Wilderness East
Donations deductibleWilderness East's network
5 people6 organisationsi5 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (6) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beth Staggenborg | Company secretary | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Bill Bruns | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jim Palmer | Vice President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Mark Baker | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Mary Wahrer | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Beth Staggenborg | Company secretary | since 2019 |
| Jim Palmer | Vice President | 2023 |
| Mark Baker | Vice-President | since 2019 |
| Stanley Sells | President | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ackerman | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rachael Grove | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Kleinrichert | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mary Wahrer | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jeff White | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| Susan Zelinski | Trustee | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Baker | President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Bill Bruns | Vice President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lexie Stevenson | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Teri Gilligan | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.
About
- Legal name
- Wilderness East
- EIN
- 200223486
- Address
- 7660 Cave Rd, Bainbridge, OH, 45612-9501
- State
- Ohio
- Mission
- In 2025 we continued to provide a valuable service to our colleague nonprofits by buying selected biologically-significant lands and then holding them long enough to allow the initiating land trust to raise acquisition funds from grants and private donors. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- C60 Environment
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Environment
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2003
- Principal officer
- David Baker (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsJim Palmer
≥6years on the filingsBeth Staggenborg
≥6years on the filingsMark Baker
≥4years on the filingsBill Bruns
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.1m
- Total liabilities
- $6.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3k
- Contributions and grants received
- $11k
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 15
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $56 | $226 | Deficit $170 |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.