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Orcas Island Community Foundation
Orcas Island Community Foundation reported $10.5 million in revenue and $7.2 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $93.47 went to program services, $5.33 to management and general costs and $1.20 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 84.3% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $172,450 (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR). 1 person received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 415% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $7.2MFor context, the median across 1,030 covered philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking charities: $91.67 programs, $6.50 management, $1.83 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $10MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 93.5% | 90.2% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 5.3% | 6.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 1.2% | 1.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 84.3% | 80.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $172,450 | $322,368 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.41% | 1.60% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 52.4 | 58.9 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 12 of 12 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseGrant making - the Orcas Island Community Foundation facilitated over $6.8 million in grants and distributions in 2025. This included community grant awards through the two successful give orcas campaigns. 637 donors contributed to the spring campaign, donating $471,939 to 38 nonprofit proposals. The holiday campaign garnered donations from 645 donors and provided $339,092 in grants to 33 proposals. Additional grants were made through donor advised funds and nonprofit funds under management
Community leadership - the Orcas Island Community Foundation hosts monthly meetings for nonprofit and government leadership to surface issues, collaborate on solutions, and build community resilience. Oicf maintains a nonprofit directory online and hosts a listserv to connect organizations, volunteers, and donors. Additionally, oicf offers board and program development workshops and trainings. The foundation also offers free use of the community meeting space open to all community organizations
Fiduciary services - the Orcas Island Community Foundation stewards funds for the community including donor advised funds, non profit funds, both restricted and unrestricted, scholarship funds and field of interest funds. In 2025, 14 new funds were opened, bringing the total under management to 212. Oicf offers four investment sleeves- a medium to long term fund, a low fee exchange traded fund, a short term fund, and the blue marble fund- an esg fund. All fund advisors have seamless access to their fund accounting and grant making online
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $155,000 | $0 | $17,450 | $172,450 |
1 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Orcas Island Community Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $172K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b12 · 12 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bNo
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 56
- Volunteers Part I, line 630
Private foundation grants it received
17 private foundations reported grants to Orcas Island Community Foundation totaling $265K on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
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Every number above is copied from Orcas Island Community Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Orcas Island Community Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Of every $100 Orcas Island Community Foundation spent in 2025, $93.47 went to programs. The full breakdown, from its IRS Form 990:
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Questions people ask
How much of Orcas Island Community Foundation's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Orcas Island Community Foundation reported that 93.5% of its $7.2 million in expenses went to program services, 5.3% to management and general and 1.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Orcas Island Community Foundation pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Orcas Island Community Foundation reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $172,450, for the role of EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Orcas Island Community Foundation get its money?
Of $10.5 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 84.3% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Orcas Island Community Foundation a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-1680527 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202612139349300101 · read the filing · XML
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202512069349301001 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202412679349300321 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202342799349300024 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202202289349301680 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113199349325426 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202022979349300917 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-1680527: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.