To promote social welfare by fostering movements to build power in communities impacted by systemic oppression through community partnerships, capacity building, and legal services for community organizations and microenterprises.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 85 volunteers and 16 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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)(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
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 $284K a year · 15% 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
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$291K
to officers and key staff · 21% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 21% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $1K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$22K
0.8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
+25% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
64%
Net assets
$2.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +25%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2024▼ -15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.4M
Net assets
$2.9M
FY2024▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.2M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.9M

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 Feb 2004.

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Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $887K Management & general 25% · $342K Fundraising 11% · $146K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $291K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director, Finance and Operations
$106,045Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director, Capacity Building to Dec '24
$99,574Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director, Legal Services
$85,089Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Annie Hout’s $106K as Co-Executive Director, Finance and Operations is at the 30th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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
Jodi Nishioka—$4,278$110,933$112,835$106,350
Annie Hout$106,045$111,088———
Andrew Kashyap$85,089$107,559———
Brianna Jones$99,574$104,298———

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

Programs and updates

Empowers oppressed communities by building power through partnerships, training, and legal aid.

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3 programs · $887K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Capacity-Building

Communities Rise provides capacity-building services to nonprofit organizations that are led by and serving communities impacted by systemic oppression, primarily from Black, Indigenous, and People of Color communities in the following programs: 9-month nonprofit Capacity Building Cohort providing peer-to-peer learning, one-on-one…

$378Kprogram expense
02

Education & Training

Communities Rise hosts legal trainings for community members and attorneys on topics relevant to nonprofits and small businesses. Most legal trainings are approved for CLE credits for attorneys.

$297Kprogram expense
03

Small Business and Nonprofit Legal Services

Communities Rise provides low-income small business owners and nonprofit organizations pro bono legal services on business transactional matters through our limited engagement legal clinics or through direct representation.

$212Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$1K
Grants paid · 42 grants · $882K · 2020–2024
The Vera ProjectWA · FY2024$8,000
Skyway Tutoring & RopWA · FY2024$8,000
Northwest Film ForumWA · FY2024$8,000
Jubilee House MinistriesWA · FY2024$8,000
Cierra SistersWA · FY2024$8,000
Rvc SeattleWA · FY2023$25,000
Potlatch FundWA · FY2023$25,000
Byrd Barr PlaceWA · FY2023$25,000
Village of HopeWA · FY2023$7,000
House of Hope 360WA · FY2023$7,000
Cierra SistersWA · FY2023$7,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Money outPt IX
$1.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$887K
Managementcol C$342K
Fundraisingcol D$146K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.5M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$465K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$84K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$702K
SavingsLn 2$1.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 685
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$2.1M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$2.6M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$29K$22K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M$2.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$56K$56K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$338K$164K$137K$37K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$684K$494K$108K$82K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$62K$44K$12K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$89K$57K$22K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$57K$39K$17K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$5K$2K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$8K$4K$1K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$7K$2K$985
TravelLn 17$761$624$137
InsuranceLn 23$5K$3K$1K$629
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$13K$5K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.4M$887K$342K$146K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$1.4M$359K$2.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.6M−$236K$2.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.7M$1.9M−$227K$2.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.6M$1.8M$807K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.2M$717K$2.2M 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,733,570 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,308,547$1,679,711
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $74,646$58,942
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,397$4,086
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0−$9,169
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,385,590$1,733,570
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $217,281$56,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,185,708$1,173,414
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,049$145,442
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,622,038$1,374,856
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$236,448$358,714
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,733,570 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$210 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$84,167
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$464,520
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,131,024
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,843
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,679,711
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,942 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$58,942
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,086$4,086
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$8,959−$8,959
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,942 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$5,083$1,733,570
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,374,856 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $56,000$56,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $163,675 · Management $136,875 · Fundraising $37,425$337,975
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $494,405 · Management $108,157 · Fundraising $81,806$684,368
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $43,729 · Management $12,068 · Fundraising $5,968$61,765
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $57,214 · Management $21,919 · Fundraising $10,173$89,306
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,160$34,160
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,571 · Management $16,717 · Fundraising $1,608$56,896
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,041 · Management $2,168 · Fundraising $1,040$8,249
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,947 · Management $1,337 · Fundraising $2,266$7,550
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,885 · Management $2,405 · Fundraising $985$10,275
IX-17 TravelPrograms $624 · Management $137$761
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,473 · Management $1,277 · Fundraising $629$5,379
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,066 · Management $4,733 · Fundraising $4,373$22,172
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $886,630 · Management $341,953 · Fundraising $146,273$1,374,856
Part X · Balance sheet $2,958,470 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $623,224$702,307
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,490,942$1,756,714
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $469,013$494,685
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,740$4,764
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,606,668$2,958,470
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $29,389$22,477
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $29,389$22,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,154,479$2,486,043
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $422,800$449,950
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,577,279$2,935,993
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,606,668$2,958,470
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,935,993 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,733,570
XI-2 Total expenses$1,374,856
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$358,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,577,279
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,935,993

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