Washington Progress Alliance

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Seattle, WA501(c)(4)Community DevelopmentEIN 20-4258530Revenue $936K in FY2024

On file with the IRSwashingtonprogress.org1424 11th Ave Ste 400, 98122-4271 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Mar 2007

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Build a permanent and powerful social change movement in Washington State supported by a network of committed donors.

68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 11 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $109K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$181K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 50% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
16 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 16.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $125K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$281K
25% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 25% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$936K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$756K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$861K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$936K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$853K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$936K
Expenses
$756K
FY2024▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$674K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$756K
Net assets
$861K
FY2024▲ +7%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$345K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$861K
FY2023$804K
FY2024$861K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2007.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $517K Management & general 29% · $222K Fundraising 2% · $17K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $181K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,791Pt VII · Sec A
Deputy Director
$57,756Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$48,712Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dionne Foster’s $75K as Executive Director is at the 50th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1708 $100K–1M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jessica Jones$57,756$75,579$34,783——
Dionne Foster$74,791$69,212$71,824$31,635—
Lisa Pubigee$48,712$64,307$42,530——
Maggie Thompson————$58,016

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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Mobilizes donors to build a lasting social change movement in Washington State.

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3 programs · $367K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Grantmaking

Washington Progress Alliance provides grants to organizations who build the progressive movements capacity to win on economic and racial justice through the following core strategy areas planning, collaborations, and organizational development leadership development organizing and civic engagement policy development messaging and…

$307Kprogram expense
02

Partner Support and Capacity Building

We convene our network to build shared strategies and invest in tools that support their working together effectively, foster collaboration between partners, and provide capacity building support for grantee organizations.

$40Kprogram expense
03

Donor Education

Washington Progress Alliance organizes donors around a vision of Washington state where government serves the public interest, people have self-determination, and we all benefit from a fair and sustainable economy that supports people and the environment.

$20Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$125K
Grants paid · 57 grants · $2.9M · 2020–2024
Washington Conservation ActionWA · FY2024$150,000
Naral Pro-Choice WashingtonWA · FY2024$60,000
The Washington BusWA · FY2024$50,000
Oneamerica VotesWA · FY2024$15,000
Oneamerica VotesWA · FY2024$10,000
Sage LeadersWA · FY2024$10,000
Ktisis Capital LLCFY2024$5,000
Rural Peoples VoiceWA · FY2023$172,000
Oneamerica VotesWA · FY2023$160,000
Spokane Community Against Racism LLCFY2023$50,000
Naral Pro-Choice WashingtonWA · FY2023$30,000
Fuse WashingtonWA · FY2023$25,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$936K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$856K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Money outPt IX
$756K
Ln 25
Programscol B$517K
Managementcol C$222K
Fundraisingcol D$17K
Owns and owesPt X
$861K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$856K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$223K
Investment incomeLn 3$16K
Other incomeLn 4–11$63K
Total revenueLn 12$936K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$726K
SavingsLn 2$301K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$281K
Net assetsLn 32$861K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$526K$281K
Net assetsLn 32$804K$861K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$376K$376K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$73K$42K$21K$11K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$143K$48K$92K$3K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$41K$8K$32K$944
Payroll taxesLn 10$19K$8K$10K$951
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$29K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$2K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$347$347
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$6K$1K$5K
TravelLn 17$3K$112$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$13K$3K$10K$197
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$9K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$471$13K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$756K$517K$222K$17K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $936K$756K$180K$861K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.0M$1.3M−$247K$804K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.0M$1.0M−$20K$861K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$674K$515K$856K 990 PDF
FY2020 $853K$735K$118K$345K 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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Part I · Summary $935,634 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $960,583$856,157
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,107$16,112
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $63,366$63,365
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,028,056$935,634
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $983,500$375,700
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $207,326$275,226
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $83,823$105,089
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,274,649$756,015
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$246,593$179,619
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $935,634 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$856,157
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$223,157
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$856,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16,112$16,112
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $63,365$63,365
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $79,477$935,634
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $756,015 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $375,700$375,700
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $41,604 · Management $20,678 · Fundraising $10,701$72,983
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,436 · Management $91,564 · Fundraising $2,601$142,601
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,561 · Management $32,456 · Fundraising $944$40,961
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,916 · Management $9,814 · Fundraising $951$18,681
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,362$14,362
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $28,791 · Management $12,761$41,552
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,485$2,485
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $347$347
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,050 · Management $4,773$5,823
IX-17 TravelPrograms $112 · Management $2,794$2,906
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,752 · Management $9,829 · Fundraising $197$12,778
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $9,299$9,299
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $471 · Management $13,444 · Fundraising $1,622$15,537
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $516,878 · Management $222,121 · Fundraising $17,016$756,015
Part X · Balance sheet $1,141,719 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $444,202$726,102
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $633,655$301,432
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $252,029$114,185
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,330,027$1,141,719
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,153$20,754
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $515,000$260,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $526,153$280,754
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $803,874$860,965
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $803,874$860,965
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,330,027$1,141,719
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $860,965 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$935,634
XI-2 Total expenses$756,015
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$179,619
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$803,874
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$4,203
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$126,731
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$860,965

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