Avela - a Vision for Engineering Literacy & Access

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 88-4125697

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AVELA creates and leads workshops, camps, panels, and other forms of community outreach that allow our university members to share their experiences with colleges and industries, as well as their technical expertise.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$65K 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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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
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $85K a year · 13% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$65K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $100K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 6 voting members
Fine: 3 of 6 voting members are independent, half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$826K
+84% vs prior year
Spent
$840K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$826K
FY2024▲ +84%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$175K
FY2023$450K
FY2024$826K
Expenses
$840K
FY2024▲ +214%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$267K
FY2024$840K
Net assets
$324K
FY2024▼ -4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$137K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$324K

From the FY2024 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 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $804K Management & general 4% · $36K

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

8 people listed on the 990; $65K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chair and Executive Director
$27,450Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$19,150Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$11,095Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$6,979Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kyle Johnson’s $27K as Chair and Executive Director is at the 20th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022
Kyle Johnson$27,450$24,064$3,000
Vicente Arroyos$19,150$24,300$2,900
Liban Hussein$11,095$23,895$5,500
Aisha Cora$6,979——

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

Connects university members with colleges and industries through workshops and outreach.

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3 program services account for $614K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

This partnership funding covered stipends to instructors to reach STEM lessons to secondary school students. The AVELA-Amazon partnership funding also covered expenses for hosting the AVELA-Amazon Scholarship Night.

$294Kprogram expense
02

The Reboot Representation Grant aimed to support women in AVELA, who constitute 60% - 70% of the organization's STEM instructors. The grant provided $4,000 stipends to 40 different AVELA student instructors.

$220Kprogram expense
03

In partnership with SPEEA, AVELA received a grant to host a series of STEM workshops. AVELA instructors led lessons on topics like Drone Building, CAD design, AI for Aerospace, Data Activism, and User Experience Research & Design.

$99Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$100K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$826K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K
Money outPt IX
$840K
Ln 25
Programscol B$804K
Managementcol C$36K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$233K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$826K
Government grantsLn 1e$27K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$75K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$826K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$233K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$91K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
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$320K$233K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K$91K
Total assetsLn 16$337K$324K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$337K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$804K$804K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$36K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$840K$804K$36K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $826K$840K−$13K$324K 990 PDF
FY2023 $450K$267K$183K$337K 990 PDF
FY2022 $175K$137K 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
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $826,244 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$26,660
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$799,584
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$75,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$826,244
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$826,244
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $839,514 across 2 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $803,770$803,770
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $35,744$35,744
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $803,770 · Management $35,744 · Fundraising $0$839,514
Part X · Balance sheet $324,049 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $320,319$233,049
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $17,000$91,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $337,319$324,049
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $337,319$324,049
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $337,319$324,049
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $337,319$324,049
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $324,049 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$826,244
XI-2 Total expenses$839,514
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$13,270
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$337,319
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$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$324,049

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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