Wa Charters Action EIN 47-5599167 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Advocating for quality, student-centered charter schools to disrupt systemic racism in education. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $383K in revenue, $292K in expenses, and $99K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Education
Location
Seattle, WA
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$383KFY2020
Expenses
$292K
Net assets
$99K
People
6
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
Stephen Mullin · Board Chair
Money in and out
$383K revenue, $292K expenses
Bottom line
+24% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2020
Total revenue
$383K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$292K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $90K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
+24%
revenue over expenses
Earned revenue
0%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
19%
of spending is salaries & benefits

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$383K
FY2020
Expenses
$292K
FY2020
Total assets
$166K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$68K
FY2020
Total revenue
$383K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$292K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$99K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$90K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$166K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
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 $258K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
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.

$258Kprogram 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
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
SVP Finance & Administration
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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 & grants100%$383K
Investment income$16
Total revenueLn 12$383K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.11 Fundraising $0.01
Program services88%$258K
Management & general11%$32K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$292K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$166K
Total assetsLn 16$166K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$68K
Total net assetsLn 32$99K
Months of cash on handcomputed6.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $166K · Operating expenses/yr $292K
6.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $258K · Total expenses $292K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $292K
11%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $292K
0.7%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $2K · Solicited contributions $383K
$0.01 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $383K · Total revenue $383K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $383K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $383K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $16 · Total revenue $383K
<0.01%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $292K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $383K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $99K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $383K · Expenses $292K
+24%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $166K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $99K · Total assets $166K
59%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $166K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephen Mullin · Reported title BOARD CHAIR · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $292K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $55K · Total expenses $292K
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%
Overhead ratio 11%
Fundraising cost ratio 0.5%
Legal fee ratio 0.2%
Accounting fee ratio 0.4%

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 · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$400K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$383K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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