Friends of the San Juans
“Protect the San Juan Islands ecosystem through science, education, and advocacy.”
The work
What they do
Conservation of San Juan Islands including San Juan Island National Historical Park (NPS) and national wildlife refuge lands. Marine and terrestrial conservation.
Every year they sign one sentence and file it with the federal government: “THE FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS IS A PUBLIC INTEREST NON-PROFIT 501C3 ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND THE SALISH SEA FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE. DURING THE YEAR, FRIENDS OF THE SAN JUANS REACHED APPROXIMATELY 4,000,000 PEOPLE THROUGH SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC COMMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EVENTS, REPORTS AND MEDIA (PRINT, RADIO AND TELEVISION).”
Where the money went, FY2024
The work, and what it cost
Boots on the ground
$1.3MTO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND THE SALISH SEA FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE.
Read it as they filed it
TO PROTECT AND RESTORE THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND THE SALISH SEA FOR PEOPLE AND NATURE.
IRS Form 990 Part III, fiscal year 2024, signed under penalty of perjury.
Follow the dollar
83 cents of every dollar goes to the work
That ratio is a good sign, not a scorecard. Plenty of great groups run leaner and lumpier. What matters is the extremes, and Friends of the San Juans is nowhere near one.
$1,345,950 programs, $217,912 management, $67,299 fundraising. Form 990, FY2024.
The people
Who does the work
Succeeds Ken Carrasco in the officer table.
Honesty note: leadership comes from each year’s federal filing, so it can run a year behind. This one caught a changing of the guard in the act: the FY2024 officer table lists Ken Carrasco, the return itself is signed by Eva Schulte. Orgs that claim their page can update it same-day. Work at Friends of the San Juans? Claim this page.
Those 85 volunteers are people who decided this ground was theirs to defend. If Friends of the San Juans is fighting for your place too, the matchmaker will find your way in.
Make it 86The filings
15 years of filings
15 years of filings
Total revenue by fiscal year, as filed. Point at the line for any year.
| Year | Revenue |
|---|---|
| 2011 | $494,566 |
| 2012 | $539,382 |
| 2013 | $331,751 |
| 2013 | $823,481 |
| 2014 | $573,245 |
| 2015 | $884,949 |
| 2016 | $1,261,280 |
| 2017 | $926,656 |
| 2018 | $627,231 |
| 2019 | $945,804 |
| 2020 | $1,277,690 |
| 2021 | $1,220,997 |
| 2022 | $1,658,049 |
| 2023 | $1,317,390 |
| 2024 | $1,630,451 |
From $495K in 2011 to $1.6M in FY24, across 15 public filings.
The Washington congressional delegation averages 79 of 100 on public lands. See the full scorecard
Ways in
How to help
83 cents of your dollar goes straight to the work above.
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47 years on the ground, 85 volunteers, 83 cents of every dollar on the line. That is who is holding it. There is room for one more.