Kootznahoo-Fortress of the Bear

Analysis

Kootznahoo-Fortress of the Bear is a registered charity in United States, based in Sitka, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2003, 23 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, Kootznahoo-Fortress of the Bear reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.0m, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $976k to $1.6m (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 262%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Kootznahoo-Fortress of the Bear sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cat Welfare Association Incorporated ($1.6m), Marion Willoughby Foundation for the Care of Animals Inc ($1.6m) and Federation of Humane Organizations of West Virginia ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.1% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $565k. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $911k, net assets of $2.3m. It reported 23 employees.