Seattle Indian Health Board

Analysis

Seattle Indian Health Board is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, 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 September 2023, Seattle Indian Health Board reported income of $50.3m and spending of $36.2m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $20.3m to $50.3m (+147%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Seattle Indian Health Board 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 99th percentile, and in the 99th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laureate Psychiatric Clinic and Hospital Inc ($50.3m), Northeast Treatment Centers Inc ($50.3m) and Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital Company ($50.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 20% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $1.8m (4.9% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $15.5m. It paid $97k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $48.8m against liabilities of $7.8m, net assets of $41.0m. It reported 319 employees.