Northwest Services for Independent Living

Analysis

Northwest Services for Independent Living is a registered charity in United States, based in Tacoma, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1981, 45 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 Services for Independent Living reported income of $2.5m and spending of $2.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.4m to $2.5m (+73%), 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 99% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Northwest Services for Independent Living sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flat River Outreach Ministries Inc ($2.5m), Florida Keys Childrens Shelter Inc ($2.5m) and No Child Hungry ($2.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (13% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.7m. At year end it held assets of $347k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $347k. It reported 36 employees.