Wasat Community FY2022 filing

Tax-deductible

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

Connect people through art, love and learning

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$112K 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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FY2022 · 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
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$112K
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
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.5 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
$564
0.2% 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
$550K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$544K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$249K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$550K
FY2022▲ +21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$164K
FY2020$285K
FY2021$456K
FY2022$550K
FY2023$702K
FY2024$511K
Expenses
$544K
FY2022▲ +64%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$199K
FY2021$332K
FY2022$544K
FY2023$619K
FY2024$547K
Net assets
$249K
FY2022▲ +3%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$32K
FY2020$118K
FY2021$242K
FY2022$249K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$297K

From the FY2022 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $410K Management & general 12% · $67K Fundraising 12% · $66K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $112K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$91,337Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$20,738Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Boardmember
$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 $410K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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In 2022, Wasat engaged more than 100,000 participants locally and globally through education, art, culture, and service activities. Wasat held both in in person and online classes. At each of these events, we hosted 10- 300 attendees, and engaged in 100,000 total including in person and live streaming classes globally as well as serviing…

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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 FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$550K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Money outPt IX
$544K
Ln 25
Programscol B$410K
Managementcol C$67K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$249K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$564
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$550K
Investment incomeLn 3$2
Total revenueLn 12$550K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$249K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$249K
Total assetsLn 16$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$564
Net assetsLn 32$249K
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$243K$249K
Total assetsLn 16$243K$250K
LiabilitiesLn 26$1K$564
Net assetsLn 32$242K$249K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6K$6K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$91K$69K$14K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$198K$139K$37K$22K
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$16K$4K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$0$7K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$11K$11K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$11K$0$6K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$4K$1K$689
Information technologyLn 14$5K$1K$0$4K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$13K$677$403
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$40K$28K$0$13K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$4K$1K$633
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$103K$0$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$8K$5K$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$544K$410K$67K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $511K$547K−$36K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $702K$619K$83K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $550K$544K$7K$249K 990 PDF
FY2021 $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 $550,381 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$550,379
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$550,379
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$2
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2$550,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $543,655 across 14 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,000$6,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,503 · Management $13,701 · Fundraising $9,134$91,338
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $138,657 · Management $37,379 · Fundraising $22,267$198,303
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $16,471 · Management $4,440 · Fundraising $2,645$23,556
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $6,800 · Fundraising $0$6,800
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,427 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$11,427
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $11,256 · Management $0 · Fundraising $6,433$17,689
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,290 · Management $1,157 · Fundraising $689$6,136
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,376 · Management $0 · Fundraising $4,121$5,497
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,830 · Management $677 · Fundraising $403$13,910
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $27,809 · Management $0 · Fundraising $12,508$40,317
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,944 · Management $1,063 · Fundraising $633$5,640
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,082 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,470$108,552
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,761 · Management $2,013 · Fundraising $1,716$8,490
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $410,406 · Management $67,230 · Fundraising $66,019$543,655
Part X · Balance sheet $249,748 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $242,999$249,288
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $460$460
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $243,459$249,748
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,000$564
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,000$564
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $242,459$249,184
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $242,459$249,184
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $243,459$249,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $249,184 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$550,381
XI-2 Total expenses$543,655
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$6,726
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$242,459
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$249,184

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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