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Empowers BIPOC girls and gender expansive youth to lead, express themselves, and act against injustice. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $778K in revenue, $670K in expenses, and $748K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
www.powerfulvoices.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2020)
Revenue
$778KFY2020
Expenses
$670K
Net assets
$748K
People
17
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1679907 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowers BIPOC girls and gender expansive youth to lead, express themselves, and act against injustice.
Leadership
Rebecca Laszlo · Interim Ed · $47K
Money in and out
$778K revenue, $670K expenses
Bottom line
69% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2020
Total revenue
$778K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$670K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$748K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $108K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.12
Program efficiency
69%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
13.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+14%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2020 · Form 990
Revenue
$778K
FY2020
Expenses
$670K
FY2020
Total assets
$800K
FY2020
Total liabilities
$52K
FY2020
Total revenue
$778K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$670K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$748K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$108K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$800K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B69%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 317
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 417
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $463K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2020.
01

Community Engagement

Powerful Voices works within the community on issues that impact girls* of color to promote equity and make the world a more just place for everyone. Community Engagement efforts include hosting our annual Revolutionary Community Care Day where we provide self-care items and services to youth and their families, producing the annual…

$161Kprogram expense
02

Employment

The Employment program offers both after school and summer programs for 14-18 year old girls* of color. Our after school program is a job readiness program where girls of color learn about social justice issues that impact them while building job readiness skills.

$161Kprogram expense
03

Cultural Enrichment

The Cultural Enrichment program is both "school-basedX and summer programs for 12-14 year old girls* of color. The school-based program is a space for girls of color to learn about themselves, increase pride in their identity and furthermore learn how to navigate the world around them.

$141Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CPowerful Voices
EINHdr · item D91-1679907
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.powerfulvoices.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P300)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a17
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b17
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Interim Ed
$47,403Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Director
$44,681Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charhys Bailey’s $94K as Executive Director is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charhys Bailey$96,037
Charhys Bailey$93,806$90,030$87,000$44,681
Rebecca Laszlo$47,403

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$776K
Investment income$1K
— government grantsLn 1e$234K
Total revenueLn 12$778K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.69 Management & general $0.19 Fundraising $0.12
Program services69%$463K
Management & general19%$129K
Fundraising12%$78K
Total functional expensesLn 25$670K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$741K
Total assetsLn 16$800K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$52K
Total net assetsLn 32$748K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2020 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $741K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $670K · Less non-cash grants $2K · Cash operating expenses/yr $668K
13.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $463K · Total expenses $670K
69%
Management & General
Management & general $129K · Total expenses $670K
19%
Fundraising
Fundraising $78K · Total expenses $670K
12%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $78K · Solicited contributions $542K
$0.14 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $776K · Total revenue $778K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $234K · Total revenue $778K
30%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $778K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $778K
+0.2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $670K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $778K · Prior year —
No prior year on file
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $748K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $778K · Expenses $670K
+14%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $800K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $748K · Total assets $800K
93%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $800K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Rebecca Laszlo · Reported title Interim ED · Highest reported compensation $47K · Total expenses $670K
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $403K · Total expenses $670K
60%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 69%
Overhead ratio 19%
Fundraising cost ratio 10%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 9%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 3 grants · $121K · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$74,716
Unitemized GrantFY2024$725
Unitemized GrantFY2020$45,526

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$552K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$616K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$911K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$778K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2020IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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