Western Washington Operating

Analysis

Western Washington Operating is a registered charity in United States, based in Ellensburg, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 March 2024, Western Washington Operating reported income of $7.4m and spending of $7.8m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2020 to March 2024, income grew from $6.5m to $7.4m (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 19,475 United States charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Western Washington Operating sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile, and in the 95th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association of Physicians of Pakistani-Descent of North America ($7.4m), Center for the Future of Arizona ($7.4m) and Lansdowne Up ($7.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending March 2024, revenue came from program service revenue 99% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.0m. At year end it held assets of $9.8m against liabilities of $585k, net assets of $9.3m. It reported 32 employees.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.