To empower immigrants and former refugees by helping them build community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 225 volunteers and 18 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 $91K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$205K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $399K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 0.2 months of spending in cash, plus $399K in investments.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$75K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.6M
+0.7% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$493K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +0.7%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$52K
FY2020$486K
FY2021$799K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.6M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$319K
FY2021$659K
FY2022$987K
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$493K
FY2024▼ -22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$36K
FY2020$202K
FY2021$342K
FY2022$448K
FY2023$635K
FY2024$493K

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 Aug 2020.

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Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.6M Management & general 5% · $85K Fundraising 3% · $57K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $205K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Co-Executive Director
$88,024Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$84,600Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President/Chef
$12,071Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chef
$10,081Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chef
$5,393Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Chef
$4,379Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maisa Abudayha’s $88K as Co-Executive Director is at the 17th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maisa Abudayha$88,024$135,341———
Ross Carper$84,600$78,205$56,897$6,850$6,850
Yalda Mohmand—$35,719$22,669——
Sajida Nelson$10,081$12,516$18,557$4,095—
Patricia Castaneda$12,071$7,408$10,169——
Ibrahim Mohamed$5,393$8,620$11,644——
Pingala Dhital$4,379$5,382$566$5,090$5,090
Sajda Nelson————$4,095

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

Helps immigrants and former refugees build community and find support.

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1 program · $1.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Feast Collective's Chef Program and subprogram "Table Time" take place at Feast World Kitchen: a food establishment and community space in Spokane, WA that exists for the betterment of the community and the empowerment of poor, disadvantaged, distressed, and/or underprivileged people who came as refugees and immigrants.

$1.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$25K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $16K · 2023–2023

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$887K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.6M
Managementcol C$85K
Fundraisingcol D$57K
Owns and owesPt X
$493K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$25K
Total assetsLn 16$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$709K
Government grantsLn 1e$213K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$887K
Investment incomeLn 3$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$765
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18K
SavingsLn 2$7K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$399K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$140K
Other assetsLn 15$3K
Total assetsLn 16$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$75K
Net assetsLn 32$493K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 518
VolunteersI 6225
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$375K$25K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$146K$399K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$179K$140K
Total assetsLn 16$704K$568K
LiabilitiesLn 26$69K$75K
Net assetsLn 32$635K$493K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$626$626
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$3K$3K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$220K$164K$38K$19K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$319K$319K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$18K$18K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$39K$3K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$12K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$23K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$16K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$715K$715K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$59K$36K$2K$21K
OccupancyLn 16$64K$64K
TravelLn 17$3K$2K$1K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$3K
InterestLn 20$40$40
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$22K$22K
InsuranceLn 23$17K$17K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$187K$184K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.6M$85K$57K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.7M−$136K$493K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.4M$176K$635K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$987K$111K$448K 990 PDF
FY2021 $799K$659K$140K$342K 990 PDF
FY2020 $486K$319K$167K$202K 990 PDF
FY2019 $52K$36K 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 $1,607,161 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $812,572$709,159
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $777,298$887,308
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,111$13,465
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$2,002−$2,771
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,595,979$1,607,161
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $21,975$3,168
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $437,238$602,168
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $28,395$16,359
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $932,571$1,121,392
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,420,179$1,743,087
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $175,800−$135,926
Part VI · Governance 5 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $1,607,161 across 8 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $5,532 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$30,779
VIII-1e Government grants$213,384
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$464,996
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$709,159
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $879,005$879,005
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12,700$12,700
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $765$765
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $884,537 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $13,465$1,607,161
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,743,087 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $626$626
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,542$2,542
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $164,262 · Management $37,713 · Fundraising $18,515$220,490
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $318,785$318,785
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,974$1,974
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $17,860$17,860
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,871 · Management $2,815 · Fundraising $1,373$43,059
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $11,846$11,846
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $22,856$22,856
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $16,359$16,359
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $715,324$715,324
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,950$13,950
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $35,935 · Management $2,341 · Fundraising $20,522$58,798
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,414$64,414
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,530 · Management $1,086$2,616
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $2,998$2,998
IX-20 InterestManagement $40$40
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,989$21,989
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,542$16,542
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $184,141 · Management $2,890$187,031
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,988$2,988
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,601,733 · Management $84,585 · Fundraising $56,769$1,743,087
Part X · Balance sheet $567,972 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $98,968$17,733
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $275,793$6,798
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,090$1,946
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $178,502$139,700
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $146,015$399,133
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,650$2,662
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $704,018$567,972
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,941$26,549
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $43,746$48,652
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $68,687$75,201
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $635,331$492,771
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $635,331$492,771
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $704,018$567,972
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $492,771 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,607,161
XI-2 Total expenses$1,743,087
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$135,926
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$635,331
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$6,372
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$262
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$492,771

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