Western States Hostage Negotiators Association

Analysis

Western States Hostage Negotiators Association is a registered charity in United States, based in Puyallup, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts, culture and humanities, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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, Western States Hostage Negotiators Association reported income of $109k and spending of $94k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $96k to $109k (+14%), an average of +14% a year. Over the whole period it spent 81% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Western States Hostage Negotiators Association sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% 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 Westminster Preservation Trust Incorporated ($109k), Chincoteague Island Arts Organization Inc ($109k) and Torah Lishmah Institute Inc ($109k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 6.8% and program service revenue 71% of the total. At year end it held assets of $62k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $62k.