Humanities Washington

Analysis

Humanities Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1976, 50 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, Humanities Washington reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.8m, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.7m to $2.4m (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Humanities Washington sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Programming Service for Public Television Inc ($2.4m), Note-Able Music Therapy Services ($2.4m) and Kimball Art Center ($2.4m).

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 $277k (10.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $802k. It paid $30k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $2.5m against liabilities of $340k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 14 employees.