Crisis Connections

Analysis

Crisis Connections is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, 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 December 2023, Crisis Connections reported income of $19.9m and spending of $19.3m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $7.7m to $19.9m (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Crisis Connections sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 98th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lakeland Community Hospital Inc ($19.9m), St Vincent Clay Hospital Inc ($19.9m) and Lower Lights Christian Health Center Inc ($19.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% and program service revenue 0.2% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $336k (1.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $12.1m. At year end it held assets of $10.6m against liabilities of $4.8m, net assets of $5.8m. It reported 406 employees.