Refugee Artisan Initiative

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Community DevelopmentEIN 82-0961407Revenue $1.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRSrefugeesarts.org12337 Lake City Way Ne, 98125-5401 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Apr 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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RAI partners with refugee and immigrant women to foster an inclusive, prosperous transition to the US through artisan skills training in zero-waste and small batch manufacturing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 9 employees.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $269K a year · 27% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$109K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $539K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.0M
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+29% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2024▲ +29%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$452K
FY2021$340K
FY2022$1.6M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.4M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$202K
FY2021$346K
FY2022$706K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2024▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$296K
FY2021$289K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2024 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

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $900K Management & general 18% · $228K Fundraising 9% · $115K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $109K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$108,546Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chairex Comm Ch
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chairtreas
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Governance Comm Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Develop Comm Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman’s $109K as Executive Director is at the 24th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ming-Ming Tung-Edelman$108,546$79,421——$47,577
Ming-Ming Tung-Edelm——$70,058$72,500—
Jennifer Porter———$3,601—

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

Empowers refugee and immigrant women with artisan skills for a successful US transition.

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1 program · $900K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Expanded staff and resources to strengthen program delivery-offering instruction to more artisans and taking key steps toward building a comprehensive workforce development program that supports refugee and immigrant women while connecting them to resources and new opportunities.

$900Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$900K
Managementcol C$228K
Fundraisingcol D$115K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$769K
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$513K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$118K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$764K
SavingsLn 2$5K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$769K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$357K$769K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.5M$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$2.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$667K$1.0M
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$108K$65K$12K$31K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$505K$433K$24K$48K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$11K$4K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$44K$4K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$73K$8K$64K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$64K$40K$23K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$6K$551$2K
Office expensesLn 13$18K$9K$5K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$11K$11K
InterestLn 20$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$286$286
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$251K$19K$20K
All other expensesLn 24e$44K$33K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$900K$228K$115K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$181K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.1M$1.1M$48K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.6M$706K$873K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $340K$346K−$6K$289K 990 PDF
FY2020 $452K$202K$250K$296K 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 $1,424,228 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $982,505$1,304,341
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $207$1,419
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $111,920$118,468
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,094,632$1,424,228
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $624,855$685,710
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $450,488$557,674
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,075,343$1,243,384
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $19,289$180,844
Part VI · Governance 10 of 11 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,424,228 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $118,468 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$513,044
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$791,297
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,304,341
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,419$1,419
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,419 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,424,228
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,243,384 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $65,338 · Management $12,250 · Fundraising $30,868$108,456
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $432,578 · Management $24,041 · Fundraising $48,399$505,018
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,058 · Management $4,047 · Fundraising $1,840$16,945
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $43,869 · Management $3,919 · Fundraising $7,503$55,291
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $8,258 · Management $64,472$72,730
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $39,521 · Management $22,799 · Fundraising $2,110$64,430
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,707 · Management $551 · Fundraising $1,929$8,187
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $9,289 · Management $5,303 · Fundraising $3,214$17,806
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $11,099$11,099
IX-20 InterestManagement $31,250$31,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $18,893$18,893
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $286$286
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $250,707 · Management $18,793 · Fundraising $19,523$289,023
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $33,294 · Management $10,676$43,970
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $899,619 · Management $228,379 · Fundraising $115,386$1,243,384
Part X · Balance sheet $2,468,545 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $357,374$764,149
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$4,744
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $130,272$252,528
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$900
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,454,433$1,446,224
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,942,979$2,468,545
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,717$80,975
X-19 Deferred revenue$318,246
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $666,717$1,011,439
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,276,262$1,457,106
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,276,262$1,457,106
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,942,979$2,468,545
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,457,106 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,424,228
XI-2 Total expenses$1,243,384
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$180,844
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,276,262
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,457,106

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

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