Washington West African Center

Analysis

Washington West African Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Lynnwood, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 2018, 8 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, Washington West African Center reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $221k to $1.1m (+401%), an average of +71% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 189%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington West African Center sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Center for Kashmir Inc ($1.1m), Southwest Minnesota Arts Council ($1.1m) and New Canaan Historical Society ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (9.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $349k. It paid $11k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $218k against liabilities of $51k, net assets of $167k. It reported 13 employees.