Greater Washington Partnership

Analysis

Greater Washington Partnership is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Greater Washington Partnership reported income of $9.8m and spending of $5.6m, leaving 43% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.4m to $9.8m (+189%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Greater Washington Partnership sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 87th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Utah State Fair Corporation ($9.8m), Cobbs Creek Restoration and Community Foundation ($9.9m) and Ed Snider Youth Hockey Supporting Organization Inc ($9.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.1m (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $14.1m against liabilities of $1.9m, net assets of $12.2m. It reported 38 employees.