Spokane Alliance EIN 91-1937810

Spokane Alliance

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Secured a sales tax increase to fund affordable housing projects. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $241K in revenue, $229K in expenses, and $275K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Membership association · Community Development
Location
Spokane, WA
Website
www.spokanealliance.org
Filings
6 on file (2020–2025)
Revenue
$241KFY2025
Expenses
$229K
Net assets
$275K
People
6
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  91-1937810 Membership association Spokane, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Secured a sales tax increase to fund affordable housing projects.
Leadership
Laurel Fish · Senior Organizer & Executive Director · $67K
Money in and out
$241K revenue, $229K expenses
Bottom line
+5% operating surplus
Membership & operating revenue · FY2025
Total revenue
$241K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$229K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$275K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $12K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Operating surplus
+5%
revenue over expenses▼ -87% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
46%
of revenue from program services & dues▲ +77% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
52%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -5% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$241K
FY2025▼ -17%
Expenses
$229K
FY2025▲ +27%
Total assets
$277K
FY2025▲ +9%
Total liabilities
$1K
FY2025▼ -49%
Total revenue
$241K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$229K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$275K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$12K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$277K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B77%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $176K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Leadership Development and Civic Engagement

Spokane Alliance strengthened civic participation by developing community leaders to take collective action for the common good. Through table talks with approximately 300 participants, the Alliance identified shared priorities and concerns across Spokane.

$106Kprogram expense
02

Public Dollars for Public Benefit Ordinance

Spokane Alliance organized over 200 people to advocate for a Community Workforce Agreement ordinance establishing strong labor and equity standards for publicly funded construction projects at the City of Spokane.

$70Kprogram expense
03

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Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpokane Alliance
EINHdr · item D91-1937810
Principal addressHdr · item CSpokane, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.spokanealliance.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFCommunity Development (S012)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2003

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
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 · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Senior Organizer & Executive Director
$66,645Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurel Fish’s $67K as Senior Organizer & Executive Director is at the 44th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1711 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Katherine Ashmore Zinler$67,688$46,238
Laurel Fish$66,645$51,396$19,496
Katherine Zinler$31,490$45,478

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
Other revenue$115K · 48%
Program service revenue$111K · 46%
Contributions & grants$7K · 3%
Investment income$7K · 3%
Other revenue48%$115K
Program service revenue46%$111K
Contributions & grants3%$7K
Investment income3%$7K
Total revenueLn 12$241K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.77 Management & general $0.22 Fundraising $0.01
Program services77%$176K
Management & general22%$51K
Fundraising1%$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$229K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$274K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$1K
Total net assetsLn 32$275K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.4

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $274K · Operating expenses/yr $229K
14.4 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $176K · Total expenses $229K
77%
Management & General
Management & general $51K · Total expenses $229K
22%
Fundraising
Fundraising $2K · Total expenses $229K
1%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $4K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $29K
$0.12 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $7K · Total revenue $241K
3%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $241K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $111K · Total revenue $241K
46%
Investment reliance
Investment income $7K · Total revenue $241K
+3%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $111K · Total expenses $229K
49%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $241K · Prior year $291K
-17%
Revenue CAGR
FY2019 $189K · FY2024 $241K
+5%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $275K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $241K · Expenses $229K
+5%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $277K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $275K · Total assets $277K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $277K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Laurel Fish · Reported title Senior Organizer & Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $67K · Total expenses $229K
29%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $118K · Total expenses $229K
52%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 77%
Overhead ratio 22%
Fundraising cost ratio 32%
Revenue growth -17%
Accounting fee ratio 8%

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

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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)$241K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$291K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$211K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$232K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$209K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$189K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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