Northwest Community Bail Fund

Analysis

Northwest Community Bail Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Northwest Community Bail Fund reported income of $673k and spending of $752k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $5.7m to $673k (-88%), an average of -51% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income dropped by 78%. Over the whole period it spent 44% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Northwest Community Bail Fund sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 74th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Redeeming Justice Network ($673k), Casa for Kids ($674k) and Imperial Valley LGBT Resource Center ($673k).

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 $98k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $296k. At year end it held assets of $4.4m against liabilities of $28k, net assets of $4.4m. It reported 7 employees.

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.