Skateistan

Analysis

Skateistan is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, Skateistan reported income of $853k and spending of $1.0m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $258k to $853k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Skateistan sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% 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 Farm of the Child Inc Mo ($853k), Junior Achievement of Southwestern Indiana Inc ($854k) and Romanian United Fund ($852k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $110k. At year end it held assets of $831k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $831k. It reported 2 employees.