Chief Seattle Club

Analysis

Chief Seattle Club is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1970, 56 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, Chief Seattle Club reported income of $19.3m and spending of $17.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $11.0m to $19.3m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Chief Seattle Club sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Antelope Valley Domestic Violence Council ($19.3m), Campagna Center Inc ($19.3m) and Channel Islands Young Mens Christian Association ($19.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 95% and program service revenue 3.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $805k (4.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $6.9m. It paid $144k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $66.2m against liabilities of $30.3m, net assets of $35.9m. It reported 185 employees.