Public Benefit : Community Foundations

The Seattle Foundation

Encouraging personal philanthropy in King County

Rating

Overall Rating    
      (69.53)
Organizational Efficiency      
Program Expenses 95.3%    
Administrative Expenses 3.9%    
Fundraising Expenses 0.7%    
Fundraising Efficiency $0.00    
Efficiency Rating    
      (39.53)
Organizational Capacity      
Primary Revenue Growth 31.6%    
Program Expenses Growth 17.0%    
Working Capital Ratio (years) 7.81    
Capacity Rating    
      (30.00)

Income Statement     (FYE 12/2006)

Revenue  
Primary Revenue $102,651,651
Other Revenue $29,429,291
Total Revenue $132,080,942
   
Expenses  
Program Expenses $49,462,546
Administrative Expenses $2,046,598
Fundraising Expenses $364,199
Total Functional Expenses $51,873,343
   
Payments to Affiliates $0
Excess (or Deficit) for the year $80,207,599
   
Net Assets $497,952,154

Contact Information

The Seattle Foundation
1200 Fifth Avenue
Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98101
tel: (206) 622-2294
fax: (206) 622-7673

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Leadership      (FYE 12/2006)

Name Title Compensation % of Expenses
Phyllis Campbell President, CEO (The person identified as holding the highest position of management, and therefore who would normally be responsible for carrying out the mission of the charity and leading the organization on a day-to-day basis.) $209,629 0.40%

Donor Privacy Policy

YES, this charity has a written donor privacy policy.

Mission

Founded in 1946, The Seattle Foundation encourages personal philanthropy to improve the quality of life in King County, Washington. As a community foundation, we tailor giving to the needs and interests of individual donors by offering tools, insight and inspiration to help make giving effective and satisfying. More than 1,200 individuals, families and businesses give through The Seattle Foundation, using your funds that work much like private foundations and offer distinct benefits. The Seattle Foundation distributes millions of dollars in grants each year as it responds to changing community and priorities of our donors. Through our Community Grantmaking Program, we give grants to nonprofits in King County addressing a wide spectrum of needs.

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