Disability Empowerment Center FY2023 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1977Human ServicesEIN 91-1011821Revenue $867K in FY2023

On file with the IRSdisabilityempowerment.org1120 E Terrace St Ste 100, 98122-7405 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jun 1977Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Disability Empowerment Center helps community members find and access the resources they need to lead successful and independent lives.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$80K 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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FY2023 · 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $18K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$80K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$816K
98% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 98% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$867K
-31% vs prior year
Spent
$990K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$13K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$867K
FY2023▼ -31%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$848K
FY2021$849K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$867K
FY2024$827K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$990K
FY2023▼ -18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$950K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$990K
FY2024$885K
FY2024$1.0M
Net assets
$13K
FY2023▼ -90%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$188K
FY2021$87K
FY2022$137K
FY2023$13K
FY2024−$39K
FY2024−$20K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending September 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 1977.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $890K Management & general 10% · $100K

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; $80K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$79,636Pt VII · Sec A
Chair(through Aug. 2023)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Meck’s $81K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimberly Meck$81,000$80,500$79,636$79,837$73,595$64,328

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Enabling people with disabilities to live independently and make their own choices.

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1 program · $890K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

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$890Kprogram expense

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
Cla FoundationFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$867K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$859K
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$309
Money outPt IX
$990K
Ln 25
Programscol B$890K
Managementcol C$100K
Owns and owesPt X
$13K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$17K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$816K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$859K
Government grantsLn 1e$778K
Investment incomeLn 3$309
Other incomeLn 4–11$8K
Total revenueLn 12$867K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1−$15K
SavingsLn 2$32K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K
Other assetsLn 15$762K
Total assetsLn 16$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$816K
Net assetsLn 32$13K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$93K$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$15K$5K
Total assetsLn 16$268K$829K
LiabilitiesLn 26$132K$816K
Net assetsLn 32$137K$13K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$98K$88K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$302K$287K$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$553$531$22
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$51K$3K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K$43K$3K
Legal feesLn 11b$165$150$15
Accounting feesLn 11c$78K$29K$49K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$39K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$55K$55K$87
Office expensesLn 13$45K$40K$6K
Information technologyLn 14$47K$46K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$156K$147K$9K
TravelLn 17$37K$36K$274
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$10K$10K$97
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K$112
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$13K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$990K$890K$100K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $827K$885K−$58K−$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $867K$990K−$124K$13K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$50K$137K 990 PDF
FY2021 $849K$950K−$101K$87K 990 PDF
FY2020 $848K$707K$141K$188K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $866,537 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,227,340$858,611
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $39$309
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $29,952$7,617
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,257,331$866,537
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $468,834$499,136
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $738,889$491,126
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,207,723$990,262
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $49,608−$123,725
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $866,537 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$777,979
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$80,632
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$858,611
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $309$309
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $7,617$7,617
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7,926$866,537
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $990,262 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $87,987 · Management $9,669$97,656
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $287,033 · Management $14,734$301,767
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $531 · Management $22$553
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,048 · Management $2,683$53,731
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $42,732 · Management $2,697$45,429
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $150 · Management $15$165
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $28,709 · Management $48,879$77,588
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $38,866 · Management $3,547$42,413
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $54,928 · Management $87$55,015
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $39,571 · Management $5,854$45,425
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $46,321 · Management $1,125$47,446
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $147,077 · Management $9,345$156,422
IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,281 · Management $274$36,555
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $9,594 · Management $97$9,691
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $6,224 · Management $112$6,336
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $13,068 · Management $1,002$14,070
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $890,120 · Management $100,142 · Fundraising $0$990,262
Part X · Balance sheet $828,821 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $49,430−$15,273
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $44,059$32,199
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $89,376$2
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $51,678$45,130
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,549$4,858
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $19,184$761,905
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $268,276$828,821
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $95,642$38,301
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $29,678$771,310
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $131,560$815,830
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $136,716$12,991
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $136,716$12,991
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $268,276$828,821
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $12,991 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$866,537
XI-2 Total expenses$990,262
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$123,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$136,716
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$12,991

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