Bark

Analysis

Bark is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 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 June 2024, Bark reported income of $842k and spending of $865k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2019 to June 2024, income grew from $765k to $842k (+10.0%), an average of +1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 111%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Bark sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden Foundation ($841k), Lower Shore Land Trust Inc ($844k) and Island Heritage Trust Inc ($841k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $98k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $444k. At year end it held assets of $598k against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $550k. It reported 18 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.