Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association

Analysis

Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animal-related, which this site groups under animals. 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, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association reported income of $3.2m and spending of $2.4m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.6m to $3.2m (+93%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Nooksack Salmon Enhancement Association sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Inc ($3.2m), Lucky Dog Animal Rescue ($3.2m) and Save the Rhino International Inc ($3.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 1.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $196k (8.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $968k. At year end it held assets of $5.6m against liabilities of $457k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 64 employees.