Sea Otter Savvy

Analysis

Sea Otter Savvy is a registered charity in United States, based in Moss Landing, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2021, 5 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, Sea Otter Savvy reported income of $134k and spending of $156k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $114k to $134k (+17%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Sea Otter Savvy sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Save the Frogs ($134k), Project Safe Pet ($134k) and Pro Salus Foundation Inc ($134k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% of the total. At year end it held assets of $1 against liabilities of $16k, net assets of -$16k.