Choose 180

Analysis

Choose 180 is a registered charity in United States, based in Burien, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2017, 9 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, Choose 180 reported income of $3.8m and spending of $3.8m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.3m to $3.8m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Choose 180 sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 92nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yeoded Inc ($3.8m), Teen Cancer America Inc ($3.8m) and Alliance of Concerned Men ($3.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $292k (7.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.0m. At year end it held assets of $2.9m against liabilities of $0, net assets of $2.9m. It reported 37 employees.