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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WILD WHATCOM.

Totals

Total revenue
$930,274
Total expenses
$1,116,999
Contributions and grants received
$277,752
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$642,213
Investment income
$9,781
Other revenue
$528
Total assets, end of year
$660,760
Total liabilities, end of year
$357,440
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$303,320
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$997,625
Management and general expenses
$58,482
Fundraising expenses
$60,892
Program service expenses (Part III)
$997,625

Program services were 89.3% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $277,752

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $23,602

  • 2a · Program service revenue: EXPLORERS CLUBS

    total $201,790 · related or exempt $201,790

  • 2b · Program service revenue: CAMPS

    total $177,010 · related or exempt $177,010

  • 2c · Program service revenue: SCHOOL PROGRAMS

    total $110,178 · related or exempt $110,178

  • 2d · Program service revenue: NATURE PRESCHOOL

    total $92,358 · related or exempt $92,358

  • 2e · Program service revenue: NATURE PRESCHOOL CAMPS

    total $48,220 · related or exempt $48,220

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $12,657 · related or exempt $12,657

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,281 · related or exempt $8,281

  • 6a · Gross rents

    personal property $105

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    personal property $105

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $105 · related or exempt $105

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    other assets $1,500

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    other assets $1,500

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $1,500 · related or exempt $1,500

  • 11a · Other revenue: VISA REBATE

    total $423 · related or exempt $423

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $423

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $849,338 · program services $757,707 · management and general $44,749 · fundraising $46,882

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $31,887 · program services $27,213 · management and general $2,912 · fundraising $1,762

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $82,535 · program services $74,079 · management and general $4,210 · fundraising $4,246

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $7,235 · program services $2,500 · management and general $4,735

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $54 · management and general $54

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $11,863 · program services $6,879 · management and general $10 · fundraising $4,974

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $5,389 · program services $4,505 · management and general $46 · fundraising $838

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $1,458 · program services $1,375 · management and general $83

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $34,265 · program services $31,613 · management and general $1,092 · fundraising $1,560

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $675 · program services $595 · management and general $80

  • 20 · Interest

    total $2 · management and general $2

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,583 · program services $1,583

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,946 · program services $9,689 · management and general $257

  • 24a · Other expenses: PROGRAM OPERATIONS EXP

    total $27,718 · program services $27,223 · fundraising $495

  • 24b · Other expenses: BANKING FEES

    total $26,754 · program services $26,606 · management and general $35 · fundraising $113

  • 24c · Other expenses: TRANSPORTATION / VEHICLE

    total $12,342 · program services $12,320 · fundraising $22

  • 24d · Other expenses: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    total $8,394 · program services $8,394

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $5,561 · program services $5,344 · management and general $217

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $350,643 · end of year $201,426

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $437,700 · end of year $441,917

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $3,569

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,039

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $23,630

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $6,213

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $17,417

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $227,299 · end of year $267,543

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $75,607 · end of year $89,897

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $490,045 · end of year $303,320

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WILD WHATCOM'S MISSION IS TO FOSTER LIFELONG CONNECTIONS WITH NATURE AND COMMUNITY THROUGH OUTDOOR EXPLORATION AND SERVICE.

  • 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 RELATIONSHIPS WITH SELF, OTHERS, AND THE EARTH.

    Expenses $230,341 · Revenue $201,790

  • 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.

    Expenses $410,845 · Revenue $110,178

  • 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.

    Expenses $174,531 · Revenue $177,010

  • COMMUNITY PROGRAMS INSPIRE AND AWAKEN WONDER IN THE NATURAL WORLD BY SHARING NATURE'S MYSTERIES WITH OTHERS. THE PROGRAM FACILITATES EXPLORATIONS, DISCOVERY, AND FUN IN THE NATURAL WORLD FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN LOCAL PARKS IN AND AROUND WHATCOM COUNTY. THE NATURE PRESCHOOL DELIVERS OUTDOOR EDUCATION AND ENRICHMENT TO PRESCHOOL-AGED YOUTH, AGES 3-5, WITH HALF-DAY, 4-HOUR PROGRAMMING. PROGRAM OFFERINGS INCLUDE 1-4-DAYS PER WEEK DURING THE ACADEMIC YEAR AND MULTI-DAY SUMMER CAMPS.

    Expenses $181,908 · Revenue $153,235

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Myly Fung

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brandon Larsen

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Courtney Lyons

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sarah Simpson

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 January 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540439349301219

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