Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation

Analysis

Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Kingston, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2002, 24 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, Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.5m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile, and in the 84th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Illuminate the Arts ($1.5m), American Prospect Inc ($1.5m) and Osteoarthritis Research Society International Inc ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 88% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $618k (44% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $129k. At year end it held assets of $1.3m against liabilities of $677k, net assets of $612k.