Fishing for the Fight

Analysis

Fishing for the Fight is a registered charity in United States, based in Pinedale, WY. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending January 2024, Fishing for the Fight reported income of $346k and spending of $253k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2024, income grew from $142k to $346k (+143%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Fishing for the Fight sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WY. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Recovery Advocates in Livingston Inc ($346k), Afe Foundation ($346k) and Inner Journey Healing Arts Center ($346k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending January 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 55% of the total. At year end it held assets of $258k against liabilities of $50k, net assets of $208k.