Sustainable Path Foundation

Analysis

Sustainable Path Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover social science, 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, Sustainable Path Foundation reported income of $174k and spending of $130k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $242k to $174k (-28%), an average of -8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sustainable Path Foundation sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile, and in the 47th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maddock Opera House Association ($174k), Collis P Huntington Railroad Historical Society Inc ($174k) and Cala Alliance ($174k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $551k against liabilities of $3,607, net assets of $547k.