King County Explorer Search and Rescue

Analysis

King County Explorer Search and Rescue is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. 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, King County Explorer Search and Rescue reported income of $110k and spending of $67k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $112k to $110k (-1.6%), an average of -0.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 65% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, King County Explorer Search and Rescue sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile, and in the 35th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include One to One Fund ($110k), Ua Charitable Fund Trust ($110k) and Fawn Township Volunteer Fire Department No 1 ($110k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 78% and program service revenue 22% of the total. At year end it held assets of $677k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $677k.