Friends of the San Juans

Analysis

Friends of the San Juans is a registered charity in United States, based in Friday Harbor, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1981, 45 years ago. 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, Friends of the San Juans reported income of $1.3m and spending of $1.6m, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $946k to $1.3m (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Friends of the San Juans sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Guernsey Residential Inc ($1.3m), Boy Scouts of America ($1.3m) and Interlake Child Care and Learning Center ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.3% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $726k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 12 employees.