Multicultural Self-Sufficiency Movement EIN 91-1775701

Multicultural Self-Sufficiency Movement

EIN  91-1775701 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Lakewood, WA Founded 1996
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Empowering disadvantaged people to maximize their abilities and decision-making in society.
Leadership
Mandy H Ma · Executive Director · $92K
Money in and out
$641K revenue, $557K expenses
Bottom line
98% program efficiency

Empowering disadvantaged people to maximize their abilities and decision-making in society. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $641K in revenue, $557K in expenses, and $944K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$641K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$557K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$944K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $84K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program efficiency
98%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
17.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +8% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -54% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$641K
FY2025▼ -11%
Expenses
$557K
FY2025▲ +8%
Total assets
$961K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$17K
FY2025▼ -33%
Total revenue
$641K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$557K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$944K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$84K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$961K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B98%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $268K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Citizenship

The entity was formed to create, promote, and maintain educational and charitable program for assisting disadvantaged people of the community. Through this program, the entity provide information to participants regarding the eligibilitiy requirements for U.S.

$108Kprogram expense
02

Congregate Meals Program

providing hot meals and organizing phicial, social, and educational activities to seniors. The entity offers lunches to seniors over 60 years old every Tuesday at the Federal Way Community Center.

$94Kprogram expense
03

New Citizenship Program

providing screening for citizenship eligibility, assessment, and evaluation of pariticipants skill, referral for legal assistance as needed, and follow up in the result of naturalization application and interviews. Served for participants who live in King County area.

$66Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CMulticultural Self-Sufficiency Movement
EINHdr · item D91-1775701
Principal addressHdr · item CLakewood, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.msm-wa.org
Year of formationHdr · item L1996
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B60)
Ruling yearIRS BMFAug 1999

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,400Pt VII · Sec A

Mandy H Ma’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1616 $100K–1M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Mandy H Ma$92,400$77,000$60,000$63,000$60,000
Hea W Ma$84,000

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%$641K
Investment income$74
— government grantsLn 1e$586K
Total revenueLn 12$641K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.98 Management & general $0.02
Program services98%$545K
Management & general2%$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$557K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$831K
Total assetsLn 16$961K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$17K
Total net assetsLn 32$944K
Months of cash on handcomputed17.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $831K · Operating expenses/yr $557K
17.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $545K · Total expenses $557K
98%
Management & General
Management & general $12K · Total expenses $557K
2%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $557K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $30K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $641K · Total revenue $641K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $586K · Total revenue $641K
91%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $641K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $74 · Total revenue $641K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $557K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $641K · Prior year $717K
-11%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $550K · FY2025 $641K
+3%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $944K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $641K · Expenses $557K
+13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $961K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $944K · Total assets $961K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $961K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Mandy H Ma · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $92K · Total expenses $557K
17%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $385K · Total expenses $557K
69%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 98%
Overhead ratio 2%
Revenue growth -11%

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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2021
Perigee FundFY2021$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$40K

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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
FY2025 (Latest)$641K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$717K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$579K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$385K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$537K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$550K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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