Pacific Northwest Writers Conference

Analysis

Pacific Northwest Writers Conference is a registered charity in United States, based in Issaquah, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 December 2023, Pacific Northwest Writers Conference reported income of $349k and spending of $346k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $380k to $349k (-7.9%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pacific Northwest Writers Conference sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Barn Raising Media ($349k), Terezin Chamber Music Foundation Inc ($349k) and Skagit County Historical Society ($349k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $53k. At year end it held assets of $16k against liabilities of $8,697, net assets of $7,663. It reported 4 employees.