Wilderness Integration Project
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To provide wilderness education through youth backcountry programs and community events centered around love for the natural world. We work to connect human hearts with the everyday wild through adventure, scientific inquiry, storytelling, and hands-on skills. By cultivating wonder and belonging in the natural world, we are expanding the community of people in all walks of life who advocate for the well-being of our planet.
- Income
- $58,909
- Spending
- $111,597
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 59%
- Highest pay
- $66,816, executive director
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 34 out of 100. Higher than 5% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 0% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 89% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (1)
- $51,858 spent. Wilderness Integration Project (dba Wild Society) is a small outdoor education nonprofit based in western Washington dedicated to connecting youth with the natural world through backpacking trips in the Olympic. We cultivate lasting relationships between young people and the wild through adventure, scientific inquiry, storytelling, and hands-on outdoor skills. Our programs provide inspiring wilderness experiences that set youth up for a lifelong enjoyment of the outdoors. Operating entirely on public lands, we help young people discover they belong in these spaces, helping to build the next generation of environmental stewards.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending September 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending September 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since January 2015.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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