Mercer Island-Eastside Orphans and Waifs

Analysis

Mercer Island-Eastside Orphans and Waifs is a registered charity in United States, based in Kirkland, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1998, 28 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, Mercer Island-Eastside Orphans and Waifs reported income of $1.1m and spending of $845k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $738k to $1.1m (+43%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Mercer Island-Eastside Orphans and Waifs sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Husky Halfway House Foundation ($1.1m), Arkansas Zoological Foundation Inc ($1.1m) and Houston Safari Club Foundation ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 5.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (7.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $264k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $3.7m. It reported 15 employees.