Northwest Education Access

Analysis

Northwest Education Access is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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 June 2023, Northwest Education Access reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.5m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $2.6m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northwest Education Access sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Partnership for College Completion ($2.6m), Winona Christian School Inc ($2.6m) and Sno-Isle Regional Library Foundation ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $265k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.3m. It paid $16k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.7m against liabilities of $171k, net assets of $2.5m. It reported 27 employees.