Operation Nightwatch

Analysis

Operation Nightwatch is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 2006, 20 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, Operation Nightwatch reported income of $1.7m and spending of $2.2m, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $1.7m (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Operation Nightwatch sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Niagara Hospice Alliance Inc ($1.7m), Neartown Inc ($1.7m) and Clackamas Service Center Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $200k (9.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $801k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $121k, net assets of $1.8m. It reported 36 employees.