World Affairs Council

Analysis

World Affairs Council is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1953, 73 years ago. Its declared purposes cover international, foreign affairs and national security, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. 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, World Affairs Council reported income of $1.4m and spending of $1.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $987k to $1.4m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 10,317 United States charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, World Affairs Council sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mary Queen of Heaven Inc ($1.4m), Jerusalem Fund ($1.4m) and Intelehealth Inc ($1.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 9.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $156k (12% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $517k. It paid $3,000 in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $413k, net assets of $930k. It reported 15 employees.