Community School of West Seattle

Analysis

Community School of West Seattle is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending August 2023, Community School of West Seattle reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $888k to $1.2m (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 341%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Community School of West Seattle sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institute for Democratic Education in America ($1.2m), Institute for Reforming Government Inc ($1.2m) and Friends of Willow Tree ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 71% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $35k (2.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $703k. At year end it held assets of $859k against liabilities of $587k, net assets of $272k. It reported 25 employees.