Western Washington Fair Association

Analysis

Western Washington Fair Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Puyallup, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 November 2023, Western Washington Fair Association reported income of $48.8m and spending of $42.8m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2019 to November 2023, income grew from $35.2m to $48.8m (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2021, when income rose by 1614%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Western Washington Fair Association sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation ($48.8m), Conference U S a ($50.1m) and Peach Bowl Inc ($47.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending November 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 5.2% and program service revenue 85% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $758k (1.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.5m. At year end it held assets of $91.5m against liabilities of $3.7m, net assets of $87.9m. It reported 1,785 employees.