Seattle Recreative

Analysis

Seattle Recreative is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2014, 12 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 December 2023, Seattle Recreative reported income of $495k and spending of $578k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2017 to December 2023, income grew from $242k to $495k (+104%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Recreative sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile, and in the 69th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tulsa Glass Blowing Studio Inc ($495k), Childrens Choir of Greater Cincinnati ($495k) and All About Theatre ($495k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 73% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $33k (5.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $184k. At year end it held assets of $88k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $88k. It reported 18 employees.