Wonderhaven
Overview
Mission
Wonderhaven's stated mission, as outlined in our articles of organization, is "to support human endeavors that recognize the nobility of humanity and strive for its realization, including supporting people and projects that exemplify wise and compassionate care for each other, the earth, and all of its creatures." at present, our first and flagship project is "dharma's garden", a neighborhood educational farm with its own stated mission "to demonstrate, educate, and inspire others to take on the noble work of tending the earth".
What it reported doing in 2024
Educational farm program (dharma's garden): we operated an urban farm and homestead in the city with the mission to demonstrate, educate, and inspire others to take on the noble work of tending the earth. Through this working demonstration farm, we provided produce for over 150 families on a weekly basis through the harvest seasonsupported entirely through donationswith excess produce donated to local food rescue organizations. We had robust attendance from both youth and adults at our regular, twice-weekly volunteer days in spring through autumn, in addition to special volunteer events organized for various visiting groups. We also offered hands-on educational opportunities for both children and adults, including numerous classes, workshops, and events (such as classes on biodynamic farming, composting, basket weaving, bird-banding, botanical illustration; and events such as seasonal festivals and community celebrations). We offered a months-long morning program for preschool-aged children of nature-based education on the farm. We led mother-baby programs that fostered families connection with nature. We hosted numerous school visits and field trips for local students from pre-k through college-age, engaging the youth in hands-on regenerative farming tasks. We also provided invaluable work experiences to teens and young adults in our community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The nonprofit carried out 100% of its reported program work directly.
- Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 472691499
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024, Form 990-EZ 2020, Form 990-N 2018
- Headquarters
- Boulder, CO, USA
- Rating
- 89
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and the filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 97
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Accountability: 68
- Sustainability: 38
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 95.3%; rating input score 95
- Fundraising efficiency: $123.17 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: Limited
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: Limited
- Public policy transparency: Limited
- Public financial transparency: Limited
- Impact reporting controls: Limited
- Public relationship transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 60%; rating input score 60; 17th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
- Public governance controls: Limited
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -13.2%; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 9.59; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.68; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 23.6%; rating input score 16; 16th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 37.9% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 33.9% per year; rating input score 100; 93rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 95.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 3 of 5 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
- Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $497K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $62K · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 25 of 25 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
- Filing history: 4 annual filings from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.