Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Foundation

Analysis

Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Foundation reported income of $5.5m and spending of $3.3m, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $490k to $5.5m (+1014%), an average of +83% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc Idaho Legal Aid Services Inc ($5.5m), Empower Tehama ($5.5m) and Western Identification Network ($5.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $141k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $173k, net assets of $2.7m. It reported 55 employees.