Langston

Analysis

Langston is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 2019, 7 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, Langston reported income of $824k and spending of $716k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $429k to $824k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 420%. Over the whole period it spent 74% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Langston sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition Inc ($824k), Metropolitan Arts Center ($824k) and Providence Preservation Society ($824k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 3.7% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $333k. At year end it held assets of $2.0m against liabilities of $2,929, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 7 employees.