Chinese Information and Service

Analysis

Chinese Information and Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Chinese Information and Service reported income of $14.7m and spending of $12.1m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.5m to $14.7m (+95%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chinese Information and Service sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulf Regional Early Childhood Services Inc ($14.7m), Greater Ridgewood Youth Council Inc ($14.7m) and Developmental Services Center of Champaign County Inc ($14.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $261k (2.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $7.4m. At year end it held assets of $10.9m against liabilities of $2.6m, net assets of $8.3m. It reported 163 employees.