Northwest Consumer Law Center

Analysis

Northwest Consumer Law Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Northwest Consumer Law Center reported income of $315k and spending of $352k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $950k to $315k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 102%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Northwest Consumer Law Center sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile, and in the 61st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mujer Emprende Puerto Rico Inc ($315k), Lesbian Herstory Educational Foundation Inc ($316k) and John C Ford Program Inc ($315k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 14% and program service revenue 82% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $113k (32% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $617k against liabilities of $3,437, net assets of $614k. It reported 6 employees.

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.