Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge

Analysis

Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Oak Harbor, OH. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge reported income of $963k and spending of $593k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $218k to $963k (+342%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OH. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Junior Livestock Show of Spokane ($962k), Animal Foundation of Great Falls Montana ($965k) and Tattered Paws and Golden Hearts Rescue ($962k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 4.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $36k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $53k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 4 employees.