Schools Out Washington

Analysis

Schools Out Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Tukwila, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Schools Out Washington reported income of $12.0m and spending of $12.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $8.3m to $12.0m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Schools Out Washington sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gulf Coast Childrens Advocacy ($11.9m), West Side Center for Community Life Inc ($12.0m) and Kupu ($11.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $284k (2.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.4m. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.1m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $1.6m. It reported 45 employees.