Northwest Association of Independent Schools

Analysis

Northwest Association of Independent Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2024, Northwest Association of Independent Schools reported income of $2.0m and spending of $1.9m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2020 to June 2024, income grew from $1.5m to $2.0m (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Northwest Association of Independent Schools sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile, and in the 86th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farmington Academy Inc ($2.0m), Impact America ($2.0m) and John Winthrop Nursery School Corporation ($2.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 0.8% and program service revenue 96% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $317k (17% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $558k. At year end it held assets of $1.9m against liabilities of $191k, net assets of $1.7m. It reported 7 employees.