Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission

Analysis

Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in Barrow, AK. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1981, 45 years ago. 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, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income fell from $2.4m to $2.4m (-0.6%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission 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 87th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within AK. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ability Experience ($2.4m), Orchard House Inc ($2.4m) and The Connecticut Healthcare Research & Education Foundation Incorp ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 92% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $230k (10% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $1.8m against liabilities of $224k, net assets of $1.5m. It reported 65 employees.