Northwest Sherpa Association

Analysis

Northwest Sherpa Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Mercer Island, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2008, 18 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, Northwest Sherpa Association reported income of $119k and spending of $34k, leaving 72% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $37k to $119k (+220%), an average of +220% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 220%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Northwest Sherpa Association sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile, and in the 37th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Georgia Dance Theatre Inc ($119k), Arizona American Indian Tourism Association Aaita ($119k) and Le Mars Arts Council Inc ($119k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 10% and program service revenue 79% of the total. At year end it held assets of $448k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $448k.