Strongertowns

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Port Townsend, WA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 81-2518239Revenue $426K in FY2024

On file with the IRSstrongertowns.org1239 Taylor St, 98368-5438 · Port Townsend, WATax-exempt since Jun 2016Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Education and youth social wellness

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
42¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 175 volunteers.
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 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
42%
of spending
Concern: 42% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$426K
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$457K
To programs
42%
Net assets
$322K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$426K
FY2024▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$422K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$500K
FY2024$426K
Expenses
$457K
FY2024▼ -3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$291K
FY2022$481K
FY2023$471K
FY2024$457K
Net assets
$322K
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$246K
FY2022$324K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$322K

From the FY2024 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 Jun 2016.

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

Where the money goes

42 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 42% · $191K Management & general 58% · $266K Fundraising 0% · $112

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

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth through education and social wellness programs.

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3 programs · $186K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The Production Alliance

Building community through celebration, the tpa works with non-profit organizations, local businesses, and government agencies to collaboratively produce annual events that uphold cultural traditions and strengthen resiliency for thousands of residents within jefferson county.

$97Kprogram expense
02

Yea music provides youth of east jefferson county with musical opportunities including instruments, instruction and performances.

$48Kprogram expense
03

Community build is a community-started and community-run organization that mobilizes volunteer resources to build projects that will benefit those who are underserved in the community.

$41Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$426K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Money outPt IX
$457K
Ln 25
Programscol B$191K
Managementcol C$266K
Fundraisingcol D$112
Owns and owesPt X
$322K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$219K
Government grantsLn 1e$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$207K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$426K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$222K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$101K
Total assetsLn 16$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$322K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6175
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$329K$222K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$353K$322K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$353K$322K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$120$120
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$4K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$71K$71K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$26K$26K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$318K$156K$162K
All other expensesLn 24e$25K$7K$18K$112
Total functional expensesLn 25$457K$191K$266K$112

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $426K$457K−$31K$322K 990 PDF
FY2023 $500K$471K$29K$353K 990 PDF
FY2022 $559K$481K$78K$324K 990 PDF
FY2021 $422K$291K$131K$246K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $426,260 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $398,661$219,064
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $101,674$207,196
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $18$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $500,353$426,260
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $471,047$457,118
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $471,047$457,118
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $29,306−$30,858
Part VI · Governance 5 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $426,260 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$55,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$164,064
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$219,064
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $207,196$207,196
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $207,196$426,260
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $457,118 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $120$120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,695$3,695
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $5,153$5,153
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $70,596$70,596
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,211$1,211
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $25,857$25,857
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,154$2,154
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,373$5,373
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $155,779 · Management $162,021$317,800
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,768 · Management $18,279 · Fundraising $112$25,159
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $190,558 · Management $266,448 · Fundraising $112$457,118
Part X · Balance sheet $322,489 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $329,067$221,756
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $24,280$100,733
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $353,347$322,489
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $353,347$322,489
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $353,347$322,489
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $353,347$322,489
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $322,489 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$426,260
XI-2 Total expenses$457,118
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$30,858
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$353,347
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$322,489

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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