Seattle Roots Community Health

Analysis

Seattle Roots Community Health is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Seattle Roots Community Health reported income of $37.4m and spending of $40.0m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $28.5m to $37.4m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Seattle Roots Community Health sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center ($37.4m), St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Inc ($37.4m) and Peace River Center for Personal Development Inc ($37.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 28% and program service revenue 69% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.2m (3.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.1m. At year end it held assets of $26.0m against liabilities of $12.6m, net assets of $13.4m. It reported 321 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.