Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation

Analysis

Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Colorado SPGS, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation reported income of $522k and spending of $354k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.4m to $522k (-62%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Fins Attached Marine Research and Conservation sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 68th percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Ramaytush Ohlone ($522k), Writers Room Inc ($522k) and Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts Inc ($522k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $6,433 (1.8% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $332k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $332k. It reported 1 employees.