Assist needy students in washington to help them get to school, stay in school and graduate.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$119K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $110K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$119K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $10.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $158K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$194K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.1M
+169% vs prior year
Spent
$5.1M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$10.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.1M
FY2021▲ +169%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$5.1M
FY2021▲ +101%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$5.1M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$10.6M
FY2021▲ +16%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$9.2M
FY2021$10.6M
FY2022$8.4M
FY2023$8.2M
FY2024$7.9M
FY2025$8.6M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2015.

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Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $4.4M Management & general 4% · $223K Fundraising 11% · $567K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $119K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$118,835Pt VII · Sec A
1st Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
2nd Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

David Hartness’s $108K as Operations & Program Director is at the 37th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1690 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Joyce a Walters—$211,301$153,432$131,137$118,835—
Barney Herrera—$143,365————
Joyce Walters—————$108,795
David Hartness$108,243—————
Aformia Seleshi—$105,769————

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

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

Programs and updates

Helps Washington students get to, stay in, and graduate school.

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3 programs · $4.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

The organization was selected as the non-profit partner for all in wa digital equity initiative. Funds collected by the campaign were used to provide urgently needed computers, tablets, and online access for students lacking essential tech tools due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

$3.3Mprogram expense
02

The organization has a challenge matching program to encourage schools to grow local support for the invested program and student equity thru every donation program to allow donors to designate funds to be used at specific schools.

$505Kprogram expense
03

Each fall, the organization provides an initial round of program funding directly to secondary schools to make funds available for immediate use with minimal bureaucracy. With input from those who are closest to the students - their teachers, counselors or coaches - the school's local team funds items that specific students need, but…

$297Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 149 grants · $2.5M · 2019–2024
Rainier Beach High SchoolFY2024$40,820
Garfield High SchoolFY2024$11,140
Interagency AcademyFY2024$10,540
Aki Kurose Middle SchoolFY2024$10,520
Franklin High SchoolFY2024$10,510
Washington Middle School - SeattleFY2024$10,220
McKnight Middle SchoolFY2024$7,500
Kamiakin Middle SchoolFY2024$5,638
Medical Lake School DistrictFY2023$27,170
Riverside School DistrictFY2023$11,500
Juanita High SchoolFY2023$10,780
John R Rogers High SchoolFY2023$6,898
Ridgefield High SchoolFY2023$5,490
Rainier Beach High SchoolFY2022$11,320
Chief Sealth International High SchoolFY2022$6,940
Mariner High SchoolFY2022$5,095
Mount Baker School DistrictFY2021$10,000
Brewster School DistrictFY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$638K
Money outPt IX
$5.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.4M
Managementcol C$223K
Fundraisingcol D$567K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$470K
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$390K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$50K
Investment incomeLn 3$638K
Gains on assetsLn 7$468K
Total revenueLn 12$5.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$423K
SavingsLn 2$47K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$470K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$35K
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$194K
Net assetsLn 32$10.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 655
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$535K$470K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.7M$10.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$35K
Total assetsLn 16$9.3M$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$174K$194K
Net assetsLn 32$9.2M$10.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4.1M$4.1M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$18K$43K$61K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$411K$100K$23K$289K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$2K$85$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$35K$8K$4K$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$10K$5K$28K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Investment management feesLn 11f$26K$26K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$90K$27K$33K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$52K
Office expensesLn 13$29K$4K$10K$14K
Information technologyLn 14$101K$83K$15K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$72K$15K$11K$46K
TravelLn 17$3K$29$3K$15
InterestLn 20$197$197
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$15K$3K$2K$10K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$44$708$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.1M$4.4M$223K$567K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$1.1M$1.7M$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$1.7M−$668K$7.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.8M−$611K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.7M−$404K$8.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $5.1M$5.1M−$53K$10.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$2.6M−$670K$9.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $5,096,103 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,532,026$4,458,288
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $365,017$637,815
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$3,462$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,893,581$5,096,103
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,668,907$4,089,303
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $509,685$618,617
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $385,149$440,930
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,563,741$5,148,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$670,160−$52,747
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $5,096,103 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$389,534
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,068,754
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$50,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,458,288
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $169,770$169,770
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $468,045$468,045
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $637,815$5,096,103
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,148,850 across 19 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $4,089,303$4,089,303
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $18,363 · Management $42,847 · Fundraising $61,211$122,421
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $99,557 · Management $22,741 · Fundraising $288,951$411,249
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,876 · Management $85 · Fundraising $5,375$7,336
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $7,652 · Management $4,195 · Fundraising $22,710$34,557
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $9,534 · Management $5,226 · Fundraising $28,294$43,054
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $10,219$10,219
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $28,440$28,440
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $25,943$25,943
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $26,788 · Management $33,105 · Fundraising $30,248$90,141
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $52,244$52,244
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,413 · Management $10,273 · Fundraising $14,200$28,886
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $82,884 · Management $15,435 · Fundraising $2,863$101,182
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $15,331 · Management $11,374 · Fundraising $45,607$72,312
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29 · Management $2,932 · Fundraising $15$2,976
IX-20 InterestManagement $197$197
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,290 · Management $1,794 · Fundraising $9,869$14,953
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,992$6,992
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $44 · Management $708 · Fundraising $5,693$6,445
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,359,064 · Management $222,506 · Fundraising $567,280$5,148,850
Part X · Balance sheet $10,800,874 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,451$423,349
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $295,001$47,024
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $28,356$27,801
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $37,837$127,347
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,314$34,608
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,704,627$10,134,379
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $18,427$6,366
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $9,331,013$10,800,874
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $63,599$120,831
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,950$45,950
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $64,600$27,630
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $174,149$194,411
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $8,855,447$10,580,143
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $301,417$26,320
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,156,864$10,606,463
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $9,331,013$10,800,874
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,606,463 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,096,103
XI-2 Total expenses$5,148,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$52,747
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,156,864
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,502,346
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,606,463

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