United Ways of the Pacific Northwest

Analysis

United Ways of the Pacific Northwest is a registered charity in United States, based in Olympia, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1980, 46 years ago. 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, United Ways of the Pacific Northwest reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.8m, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $417k to $1.5m (+260%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, United Ways of the Pacific Northwest sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 83rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dibia Dream Inc ($1.5m), Data for Progress Education Fund ($1.5m) and St Johns-St Vincents Home Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.7% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (5.7% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $202k. At year end it held assets of $448k against liabilities of $90k, net assets of $358k. It reported 4 employees.