Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Analysis

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a registered charity in United States, based in Redmond, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $3.7m to $5.8m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2021, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Metro East Web Academy ($5.8m), The Hadanou Collective ($5.8m) and Community Montessori ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 8.5% and program service revenue 88% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.6m (31% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. At year end it held assets of $11.9m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $10.8m. It reported 19 employees.