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Nonprofit · EIN 91-2035824

THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE

Tax-exempt · SILVER SPRING, MD 20904

Financials

$1.3M$1.2M2023$446K$600K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$446,230$599,658-$153,428$381,882$1,538$380,344
December 31, 2023990$1,277,231$1,150,189$127,042$549,397$15,625$533,772
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$414,720
of which government grants
$211,137
Program service revenue
$19,602
Investment income
$11,908
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$78,875
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$119,099
Other salaries and wages
$211,167
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$372,401
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$1,339
Accounting fees
$12,893
Occupancy
$39,000
Travel
$20,191
Program services (functional)
$590,861
Management and general (functional)
$5,774
Fundraising (functional)
$3,023

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$549,397
Total assets, end of year
$381,882
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,538
Net assets, end of year
$380,344
Land, buildings and equipment
$4,800
Net assets without donor restrictions
$380,344
Gross receipts
$446,230
Employees
9
Volunteers
5
Year formed
2000
State of legal domicile
WA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgs
LOUIS AUGUSTEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
60$114,186$30,000
DAN GRAHAMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0$4,913
PAT BROGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
LAMBERT CHAPTCHETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
STEVE COOPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
CHRISTOPHER DAVIDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0
JOHN DONDAPATIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
PETER GASTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0$0
JAMIL HUSEINVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0$0
DAMILOLA KEHINDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
4$0$0
THERESA KEPPLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
STEVE SPENCERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
MARK WOLFRAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 13 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
LOUIS AUGUSTEXECUTIVE DI
Trustee or director, Officer
60$139,692
DAN GRAHAMTREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
5$7,575
PAT BROGANBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0
LAMBERT CHAPTCHETBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0
STEVE COOPERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0
CHRISTOPHER DAVIDPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0
JOHN DONDAPATIBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0
PETER GASTONBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.25$0
JAMIL HUSEINVICE PRESIDE
Trustee or director, Officer
0.25$0
DAMILOLA KEHINDEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
1.5$0
THERESA KEPPLEBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0
STEVE SPENCERBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0
MARK WOLFRAMBOARD MEMBER
Trustee or director
0.1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
13605 MILLS AVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20904-1049
In care of
% LOU AUGUST EXEC DIRECTOR
Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
13605 Mills Ave, Silver Spring MD 20904
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Louis August, 13605 Mills Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
Louis August, 13605 Mills Ave, Silver Spring MD 20904
Signed the 990
Lou August, Executive Director
Phone
(202) 853-7617

Mission

PIONEERING CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR PEOPLE IN NEED. WE ACCOMPLISH THIS THROUGH CHARACTER EDUCATION THROUGH WILDERNESS LEADERSHIP PROVIDING FREE AND LOW-COST TECHNOLOGY ACCESS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING AND WORK-BASED LEARNING OFTEN THROUGH SCHOOL-BASED STUDENT-RUN ENTERPRISES CALLED WILD TECH.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE INDIGENT THROUGH THE 7- STEP WILDTECH MODEL. 1: IDENTIFY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS PRIORITIZING STUDENTS THE HOMELESS AND SCHOOLS SERVING LOW-INCOME YOUTH. 2: OPTIONAL PROVIDE LEADERSHIPS TEAMWORK AND INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH INTENSE OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAMS. 3: PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY ACCESS MOST OFTEN THROUGH FREE AND EXTREMELY LOW-COST REFURBISHED COMPUTERS. 4: PROVIDE FOUNDATIONAL DIGITAL LITERACY SKILLS FOR PARTICIPANTS WITH LITTLE OR NO TECHNOLOGY ACCESS. 5: PROVIDE ICT VOCATIONAL SKILLS FOR DIGITALLY LITERATE PARTICIPANTS CONCENTRATING ON CISCO ACADEMY AND IT ESSENTIALS. 6: PROVIDE BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING FOR VOCATIONALLY TRAINED PARTICIPANTS. 7: FACILITATE PARTICIPANTS TO CREATE WILDTECH STUDENT ENTERPRISES THAT FUSE THEIR CHARACTER AND TECHNOLOGY SKILLS THROUGH WORK- BASED LEARNING THAT PRODUCES VALUABLE TECHNOLOGY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES NEEDED BY THEIR COMMUNITY GENERATING INCOME TO SUSTAIN AND GROW.
    Expenses $172,268 · grants $72,575 · revenue $19,602
  • PROVIDE ACCESS TO TECHNOLOGY TO DC SENIORS ALONG WITH TRAINING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION SERVICES VALUABLE TO SENIORS.ON NOVEMBER 15 2021 THE FEDERAL BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN WAS PASSED INTO LAW. AS PART OF THIS LAW THE DIGITAL EQUITY ACT PROVIDES 2.75 BILLION TO ESTABLISH THREE GRANT PROGRAMS THAT PROMOTE DIGITAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION WHICH IS THE WTAS MISSION. IN 2022 AND 2023 EVERY US STATE DEVELOPED AND COMPLETED THEIR STATE DIGITAL EQUITY PLAN INCLUDING MAPPING THE DIGIT EQUITY RESOURCES IN THEIR STATES FOR EXPENDING THOSE FUNDS. SINCE THE WTA HAS A LARGE PROGRAM FOCUS ON DIGITAL EQUITY FOR SENIORS AND FLORIDA HAS MORE SENIORS PER CAPITA THAN ANY OTHER STATE THE WTA OBTAINED A FLORIDA BUSINESS LICENSE AND FLORIDA LOCATION IN 2023 WITH 150SF OFFICE AND 400SF WAREHOUSE GARAGE SPACE INCLUDING ALL UTILITIES AND INTERNET. THIS IS MUCH LOWER THAN MARKET RATES. WE ARE NOW ACTIVELY RECEIVING AND PROCESSING COMPUTER DONATIONS FROM THIS OFFICE MEETING WITH FLORIDA DIGITAL EQUITY OFFICIALS AND SEEKING FLORIDA GRANTS.
    Expenses $392,108
  • Provide Service Learning opportunities for USA students and IT professionals through technology service projects serving the poorest of the poor in the USA and around the world
    Expenses $26,485 · grants $6,300

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
91-2035824
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2000
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Education (B99)
Assets (IRS master file)
$381,882
Income (IRS master file)
$446,230

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$446,230$599,658$381,882IRS
990December 2023$1,277,231$1,150,189$549,397XML
990December 2022$804,324$656,069$1,685,086IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990-N for 2015
Officer: Louis August
December 31, 2015≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-2035824).

Questions about THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE

What is the EIN of THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE is 91-2035824.
Is THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2000.
Are donations to THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE due?
The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
Who is the principal officer of THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Louis August.
Who are the officers and directors of THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,186 (LOUIS AUGUST, EXECUTIVE DI).
How much revenue does THE WILDERNESS TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $446,230, expenses of $599,658 and total assets of $381,882 at year end.

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