Washington Alliance for Better Schools

Analysis

Washington Alliance for Better Schools is a registered charity in United States, based in Shoreline, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. 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 August 2023, Washington Alliance for Better Schools reported income of $3.0m and spending of $2.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2019 to August 2023, income grew from $1.5m to $3.0m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 19,413 United States charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Washington Alliance for Better Schools sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Institute for the Advancement of Minority Health ($3.0m), Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation Inc ($3.0m) and Henry County Community Foundation Inc ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending August 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $257k (9.2% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.5m. At year end it held assets of $2.2m against liabilities of $250k, net assets of $1.9m. It reported 53 employees.