To be a catalyst to enable vulnerable communities to enhance develop their quality of life by creating opportunities See Schedule O

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$60K 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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FY2023 · 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 $51K a year · 14% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$60K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $168K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$28K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$541K
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$468K
To programs
91%
Net assets
$333K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$541K
FY2023▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$251K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$321K
FY2023$541K
FY2024$417K
Expenses
$468K
FY2023▲ +71%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$173K
FY2021$230K
FY2022$274K
FY2023$468K
FY2024$461K
Net assets
$333K
FY2023▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$127K
FY2021$231K
FY2022$278K
FY2023$333K
FY2024$289K

From the FY2023 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 Dec 2017.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $427K Management & general 9% · $42K

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; $60K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashish Soni’s $60K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 49th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anshish Soni———$80,000$40,000
Ashish Soni$60,000$60,000$50,000——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers vulnerable communities to improve their quality of life through opportunity creation.

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3 programs · $427K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Feed The Need, Mayka & Emergency Support (India & USA): AmPowering distributed groceries, food, rental assistance, paying utilities, interim shelter in hotels, personal hygiene, and many more as requested as per the need.

$213Kprogram expense
02

Women Empowerment

AmPowering put on the Global Women Festival and traditional pageant with support from the City of Renton. Approximately 2,000 people attended this event. In addition, AmPowering provided free education and training to approximately 1,500 people in need and Helped a few women earn dignity through EmPowerUp.

$128Kprogram expense
03

Arts & Culture

AmPowering held the North America Fashion Week, one of the most equitable & inclusive fashion events with over 1500 people attending in person, Diwali - Festival of Light event to celebrate arts, culture and traditions. AmPowering also hosted Festival of Color to celebrate & promote diversity while focusing on culture.

$85Kprogram 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 5 funders$168K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $8K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$2,700
Unitemized GrantFY2023$2,050
Unitemized GrantFY2022$2,465
Unitemized GrantFY2020$400

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$541K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Money outPt IX
$468K
Ln 25
Programscol B$427K
Managementcol C$42K
Owns and owesPt X
$333K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$60K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$587K
Government grantsLn 1e$367K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$26K
Total revenueLn 12$541K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$60K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$39K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$28K
Net assetsLn 32$333K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6200
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$138K$60K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22K$39K
Total assetsLn 16$322K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$44K$28K
Net assetsLn 32$278K$333K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$108K$108K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$7K$7K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$60K$48K$12K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$14K$11K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$3K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$13K$12K$525
Office expensesLn 13$11K$6K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0
TravelLn 17$21K$21K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$189K$189K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$468K$427K$42K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $417K$461K−$44K$289K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $541K$468K$72K$333K 990 PDF
FY2022 $321K$274K$47K$278K 990 PDF
FY2021 $334K$230K$103K$231K 990 PDF
FY2020 $251K$173K$78K$127K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $540,663 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $345,312$587,132
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$24,013−$46,469
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $321,299$540,663
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $28,220$116,124
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $64,010$81,339
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $181,826$271,037
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $274,056$468,500
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $47,243$72,163
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $540,663 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$1,562 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,384
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$367,490
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$193,258
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$587,132
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$44,907−$44,907
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$1,562 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$44,907$540,663
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $468,500 across 18 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,100$1,100
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $108,300$108,300
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $6,724$6,724
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $48,000 · Management $12,000$60,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $10,936 · Management $2,734$13,670
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,135 · Management $1,534$7,669
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,120$7,120
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,242$1,242
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $3,348 · Management $4,721$8,069
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,028 · Management $525$12,553
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,446 · Management $5,025$11,471
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,067$21,067
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,329$13,329
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,751$6,751
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $189,435 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$189,435
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $426,848 · Management $41,652 · Fundraising $0$468,500
Part X · Balance sheet $361,725 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $138,070$59,934
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $148,029$258,288
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $14,737$4,457
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $21,509$39,046
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $322,345$361,725
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $44,466$28,458
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $44,466$28,458
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $277,879$333,267
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $277,879$333,267
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $322,345$361,725
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $333,267 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$540,663
XI-2 Total expenses$468,500
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$72,163
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$277,879
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$16,775
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$333,267

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