Wilderness Volunteers Giving Something Back EIN 91-1821692

Wilderness Volunteers Giving Something Back

EIN  91-1821692 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Flagstaff, AZ Founded 1997
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Maintains public lands using volunteer help.
Leadership
Ross Holloway · President
Money in and out
$283K revenue, $283K expenses
Bottom line
64% program efficiency

Maintains public lands using volunteer help. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $283K in revenue, $283K in expenses, and $352K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$283K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$283K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$352K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $107
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.13
Program efficiency
64%
of spending reaches programs▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
14.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -9% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
0%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -99% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$283K
FY2025▲ +5%
Expenses
$283K
FY2025▲ +10%
Total assets
$352K
FY2025▲ +1%
Total liabilities
$63
FY2025▼ -96%
Total revenue
$283K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$283K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$352K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$107
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$352K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B64%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 39
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $182K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Wilderness volunteers completed 35 week-long volunteer projects in 2025, engaging 305 volunteers for a total of 8517 volunteer hours. Projects were coordinated with public land management agencies, including the national park service, U.S.

$182Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWilderness Volunteers Giving Something Back
EINHdr · item D91-1821692
Principal addressHdr · item CFlagstaff, AZ
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wildernessvolunteers.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1997
State of legal domicileHdr · item MAZ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEnvironment (C99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 1997

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a9
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Henderson’s $69K as Executive Director is at the 51st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1982 $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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Henderson$69,457$66,150$62,803$10,692
Elisabeth Northcutt$20,400$59,418

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 & grants$200K · 71%
Program service revenue$54K · 19%
Investment income$28K · 10%
Contributions & grants71%$200K
Program service revenue19%$54K
Investment income10%$28K
Other revenue$538
Total revenueLn 12$283K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.64 Management & general $0.23 Fundraising $0.13
Program services64%$182K
Management & general23%$64K
Fundraising13%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$283K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$26K
Total assetsLn 16$352K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$63
Total net assetsLn 32$352K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $352K · Operating expenses/yr $283K
14.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $182K · Total expenses $283K
64%
Management & General
Management & general $64K · Total expenses $283K
23%
Fundraising
Fundraising $36K · Total expenses $283K
13%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $29K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $158K
$0.19 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $200K · Total revenue $283K
71%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $283K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $54K · Total revenue $283K
19%
Investment reliance
Investment income $28K · Total revenue $283K
+10%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $54K · Total expenses $283K
19%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $283K · Prior year $269K
+5%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $218K · FY2025 $283K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $352K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $283K · Expenses $283K
0%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $352K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $352K · Total assets $352K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $326K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $352K
93%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Ross Holloway · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $283K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $159K · Total expenses $283K
56%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 64%
Overhead ratio 23%
Fundraising cost ratio 18%
Revenue growth 5%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$23K
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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
FY2025 (Latest)$283K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$269K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$243K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$185K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$205K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$218K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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