Eastside Friends of Seniors

Analysis

Eastside Friends of Seniors is a registered charity in United States, based in Sammamish, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2009, 17 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, Eastside Friends of Seniors reported income of $175k and spending of $195k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $242k to $175k (-28%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eastside Friends of Seniors sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% 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 The River Fund Maine ($175k), Aasha Foundation ($175k) and Cooperative Ministries Council ($175k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 105% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $78k (40% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $74k. At year end it held assets of $68k against liabilities of $7,490, net assets of $60k. It reported 6 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.