Provail

Analysis

Provail is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover diseases, disorders and medical disciplines, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Provail reported income of $25.4m and spending of $26.2m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $17.3m to $25.4m (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Provail sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The American Board of Anesthesiology Inc ($25.4m), New York Spine and Brain Surgery University Faculty Practice Corp ($25.4m) and Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare Inc ($25.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 97% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $384k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $18.8m. At year end it held assets of $18.3m against liabilities of $9.3m, net assets of $8.9m. It reported 558 employees.