Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge

Analysis

Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge is a registered charity in United States, based in Princeton, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1999, 27 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, Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge reported income of $167k and spending of $157k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $178k to $167k (-6.1%), an average of -3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Friends of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 50th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fanny Dwight Clark Memorial Garden Inc ($167k), Livingston Land Conservancy Inc ($167k) and Sundance Nature Alliance ($167k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $67k (43% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $27k. At year end it held assets of $375k against liabilities of $2,688, net assets of $373k. It reported 4 employees.