Wrangell Institute for Science and Environment
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 920175090
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2021–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024
- Location
- Copper Center, AK, USA
- Phone
- 9078223575
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Fund Raising and/or Fund Distribution
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $158,341
- Expenses
- $148,121
- Assets
- $140,841
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
9 people listed
People named in this filing
- Gay Wellman (Board Chair)
- Margie Steigerwald (Board Vice Chair)
- Felicia Riedel (Board Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
WISE provides science and environmental education, support for scientific research, and shares the natural wonders of Alaska's Copper River Basin. We operate year round programs for all ages, including school based outdoor days, in-class science lessons, summer hikes and camps, recreational events, and community service events for the purpose of nurturing a stewardship ethic in our community, increasing scientific knowledge, and raising appreciation for the natural world.
What it reported doing in 2024
Science and environmental Education program including school outdoor education days, science camps, hikes, science lectures, and other programs to encourage scientific literacy and stewardship.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 64
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 57
- Growth: 100
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 63%; rating input score 63
- Program expense ratio: 66.8%; rating input score 67
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 6.5%; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.95; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 76; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 11% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 15.6% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 5.2% per year; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 63% of revenue deployed · 66.8% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $99K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 9 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Filing history: 4 filing years from 2021 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 51/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 58/100.