North Cascades Institute

Analysis

North Cascades Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Sedro Woolley, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, North Cascades Institute reported income of $4.7m and spending of $4.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $4.3m to $4.7m (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, North Cascades Institute sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sightline Institute ($4.7m), African Community and Conservation Foundation Inc ($4.7m) and Mohonk Preserve Inc ($4.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 48% and program service revenue 27% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $143k (3.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.2m. At year end it held assets of $8.9m against liabilities of $472k, net assets of $8.4m. It reported 76 employees.