Highline College Foundation

Analysis

Highline College Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Des Moines, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Highline College Foundation reported income of $4.8m and spending of $4.1m, spending 85% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $2.5m to $4.8m (+93%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Highline College Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arizona Goodwill Education Services ($4.8m), Fast Foward Charter High School Inc ($4.8m) and Connected Lane County ($4.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 37% and program service revenue 41% of the total. At year end it held assets of $15.0m against liabilities of $8.9m, net assets of $6.0m.