Save the Whales Inc

Analysis

Save the Whales Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Salinas, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Save the Whales Inc reported income of $543k and spending of $403k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $725k to $543k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 62% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Save the Whales Inc sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Auwahi Forest Restoration Project ($542k), North Santiam Watershed Council ($543k) and Cardinal Land Conservancy Inc ($542k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 26% and program service revenue 72% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (26% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 8 employees.