Zero Waste Washington

Analysis

Zero Waste Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1982, 44 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, Zero Waste Washington reported income of $924k and spending of $725k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 6 years on record, from December 2018 to December 2023, income grew from $392k to $924k (+136%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Zero Waste Washington sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile, and in the 78th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ministerial Day Care Association ($924k), Deliverance Manor Housing Corporation ($924k) and Zuni Christian Mission School ($924k).

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 $81k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $216k. At year end it held assets of $1.5m against liabilities of $33k, net assets of $1.4m. It reported 10 employees.