Washington Gorge Action Programs

Analysis

Washington Gorge Action Programs is a registered charity in United States, based in Bingen, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Washington Gorge Action Programs reported income of $8.3m and spending of $8.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $8.3m (+141%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Washington Gorge Action Programs sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vista on 5th Corp ($8.3m), Community Refugee and Immigration Services Inc ($8.3m) and Joy to the World Foundation ($8.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $123k (1.5% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.2m against liabilities of $1.1m, net assets of $2.0m. It reported 68 employees.