Northwest Choirs

Analysis

Northwest Choirs is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1974, 52 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 (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, Northwest Choirs reported income of $996k and spending of $1.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $996k (-20%), an average of -5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northwest Choirs 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 79th percentile, and in the 79th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cultureseed ($996k), Schumacher Center for a New Economics ($996k) and Westchester Childrens Museum ($996k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 62% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $235k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $277k. At year end it held assets of $937k against liabilities of $2,839, net assets of $935k. It reported 16 employees.