Totem Star

Analysis

Totem Star is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover youth development, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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, Totem Star reported income of $774k and spending of $681k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $223k to $774k (+247%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Totem Star sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sustnbl Cpe-Cntr for Agrcltrl PRSRV Education-Foundation Inc ($774k), Steves Camp at Horizon Farms Inc ($774k) and Heart of Illinois Big Brothers/Big Sisters ($773k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 1.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $102k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $390k. It paid $9,450 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $583k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 16 employees.