Washington Womens Foundation

Analysis

Washington Womens Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 1997, 29 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 December 2023, Washington Womens Foundation reported income of $1.3m and spending of $2.1m, spending 164% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income fell from $1.3m to $1.3m (-6.1%), an average of -1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Womens Foundation sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile, and in the 82nd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Northwoods Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Program ($1.3m), Foundation for Community Care of Richland County Inc ($1.3m) and Grand Chapter of Pa Endowment Corporation Inc ($1.3m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 79% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $314k (15% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $254k. At year end it held assets of $5.5m against liabilities of $170k, net assets of $5.3m. It reported 5 employees.