Disability Rights Washington

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1975Human ServicesEIN 91-0956784

Disability rights washington's mission is to advance the dignity, equality, and self determination of people with disabilities. We work to pursue justice on matters related to human and legal rights.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 27 volunteers and 51 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $437K a year · 8% 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
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 20% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 85% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 20% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $2K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$658K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% 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
$5.2M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$5.2M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$6.7M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$5.2M
FY2024▼ -30%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.2M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.8M
FY2024$7.4M
FY2024$5.2M
Expenses
$5.2M
FY2024▼ -10%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$5.2M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.8M
FY2024$5.2M
Net assets
$6.7M
FY2024-0.08%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.9M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$6.7M
FY2024$6.7M

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 Dec 1975.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $4.3M Management & general 18% · $943K Fundraising 0% · $2K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

21 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former Executive Director
$180,384Pt VII · Sec A
Former Controller
$143,533Pt VII · Sec A
$116,516Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$114,344Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$114,193Pt VII · Sec A
Development Director
$111,672Pt VII · Sec A
$109,814Pt VII · Sec A
Fiscal Manager
$109,776Pt VII · Sec A

Carrie Basas’s $180K as Former Executive Director is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carrie Basas$180,384$80,579————
Thomas Hazeltine$143,533—————
David Carlson—$130,630$131,406$126,492$118,950$113,985
Mark Stroh——$124,832$124,832$123,369$122,540
Todd Carlisle$116,516—$107,648———
Elizabeth Schwieterman$114,344$109,768————
Anna Zivarts$114,193$103,115————
Sheri Shuster$111,672—————

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

Advocates for the human and legal rights of people with disabilities.

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3 program services account for $2.4M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Protection and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities (padd) the padd program provides legal-based advocacy services to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with developmental disabilities in washington state.

$1000Kprogram expense
02

Office of developmental disabilities ombuds (DD ombuds) assists people with developmental disabilities with complaints and concerns about their services. The DD ombuds opened 126 new individual complaint investigations, conducted 134 monitoring visits across the state to review facilities, residences, and programs where people with…

$704Kprogram expense
03

The protection and advocacy for individuals with mental illness (paimi) program provides legal based advocacy services to protect and advocate for the rights of individuals with significant mental illness in washington state. In 2025, DRW'S paimi program monitored living facilities to ensure safe conditions for over 8000 individuals.

$682Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $24K · 2019–2019
Unitemized GrantFY2019$24,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$639K
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Money outPt IX
$5.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$943K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$658K
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A9
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$876
Fees for servicesLn 2g$639K
Investment incomeLn 3$209K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$130
Total revenueLn 12$5.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.5M
SavingsLn 2$150K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$23K
Other assetsLn 15$181K
Total assetsLn 16$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$658K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 551
VolunteersI 627
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.9M$4.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$90K$23K
Total assetsLn 16$7.5M$7.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$810K$658K
Net assetsLn 32$6.7M$6.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$244K$233K$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.8M$2.3M$540K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$168K$168K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$201K$187K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$276K$249K$27K
Legal feesLn 11b$238K$180K$58K
Accounting feesLn 11c$226K$171K$54K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$56K$56K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$191K$180K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$28K$24K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$120K$108K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$118K$106K$12K
TravelLn 17$26K$22K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$90K$72K$18K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$17K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$67K$67K
InsuranceLn 23$41K$32K$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$109K$93K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$127K$97K$30K
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.2M$4.3M$943K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $7.4M$5.8M$1.6M$6.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.8M$5.1M$673K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.8M$5.2M−$351K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$4.8M−$89K$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.2M$4.8M$346K$4.9M 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $5,198,479 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$175,000
VIII-1e Government grants$3,614,361
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$551,455
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$876
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,340,816
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $639,452$639,452
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $209,332$209,332
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $130$130
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $8,749$8,749
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $639,582 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $218,081$5,198,479
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,198,965 across 21 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $232,905 · Management $11,497$244,402
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,309,889 · Management $539,689$2,849,578
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $168,382$168,382
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $187,390 · Management $13,758$201,148
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $248,769 · Management $27,037$275,806
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $180,295 · Management $57,805$238,100
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $171,238 · Management $54,377$225,615
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $56,171$56,171
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,801$1,801
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $180,476 · Management $10,190$190,666
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,434$3,434
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,833 · Management $4,054$27,887
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $108,277 · Management $11,765$120,042
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $106,033 · Management $11,915$117,948
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,500 · Management $3,225$25,725
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $71,759 · Management $18,264$90,023
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $17,404 · Management $1,277$18,681
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $66,787$66,787
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $31,570 · Management $9,352$40,922
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $93,245 · Management $15,828$109,073
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $96,614 · Management $30,160$126,774
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,254,013 · Management $943,151 · Fundraising $1,801$5,198,965
Part X · Balance sheet $7,345,965 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,649,932$1,469,189
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $148,069$149,630
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $488,970$541,153
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $839,419$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $82,777$105,643
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $89,900$22,693
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,925,857$4,876,638
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $278,865$181,019
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,503,789$7,345,965
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $519,783$466,692
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $290,351$191,166
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $810,134$657,858
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,804,738$6,288,398
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $888,917$399,709
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,693,655$6,688,107
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,503,789$7,345,965
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,688,107 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,198,479
XI-2 Total expenses$5,198,965
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$486
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,693,655
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$5,062
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,688,107

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