Vashon Be Prepared FY2020 filing

Tax-deductible

Vashon, WA501(c)(3)Public Safety & DisasterEIN 06-1808389

Pandemic response (healthcare, food, shelter, economic recovery; disaster response and recovery; volunteer recruitment and training; outreach and education

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

Before you give

FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
Is it a real charity?
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Are gifts tax-deductible?
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Is it filing on time?
FY2025
latest Form 990
IRS e-file · Filing history
Is it financially stable?
1 of 3
years in the black
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
How much reaches the programs?
100%
of spending
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Do they have reserves?
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Who is supporting them already?
1
named funder · $26
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Do they carry debt?
$4K
liabilities
Pt X · Ln 26
Who oversees it?
17
independent of 17 voting board members
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$581K
Spent
$293K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$315K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$581K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$581K
FY2021$260K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$108K
FY2024$96K
FY2025$51K
Expenses
$293K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$293K
FY2021$370K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$71K
Net assets
$315K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$315K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$215K
FY2023$248K
FY2024$228K
FY2025$207K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Yes — filed FY2025
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CVashon Be Prepared
EINHdr · item D06-1808389
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2008
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CVashon, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M20)

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $1.00
Program services100%$293K
Total functional expensesLn 25$293K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
100%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
10.5mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+50%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Total assets
$320K
FY2020
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$320K
FY2021$214K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$208K
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2020
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$4K
FY2021$9K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$1K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$288K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$320K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B100%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$257K
Total assetsLn 16$320K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$315K
Months of cash on handcomputed10.5

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$570K · 98%
Program service revenue$11K · 2%
Contributions & grants98%$570K
Program service revenue2%$11K
Investment income$103
— government grantsLn 1e$205K
Total revenueLn 12$581K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $257K · Operating expenses/yr $293K
10.5 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $293K · Total expenses $293K
100%
Management & General
Management & general $0 · Total expenses $293K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $293K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $0 · Solicited contributions $365K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $570K · Total revenue $581K
98%
Government reliance
Government grants $205K · Total revenue $581K
35%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $11K · Total revenue $581K
2%
Investment reliance
Investment income $103 · Total revenue $581K
+0.02%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $11K · Total expenses $293K
4%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $581K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $315K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $581K · Expenses $293K
+50%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $320K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $315K · Total assets $320K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $320K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Spring Hecht · Reported title EX OFFICIO VASHON ISLAND SCH · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $293K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $293K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 100%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.7%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Ex Officio Vashon Island Sch
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio Vashon Maury Food
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vashon Island Fire & Rescue
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Reserve Corps
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Reserve Corps
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio Voice of Vashon
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ex Officio Chamber of Commerc
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 17Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 17Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides aid and training for pandemic and disaster relief, including food, shelter, and economic recovery.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $267K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Food and Housing

Many residents struggled to pay for food and housing costs when their jobs were disrupted by COVID-19.VASHONBEPREPARED partnered with social service organizations including vashon maury community food bank, vashon youth and family services, vashon island school district nutrition program, and a number of others to support the cost of…

$238Kprogram expense
02

COVID-19 testing programwithin three weeks after activating on march 12, 2020, we had established our own COVID-19 testing center. This was crucial because testing was not otherwise available on vashon island, and the stay home order strongly discouraged people from traveling to the mainland for TESTS.THE testing site was operated by…

$17Kprogram expense
03

At a time when people were seeking reliable information, our incident COMMANDER/FIRE chief directed that we begin publishing our situation reports to the community. A team developed and edited the content, which was disseminated via multiple channels (to thousands of email subscribers, via social media, in the local newspaper, in paper…

$12Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$26
Grants paid · 19 grants · $502K · 2020–2021
Vashon Island School DistrictFY2021$28,769
Vashon-Maury Senior CenterWA · FY2021$17,622
The Dove ProjectWA · FY2021$14,000
Vashon Island School DistrictFY2020$37,711
Vashon-Maury Senior CenterWA · FY2020$14,825
The Dove ProjectWA · FY2020$6,000
Voice of VashonWA · FY2020$2,000
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Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest $51K$71K-47% 990 PDF
FY2024 $96K—-11% 990 PDF
FY2023 $108K—+143% 990 PDF
FY2022 $44K—-83% 990 PDF
FY2021 $260K$370K-55% 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $581K$293K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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