Arc of Whatcom County

Analysis

Arc of Whatcom County is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Arc of Whatcom County reported income of $357k and spending of $412k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $459k to $357k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Arc of Whatcom County sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile, and in the 63rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Life Dream Center ($357k), Community Advocates of Northern Indiana Corp ($357k) and Richmond-Ermet Foundation ($357k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $64k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $176k. At year end it held assets of $4.0m against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $3.9m. It reported 14 employees.