Nami Washington

Analysis

Nami Washington is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1995, 31 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, Nami Washington reported income of $1.1m and spending of $1.4m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $827k to $1.1m (+28%), an average of +6.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Nami Washington sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile, and in the 80th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pioneer Relief Nursery Inc ($1.1m), Minnesota Renewal Center ($1.1m) and Jesses House Inc ($1.1m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 96% and program service revenue 4.6% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $105k (7.3% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $526k. At year end it held assets of $749k against liabilities of $263k, net assets of $486k. It reported 14 employees.