Mockingbird Society

Analysis

Mockingbird Society is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover human services, which this site groups under poverty relief. 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, Mockingbird Society reported income of $3.0m and spending of $3.3m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $1.9m to $3.0m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 62,758 United States charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Mockingbird Society sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Step One School ($3.0m), New Gateways ($3.0m) and Quincy Area Network Against Domestic Abuse ($3.0m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 87% and program service revenue 12% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $179k (5.4% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.4m. It paid $27k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $3.4m against liabilities of $286k, net assets of $3.1m. It reported 34 employees.