Marine Mammal Center

Analysis

Marine Mammal Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Sausalito, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1995, 31 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 September 2023, Marine Mammal Center reported income of $20.5m and spending of $21.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $15.3m to $20.5m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Marine Mammal Center sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Animal Legal Defense Fund ($20.1m), Point Reyes Bird Observatory ($20.7m) and Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA ($19.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 94% and program service revenue 1.3% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $515k (2.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.9m. It paid $473k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $50.8m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $48.9m. It reported 148 employees.