Glacier Peak Institute

Analysis

Glacier Peak Institute is a registered charity in United States, based in Darrington, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover science and technology, 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, Glacier Peak Institute reported income of $661k and spending of $607k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $365k to $661k (+81%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Glacier Peak Institute sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Indigenous Performance Productions a Nonprofit Corporation ($661k), Alliance Francaise de Los Angeles ($661k) and Odd Fellows Playhouse ($661k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $59k (9.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $219k. At year end it held assets of $312k against liabilities of $1,498, net assets of $310k. It reported 19 employees.