Washington Poison Center

Analysis

Washington Poison Center is a registered charity in United States, based in Seattle, WA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover health care, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 June 2023, Washington Poison Center reported income of $4.9m and spending of $5.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $4.1m to $4.9m (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2020, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 40,470 United States charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Washington Poison Center sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% 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 Hamilton Emergency Medical Services Inc ($4.9m), Vivian B Adams School Board ($4.9m) and Lifescape ($4.9m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 93% and program service revenue 6.9% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $628k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $3.3m. At year end it held assets of $3.8m against liabilities of $444k, net assets of $3.4m. It reported 48 employees.