Educates the public and supports scientific study of whales, dolphins, and their ocean homes.
For fiscal year 2024 it reported $1.2M in revenue, $912K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$912K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $318K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
87%
Program services $0.87 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
87%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
27.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +59% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+26%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +189% vs prior filing year
Summary of the Filing
Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +45%
$1.2M$615K$0
FY2020FY2024
Expenses
$912K
FY2024▲ +18%
$912K$456K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total assets
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +28%
$1.4M$721K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total liabilities
$18K
FY2024▼ -28%
$25K$12K$0
FY2020FY2024
Total revenue
$1.2M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$912K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$318K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.4M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B87%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III
Where the work happens
3 program services account for $791K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01
Whale Sighting Network and Orcasound Listening Project
The whale sighting network provided researchers, government agencies, and the public with detailed whale sighting reports gathered by staff, volunteers, and the general public. Through our continued involvement with the orcasound listening project we provide researchers, government agencies, and the public with the ability to monitor…
$393Kprogram expense
02
Education, Events and Outreach
Education and VOLUNTEER/OUTREACH coordinators and volunteers coordinated orca network annual events, community group and school presentations and outreach with in-person, online and hybrid educational experiences offered. 466 volunteers worked a total of at least 1611 hours during 2024 educating the public.
$270Kprogram expense
03
Langley Whale Center
The langley whale center invited in 35,184 visitors free of charge in 2024, held eight monthly youth activities for 448 kids, with one being a weekend readiness to learn summer camp, and one being an orca recovery day special activity day event; and nine other public events (4,750) including our weekend long celebration of our 10TH…
Susan Berta’s $69K as Executive Di
is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1132 $1–10M animals 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
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.
Individual Susan Berta · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $69K · Total expenses $912K
8%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $550K · Total expenses $912K
60%
Peer comparison
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
Metric
This org
Peer median
Percentile
Program ratio
87%
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Overhead ratio
11%
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Fundraising cost ratio
2%
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Revenue growth
45%
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Accounting fee ratio
1%
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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.
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Sources
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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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