Wild Fish Conservancy

Analysis

Wild Fish Conservancy is a registered charity in United States, based in Duvall, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Wild Fish Conservancy reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $1.8m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wild Fish Conservancy 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 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lake Humane Society ($1.8m), Pongo Fund ($1.8m) and Humane Society of Shelby County ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $91k (5.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $844k. At year end it held assets of $703k against liabilities of $88k, net assets of $616k. It reported 20 employees.