Northwest Indian Colleges

Analysis

Northwest Indian Colleges is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2020, Northwest Indian Colleges reported income of $18.7m and spending of $19.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2020, income grew from $18.5m to $18.7m (+0.8%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northwest Indian Colleges sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nations Capital ($18.6m), Paul Cuffee School ($18.7m) and Maritime Academy Charter School ($18.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2020, revenue came from contributions and grants 81% and program service revenue 19% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $136k (0.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $8.0m. At year end it held assets of $24.7m against liabilities of $3.3m, net assets of $21.4m. It reported 189 employees.