Kandelia, formerly vietnamese friendship association for greater seattle, advances equity in education, fosters civic engagement, and advocates for vietnamese and other refugees and immigrant communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
71¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 110 volunteers and 14 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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FY2025 · 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
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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $68K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
71%
of spending
Fine: 71% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$211K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $410K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$41K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
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
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Revenue
$1.1M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
71%
Net assets
$695K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$990K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2025▼ -21%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2025$1.3M
Net assets
$695K
FY2025▼ -21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$712K
FY2021$872K
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$878K
FY2025$695K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 May 1983.

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Where the money goes

71 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 71% · $891K Management & general 14% · $171K Fundraising 15% · $190K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $211K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Coexecutive
$105,404Pt VII · Sec A
Coexecutive
$105,404Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary-Tr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kristina Rallu’s $105K as Coexecutive is at the 40th 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.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Advances equity in education, fosters civic engagement, and advocates for refugees and immigrant communities.

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3 programs · $891K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Youth Program

Kandelia's youth program is based out of seattle world school, a school within the seattle public school district designed for newly arrived immigrant and refugee students. We partner with the school to help students grow their resources, skills, and supportive relationships to succeed in school and prepare for post-secondary education…

$432Kprogram expense
02

Family Program

Kandelia's family program helps caregivers of immigrant and refugee students grow skills for self-sufficiency and self-advocacy, and empowers caregivers to be more informed, involved, and engaged with their schools and in their communities.

$284Kprogram expense
03

Community Engagement

Kandelia's community engagement program brings together partnerships and resources to remove barriers to immigrant and refugee students and families. The program provides weekly, culturally relevant groceries, and secures in-kind donations of school supplies and grocery gift cards to meet student and family needs.

$176Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $71K · 2021–2021
Soccer Without BordersMD · FY2021$28,971
Jack Straw FoundationWA · FY2021$25,000
Coyote CentralWA · FY2021$17,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$891K
Managementcol C$171K
Fundraisingcol D$190K
Owns and owesPt X
$695K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$597K
Total assetsLn 16$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$620K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$18K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$17K
Investment incomeLn 3$14K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$597K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$597K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Other assetsLn 15$32K
Total assetsLn 16$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K
Net assetsLn 32$695K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 514
VolunteersI 6110
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$520K$597K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$968K$736K
LiabilitiesLn 26$90K$41K
Net assetsLn 32$878K$695K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$713K$450K$122K$141K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7K$4K$2K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$75K$52K$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$62K$39K$11K$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$14K$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$132K$131K$808
Office expensesLn 13$69K$61K$3K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$45K$32K$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$46K$44K$2K$1K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$547$547
InsuranceLn 23$22K$16K$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$45K$6K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$2K$492$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$891K$171K$190K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.3M−$183K$695K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.6M−$326K$878K 990 PDF
FY2023 $990K$1.3M−$275K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.9M$1.3M$607K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$1.2M$160K$872K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.1M$428K$712K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,068,974 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,253,445$1,045,289
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,395$16,997
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $17,738$14,338
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$17,918−$7,650
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,256,660$1,068,974
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,156,810$857,035
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $426,149$394,901
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,582,959$1,251,936
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$326,299−$182,962
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $1,068,974 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$18,110
VIII-1e Government grants$619,557
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$407,622
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,045,289
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $16,997$16,997
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $14,338$14,338
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$10,302
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,652$2,652
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $19,649 · Excluded from tax $14,338$1,068,974
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,251,936 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $449,668 · Management $121,928 · Fundraising $140,985$712,581
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,800 · Management $1,673 · Fundraising $1,500$6,973
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $51,591 · Management $12,096 · Fundraising $11,746$75,433
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,124 · Management $10,719 · Fundraising $12,205$62,048
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,000 · Management $3,000 · Fundraising $3,000$20,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $131,036 · Fundraising $808$131,844
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $61,040 · Management $3,321 · Fundraising $4,810$69,171
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $31,676 · Management $6,543 · Fundraising $6,553$44,772
IX-17 TravelPrograms $43,531 · Management $1,511 · Fundraising $1,423$46,465
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,282 · Management $547 · Fundraising $547$4,376
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,544 · Management $3,331 · Fundraising $3,331$22,206
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $45,378 · Management $5,762 · Fundraising $1,225$52,365
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,631 · Management $492 · Fundraising $1,579$3,702
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $891,301 · Management $170,923 · Fundraising $189,712$1,251,936
Part X · Balance sheet $735,560 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $519,570$596,531
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $203,297$91,905
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $17,667$11,173
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,077$3,701
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $218,933$32,250
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $967,544$735,560
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $87,474$40,941
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $89,963$40,941
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $431,699$500,619
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $445,882$194,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $877,581$694,619
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $967,544$735,560
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $694,619 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,068,974
XI-2 Total expenses$1,251,936
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$182,962
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$877,581
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$694,619

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