Equity in Education Coalition EIN 81-4447635 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Empowering children of color for success from birth through their careers. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $7.7M in revenue, $7.5M in expenses, and $1.7M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2017
Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
eec-wa.org
Filings
4 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$7.7MFY2023
Expenses
$7.5M
Net assets
$1.7M
People
6
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  81-4447635 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA Founded 2017
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Empowering children of color for success from birth through their careers.
Leadership
Sharonne Navas · Executive Director · $125K
Money in and out
$7.7M revenue, $7.5M expenses
Bottom line
97% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$7.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $231K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.01
Program efficiency
97%
of spending reaches programs▲ +11% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -32% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+3%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -76% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$7.7M
FY2023▲ +49%
Expenses
$7.5M
FY2023▲ +65%
Total assets
$1.7M
FY2023▲ +16%
Total liabilities
$44K
FY2023▲ +5%
Total revenue
$7.7M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$7.5M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.7M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$231K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.7M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B97%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $7.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Digital Equity

Securing, enhancing, and providing access to broadband, hardware, and knowledge of the internet for marginalized communities most affected by COVID-19.?

$6.5Mprogram expense
02

Equitable school funding- equitable school funding, or the funding our future washington coalition (fundwa) is dedicated to achieving equitable education funding in washington state. Recognizing that the current funding model perpetuates racial, socioeconomic, and geographic disparities, the coalition seeks to reform the system to ensure…

$475Kprogram expense
03

Food Security

Funding for ethnically and culturally appropriate food security as well as the distribution of food vouchers.

$81Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CEquity in Education Coalition
EINHdr · item D81-4447635
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jeec-wa.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2017
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
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
Executive Director
$125,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sharonne Navas’s $125K as Executive Director is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3393 $1–10M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharonne Navas$125,000$125,000
Sharonne Navas$86,231$83,385

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%$7.7M
Program service revenue$8K
Investment income$11K
Other revenue$2K
— government grantsLn 1e$7.6M
Total revenueLn 12$7.7M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.97 Management & general $0.02 Fundraising $0.01
Program services97%$7.2M
Management & general2%$147K
Fundraising1%$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.5M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$1.7M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$44K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.7M
Months of cash on handcomputed2.6

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $7.5M
2.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $7.2M · Total expenses $7.5M
97%
Management & General
Management & general $147K · Total expenses $7.5M
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $80K · Total expenses $7.5M
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $126K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $865K
$0.15 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7.7M · Total revenue $7.7M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $7.6M · Total revenue $7.7M
98%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $8K · Total revenue $7.7M
0.1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $11K · Total revenue $7.7M
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $8K · Total expenses $7.5M
0.1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $7.7M · Prior year $5.2M
+49%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.7M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $7.7M · Expenses $7.5M
+3%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.7M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.7M · Total assets $1.7M
97%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.7M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sharonne Navas · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $125K · Total expenses $7.5M
2%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.4M · Total expenses $7.5M
19%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 97%
Overhead ratio 2%
Fundraising cost ratio 1%
Revenue growth 49%
Accounting fee ratio 0.05%

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 3 funders$123K
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Grants paid · 74 grants · $5.7M · 2020–2023
FreshstartFY2023$424,600
Northwest CenterWA · FY2023$214,985
Tribal Technology TrainingWA · FY2023$181,872
Mission AfricaWA · FY2023$140,000
Latinos En SpokaneNY · FY2023$110,000
Filipino Community of SeattleFY2023$100,000
Centro-AmericanoWA · FY2023$60,400
House of MercyWA · FY2023$60,000
Mindsight MentorsWA · FY2023$52,000
Beacon Business AllianceWA · FY2023$52,000
Mother AfricaWA · FY2023$50,000
Fuse Innovation FundWA · FY2023$50,000
Safe Homes InternationalFY2023$40,000
See all 74 grants →

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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
FY2023 (Latest)$7.7M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$5.2M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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