Avela - a Vision for Engineering Literacy & Access

Seattle, WA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible Latest data FY2024
Revenue
$826K
▲ +84% vs prior year
Spent
$840K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$324K

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?
2 funders, incl. Credit Unions in the State of Washington
$100K in the latest grant year.
Spent on programs?
96% to programs
Form 990 Part IX, latest filing.
Size and trend
$100K–1M
↑ +84% vs prior year
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CAvela - a Vision for Engineering Literacy & Access
EINHdr · item D88-4125697
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2022
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B82)
WebsiteHdr · item Javelaccess.org

Where the money goes

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.04
Program services96%$804K
Management & general4%$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$840K

Financial health

Revenue & expenses by yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$826K
FY2024▲ +84%
Expenses
$840K
FY2024▲ +214%
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
3.7mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -74% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -104% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$324K
FY2024▼ -4%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$13K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$324K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$233K
Total assetsLn 16$324K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$324K
Months of cash on handcomputed3.3

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$826K
— government grantsLn 1e$27K
Total revenueLn 12$826K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $233K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $840K · Less non-cash grants $75K · Cash operating expenses/yr $765K
3.7 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $804K · Total expenses $840K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $36K · Total expenses $840K
4%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $840K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $625K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $826K · Total revenue $826K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $27K · Total revenue $826K
3%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $826K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $826K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $840K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $826K · Prior year $450K
+84%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $324K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $826K · Expenses $840K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $324K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $324K · Total assets $324K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $324K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kyle Johnson · Reported title Chair and Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $27K · Total expenses $840K
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $36K · Total expenses $840K
4%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%——
Overhead ratio 4%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 84%——

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
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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Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
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 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

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

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

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

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

Filing history

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $826K$840K+84% 990 PDF
FY2023 $450K$267K+157% 990 PDF
FY2022 $175K— 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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