Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education

Analysis

Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education is a registered charity in United States, based in Portland, OR. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 1991, 35 years ago. 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, Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education reported income of $429k and spending of $450k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2020 to December 2023, income fell from $1.2m to $429k (-63%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Northwest Alliance for Alternative Media & Education sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile, and in the 67th percentile within OR. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hannah Center Inc ($429k), Silver Lake Senior Housing Association ($429k) and Road Runners Club of America ($429k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 100% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $34k (7.5% of expenses). At year end it held assets of $54k against liabilities of $0, net assets of $54k.

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.