Seattle Girls School

Analysis

Seattle Girls School is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education, which this site groups under education and training. The IRS classifies it as a school under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Seattle Girls School reported income of $4.6m and spending of $5.8m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.4m to $4.6m (+5.1%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 55%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 66,972 United States charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Seattle Girls School sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile, and in the 93rd percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Alief Montessori Community School ($4.6m), Grants Central Station ($4.6m) and St Cloud State University Foundation Inc ($4.6m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 15% and program service revenue 104% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $241k (4.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $2.1m. It paid $99k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $25.6m against liabilities of $8.6m, net assets of $17.0m. It reported 45 employees.