Amrita-Seattle

Analysis

Amrita-Seattle 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, Amrita-Seattle reported income of $278k and spending of $280k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $201k to $278k (+38%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, Amrita-Seattle sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 58th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mission Housing Ministries Inc ($277k), Miracles in Action Inc ($278k) and Red Rhino Orphanage Project ($277k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $63k (22% of expenses). It paid $45k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $219k against liabilities of $5,676, net assets of $213k.

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.