Spokane Preservation Advocates

Analysis

Spokane Preservation Advocates is a registered charity in United States, based in Spokane, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1999, 27 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 (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Spokane Preservation Advocates reported income of $67k and spending of $75k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2024, income fell from $96k to $67k (-30%), an average of -30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 45,478 United States charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Spokane Preservation Advocates sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 26th percentile, and in the 21st percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grid Books Inc ($67k), Seacoast Artist Guild of South Carolina Inc ($67k) and Northwest Native American Basketweavers Assn ($67k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from contributions and grants 50% of the total. At year end it held assets of $118k against liabilities of $877, net assets of $117k.