Disability Rights Washington

Analysis

Disability Rights Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1975, 51 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 September 2023, Disability Rights Washington reported income of $5.8m and spending of $5.1m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.8m to $5.8m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Disability Rights Washington sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile, and in the 94th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Baps Charities Inc ($5.8m), Yaipak Outreach ($5.8m) and Easter Seals Southwestern Indiana Incorporated ($5.8m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 70% and program service revenue 28% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $347k (6.8% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.7m. It paid $17k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $871k, net assets of $5.1m. It reported 65 employees.