Serve Spokane

Analysis

Serve Spokane is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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, Serve Spokane reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.9m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $691k to $1.9m (+170%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Serve Spokane sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jewish Federation of Volusia & Flagler Counties ($1.9m), Columbus Area United Way Inc ($1.9m) and Gvngorg ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $21k (1.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2,181. At year end it held assets of $102k against liabilities of $41k, net assets of $61k. It reported 3 employees.