Be Seattle Organizing

Analysis

Be Seattle Organizing is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover housing and shelter, which this site groups under housing and shelter. 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, Be Seattle Organizing reported income of $182k and spending of $189k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $188k to $182k (-3.4%), an average of -3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,864 United States charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Be Seattle Organizing sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile, and in the 48th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rock Garden Camp ($182k), Harmon Hill Apartments Inc ($182k) and My Sisters House Ministries Inc ($182k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. At year end it held assets of $10k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $10k.