Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group

Analysis

Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group is a registered charity in United States, based in White Salmon, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2003, 23 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 June 2023, Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group reported income of $3.7m and spending of $3.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.7m (+124%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Mid-Columbia Fisheries Enhancement Group sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 91st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Escondido Creek Conservancy ($3.7m), Council of Great Lakes Governors Inc ($3.7m) and Santa Ana Watershed Association of RCDS ($3.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $74k (2.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $911k. At year end it held assets of $671k against liabilities of $252k, net assets of $419k. It reported 29 employees.