Salish Sea School

Analysis

Salish Sea School is a registered charity in United States, based in Anacortes, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2020, 6 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 Sea School reported income of $400k and spending of $417k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $356k to $400k (+12%), an average of +12% a year. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Salish Sea School 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 67th percentile, and in the 65th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Amy B H Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden ($399k), Change Is Simple Incorporated ($400k) and Los Angeles Audubon Society Inc ($399k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 51% and program service revenue 45% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $141k. At year end it held assets of $213k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $186k. It reported 6 employees.