Harbor Wildwatch

Analysis

Harbor Wildwatch is a registered charity in United States, based in Gig Harbor, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2006, 20 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, Harbor Wildwatch reported income of $346k and spending of $337k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $267k to $346k (+30%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Harbor Wildwatch sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 62nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of the Petaluma River ($345k), Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals Inc ($346k) and Great Basin National Park FNDN ($345k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $88k (26% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $108k. At year end it held assets of $114k against liabilities of $56k, net assets of $58k. It reported 3 employees.