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Empowers young scholars through public speaking to challenge narratives and drive change. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $513K in revenue, $581K in expenses, and $187K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education
Location
Renton, WA
Website
www.speakwithpurpose.org
Filings
4 on file (2022–2023)
Revenue
$513KFY2023
Expenses
$581K
Net assets
$187K
People
11
Filings
4
Updates
0
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EIN  85-4312183 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Renton, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers young scholars through public speaking to challenge narratives and drive change.
Leadership
Toyia Taylor · Executive Director · $130K
Money in and out
$513K revenue, $581K expenses
Bottom line
74% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$513K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$581K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$187K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$68K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.14
Program efficiency
74%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-13%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$513K
FY2023▲ +103%
Expenses
$581K
FY2023▲ +285%
Total assets
$191K
FY2023▼ -29%
Total liabilities
$4K
FY2023▼ -72%
Total revenue
$513K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$581K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$187K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$68K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$191K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B74%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 311
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpeak with Purpose
EINHdr · item D85-4312183
Principal addressHdr · item CRenton, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.speakwithpurpose.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B90)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a11
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$130,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$16,568Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Toyia Taylor’s $131K as Executive Director is at the 93rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Toyia Taylor$131,458$130,274$130,000$32,500
Rahma Mohammad$16,568

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $432K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

Speak with purpose (SWP) stands as the sole youth public speaking program integrated into class hours across partnering schools in king county. In 2023, SWP served more than 750 scholars in grades 4TH 8TH across seven partnering public schools.

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$318K · 62%
Program service revenue$194K · 38%
Contributions & grants62%$318K
Program service revenue38%$194K
Investment income$703
— government grantsLn 1e$99K
Total revenueLn 12$513K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.74 Management & general $0.12 Fundraising $0.14
Program services74%$432K
Management & general12%$69K
Fundraising14%$80K
Total functional expensesLn 25$581K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$187K
Total assetsLn 16$191K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$4K
Total net assetsLn 32$187K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $187K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $581K · Less non-cash grants $28K · Cash operating expenses/yr $553K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $432K · Total expenses $581K
74%
Management & General
Management & general $69K · Total expenses $581K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $80K · Total expenses $581K
14%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $46K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $160K
$0.29 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $318K · Total revenue $513K
62%
Government reliance
Government grants $99K · Total revenue $513K
19%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $194K · Total revenue $513K
38%
Investment reliance
Investment income $703 · Total revenue $513K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $194K · Total expenses $581K
33%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $513K · Prior year $253K
+103%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $187K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $513K · Expenses $581K
-13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $191K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $187K · Total assets $191K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $191K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Toyia Taylor · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $130K · Total expenses $581K
22%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $418K · Total expenses $581K
72%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 74%
Overhead ratio 12%
Fundraising cost ratio 25%
Revenue growth 103%
Legal fee ratio 0.03%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 3%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$945K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$801K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$513K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$253K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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