Lynden Community Senior Center

Analysis

Lynden Community Senior Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynden, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic 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 December 2023, Lynden Community Senior Center reported income of $440k and spending of $439k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $306k to $440k (+44%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Lynden Community Senior Center sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baton Rouge Sponsoring Committee ($440k), Downtown Merchants Corporation ($440k) and Yamhill Enrichment Society ($439k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 66% and program service revenue 29% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $165k. At year end it held assets of $847k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $834k. It reported 12 employees.