Seesaw

Analysis

Seesaw is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, TX. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2011, 15 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, Seesaw reported income of $1.5m and spending of $899k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $609k to $1.5m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Seesaw sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 87th percentile within TX. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amity Foundation ($1.5m), Gabriel Project Kansas City ($1.5m) and Multicultural Community Services Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 65% and program service revenue 34% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $598k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $12k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 49 employees.