Seattle Tamizh Academy

Analysis

Seattle Tamizh Academy is a registered charity in United States, based in Bothell, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 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 (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, Seattle Tamizh Academy reported income of $113k and spending of $105k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $175k to $113k (-36%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 50% 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 Tamizh Academy sits at the 45th percentile: it is larger than about 45% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile, and in the 36th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Beach Artists Guild ($113k), Independent Educational Consultants Association Foundation Inc ($113k) and Czech School of California ($112k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 7.6% and program service revenue 104% of the total. At year end it held assets of $290k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $290k.