Washington Trust for Historic Preservation

Analysis

Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation reported income of $1.9m and spending of $1.7m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $919k to $1.9m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Washington Trust for Historic Preservation 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 85th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monticello Railway Museum Inc ($1.9m), Tulsa Opera Inc ($1.9m) and Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center ($1.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 82% and program service revenue 18% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $118k (7.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $697k. At year end it held assets of $3.3m against liabilities of $241k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 17 employees.