Wakulima USA

Kent, WA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Food & Agriculture

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$591K
▲ +44% vs prior year
Spent
$470K
To programs
6%
Net assets
$80K

Form 990 for the fiscal year ending December 2024 (IRS tax year 2024).

Status and standing

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Foundation funders?
4 funders, incl. United Way of King County
$142K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
6% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +44% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CWakulima USA
EINHdr · item D83-3464668
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2019
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CKent, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFFood & Agriculture (K99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.wakulimausa.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.06 Management & general $0.93
Program services6%$30K
Management & general93%$439K
Total functional expensesLn 25$470K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$591K
FY2024▲ +44%
Expenses
$470K
FY2024▲ +18%
Program efficiency
6%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
1.4mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ ×14 vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+20%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +561% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$107K
FY2024▲ ×16
Total liabilities
$28K
FY2024▼ -42%
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$121K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$107K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B6%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$56K
Total assetsLn 16$107K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$28K
Total net assetsLn 32$80K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.4

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$568K · 96%
Program service revenue$23K · 4%
Contributions & grants96%$568K
Program service revenue4%$23K
Total revenueLn 12$591K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $56K · Operating expenses/yr $470K
1.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $30K · Total expenses $470K
6%
Management & General
Management & general $439K · Total expenses $470K
93%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $470K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $3K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $405K
$0.01 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $568K · Total revenue $591K
96%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $591K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $23K · Total revenue $591K
4%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $591K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $23K · Total expenses $470K
5%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $591K · Prior year $411K
+44%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $402K · FY2024 $591K
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $80K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $591K · Expenses $470K
+20%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $107K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $80K · Total assets $107K
74%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $107K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Maura Kizito · Reported title Development Director · Highest reported compensation $104K · Total expenses $470K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $291K · Total expenses $470K
62%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 6%——
Overhead ratio 93%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 44%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

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.

Leadership and pay

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Development Director
$103,774Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$92,342Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$71,700Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$53,700Pt VII · Sec A
Communications and Fundraising Strategist
$9,672Pt VII · Sec A
Operations
$7,830Pt VII · Sec A

Maura Kizito’s $104K as Development Director is at the 92nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1171 $100K–1M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022
Maura Kizito$103,774—
David Bulindah$92,342$71,317
Vanessa Runo$71,700—
Dickson Njeri$53,700$71,317
Ruby Valla$9,672—
Bernard Nyakiba$7,830—

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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

Empowers immigrants and people of color to build sustainable food businesses and achieve food sovereignty.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $30K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our youth program invites parents and youth to work together through their adjustment challenges and see common solutions that are long-lasting and amicable. Wakulima hosts age appropriate youth forums that give youth the space to express their feelings and receive peer to peer support.

$17Kprogram expense
02

Our Farm Program provides farmers with farm space technical support and markets for produce creating food sovereignty and economic opportunities in low income immigrant communities. We empower people to harness their traditional foodways modern farming techniques and food innovation strategies to build successful businesses centered…

$12Kprogram expense
03

One of the challenges facing immigrants and refugees is the issue of Mental Health. One of the main areas of concern is finding supports for our community that enhance culturally relevant ways of doing therapy and offering supports to our community.

$1Kprogram expense

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Funders

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 4 funders$142K
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $224K · 2020–2021
Unitemized GrantFY2021$71,325
Unitemized GrantFY2020$131,734
Unitemized GrantFY2020$10,854
Unitemized GrantFY2020$9,750

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $591K$470K+44% 990 PDF
FY2023 $411K$398K+115% 990 PDF
FY2022 $191K—-17% 990 PDF
FY2021 $230K$389K-43% 990 PDF
FY2020 $402K$230K 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

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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