Sea Watch Inc

Analysis

Sea Watch Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1995, 31 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 December 2023, Sea Watch Inc reported income of $116k and spending of $133k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $102k to $116k (+14%), an average of +14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sea Watch Inc sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 40th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tiverton Land TR ($116k), Haereticus Environmental Laboratory ($116k) and BCHC Education Fund Inc ($116k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $28k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $28k.