Northwest Youth Service

Analysis

Northwest Youth Service is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1976, 50 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, Northwest Youth Service reported income of $6.2m and spending of $5.6m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $3.5m to $6.2m (+77%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Youth Service sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Buist Community Assistance Center ($6.2m), The Broad Street Clinic Foundation ($6.2m) and El-Ada Inc ($6.2m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $133k (2.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.9m. At year end it held assets of $5.3m against liabilities of $2.5m, net assets of $2.8m. It reported 88 employees.