Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound

Analysis

Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in December 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound reported income of $651k and spending of $592k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $212k to $651k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Down Syndrome Community of Puget Sound sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile, and in the 73rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rods Heroes Inc ($651k), Culinary Care ($651k) and Choose Mental Health ($651k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 90% and program service revenue 3.5% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $301k. At year end it held assets of $1.1m against liabilities of $7,966, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 7 employees.