Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments

Analysis

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington DC, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public and societal benefit, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 June 2023, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments reported income of $51.5m and spending of $47.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $41.3m to $51.5m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include University Settlement Society of New York ($51.4m), Hospice by the Sea Inc ($51.6m) and Wisconsin Lutheran College ($51.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 5.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $3.0m (6.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $9.6m. At year end it held assets of $66.2m against liabilities of $38.2m, net assets of $28.0m. It reported 142 employees.