Hedgebrook

Analysis

Hedgebrook is a registered charity in United States, based in Langley, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in August 2002, 24 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, Hedgebrook reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.9m, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $2.2m to $1.6m (-25%), an average of -6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Hedgebrook sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of University Presses Inc ($1.6m), Herreshoff Marine Museum ($1.6m) and Public Media Venture Group ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% and program service revenue 16% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $198k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $749k. It paid $9,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $4.2m against liabilities of $103k, net assets of $4.1m. It reported 22 employees.