Washington State Fair Foundation

Analysis

Washington State Fair Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Puyallup, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 November 2023, Washington State Fair Foundation reported income of $849k and spending of $675k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $610k to $849k (+39%), an average of +8.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2021, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Washington State Fair Foundation sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 77th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Girls on the Run of Lancaster ($849k), Friends of St Stephens Youth Programs Inc ($850k) and Hope for Kids Inc ($849k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $78k. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $55k, net assets of $4.2m.