Seattle Ensign

Analysis

Seattle Ensign is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2023, 3 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 July 2024, Seattle Ensign reported income of $73k and spending of $64k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2024, income grew from $14k to $73k (+418%), an average of +73% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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 Ensign sits at the 32nd percentile: it is larger than about 32% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 28th percentile, and in the 24th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Oregon Academy of Family Physicians Foundation ($73k), Association for the Study of Persianate Societies Inc ($73k) and Geoparadise Inc ($73k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending July 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 65% of the total. At year end it held assets of $114k against liabilities of $27k, net assets of $87k.