Clarion West

Analysis

Clarion West is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1991, 35 years ago. 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 December 2023, Clarion West reported income of $437k and spending of $408k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $655k to $437k (-33%), an average of -9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Clarion West sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 66th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Literacy Council Gulf Coast Inc ($437k), Fair Housing Center of Washington ($437k) and Ed Block Courage Award Foundation ($437k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 83% and program service revenue 14% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $80k (20% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $156k. At year end it held assets of $558k against liabilities of $25k, net assets of $533k. It reported 11 employees.