Wild Salmon Center

Analysis

Wild Salmon Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1992, 34 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, Wild Salmon Center reported income of $8.1m and spending of $9.4m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $6.3m to $8.1m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Wild Salmon Center sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gardner Crenshaw Foundation ($8.1m), Animal Care and Control Team ($8.1m) and Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland ($8.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $882k (9.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $8.8m against liabilities of $998k, net assets of $7.8m. It reported 40 employees.