Pottery Northwest

Analysis

Pottery Northwest is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Pottery Northwest reported income of $1.2m and spending of $1.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $719k to $1.2m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Pottery Northwest 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 81st percentile, and in the 81st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Carolina National Heritage Corridor ($1.2m), Theater Works ($1.2m) and Blues Foundation Inc ($1.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 62% and program service revenue 38% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $115k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $337k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $4,901, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 10 employees.