Cowlitz Family Health Center

Analysis

Cowlitz Family Health Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Longview, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1974, 52 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 December 2023, Cowlitz Family Health Center reported income of $21.0m and spending of $25.9m, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $23.4m to $21.0m (-11%), an average of -2.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Cowlitz Family Health Center sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Lifeflight Eagle ($21.0m), Community Health Center Network Inc ($21.0m) and Episcopal Church Home ($21.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 29% and program service revenue 70% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $792k (3.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $13.2m. At year end it held assets of $21.7m against liabilities of $14.6m, net assets of $7.0m. It reported 237 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.