Mission
Translating science into action to save Southern Resident killer whales from extinction.
Small Public Charity
Wild Orca
Wild Orca, of Seattle, WA, is a Small Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2026 filing shows $7K in revenue, $442K in expenses, $44K in total assets. 15 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $241K, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 464936308
Seattle, WA
Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
NTEE: D12
Latest filing: 2026
Total Revenue$7K
Total Expenses$442K
Total Assets$44K
Grant Records15
Funding Total$241K
Filing Years2022–2026
Where $100 goes at Wild Orca
How Wild Orca divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990-EZ filings, averaged across 5 years.
$86
Programs
the work itself
$14
Everything else
operations and overhead
Form 990-EZ reports program spending but doesn't separate management from fundraising, so those are shown together.
Inside the $86 for programs
$78
Strategic Advocacy
$4
Conservation Research
$4
Policy Engagement
Source: Form 990-EZ filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2026. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
$25,000
ENVIRONMENTAL AND ANIMALS
$6,000
CONSERVATION SUPPORT FOR ORCAS
$5,310
GENERAL SUPPORT
$28,553
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$17,500
Showing up to 5 of 15 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Secretary
Anna Gullickson
President
Michael Hays
Director
Michael Sharadin
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $7K | $442K | $44K |
| 2025 | $250K | $411K | $479K |
| 2024 | $441K | $200K | $643K |
| 2023 | $390K | $181K | $406K |
| 2022 | $197K | $35K | $229K |
Between 2022 and 2026, reported annual revenue declined from $197K to $7K (-97%), with total assets most recently reported at $44K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.