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Educates about Washington's coast, inspiring joy and wonder of nature. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $322K in revenue, $223K in expenses, and $453K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Ocean Shores, WA
Website
www.interpretivecenter.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$322KFY2024
Expenses
$223K
Net assets
$453K
People
13
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1985912 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Ocean Shores, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates about Washington's coast, inspiring joy and wonder of nature.
Leadership
Jacob Baker · Executive Dir. · $47K
Money in and out
$322K revenue, $223K expenses
Bottom line
58% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$223K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$453K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $99K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Program efficiency
58%
of spending reaches programs▼ -5% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
12.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +21% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+31%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +145% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$322K
FY2024▲ +33%
Expenses
$223K
FY2024▲ +6%
Total assets
$465K
FY2024▲ +31%
Total liabilities
$12K
FY2024▲ +68%
Total revenue
$322K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$223K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$453K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$99K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$465K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B58%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 313
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 413
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $130K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

No new services were added in 2024. However, outreach and education were expanded. This included adding guided naturalist tours throughout all of Grays Harbor County and providing significantly expanded in-class educational services.

$130Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCoastal Interpretive Center
EINHdr · item D91-1985912
Principal addressHdr · item COcean Shores, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.interpretivecenter.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a13
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b13
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$46,561Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jacob Baker’s $47K as Executive Dir. is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Barbara Hayford$52,519$48,348
Jacob Baker$46,561
Kathleen Foust$18,500

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$298K · 92%
Program service revenue$20K · 6%
Other revenue$5K · 2%
Contributions & grants92%$298K
Program service revenue6%$20K
Other revenue2%$5K
— government grantsLn 1e$178K
Total revenueLn 12$322K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.58 Management & general $0.42
Program services58%$130K
Management & general42%$93K
Total functional expensesLn 25$223K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$217K
Total assetsLn 16$465K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$12K
Total net assetsLn 32$453K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.7

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $217K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $223K · Less non-cash grants $11K · Cash operating expenses/yr $213K
12.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $130K · Total expenses $223K
58%
Management & General
Management & general $93K · Total expenses $223K
42%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $223K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $68K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $298K · Total revenue $322K
92%
Government reliance
Government grants $178K · Total revenue $322K
55%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $20K · Total revenue $322K
6%
Investment reliance
Investment income $-2K · Total revenue $322K
-0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $20K · Total expenses $223K
9%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $322K · Prior year $242K
+33%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $160K · FY2024 $322K
+19%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $453K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $322K · Expenses $223K
+31%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $465K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $453K · Total assets $465K
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $465K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jacob Baker · Reported title Executive Dir. · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $223K
21%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $156K · Total expenses $223K
70%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 58%
Overhead ratio 42%
Fundraising cost ratio 0%
Revenue growth 33%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 6%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$322K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$242K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$207K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$129K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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