Fish

Analysis

Fish is a registered charity in United States, based in Williamsburg, VA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Fish reported income of $386k and spending of $536k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $417k to $386k (-7.5%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Fish sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within VA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theres Is No Place Like Home Microboard Inc ($386k), Childrens Village-Family Service Foundation Inc ($386k) and Food and Planet ($386k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. At year end it held assets of $588k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $588k.