To provide public spaces and initiatives that encourage healthier lifestyles and better Living. Lwk is focused on creating a healthier, more equitable and sustainable city of Kent, WA.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $206K a year · 11% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $99K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 6 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.5M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$709K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$709K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$709K
FY2021$876K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$831K
FY2024$1.1M

From the FY2020 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 2017.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $941K Management & general 10% · $108K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Shamso Issak’s $141K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 818 $1–10M food & agriculture 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Shamso Issak$140,816$147,999

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Creates public spaces and programs promoting healthier living and a sustainable city.

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1 program · $941K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Established a community driven seasonal farmers market in the kent east hill area to provide the local community with fresh locally grown produce. Facilitated meetings to gather health based organizations in the south king county area to collaborate on issues.

$941Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$99K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $56K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.5M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$941K
Managementcol C$108K
Owns and owesPt X
$709K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$653K
Total assetsLn 16$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.0M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$3K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Total revenueLn 12$1.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$653K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$51K
Total assetsLn 16$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$709K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 516
VolunteersI 615
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$257K$653K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$51K
Total assetsLn 16$301K$718K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$298K$709K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$35K$35K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$89K$89K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$365K$365K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$33K$33K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$43K
Management feesLn 11a$3K$1K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$202K$202K
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$5K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$47K$596$46K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$154K$154K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$941K$108K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.5M$2.2M$266K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.2M$2.2M$85K$831K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.0M$262K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.6M$4K$876K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.5M$1.0M$413K$709K 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
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Part I · Summary $1,462,375 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,011,861$1,461,139
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,539$1,236
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,013,400$1,462,375
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$34,577
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $509,784$529,514
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $437,345$485,162
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $947,129$1,049,253
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $66,271$413,122
Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,462,375 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$3,000
VIII-1d Related organizations$420,091
VIII-1e Government grants$1,034,214
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,834
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,461,139
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,236$1,236
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,236 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,462,375
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,049,253 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $34,577$34,577
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $89,022$89,022
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $364,797$364,797
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $32,599$32,599
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,096$43,096
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $1,383 · Management $1,504$2,887
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $36,015$36,015
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $202,072$202,072
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $25,632$25,632
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,860$4,860
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $596 · Management $46,472$47,068
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,329$3,329
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $2,083$2,083
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $7,230$7,230
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $153,986$153,986
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $940,963 · Management $108,290 · Fundraising $0$1,049,253
Part X · Balance sheet $717,581 assets, 9 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $4,958; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $256,964$652,714
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$9,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,405$50,909
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $300,604$717,581
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,958−$4,430
X-25 Other liabilities$12,880
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,958$8,450
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $297,646$709,131
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $300,604$717,581
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $709,131 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,462,375
XI-2 Total expenses$1,049,253
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$413,122
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$297,646
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$1,637
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$709,131

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