Sitka Sound Science Center

Analysis

Sitka Sound Science Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sitka, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2008, 18 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, Sitka Sound Science Center reported income of $4.5m and spending of $4.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.9m to $4.5m (+57%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sitka Sound Science Center sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chippewa Nature Center Inc ($4.5m), Carbonplan ($4.5m) and Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 32% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. At year end it held assets of $8.6m against liabilities of $1.6m, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 58 employees.