Wilderness Medical Society
The mission of the wms is to encourage, foster, support, or conduct activities to improve the scientific knowledge of the membership and general public in human health activities in a wilderness environment.
Wilderness Medical Society at a glance
In short: Wilderness Medical Society gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $10K), mostly in Iowa. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $10,000
- Grants made (2025)
- 1
- Average grant
- $10,000
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $3,176,286
- +8.6% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Iowa (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated November 2026.
Who Wilderness Medical Society funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top recipient in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Univeristy of Northern Iowa ($10K).
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2022) to $20K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $10K.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Univeristy of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA | Research Grant | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3,176,286 | $2,163,455 | $2,038,024 | $10,000 | 1 | $57,448 |
| 2024 | $2,924,808 | $2,196,647 | $2,010,642 | — | — | $56,808 |
| 2023 | $2,421,523 | $2,226,866 | $2,158,952 | $19,998 | Total only | $95,029 |
| 2022 | $2,185,729 | $2,055,564 | $2,255,129 | $5,000 | Total only | $27,994 |
| 2021 | $2,806,544 | $1,840,089 | $1,315,057 | — | — | $67,246 |
| 2020 | $1,846,816 | $1,985,423 | $1,284,703 | — | — | $493,237 |
| 2019 | $1,343,693 | $1,625,176 | $1,596,603 | $10,000 | Total only | $11,608 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Wilderness Medical Society
Based on IRS filings
Wilderness Medical Society is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Austin, TX. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.2M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $10K. Net investment income was $57K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Wilderness Medical Society is led by Renita Fonseca, CEO on every filing since 2019; 1 of 12 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Renita Fonseca
CEO
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$120K (2019) → $154K (2025)
Stephanie Lareau
President
Secretary → Treasurer & President-Elect, 2024
Treasurer & President-Elect → President, 2025
On filings since 2021
8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Avinash Patil
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christanne Coffey
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dave Young
Director
On filings since 2024
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ali Arastu
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Camilla Sulak
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Justin Gardner
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Thomas Deloughery
Director
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shana Tarter
Past President
Treasurer → President, 2024
President → Past President, 2025
On filings since 2020
4 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Graham Brant-Zawadzki
Treasurer
Director → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2021
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue Spano
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
6 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (20)
- Former: Cory Kreutzer (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Jason Williams (2021–2024) — Director
- Former: Susanne Spano (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Jenn Dow (2024) — Past President
- Former: Tom Deloughery (2024) — Director
- Former: Ian Wedmore (2019–2023) — Past President
- Former: Jennifer Dow (2019–2023) — President
- Former: Christine Coffey (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: Joseph Forrester (2022–2023) — Director
- Former: James Lieberman (2020–2022) — Past President
- Former: Grant Lipman (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Linda Keyes (2019–2021) — Past President
- Former: Carlton Heine (2020–2021) — Director
- Former: Christopher Davis (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: David Della-Giustina (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Emily Sagalyn (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Scott McIntosh (2019–2020) — Past President
- Former: Carl Heine (2019) — Director
- Former: Jamie Lieberman (2019) — Secretary
- Former: Robert Quinn (2019) — Past President
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $154K, to Renita Fonseca (CEO).
Frequently asked questions about Wilderness Medical Society
How much does Wilderness Medical Society give each year?
Wilderness Medical Society gave $10K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990.
How large is Wilderness Medical Society?
Wilderness Medical Society reported $3.2M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.
What is Wilderness Medical Society?
Wilderness Medical Society is a public charity focused on Medical Research, based in Austin, TX. It holds $3.2M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Wilderness Medical Society operate?
Wilderness Medical Society has awarded grants in Iowa.
What is Wilderness Medical Society's EIN?
Wilderness Medical Society's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-0382329. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated November 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 13, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 14, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 28, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS September 18, 2026)
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