South Sound Estuary Association

Analysis

South Sound Estuary Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2011, 15 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, South Sound Estuary Association reported income of $356k and spending of $386k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $213k to $356k (+67%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, South Sound Estuary Association 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 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Resource Protection Group Inc ($356k), The Great Allegheny Passage Conservancy ($357k) and Legacy Inc ($356k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $50k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $232k. At year end it held assets of $216k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $216k. It reported 10 employees.