Public Charity

Wilderness Youth Project Inc

Wilderness Youth Project Inc is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Santa Barbara, CA. Its most recent IRS filing (2025) reports revenue of $5.3M, expenses of $4.6M, total assets of $7.0M. Imperigo tracks 60 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.9M.

EIN: 770526117 Santa Barbara, CA Scouting NTEE: O40 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$5.3M
Total Expenses$4.6M
Total Assets$7.0M
Grant Records60
Funding Total$1.9M
Filing Years2021–2025

Mission

The mission of Wilderness Youth Project (WYP) is to foster confidence, health and a life-long love of learning for young people and families through active outdoor experiences and mentoring. WYP envisions teaching the next generation to be peaceful, respectful and confident stewards of our world.American children spend over 90% of their time indoors. All children need nature. Not just the ones whose families have privilege and easy access to nature. Not only those of a certain race or economic class or culture or gender or sexual identity or language or set of abilities. Partnering with schools and agencies, WYP has increased access to nature connection and outdoor enrichment programs for marginalized youth.

Where $100 goes at Wilderness Youth Project Inc

How Wilderness Youth Project Inc divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.

$79 Programs the work itself
$11 Management running the organization
$10 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $79 for programs

$48
Wilderness Youth Project (WYP) ~ Nature Connection ProgramsNature makes children smarter, healthier, happier, and more likely to care for the planet
62% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 1,300 youth
$22
REACH (Resilience, Education, Adventure, Community and Health) REACH is a two-and-a-half-year program that provides transformative support and development opportunities for first-generation students as they navigate the transition from…
27% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 173 students
$9
Sea League (TSL)
11% of program spending · Reported in the filing: 324 youth; 384 hours of swim
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Vice Chair Amy Schneider
Trustee Andrew Vesper
Trustee April Price
Trustee Brook Eiler
Chairman Carrie Kappel
Executive Director Daniel Fontaine

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,204,184 33 grants
Human & Social Services
$262,186 10 grants
Youth Development
$217,113 6 grants
Animal Welfare
$116,998 6 grants
Education
$50,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $5.3M $4.6M $7.0M
2024 $6.2M $4.2M $6.5M
2023 $3.3M $3.7M $4.3M
2022 $3.1M $3.2M $4.6M
2021 $2.3M $2.6M $4.8M

Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $5.3M (+126%), with total assets most recently reported at $7.0M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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