Downtown Action to Save Housing

Analysis

Downtown Action to Save Housing is a registered charity in United States, based in Bellevue, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in July 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover unknown, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. 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 September 2023, Downtown Action to Save Housing reported income of $10.5m and spending of $13.4m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2019 to September 2023, income grew from $4.9m to $10.5m (+116%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2020, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 72,936 United States charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Downtown Action to Save Housing sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile, and in the 96th percentile within WA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Welfare Council of Newtown Inc ($10.5m), Ronald C Wornick Jewish Day School ($10.5m) and Mid-Delta Community Services Inc ($10.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending September 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 9.5% and program service revenue 106% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $3.1m. At year end it held assets of $56.0m against liabilities of $47.9m, net assets of $8.1m.