Tetiaroa Society

Analysis

Tetiaroa Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 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, Tetiaroa Society reported income of $679k and spending of $1.2m, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $3.3m to $679k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 47% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Tetiaroa Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Carl Safina Center Inc ($679k), Western Kentucky Botanical Garden ($679k) and Interlace Commons Inc ($678k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $77k (6.2% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $144k, net assets of $4.2m.