Blue Mountain Community Foundation

Analysis

Blue Mountain Community Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Walla Walla, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 June 2024, Blue Mountain Community Foundation reported income of $13.1m and spending of $9.1m, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $3.7m to $13.1m (+253%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 270%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Blue Mountain Community Foundation sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile, and in the 97th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Way of the Midlands ($13.1m), Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore Inc ($13.2m) and Mid-Shore Community Foundation Inc ($13.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $181k (2.0% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $311k. At year end it held assets of $82.9m against liabilities of $17.8m, net assets of $65.1m. It reported 10 employees.