Wildlife Center of the North Coast

Analysis

Wildlife Center of the North Coast is a registered charity in United States, based in Astoria, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1997, 29 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, Wildlife Center of the North Coast reported income of $261k and spending of $313k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $227k to $261k (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 116% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wildlife Center of the North Coast sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile, and in the 59th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Humane Society of Young County Inc ($261k), North American Wolf Foundation Inc ($261k) and Rescue Road Trips Inc ($261k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 85% and program service revenue 2.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $55k (18% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $143k. At year end it held assets of $986k against liabilities of $3,218, net assets of $982k. It reported 13 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.