Columbia Play Project

Analysis

Columbia Play Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Vancouver, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. 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, Columbia Play Project reported income of $109k and spending of $116k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $248k to $109k (-56%), an average of -56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Columbia Play Project sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tucson-Pima Library Foundation ($109k), South End Neighborhood Tutors ($109k) and Parent Booster USA Inc ($109k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $10k. At year end it held assets of $123k against liabilities of $49k, net assets of $74k. It reported 3 employees.