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Whaleman International Ltd

EIN 99-0331050 · Lahaina, HI

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak46 out of 100GovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

To forever preserve and protect cetaceans (dolphins, whales, and porpoises) and their critical habitats.

Income
$163,177
Spending
$163,437
Reserves
0.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 64%
Highest pay
$42,000, president director secretary

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Weak: 46 out of 100. Higher than 12% of charities in its peer group (environment, under $250k).

  • Reserves

    4 of 35

    Spendable reserves would cover 0.4 months of spending.

  • Debt

    20 of 20

    It owes 0% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    8 of 15

    Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 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 August 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 (1)
  1. $110,524 spent. The Foundation participated in and video taped the proceedings of the 69th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) which was held in Lima Peru from September 23 - 27, 2024 in our ongoing efforts to stop the killing of cetaceans by Japan, Norway, Iceland, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The Foundation participated in several zoom meetings with members of the US Delegation to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in our ongoing efforts to stop the killing of cetaceans by Japan, Norway, Iceland, Greenland, and the Faroe islands.. The Foundation continued to participate in zoom calls with Whales Need Us Coalition of which it is a founding member. The Foundation continued leading its eco-tours to San Ignacio Lagoon, The Silver Bank, the Bahamas and the Banda Sea. The Foundation continued its support of the International Whale Disentanglement Team. The Foundation continued its support of Ed Lyman and participated with the research team in the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary researching the overall health of North Pacific Humpback Whale population. The Foundation continued its support of the gray whale research team at San Ignacio Lagoon which is researching the overall health and fitness of the California gray whales population which has now been in decline for seven years. The Foundation sponsored and participated in filming expeditions to Hawaii, The Silver Bank, San Ignacio Lagoon, the Bahamas and the Banda Sea to gather Hi-Def stock footage of humpback whales, blue whales, spotted and bottlenose dolphins, gray whales, and other marine life for use in its films, campaigns, and PSAs. The Foundation continually expanded, updated, and re-designed its educational and informational web sites, www.savethewhalesagain.org and www.whaleman.org which are available to anyone worldwide with computer access. The Foundation donated images and video footage to like-minded environmental groups for use in their public education campaigns reaching millions worldwide.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending August 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. 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 October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 October 13, 2026.

  3. 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 October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending August 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since March 1997.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 21, 2026.

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