Arms Around You Foundation

Analysis

Arms Around You Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Arms Around You Foundation reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.2m, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $116k to $1.7m (+1327%), an average of +142% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 223%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Arms Around You Foundation 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 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Advocates for Children and Families Inc ($1.6m), City Ministries ($1.7m) and With Love Oregon ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 1.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $126k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $338k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $78k, net assets of $1.2m. It reported 12 employees.