Center for Whale Research

Analysis

Center for Whale Research is a registered charity in United States, based in Friday Harbor, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a organisation supporting a government-owned college or university under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending September 2023, Center for Whale Research reported income of $790k and spending of $485k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $781k to $790k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Center for Whale Research sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Xico Inc ($790k), Arts Horizons Inc ($790k) and Supporting the Language of Kauai Inc ($790k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $153k. At year end it held assets of $2.8m against liabilities of $14k, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 6 employees.