Friends of the Elephant Seal

Analysis

Friends of the Elephant Seal is a registered charity in United States, based in San Simeon, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1999, 27 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, Friends of the Elephant Seal reported income of $204k and spending of $176k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $245k to $204k (-17%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Friends of the Elephant Seal sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save Valley Conservancy Fund Inc ($204k), Kingdom Animal Shelter Inc ($204k) and Pet Wellness Alliance ($204k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $75k. At year end it held assets of $544k against liabilities of $69k, net assets of $475k. It reported 4 employees.