To develop creative programs to educate and engage activists about critical issues in Washington State

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
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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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $220K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
16
named funders · $862K
Looks good: 16 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$556K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$907K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.2M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2024+0.5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$795K
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.9M
Net assets
$907K
FY2024▲ +126%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$33K
FY2023$401K
FY2024$907K
FY2025$253K

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2007.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $889K Management & general 8% · $91K Fundraising 9% · $93K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

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3 programs · $889K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Education and Engagement Educated and engaged with Washington residents about critical quality of life issues through direct activist contact, email, media and other tools.

$382Kprogram expense
02

General advocacy including expanded organizing in eastern Washington, voting justice advocacy, and community justice program.

$255Kprogram expense
03

Outreach and Communications Recruited people and organizations to come together and engage in their communities with innovative programs, earned media, and communications trainings

$252Kprogram 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
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Grants paid · 20 grants · $2.0M · 2020–2024
Imagine North Carolina FirstNC · FY2024$34,000
State Leadership ProjectNC · FY2024$15,000
PA Alliance FoundationPA · FY2024$12,000
PA Alliance FoundationPA · FY2023$35,000
Individual RecipientFY2023$20,000
Fuse WashingtonWA · FY2023$15,000
State Leadership ProjectNC · FY2023$12,500
Fuerte Art CollectiveAZ · FY2023$8,000
Center for Voter ResearchFY2022$95,824
Common PowerWA · FY2022$28,283
Unitarian Universalist Church of SpokaneWA · FY2022$20,000
Latinos En SpokaneWA · FY2022$10,000
Common PowerWA · FY2021$1,491,622
Unitarian Universalist Church of SpokaneFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$131,555
Unitarian Universalist Church of SpokaneFY2020$49,640
Unitarian Universalist Church of SpokaneFY2020$30,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$889K
Managementcol C$91K
Fundraisingcol D$93K
Owns and owesPt X
$907K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$999K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$556K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$45K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$110K
Investment incomeLn 3$8K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$999K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$999K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$556K
Net assetsLn 32$907K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$110K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$421K$999K
Total assetsLn 16$779K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$378K$556K
Net assetsLn 32$401K$907K
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$113K$113K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$61K$54K$3K$3K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$532K$399K$53K$80K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$48K$41K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$46K$39K$5K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$102K$102K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$7K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$28K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$39K$33K$4K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$339
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$595$33$390
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$12K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$54K$54K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$889K$91K$93K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.2M$1.9M−$654K$253K 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2025 $1.6M$1.1M$507K$907K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $1.4M$1.1M$353K$401K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 12, 2023 $1.1M$2.8M−$1.7M$33K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 12, 2022 $1.2M$795K$371K$1.7M 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,579,322 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,419,574$1,571,706
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$7,616
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,419,590$1,579,322
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $182,347$113,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $683,258$687,367
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $201,435$271,921
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,067,040$1,072,288
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $352,550$507,034
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,579,322 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$45,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,526,706
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$110,223
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,571,706
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,616$7,616
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,616$1,579,322
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,072,288 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $113,000$113,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,477 · Management $3,027 · Fundraising $3,026$60,530
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $399,052 · Management $53,207 · Fundraising $79,810$532,069
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,575 · Management $3,873 · Fundraising $3,856$48,304
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $38,582 · Management $4,646 · Fundraising $3,236$46,464
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,338$5,338
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $102,279$102,279
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,479$7,479
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $28,432 · Management $1,879$30,311
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $32,891 · Management $3,916 · Fundraising $2,349$39,156
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,597 · Management $339$5,936
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $595 · Management $33 · Fundraising $390$1,018
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,215$4,215
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,097 · Management $10,095$22,192
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $53,997$53,997
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $889,053 · Management $90,568 · Fundraising $92,667$1,072,288
Part X · Balance sheet $1,463,236 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $420,740$999,146
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $357,890$464,090
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $778,630$1,463,236
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $7,688$5,435
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $370,094$550,424
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $377,782$555,859
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $356,497$605,045
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $44,351$302,332
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $400,848$907,377
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $778,630$1,463,236
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $907,377 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,579,322
XI-2 Total expenses$1,072,288
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$507,034
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$400,848
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$505
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$907,377

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