Seattle Wind Symphony

Analysis

Seattle Wind Symphony is a registered charity in United States, based in Mill Creek, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Seattle Wind Symphony reported income of $115k and spending of $61k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2023, income grew from $13k to $115k (+770%), an average of +770% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 770%. Over the whole period it spent 63% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Seattle Wind Symphony sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Uss Alabama Battleship Foundation Inc ($115k), Wisconsin Educational Media Association Inc ($115k) and Howard County Center of African American Culture ($115k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. At year end it held assets of $77k against liabilities of $225, net assets of $77k.