Northwest Washington Fair Foundation

Analysis

Northwest Washington Fair Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynden, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, 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 December 2023, Northwest Washington Fair Foundation reported income of $146k and spending of $114k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $231k to $146k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 1231%. Over the whole period it spent 150% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Washington Fair Foundation sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile, and in the 43rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwest District Fat Stock Show Inc ($146k), Butler-Bowden Personal Care Home Inc ($146k) and Rishama International ($146k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 75% of the total. It paid $1,088 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $256k against liabilities of $3,000, net assets of $253k.