Fish

Analysis

Fish is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellensburg, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2023, Fish reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.2m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Fish sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Polk County Community Foundation Inc ($3.2m), United Ways of Alabama ($3.2m) and JPS Foundation ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $106k (3.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $667k. At year end it held assets of $4.9m against liabilities of $2.3m, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 34 employees.