375 · Management $83$1,458

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,613 · Management $1,092 · Fundraising $1,560$34,265

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $595 · Management $80$675

IX-20 InterestManagement $2$2

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,583$1,583

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $9,689 · Management $257$9,946

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $74,543 · Management $35 · Fundraising $630$75,208

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,344 · Management $217$5,561

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $997,625 · Management $58,482 · Fundraising $60,892$1,116,999

Part X · Balance sheet $660,760 assets, 10 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $350,643$201,426

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $437,700$441,917

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$17,417

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $792,951$660,760

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $227,299$267,543

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $75,607$89,897

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $302,906$357,440

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $490,045$303,320

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $490,045$303,320

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $792,951$660,760

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $303,320 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$930,274

XI-2 Total expenses$1,116,999

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$186,725

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$490,045

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$303,320

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

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Wild Whatcom FY2024 filing

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

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Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV