Salish Sea School for the Deaf

Analysis

Salish Sea School for the Deaf is a registered charity in United States, based in Burlington, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Salish Sea School for the Deaf reported income of $909k and spending of $668k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2023, income grew from $445k to $909k (+104%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Salish Sea School for the Deaf sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Amrap 4 Autism Foundation ($909k), Exalting Christ in Honduras Inc ($910k) and Positive Youth Expressions Inc ($909k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.2% and program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $89k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $263k. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $600k, net assets of $446k. It reported 12 employees.