Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Foundation

Analysis

Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Foundation reported income of $269k and spending of $235k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $296k to $269k (-9.1%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Climb the Mountain Speech and Debate Foundation sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Wisconsin Empowerment Foundation Inc ($269k), Knights Templar Educational FNDN of GRND Encmpmnt Knights Templar ($269k) and Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program ($269k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 2.8% and program service revenue 97% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $30k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $95k. At year end it held assets of $161k against liabilities of $22k, net assets of $139k. It reported 46 employees.