Washington Community Action Network FY2020 filing

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Seattle, WA501(c)(4)EIN 91-1206728Revenue $2.4M in FY2020

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.

66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
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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
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
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
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$94K
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
$2.4M
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$995K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.4M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$2.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2020
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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
$995K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$995K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$981K
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.3M

From the FY2020 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.

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Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $1.1M Management & general 14% · $232K Fundraising 20% · $342K

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

14 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$74,822Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$59,097Pt VII · Sec A
Chair Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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 · $1.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

ACHIEVING AFFORDABLE, SAFE AND HEALTHY HOUSING FOR EVERYONE. In 2019 Washington CAN designed and won Initiative 19-001 in Federal Way, an initiative requiring landlords to follow tenant protection laws and only allows landlords to evict a tenant for good cause.

$661Kprogram expense
02

ENDING MASS INCARCERATION IN WASHINGTON STATE. Washington CAN was successful in helping to pass two bills in the legislature one, prosecutorial discretion and two, removing Robbery 2 from the Three Strikes Law.

$330Kprogram expense
03

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THRU LIFTING VOICES OF LOCAL WORKERS SMALL BUSINESS. Washington CAN supported 3 projects in 2020 to increase the economic well-being of health care workers, grocery workers at PCC Community Market, small businesses in Spokane.

$110Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$232K
Fundraisingcol D$342K
Owns and owesPt X
$995K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$445K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$74K
Investment incomeLn 3$40
Other incomeLn 4–11$104K
Total revenueLn 12$2.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$114K
SavingsLn 2$331K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$445K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$94K
Net assetsLn 32$995K
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$73K$445K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$26K
Total assetsLn 16$295K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$41K$94K
Net assetsLn 32$254K$995K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$134K$19K$56K$59K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$809K$94K$201K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$2K$1K$235$417
Other employee benefitsLn 9$97K$73K$7K$16K
Payroll taxesLn 10$105K$75K$12K$18K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$46K$46K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$1K$1K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$26K$26K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$3K$440$999
Office expensesLn 13$50K$37K$5K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$261$865
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$40K$33K$4K$3K
TravelLn 17$14K$10K$1K$3K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$167$117
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$275$943
InsuranceLn 23$12K$5K$6K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$500$246$28K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.1M$232K$342K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $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 Viewing $2.4M$1.7M$741K$995K 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 I · Summary $2,416,503 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,418,383$2,238,433
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $62,800$74,500
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $115$40
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $104,996$103,530
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,586,294$2,416,503
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $4,149$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,468,986$1,441,753
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$1,061
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $242,477$232,426
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,715,612$1,675,240
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$129,318$741,263
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $2,416,503 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$646,643
VIII-1d Related organizations$365,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,226,790
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,238,433
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,500$74,500
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $40$40
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $103,530$103,530
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $178,030 · Excluded from tax $40$2,416,503
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,675,240 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $19,302 · Management $55,545 · Fundraising $59,070$133,917
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $808,667 · Management $94,103 · Fundraising $201,283$1,104,053
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,190 · Management $235 · Fundraising $417$1,842
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $73,051 · Management $7,250 · Fundraising $16,273$96,574
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,288 · Management $11,592 · Fundraising $18,487$105,367
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $45,596$45,596
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,061$1,061
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $25,666$25,666
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,559 · Management $440 · Fundraising $999$3,998
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $36,739 · Management $5,495 · Fundraising $7,464$49,698
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,151 · Management $261 · Fundraising $865$3,277
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,356 · Management $4,018 · Fundraising $2,831$40,205
IX-17 TravelPrograms $10,417 · Management $1,119 · Fundraising $2,823$14,359
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,383 · Management $167 · Fundraising $117$1,667
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $3,500$3,500
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,711 · Management $275 · Fundraising $943$3,929
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,604 · Management $5,604 · Fundraising $1,301$11,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $500 · Management $246 · Fundraising $28,276$29,022
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,101,084 · Management $231,946 · Fundraising $342,210$1,675,240
Part X · Balance sheet $1,089,295 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $64,841$114,184
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,717$330,595
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $50,000$495,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $143,044$123,974
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $29,471$25,542
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $295,073$1,089,295
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $41,315$93,224
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $150$1,200
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $41,465$94,424
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $203,608$462,959
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $50,000$531,912
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $253,608$994,871
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $295,073$1,089,295
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $994,871 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,416,503
XI-2 Total expenses$1,675,240
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$741,263
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$253,608
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$994,871

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