Silent Task Force

Analysis

Silent Task Force is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Silent Task Force reported income of $2.6m and spending of $2.3m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income grew from $364k to $2.6m (+603%), an average of +92% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 198%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Silent Task Force sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 89th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lone Mountain Childrens Center Inc ($2.6m), Values Into Action NJ Inc ($2.6m) and The Bridge Food & Diaper Bank Inc ($2.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 98% and program service revenue 2.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $135k (6.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $354k. At year end it held assets of $530k against liabilities of $57k, net assets of $473k. It reported 23 employees.