Whitefish Lake Institute

Analysis

Whitefish Lake Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Whitefish, MT. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Whitefish Lake Institute reported income of $497k and spending of $461k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $377k to $497k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Whitefish Lake Institute sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 71st percentile within MT. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Coastal Watershed Council ($497k), Friends of the River Foundation ($498k) and Geist Lake Coalition Inc ($497k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 36% and program service revenue 15% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $198k. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $5,487, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 4 employees.