Skookum Kids

Analysis

Skookum Kids is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Skookum Kids reported income of $1.8m and spending of $1.5m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.8m (+65%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Skookum Kids sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Domestic Abuse Shelter Inc ($1.8m), Echo Inc ($1.8m) and Choteau Activities Inc ($1.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $130k (8.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $843k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $142k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 34 employees.