Friends of Grays Harbor
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of FOGH is to foster and promote the economic, biological, and social uniqueness of Washington's estuaries and ocean coastal environments.
- Income
- $22,683
- Spending
- $27,444
- Reserves
- 38.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- $25,588 spent. Organized and participated in taking legal action against WA Parks Commission and the City of Westport concerning a proposed golf course at Westport Light State Park
- Environmental work with Futurewise (https://futurewise.org) as the lead.Commented on Shoreline management rule making with WA Department of Ecology.Attended and participated in Shoreline Management Task Force about sea level rise.Co-plaintiff appeal with Futurewise on State Supreme Court case on sea level rise. Challenged before the Shorelines Hearings Board the City of Westport's and Department of Ecology's acceptance of the Westport Shoreline Master Program which allows the filling of wetlands.
- Lead plaintiff in a Court of Appeals challenge of the air quality permit for PNWRE (Pacific Northwest Renewable Engergy) who intends to build a half-million-ton per year wood pellet plant next to the Grays Harbor National Wildlife Refuge in Hoquiam, Washington.
- Participating Member, Washington Coastal Marine Advisory Council
- Participating Member, Citizens for a Clean Harbor
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1999.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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