Fish Welfare Initiative

Analysis

Fish Welfare Initiative is a registered charity in United States, based in Normal, IL. 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, Fish Welfare Initiative reported income of $688k and spending of $705k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $98k to $688k (+598%), an average of +91% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 472%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Fish Welfare Initiative sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within IL. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Billy the Kidden Rescue ($688k), Coconino County Humane Assn ($688k) and Pet Rescue by Judy Inc ($688k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $165k against liabilities of $901, net assets of $164k.