Fish of Cowlitz County

Analysis

Fish of Cowlitz County is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Fish of Cowlitz County reported income of $285k and spending of $255k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $207k to $285k (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fish of Cowlitz County sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile, and in the 58th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Baptist and Manley Estates Inc ($285k), Federation of Indian Association of Northern California ($285k) and The Reboli Center for Art and History ($285k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $266k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $266k.