Wasat Community FY2021 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 46-4322594

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$90K 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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FY2021 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $53K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$90K
to officers and key staff · 27% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 27% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$456K
+60% vs prior year
Spent
$332K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$242K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$456K
FY2021▲ +60%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$164K
FY2020$285K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$511K
Expenses
$332K
FY2021▲ +67%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$199K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$619K
FY2024$547K
Net assets
$242K
FY2021▲ +105%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$32K
FY2020$118K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$297K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 2014.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $257K Management & general 11% · $35K Fundraising 12% · $39K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $90K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$90,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Yasin Ahmed’s $85K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
James Whipple—$38,840$91,337$90,000$78,513—
Yasin Ahmed$85,369—————
Alouise Urness—————$42,269
Samuel Chesneu—$38,840————
Amal Saleh—$2,057$20,738———
Samuel Chesneau$20,420—————

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

Inspires connection through art, love, and learning.

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1 program service account for $257K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
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In 2021, Wasat engaged more than 100,000 participants locally and globally through education, art, culture, and service activities. Wasat began the year with in person and online classes. At each of these events, we hosted 100- 300 attendees, and engaged in 100,000 total including in person and live streaming classes globally.

$257Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$456K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$456K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338
Money outPt IX
$332K
Ln 25
Programscol B$257K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$39K
Owns and owesPt X
$242K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$456K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$338
Total revenueLn 12$456K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$243K
Total assetsLn 16$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K
Net assetsLn 32$242K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$144K$243K
Total assetsLn 16$145K$243K
LiabilitiesLn 26$26K$1K
Net assetsLn 32$118K$242K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K$68K$9K$14K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$82K$57K$15K$9K
Payroll taxesLn 10$20K$14K$4K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$0$168
Information technologyLn 14$4K$2K$669$399
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$37K$32K$0$5K
InsuranceLn 23$650$454$123$73
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$49K$41K$0$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$15K$11K$3K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$332K$257K$35K$39K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $511K$547K−$36K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $702K$619K$83K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $550K$544K$7K$249K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $456K$332K$124K$242K 990 PDF
FY2020 $285K$199K$86K$118K 990 PDF
FY2019 $164K$32K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $456,307 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$455,969
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$455,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$338
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $338 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$456,307
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $332,249 across 12 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $9,925$9,925
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $67,500 · Management $9,000 · Fundraising $13,500$90,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $57,298 · Management $15,446 · Fundraising $9,202$81,946
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,312 · Management $3,858 · Fundraising $2,298$20,468
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,570 · Fundraising $0$3,570
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,168 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,168
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,734 · Management $0 · Fundraising $168$9,902
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,482 · Management $669 · Fundraising $399$3,550
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,479 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,808$37,287
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $454 · Management $123 · Fundraising $73$650
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $41,295 · Management $0 · Fundraising $7,438$48,733
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $10,756 · Management $2,751 · Fundraising $1,543$15,050
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $257,403 · Management $35,417 · Fundraising $39,429$332,249
Part X · Balance sheet $243,459 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,207$242,999
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $460$460
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $144,667$243,459
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,100$1,000
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $24,166$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $26,266$1,000
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $118,401$242,459
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $118,401$242,459
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $144,667$243,459
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $242,459 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$456,307
XI-2 Total expenses$332,249
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$124,058
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$118,401
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$242,459

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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