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Washington Community Action Network

Not tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(4) EIN 91-1206728Revenue $2.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSwashingtoncan.org1806 E Yesler Way, 98122-5748 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Sep 1984

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We work to achieve economic fairness in order to establish a more democratic society characterized by racial, social gender justice, with respect for diversity, a decent quality of life for those who reside in WA.

501(c)(4) social-welfare organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
69¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 43 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)(4)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $424K a year · 15% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
69%
of spending
Fine: 69% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$184K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $1.6M
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$222K
14% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 14% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$3.4M
To programs
69%
Net assets
$1.3M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$3.4M
FY2024▲ +30%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$2.5M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$3.4M
Net assets
$1.3M
FY2024▼ -26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$995K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$981K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.3M

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 Sep 1984.

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

Where the money goes

69 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 69% · $2.3M Management & general 11% · $358K Fundraising 20% · $686K

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

13 people listed on the 990; $184K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mary Le Nguyen
Executive Director
$110,553Pt VII · Sec A
Serena Evans-Satoran
Finance Director
$73,553Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cherika Carter
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dennis Eagle
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chris Lampkin
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanette Wenzl
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mary Le Nguyen$110,553$99,100$103,029$78,611$74,822
Serena Evans-Satoran$73,553$69,485$69,522$60,858$59,097

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

Promotes economic fairness for racial, social, and gender justice, improving quality of life in Washington.

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3 programs · $2.1M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Civic Engagement & Electoral Impact

Washington CAN (WaCAN) played a leading role in electoral organizing and statewide initiative campaigns, ensuring working-class communities and people of color had a direct impact on shaping policies and electing progressive leadership.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP, MEMBER-LED ENDORSEMENTS & CANDIDATE VICTORIES:Washington CAN expanded political power through a member-led endorsement process, ensuring that community voices were centered in candidate selection.

$470Kprogram expense
03

Pacific County

Pacific County Voices Uniting (PCVU) is a fiscally sponsored project of Washington CAN's that aims to shift, balance, and develop a culture of healthy civic engagement. In a county with large disparities, PCVU is uniting crosscultural and multi-generational demographics to participate in collaborative social movements that increase civic…

$408Kprogram expense

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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
Washington Community Action Network Education & Research FundFY2024$775K
Group Health FoundationFY2024$365K
Northwest Health FoundationFY2024$159K
The Washington BusFY2024$99K
Groundswell FundFY2024$64K
Groundswell Action FundFY2024$62K
Washington Progress AllianceFY2024$50K
Northwest Health Foundation Fund IIFY2024$26K
Total grants receivedfrom 9 funders$1.6M
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150K
Money outPt IX
$3.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.3M
Managementcol C$358K
Fundraisingcol D$686K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.3M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$629K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.6M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$169K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$150K
Gains on assetsLn 7$423
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$230K
SavingsLn 2$399K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$629K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60K
Other assetsLn 15$54K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$222K
Net assetsLn 32$1.3M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 543
VolunteersI 650
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$677K$629K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$60K
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$136K$222K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$1.3M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$194K$55K$79K$60K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$1.4M$175K$430K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$3K$2K$370$717
Other employee benefitsLn 9$204K$149K$16K$39K
Payroll taxesLn 10$208K$145K$21K$42K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$1K$301$133
Accounting feesLn 11c$34K$34K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$165K$165K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$80K$75K$934$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$2K$233$800
Office expensesLn 13$133K$100K$13K$20K
OccupancyLn 16$51K$41K$5K$5K
TravelLn 17$88K$62K$8K$19K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$76K$55K$3K$19K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$4K$395$1K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$17K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$63K$19K$15$44K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.4M$2.3M$358K$686K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $2.9M$3.4M−$442K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.4M$2.6M$793K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.3M$2.5M$788K$981K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.7M$239K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.4M$1.7M$741K$995K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,940,972 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,258,780$2,620,496
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $24,700$169,327
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $607$1,529
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $105,541$149,620
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,389,628$2,940,972
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 $2,106,791$2,660,511
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $489,697$722,605
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,596,488$3,383,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $793,140−$442,144
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
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 $2,940,972 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$909,652
VIII-1d Related organizations$775,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$935,844
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,296
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,620,496
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $169,327$169,327
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,106$1,106
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $423$423
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $149,620$149,620
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $318,947 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,529$2,940,972
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,383,116 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $55,314 · Management $78,726 · Fundraising $60,220$194,260
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,445,300 · Management $175,372 · Fundraising $429,779$2,050,451
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $2,323 · Management $370 · Fundraising $717$3,410
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $149,345 · Management $16,223 · Fundraising $38,821$204,389
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $145,043 · Management $20,945 · Fundraising $42,013$208,001
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,430 · Management $301 · Fundraising $133$1,864
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $34,427$34,427
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $165,000$165,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $74,528 · Management $934 · Fundraising $4,583$80,045
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,300 · Management $233 · Fundraising $800$3,333
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $100,260 · Management $13,066 · Fundraising $20,057$133,383
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $41,327 · Management $4,859 · Fundraising $5,146$51,332
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,997 · Management $7,800 · Fundraising $18,540$88,337
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $54,546 · Management $2,519 · Fundraising $18,544$75,609
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,897 · Management $395 · Fundraising $1,355$5,647
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $16,513 · Management $1,956 · Fundraising $1,851$20,320
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,417 · Management $15 · Fundraising $43,876$63,308
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,338,540 · Management $358,141 · Fundraising $686,435$3,383,116
Part X · Balance sheet $1,535,702 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $323,982$230,151
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $352,943$399,016
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,170,000$755,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $22,850$36,047
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$1,736
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,754$59,655
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $26,463$54,097
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,909,992$1,535,702
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $136,159$168,513
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$53,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $136,159$222,013
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $58,299$79,023
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,715,534$1,234,666
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,773,833$1,313,689
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,909,992$1,535,702
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,313,689 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,940,972
XI-2 Total expenses$3,383,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$442,144
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,773,833
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$18,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,313,689

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

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