Northwest Battle Buddies

Analysis

Northwest Battle Buddies is a registered charity in United States, based in Battle Ground, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2012, 14 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 September 2023, Northwest Battle Buddies reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.6m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $1.2m to $1.7m (+37%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2021, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Battle Buddies sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Minnesota Odd Fellows Home Foundation ($1.7m), Redwood Glen ($1.7m) and Grayson Grand Central Station ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 86% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $103k (6.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $369k. At year end it held assets of $1.6m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $481k. It reported 9 employees.