Birds Connect Seattle

Analysis

Birds Connect Seattle is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. 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 June 2023, Birds Connect Seattle reported income of $1.0m and spending of $1.4m, spending 135% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $938k to $1.0m (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Birds Connect Seattle sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% 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 Round the Bend Farm Inc ($1.0m), Willamette Riverkeeper ($1.0m) and Seatuck Environmental Assn Inc ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 57% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $66k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $634k. At year end it held assets of $3.7m against liabilities of $284k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 23 employees.