Salish Center for Sustainable Fishing Methods

Analysis

Salish Center for Sustainable Fishing Methods is a registered charity in United States, based in Lummi Island, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 December 2023, Salish Center for Sustainable Fishing Methods reported income of $324k and spending of $305k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $466k to $324k (-31%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Salish Center for Sustainable Fishing Methods 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 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pennsylvania Organization for Watersheds and Rivers ($323k), San Benito County Heritage Foundation ($324k) and Save Our Saluda ($323k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% and program service revenue 3.3% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $611k, net assets of $456k.