Friends of Whitman County Library

Analysis

Friends of Whitman County Library is a registered charity in United States, based in Colfax, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in March 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 (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Friends of Whitman County Library reported income of $78k and spending of $61k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income grew from $74k to $78k (+6.1%), an average of +6.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Whitman County Library sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 30th percentile, and in the 25th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fund for the Arts of Chautauqua County Inc ($78k), Lake County Symphony Orchestra ($78k) and Hip to Hip Theatre Company ($78k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 84% of the total. At year end it held assets of $260k against liabilities of $248, net assets of $260k.