The Beechers Foundation

Analysis

The Beechers Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover food, agriculture and nutrition, which this site groups under poverty relief. The IRS classifies it as a private operating foundation under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2020, The Beechers Foundation reported income of $644k and spending of $580k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2020, income fell from $1.3m to $644k (-51%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Beechers Foundation sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% 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 Faith Connections Inc ($644k), Jackson Senior Center ($644k) and Grace Neighborhood Nursery School ($644k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.0% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $243k. At year end it held assets of $195k against liabilities of $35k, net assets of $160k. It reported 35 employees.