Seattle Nativity School

Analysis

Seattle Nativity School is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Seattle Nativity School reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.2m, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $900k to $2.6m (+184%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 129%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Seattle Nativity School sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amazing Discoveries ($2.6m), Great Commission High School ($2.6m) and Northwest Montessori School ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $94k (4.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $888k. It paid $80k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $5.2m against liabilities of $103k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 24 employees.