Whitman-Walker Health System Inc

Analysis

Whitman-Walker Health System Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Washington, DC. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. The IRS classifies it as a supporting organisation (type ii) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Whitman-Walker Health System Inc reported income of $1.0m and spending of $4.8m, spending 478% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $513k to $1.0m (+96%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 1379%. Over the whole period it spent 502% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Whitman-Walker Health System Inc sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile, and in the 55th percentile within DC. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwest Catholic Counseling Center ($1.0m), Twin Palms Recovery Center ($1.0m) and Minnesota Alliance on Problem Gambling ($1.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.7% and program service revenue 87% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $737k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $621k. At year end it held assets of $37.8m against liabilities of $45.8m, net assets of -$8.0m.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.