Friends of the Osa

Analysis

Friends of the Osa is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2003, 23 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, Friends of the Osa reported income of $3.8m and spending of $4.3m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $3.8m (+244%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 151%. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of the Osa 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 91st percentile, and in the 77th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Somerset Land Preservation Trust Inc ($3.8m), Hawaii Pacific Parks Association Ltd ($3.8m) and Michigan League of Conservation Voters Education Fund ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $221k. It paid $2,362 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $15.9m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $15.7m. It reported 3 employees.