Citizen University

Analysis

Citizen University is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2023, Citizen University reported income of $2.3m and spending of $1.7m, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $2.3m (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Citizen University sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Older Americans Housing Inc ($2.3m), Northeast Ohio Home Care ($2.3m) and Montessori Academy of Lancaster ($2.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $368k (22% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $678k. At year end it held assets of $3.9m against liabilities of $82k, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 15 employees.