Washington Conservation Action Education Fund

Analysis

Washington Conservation Action Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund reported income of $4.0m and spending of $3.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $4.0m (+18%), an average of +4.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Washington Conservation Action Education Fund sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wildcoast ($4.0m), Blue Hills Environmental Association ($4.0m) and Alaska Wilderness League ($4.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $309k (8.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $9.5m against liabilities of $823k, net assets of $8.6m. It reported 48 employees.