Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission

Analysis

Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission is a registered charity in United States, based in LA Jolla, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1988, 38 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, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission reported income of $12.0m and spending of $14.3m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $16.1m to $12.0m (-25%), an average of -7.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 14,470 United States charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Los Angeles S P C a ($12.0m), Humane Animal Rescue ($12.0m) and Operation Kindness ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 64% and program service revenue 36% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.4m (9.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $4.5m. At year end it held assets of $9.7m against liabilities of $5.3m, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 48 employees.