Northwest Avalanche Center

Analysis

Northwest Avalanche Center is a registered charity in United States, based in North Bend, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover public safety, disaster preparedness and relief, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (gross receipts test) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Northwest Avalanche Center reported income of $814k and spending of $842k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $551k to $814k (+48%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 9,128 United States charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Northwest Avalanche Center 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 77th percentile, and in the 76th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arbutus Volunteer Fire Dept of Baltimore County Inc ($814k), Hatzalah of Michigan ($817k) and Town of Watertown Ambulance Service Inc ($813k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 4.0% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $117k (14% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $249k. At year end it held assets of $618k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $618k. It reported 10 employees.