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The Wild Fund Inc

EIN 82-0537401 · Hailey, ID

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthGood72 out of 100GovernanceGood80 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

WILD GIFT SELECTS EXTRAORDINARY LEADERS, TAKES THEM ON A DEEP WILDERNESS TRIP, AND GIVES THEM STARTUP CAPITAL AND EXPERT MENTORSHIP TO ACCELERATE THEIR BETTER-WORLDS IDEAS.

Income
$167,087
Spending
$176,069
Spent on programs
59%
Reserves
19.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
donations and private grants, 79%
Employees
1
Highest pay
$60,000, board presid

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Good: 72 out of 100. Higher than 51% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    35 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 19.9 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 15% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    4 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 5% of income.

  • Income trend

    5 of 15

    Income fell 16% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    59% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 26 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Good: 80 out of 100. Higher than 69% of charities in its peer group (human services, under $250k).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    8 of 8 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    0 of 7

    Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    0 of 10

    Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 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 (4)
  1. FORM 990, PART THREE LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH VIGOROUS OUTREACH AND A INTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS, EACH YEAR WILD GIFT SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITS IMPRESSIVE VISIONARIES (AGES 21-35) WITH BREAK- THROUGH IDEAS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, BRING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND, AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM THAY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE EACH CLASS OF FELLOWS EMBARKS ON A 16-MONTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, COMMERCING WTH THE:"WILD GIFT" A 20-DAY EXPEDITION IN THE IDAHO WILDERNESS. THE EXPEDITION CHALLENGES EACH FELLOW PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, REMMOVES THEM FROM THEIR COMFORT ZONE, AND CONNECTS THEM TO THE NATURAL WORLD ON A VERY PERSONAL LEVEL. THEY ARE ABLE TO UNPLUG, GAIN CLARITY, INCUBATE IDEAS, AND ENVISION THE TRUE SCOPE OF THERI WORK AND LIVES, AND BUILD LIFE LONG BONDS WITH PEERS TACKLING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. CONNECTIONS ARE DRAWN BETWEEN THE CHALLENGES OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD TO THOSE CONFRONTED ON THE GROUND WHEN LAUNCHING A SOCIAL VENTURE - THE WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE RISK, SEEING OBSTACLES AS OPPROTUNITIES, PERSERVANCE, HUMILTY, THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF ALL THINGS, AND FRAGILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES A PLATFORM WHERE AUTHENTICITY, COLLOBRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE REVERED, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE BALANCE MATTER, AND FAILURE IS VIEWED AS A NECESSARY SETP TO SUCCESS. POST-EXPEDITION, EACH WILD GIFT FELLOW IS PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DEDICATED MENTORS TO HELP THEM LAUNCH THEIR INITIATIVE. THEY ARE NETWORKED INTO A TIGHT-KNIT CADRE OF OTHER WILD GIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRENEURS WORKING ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP RETREATS. FELLOWS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BEYOND THE OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP TERM OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP THROUGH ONGOING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, SPEAKING INVITATIONS, AND CONTINUED INCLUSION IN WILD GIFT'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIOINAL OUTREACH. FORM 990, PART THREE LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH VIGOROUS OUTREACH AND A INTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS, EACH YEAR WILD GIFT SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITS IMPRESSIVE VISIONARIES (AGES 21-35) WITH BREAK- THROUGH IDEAS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, BRING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND, AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM THAY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE EACH CLASS OF FELLOWS EMBARKS ON A 16-MONTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, COMMERCING WTH THE:"WILD GIFT" A 20-DAY EXPEDITION IN THE IDAHO WILDERNESS. THE EXPEDITION CHALLENGES EACH FELLOW PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, REMMOVES THEM FROM THEIR COMFORT ZONE, AND CONNECTS THEM TO THE NATURAL WORLD ON A VERY PERSONAL LEVEL. THEY ARE ABLE TO UNPLUG, GAIN CLARITY, INCUBATE IDEAS, AND ENVISION THE TRUE SCOPE OF THERI WORK AND LIVES, AND BUILD LIFE LONG BONDS WITH PEERS TACKLING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. CONNECTIONS ARE DRAWN BETWEEN THE CHALLENGES OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD TO THOSE CONFRONTED ON THE GROUND WHEN LAUNCHING A SOCIAL VENTURE - THE WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE RISK, SEEING OBSTACLES AS OPPROTUNITIES, PERSERVANCE, HUMILTY, THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF ALL THINGS, AND FRAGILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES A PLATFORM WHERE AUTHENTICITY, COLLOBRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE REVERED, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE BALANCE MATTER, AND FAILURE IS VIEWED AS A NECESSARY SETP TO SUCCESS. POST-EXPEDITION, EACH WILD GIFT FELLOW IS PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DEDICATED MENTORS TO HELP THEM LAUNCH THEIR INITIATIVE. THEY ARE NETWORKED INTO A TIGHT-KNIT CADRE OF OTHER WILD GIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRENEURS WORKING ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP RETREATS. FELLOWS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BEYOND THE OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP TERM OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP THROUGH ONGOING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, SPEAKING INVITATIONS, AND CONTINUED INCLUSION IN WILD GIFT'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIOINAL OUTREACH.
  2. $103,028 spent. FORM 990, PART THREE LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH VIGOROUS OUTREACH AND A INTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS, EACH YEAR WILD GIFT SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITS IMPRESSIVE VISIONARIES (AGES 21-35) WITH BREAK- THROUGH IDEAS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, BRING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND, AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM THAY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE EACH CLASS OF FELLOWS EMBARKS ON A 16-MONTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, COMMERCING WTH THE:"WILD GIFT" A 20-DAY EXPEDITION IN THE IDAHO WILDERNESS. THE EXPEDITION CHALLENGES EACH FELLOW PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, REMMOVES THEM FROM THEIR COMFORT ZONE, AND CONNECTS THEM TO THE NATURAL WORLD ON A VERY PERSONAL LEVEL. THEY ARE ABLE TO UNPLUG, GAIN CLARITY, INCUBATE IDEAS, AND ENVISION THE TRUE SCOPE OF THERI WORK AND LIVES, AND BUILD LIFE LONG BONDS WITH PEERS TACKLING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. CONNECTIONS ARE DRAWN BETWEEN THE CHALLENGES OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD TO THOSE CONFRONTED ON THE GROUND WHEN LAUNCHING A SOCIAL VENTURE - THE WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE RISK, SEEING OBSTACLES AS OPPROTUNITIES, PERSERVANCE, HUMILTY, THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF ALL THINGS, AND FRAGILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES A PLATFORM WHERE AUTHENTICITY, COLLOBRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE REVERED, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE BALANCE MATTER, AND FAILURE IS VIEWED AS A NECESSARY SETP TO SUCCESS. POST-EXPEDITION, EACH WILD GIFT FELLOW IS PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DEDICATED MENTORS TO HELP THEM LAUNCH THEIR INITIATIVE. THEY ARE NETWORKED INTO A TIGHT-KNIT CADRE OF OTHER WILD GIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRENEURS WORKING ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP RETREATS. FELLOWS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BEYOND THE OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP TERM OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP THROUGH ONGOING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, SPEAKING INVITATIONS, AND CONTINUED INCLUSION IN WILD GIFT'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIOINAL OUTREACH.
  3. FORM 990, PART THREE LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH VIGOROUS OUTREACH AND A INTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS, EACH YEAR WILD GIFT SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITS IMPRESSIVE VISIONARIES (AGES 21-35) WITH BREAK- THROUGH IDEAS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, BRING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND, AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM THAY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE EACH CLASS OF FELLOWS EMBARKS ON A 16-MONTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, COMMERCING WTH THE:"WILD GIFT" A 20-DAY EXPEDITION IN THE IDAHO WILDERNESS. THE EXPEDITION CHALLENGES EACH FELLOW PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, REMMOVES THEM FROM THEIR COMFORT ZONE, AND CONNECTS THEM TO THE NATURAL WORLD ON A VERY PERSONAL LEVEL. THEY ARE ABLE TO UNPLUG, GAIN CLARITY, INCUBATE IDEAS, AND ENVISION THE TRUE SCOPE OF THERI WORK AND LIVES, AND BUILD LIFE LONG BONDS WITH PEERS TACKLING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. CONNECTIONS ARE DRAWN BETWEEN THE CHALLENGES OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD TO THOSE CONFRONTED ON THE GROUND WHEN LAUNCHING A SOCIAL VENTURE - THE WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE RISK, SEEING OBSTACLES AS OPPROTUNITIES, PERSERVANCE, HUMILTY, THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF ALL THINGS, AND FRAGILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES A PLATFORM WHERE AUTHENTICITY, COLLOBRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE REVERED, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE BALANCE MATTER, AND FAILURE IS VIEWED AS A NECESSARY SETP TO SUCCESS. POST-EXPEDITION, EACH WILD GIFT FELLOW IS PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DEDICATED MENTORS TO HELP THEM LAUNCH THEIR INITIATIVE. THEY ARE NETWORKED INTO A TIGHT-KNIT CADRE OF OTHER WILD GIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRENEURS WORKING ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP RETREATS. FELLOWS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BEYOND THE OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP TERM OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP THROUGH ONGOING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, SPEAKING INVITATIONS, AND CONTINUED INCLUSION IN WILD GIFT'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIOINAL OUTREACH.
  4. FORM 990, PART THREE LINE 4A - FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT THROUGH VIGOROUS OUTREACH AND A INTENSIVE SELECTION PROCESS, EACH YEAR WILD GIFT SUCCESSFULLY RECRUITS IMPRESSIVE VISIONARIES (AGES 21-35) WITH BREAK- THROUGH IDEAS WHO DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO GROW A SUSTAINABLE ENTERPRISE, BRING DIVERSITY OF BACKGROUND, AND WILL MAKE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM THAY ARE TRYING TO SOLVE EACH CLASS OF FELLOWS EMBARKS ON A 16-MONTH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM, COMMERCING WTH THE:"WILD GIFT" A 20-DAY EXPEDITION IN THE IDAHO WILDERNESS. THE EXPEDITION CHALLENGES EACH FELLOW PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY, REMMOVES THEM FROM THEIR COMFORT ZONE, AND CONNECTS THEM TO THE NATURAL WORLD ON A VERY PERSONAL LEVEL. THEY ARE ABLE TO UNPLUG, GAIN CLARITY, INCUBATE IDEAS, AND ENVISION THE TRUE SCOPE OF THERI WORK AND LIVES, AND BUILD LIFE LONG BONDS WITH PEERS TACKLING SIMILAR CHALLENGES. CONNECTIONS ARE DRAWN BETWEEN THE CHALLENGES OF SURVIVING IN THE WILD TO THOSE CONFRONTED ON THE GROUND WHEN LAUNCHING A SOCIAL VENTURE - THE WILLINGNESS TO EMBRACE RISK, SEEING OBSTACLES AS OPPROTUNITIES, PERSERVANCE, HUMILTY, THE INTERCONNECTNESS OF ALL THINGS, AND FRAGILITY OF THE NATURAL WORLD. THE PROGRAM INCORPORATES A PLATFORM WHERE AUTHENTICITY, COLLOBRATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ARE REVERED, PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LIFE BALANCE MATTER, AND FAILURE IS VIEWED AS A NECESSARY SETP TO SUCCESS. POST-EXPEDITION, EACH WILD GIFT FELLOW IS PROVIDED WITH TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND DEDICATED MENTORS TO HELP THEM LAUNCH THEIR INITIATIVE. THEY ARE NETWORKED INTO A TIGHT-KNIT CADRE OF OTHER WILD GIFT SOCIAL ENTERPRENEURS WORKING ALL OVER THE WORLD, INCLUDING SPONSORSHIP TO ATTEND ANNUAL FELLOWSHIP RETREATS. FELLOWS ARE ALSO SUPPORTED BEYOND THE OFFICIAL SPONSORSHIP TERM OF THEIR FELLOWSHIP THROUGH ONGOING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES, KNOWLEDGE SHARING, SPEAKING INVITATIONS, AND CONTINUED INCLUSION IN WILD GIFT'S NATIONAL AND INTERNATIOINAL OUTREACH.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since April 2002.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.

  6. 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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