Family Works

Analysis

Family Works is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover community improvement and capacity building, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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, Family Works reported income of $4.5m and spending of $3.5m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $2.0m to $4.5m (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Family Works sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Region 10 League for Economic Assistance & Planning Inc ($4.5m), Washington DC Economic Partnership ($4.5m) and RDC Commercial Center Inc ($4.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 102% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $163k (4.6% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $864k. At year end it held assets of $6.0m against liabilities of $2.2m, net assets of $3.8m. It reported 29 employees.