West Sound Wildlife Shelter

Analysis

West Sound Wildlife Shelter is a registered charity in United States, based in Bainbridge Is, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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, West Sound Wildlife Shelter reported income of $781k and spending of $830k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income fell from $937k to $781k (-17%), an average of -3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, West Sound Wildlife Shelter sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% 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 Humane Society of Jefferson County Inc ($780k), Canine Lifesavers Inc ($781k) and Danville Area Humane Soc Inc ($780k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $60k (7.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $205k. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $1.3m, net assets of $435k. It reported 9 employees.