Washington Appellate Project

Analysis

Washington Appellate Project is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover crime and legal-related, which this site groups under human rights and equality. 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, Washington Appellate Project reported income of $2.9m and spending of $2.8m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.4m to $2.9m (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 9,611 United States charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Washington Appellate Project sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kidsvoice ($2.9m), American Policy Roundtable ($2.9m) and Descendants Truth and Reconciliation Foundation ($2.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from program service revenue 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $124k (4.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.8m. At year end it held assets of $1.0m against liabilities of $26k, net assets of $998k. It reported 32 employees.