Westernaires

Analysis

Westernaires is a registered charity in United States, based in Golden, CO. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1959, 67 years ago. 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, Westernaires reported income of $1.6m and spending of $1.5m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.0m to $1.6m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Westernaires sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within CO. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Christian Charitable Foundation Inc ($1.6m), North Hudson Regional Council of Mayors ($1.6m) and Nittany Lion Wrestling Club ($1.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 17% and program service revenue 78% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $58k. At year end it held assets of $2.3m against liabilities of $151k, net assets of $2.1m. It reported 3 employees.