Nami of Whatcom County

Analysis

Nami of Whatcom County is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellingham, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover mental health and crisis intervention, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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, Nami of Whatcom County reported income of $161k and spending of $129k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $64k to $161k (+151%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Nami of Whatcom County sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile, and in the 45th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Auxiliary of the Holy Cross Hospital of Silver Spring Inc ($160k), Seacoast Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Inc ($161k) and Worth the Wait ($160k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 68% and program service revenue 31% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $68k. At year end it held assets of $156k against liabilities of $3,742, net assets of $152k. It reported 4 employees.