Wilderness Well
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES AND PURPOSES OF THIS CORPORATION SHALL BE: TO PROVIDE A SAFE SPACE FOR THE SPIRITUALLY HUNGRY AND THIRSTY, BRINGING HEALING AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH CURIOSITY, COMPASSION AND CONNECTION. THROUGH A PAY-AS-YOU-CAN MODEL, ELIMINATING FINANCIAL OBSTACLES, THIS SHALL INCLUDE: - SPIRITUAL COMPANIONSHIP AND DIRECTION, INCORPORATING CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES, PASTORAL CARE AND INNER HEALING PRAYER INTO PERSONAL APPOINTMENTS. - SPIRITUAL GROUPS AND RETREATS, ALLOWING SMALL INTERFAITH COMMUNITIES TO WALK THROUGH SPIRITUAL PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES THAT BRING NEW PERSPECTIVES AND UNDERSTANDING OF GOD AND THEMSELVES. - RESOURCE CONNECTION, MAINTAINING RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE, ENSURING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING AND EMPOWERMENT. - WILDERNESS WELL CENTER, EVENTUALLY PROVIDING A PHYSICAL PLACE FOR SPIRITUAL DIRECTION APPOINTMENTS, GROUPS RETREATS AND PRAYER, AS WELL AS PUBLIC SPACES SUCH AS ROOMS/GARDENS/LAND F
- Income
- $54,013
- Spending
- $50,287
- Reserves
- 6.7 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
- Highest pay
- $39,030, executive di
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 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 (1)
- $42,284 spent. OFFERED MORE THAN 325 INDIVIDUAL SPIRITUAL COMPANION SESSIONS;STEPPED INTO OUR SECOND YEAR OF THE WILDERNESS WELL SPIRITUAL JOURNEY COHORT, GATHERING THROUGH MULTIPLE RETREATS AND SMALLER SPIRITUAL CIRCLES. (12 PEOPLE INCLUDING THREE LEADERS) (THREE RETREATS IN 2025); LAUNCHED AN ONLINE VERSION OF THE WILDERNESS WELL SPIRITUAL JOURNEY THAT MEETS ONCE PER MONTH IN LARGE GROUP GATHERINGS, AND A SECOND TIME EACH MONTH IN SMALLER SPIRITUAL DIRECTION CIRCLES. (STARTED WITH 11 PEOPLE INCLUDING 3 LEADERS. FYI, ENDED WITH 9 INCLUDING THREE LEADERS); PARTNERED WITH SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS AT CHRISTOS CENTER FOR SPIRITUAL FORMATION, GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO FACILITATE OUR CIRCLES AS PART OF THEIR INTERNSHIPS;BEGAN EXPLORING A RE-PURPOSING MINISTRY, SERVING THOSE IN TRANSITION WITH A PLACE TO DONATE THEIR FURNITURE AND HOME GOODS, CAPTURING THE STORIES BEHIND THEM, SELLING THEM AT REASONABLE PRICES, AND BUILDING A SELF-SUPPORT MODEL FOR WILDERNESS WELL; CONTINUED DISCERNING AND DREAMING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WILDERNESS WELL AND THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITIES; 168 PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT HOURS NOT INCLUDING VOLUNTEER TIME.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 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 October 13, 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 November 6, 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 October 13, 2026.
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 October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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