Orca Free Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
770513674
IRS 990-PF coverage
2013–2024
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2024
Location
Arroyo Grande, CA, USA
Phone
7472886040
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Protection of Endangered Species

Reported finances

Revenue
$121,774
Expenses
$243,649

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Protection of Endangered Species

What it reported funding in 2024

The foundation reported 2 grants totaling $52,500. The stated grant purposes included to launch a comprehensive healing network using animal-based modalities to enable holistic, functional medicine pathways as an adjunct to traditional allopathic methods. lichen is founded and led by former facebook, pinterest and google product managers and engineers. and to investigate the elusive behavior of eastern caribbean sperm whales feeding off giant squid in depths of over 8,000 feet in guadalupe and dominican waters..

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The foundation combined direct charitable work with grants to other organizations or people.
  • Includes asset-sale income: Asset-sale income is shown separately from recurring resources when classifying the revenue model.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 22
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 93

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 21.5%; rating input score 22; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Fail
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 9; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 46.63; rating input score 93; 93rd percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 93th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2013 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 3 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: Compensation paid to a disqualified person not reported.