Washington Defender Association

Analysis

Washington Defender Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1985, 41 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 June 2023, Washington Defender Association reported income of $1.7m and spending of $1.8m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 6 years on record, from September 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $1.1m to $1.7m (+61%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Washington Defender Association sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile, and in the 85th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hillel the Foundation for Jewish Campus Life ($1.7m), Training & Research Foundation ($1.7m) and Arc Arapahoe Douglas & Elbert Counties Inc ($1.7m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $134k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $967k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $608k, net assets of $493k. It reported 16 employees.