Eliminating the opportunity gap and promoting birth-through-career success for all children of color in Washington State.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
88¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$125K 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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $394K a year · 10% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
88%
of spending
Looks good: 88% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$125K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $123K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$42K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.2M
+117% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
88%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2022▲ +117%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$7.7M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2022▲ +177%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$7.5M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +78%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$89K
FY2021$809K
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$1.7M

From the FY2022 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in May 2017.

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Where the money goes

88 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 88% · $4.0M Management & general 6% · $284K Fundraising 6% · $270K

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; $125K paid to officers and key staff.

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 3395 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sharonne Navas$125,000$125,000$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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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

Empowering children of color for success from birth through their careers.

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3 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Connect wa-securing, enhanding and providing access to broadband through digital navigation and digital literacy for marginalized communities.

$3.4Mprogram expense
02

Conference- advance the education community's understanding of and practices around anti-racism and equity through lunch and learns and decolonize conference.

$332Kprogram expense
03

Policy- advocating and pushing policy in legislative that adhere to our mission of eliminating the opportunity gap and promoting success-birth through career- for all children of color in washington state.

$110Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

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
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$284K
Fundraisingcol D$270K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$4.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$53K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$102K
Investment incomeLn 3$35
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$540K
SavingsLn 2$879K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$42K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 620
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$807K$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$809K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$42K
Net assetsLn 32$809K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2.0M$2.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$125K$112K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$904K$420K$242K$242K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$86K$79K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$83K$78K$2K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$8K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$414K$414K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$16K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$160K$159K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$60K$54K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$31K$30K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$293K$293K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$495$495
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K$74$74
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$303K$287K$4K$12K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$123$919
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$4.0M$284K$270K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $7.7M$7.5M$231K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $5.2M$4.5M$632K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$1.6M$742K$809K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$1.3M−$30K$89K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,150,009 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,310,219$5,106,182
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $64,100$101,875
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7$35
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $540−$58,083
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,374,866$5,150,009
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $219,716$1,997,299
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $503,365$1,197,401
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $910,112$1,323,172
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,633,193$4,517,872
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $741,673$632,137
Part VI · Governance 0 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,150,009 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$53,050
VIII-1e Government grants$4,499,512
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$553,620
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,106,182
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Excluded from tax $101,875$101,875
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $35$35
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $6,480$6,480
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$64,563−$64,563
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $43,827$5,150,009
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,517,872 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,997,299$1,997,299
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $112,500 · Management $6,250 · Fundraising $6,250$125,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $420,420 · Management $241,589 · Fundraising $241,589$903,598
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $78,512 · Management $3,838 · Fundraising $3,838$86,188
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $77,538 · Management $1,910 · Fundraising $3,167$82,615
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $7,593 · Management $5,747$13,340
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $11,595$11,595
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $414,125$414,125
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,819$13,819
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $16,023 · Management $1,629$17,652
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $158,524 · Management $1,879$160,403
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $53,980 · Management $2,999 · Fundraising $2,999$59,978
IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,071 · Management $1,407$31,478
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $292,844$292,844
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $495$495
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $3,573 · Management $74 · Fundraising $74$3,721
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $286,798 · Management $3,616 · Fundraising $12,266$302,680
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $123 · Management $919$1,042
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,963,742 · Management $283,947 · Fundraising $270,183$4,517,872
Part X · Balance sheet $1,484,759 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $734,060$539,539
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $73,252$879,296
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$60,892
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,732$1,237
X-15 Other assets$3,795
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $809,044$1,484,759
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$41,647
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$41,647
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $809,044$1,443,112
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $809,044$1,484,759
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,443,112 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,150,009
XI-2 Total expenses$4,517,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$632,137
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$809,044
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1,931
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,443,112

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