Public Charity

InvestigateWest

Based in SEATTLE, WA, InvestigateWest operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $1.6M in revenue, $1.1M in expenses, $1.3M in total assets for fiscal year 2025. Imperigo tracks 52 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $1.4M.

EIN: 270170663 SEATTLE, WA Media & Communications NTEE: A30 Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.1M
Total Assets$1.3M
Grant Records52
Funding Total$1.4M
Filing Years2020–2025

Mission

As a nonprofit collaborative newsroom InvestigateWests mission is to produce high-impact investigative journalism that holds power accountable exposes injustice and empowers underserved communities across the Pacific Northwest to create a more informed just and equitable society.

Where $100 goes at InvestigateWest

How InvestigateWest divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 5 years.

$96 Programs the work itself
$3 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $96 for programs

$96
The organization conducts regional reporting initiatives concentrating on environmental health and social issues in the Pacific Northwest
All program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

Director Berit Anderson
Director Beverly Wyse
President Brant Houston
Treasurer Celia Wu
Director Diana Huynh
Executive Director Jacob Fries

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,095,071 34 grants
Arts & Culture
$156,310 9 grants
Environment & Conservation
$16,000 2 grants
Human & Social Services
$5,600 1 grant
Unspecified
$84,395 6 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2025 $1.6M $1.1M $1.3M
2024 $802K $831K $745K
2023 $834K $447K $776K
2022 $484K $305K $393K
2020 $572K $399K $350K

Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $572K to $1.6M (+175%), with total assets most recently reported at $1.3M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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