Northstar Advocates

Analysis

Northstar Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 2022, 4 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, Northstar Advocates reported income of $642k and spending of $229k, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from $142k to $642k (+352%), an average of +113% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 150%. Over the whole period it spent 50% of the income it received.

Among 14,332 United States charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Northstar Advocates sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Conquistadores Youth Golf Fund ($642k), Girlforward ($643k) and Literacy United ($641k).

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 $147k (64% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $540k against liabilities of $13k, net assets of $526k. It reported 1 employees.