Sammamish Chinese Shool

Analysis

Sammamish Chinese Shool is a registered charity in United States, based in Sammamish, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2013, 13 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 school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sammamish Chinese Shool reported income of $166k and spending of $231k, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $291k to $166k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sammamish Chinese Shool sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile, and in the 46th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pacific Northwest Truck Museum ($166k), Veterans in Media & Entertainment ($166k) and Boxley Music Fund ($166k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 13% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $114k (49% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $57k. At year end it held assets of $113k against liabilities of $68k, net assets of $45k. It reported 15 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.