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Advocating for quality, student-centered charter schools to disrupt systemic racism in education. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $216K in revenue, $548K in expenses, and $475K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Education
Location
Seattle, WA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$216KFY2024
Expenses
$548K
Net assets
$475K
People
7
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  47-5599167 Membership association Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Advocating for quality, student-centered charter schools to disrupt systemic racism in education.
Leadership
Dr Joel Domingo · Secretary
Money in and out
$216K revenue, $548K expenses
Bottom line
-154% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$216K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$548K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$475K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$332K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
-154%
revenue over expenses▼ -85% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
9%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -27% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$216K
FY2024▼ -46%
Expenses
$548K
FY2024▼ -25%
Total assets
$526K
FY2024▼ -45%
Total liabilities
$50K
FY2024▼ -64%
Total revenue
$216K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$548K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$475K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$332K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$526K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $526K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Policy and Advocacy

Wa charters action works with community and state partners to ensure that state policies and laws continue to support the implementation of high-quality charter public schools in order to promote innovative practices and improved outcomes for all students.

$526Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWa Charters Action
EINHdr · item D47-5599167
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B05)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Corporate Counsel
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President, External Affairs
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President, Finance & Ops
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-President, Innovative Schools
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natalie Hester’s $35K as Co-President, External Affairs is at the 27th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Natalie Hester$35,202$34,362
Elizabeth Haid Bloxham$7,503$6,375
Rekha Bhatt$1,729$565

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$200K · 93%
Investment income$16K · 7%
Contributions & grants93%$200K
Investment income7%$16K
Total revenueLn 12$216K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.01
Program services96%$526K
Management & general3%$17K
Fundraising1%$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$548K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$516K
Total assetsLn 16$526K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$50K
Total net assetsLn 32$475K
Months of cash on handcomputed11.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $516K · Operating expenses/yr $548K
11.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $526K · Total expenses $548K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $17K · Total expenses $548K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $548K
0.8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $5K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $542K
$0.01 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $200K · Total revenue $216K
93%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $216K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $216K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16K · Total revenue $216K
+7%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $548K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $216K · Prior year $400K
-46%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $383K · FY2024 $216K
-13%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $475K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $216K · Expenses $548K
-154%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $526K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $475K · Total assets $526K
90%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $526K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Dr Joel Domingo · Reported title SECRETARY · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $548K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $47K · Total expenses $548K
9%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth -46%
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K
Grants paid · 8 grants · $899K · 2020–2024
Wa Charters Action PacFY2024$142,700
Wa Charters Action PacFY2023$148,400
League of Education VotersWA · FY2023$25,000
Wa Charters Action PacFY2022$206,000
League of Education VotersWA · FY2022$50,000
Wa Charters Action PacFY2021$181,500
Wa Charters Action PacFY2020$95,000

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$216K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$383K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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