Salmon-Safe

Analysis

Salmon-Safe is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 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, Salmon-Safe reported income of $907k and spending of $849k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $703k to $907k (+29%), an average of +6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Salmon-Safe sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for the Study of Energy and Our Future ($905k), Weed Science Society of America ($907k) and Wilderness Watch Inc ($904k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 43% and program service revenue 57% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $169k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $278k. At year end it held assets of $566k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $566k. It reported 5 employees.