We are an independent human services organization dedicated to meeting the basic food, wellness, housing and economic security needs of people in the upper and mid Wenatchee Valley region. Our goal is to meet these basic needs in a way that respects the dignity of each person.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$82K 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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FY2022 · Form 990-TIndependent: 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-T
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 48% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$82K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
18
named funders · $684K
Looks good: 18 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$803K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% 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
$1.8M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.4M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.8M
FY2022▲ +9%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$6.8M
FY2024$4.9M
Expenses
$1.4M
FY2022▲ +15%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$2.5M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2022▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$7.8M
FY2024$10.4M

From the FY2022 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 1990.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $1.2M Management & general 11% · $155K Fundraising 5% · $65K

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-T; $82K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$82,084Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kaylin Bettinger$101,192$101,737$82,084$67,556
Caitlyn Evans$1,250———

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

Provides food, housing, and economic support to those in need, respecting their dignity.

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3 programs · $982K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Das Thrift Haus/Jubilee Global Gifts

Upper valley mends two retail stores serve the community and proceeds support other mend programs. Jubilee global gifts is a fair-trade retail store selling hand-crafted items from around the devleoping world. Das thrift haus is the upper wenatchee valleys home for low-cost clothing, houshold goods and unexpected treasures.

$394Kprogram expense
02

Community Cupboard

The community cupboard began as a small food bank started by local churches in 1983 and has grown both in size and services over the years since. Localed in a space donated by the city of leavenworth, the community cupboard is a full-service free grocery store open to anyone in need.

$386Kprogram expense
03

Emergency Fianncial Assistance

Emergency financial assistance services help local residents in need throughout the year with emegency shelter, rent and utility payments, fuel and transportation assistance, and payments for medical or dental care or past medical debt.

$202Kprogram 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 · 5 grants · $1.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$357,549
Unitemized GrantFY2023$619,312
Unitemized GrantFY2022$204,503
Unitemized GrantFY2021$108,856
Unitemized GrantFY2020$75,928

By the numbers

The FY2022 990-T, line by line.

1The main four
Money in
$1.8M
Gifts and grants$1.2M
Fees for services$376K
Other income$212K
Money out
$1.4M
Programs$1.2M
Management$155K
Fundraising$65K
Owns and owes
$3.2M
net assets
Cash and savings$1.6M
Total assets$4.0M
Liabilities$803K
People
13
listed
Paid1
Voting board12
Independent12
2In more detail
Revenue in detail
Gifts and grants$1.2M
Government grants$236K
Fees for services$376K
Investment income$34K
Other income$212K
Total revenue$1.8M
Assets in detailEnd of year
Cash and savings together$1.6M
Total assets$4.0M
Liabilities$803K
Net assets$3.2M
Operations
Employees34
Volunteers405
Fiscal year endsDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyNo
Records policyYes

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $4.9M$2.5M$2.4M$10.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.8M$2.4M$4.5M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.8M$1.4M$365K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.6M$1.2M$399K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.8M$1.3M$500K$2.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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