Spokane Alliance FY2023 filing

Not tax-deductible

Spokane, WA501(c)(4)Community DevelopmentEIN 91-1937810Revenue $211K in FY2023

On file with the IRSspokanealliance.org1526 E 11th Ave, 99202-3504 · Spokane, WATax-exempt since Jul 2003

This page gets seen. Tell your story. Claim this org.

We developed partnerships with local organizations elected officials to pass a small sales tax increase in the City of Spokane to raise 6 million a year for flexible spending of affordable housing projects.

81¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$51K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $34K a year · 15% 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
81%
of spending
Looks good: 81% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$51K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$211K
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$206K
To programs
81%
Net assets
$151K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$211K
FY2023▼ -9%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$189K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$211K
FY2024$291K
FY2025$241K
Expenses
$206K
FY2023▲ +2%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$194K
FY2022$201K
FY2023$206K
FY2024$181K
FY2025$229K
Net assets
$151K
FY2023▲ +3%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$91K
FY2021$106K
FY2022$146K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$250K
FY2025$275K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2023 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2003.

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

Where the money goes

81 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 81% · $168K Management & general 17% · $35K Fundraising 2% · $3K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

Who runs it and what they're paid

7 people listed on the 990; $51K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Lead Organizer Jul 2022
$31,490Pt VII · Sec A
Lead Organizer Jul 2022-June 2023
$19,496Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer Current Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer 2022 Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary Vice President Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laurel Fish’s $67K as Senior Organizer & Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $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.

See Spokane Alliance executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

Something off? The org can add a note here. Request edit privileges.

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

Secured a sales tax increase to fund affordable housing projects.

Provided by the organization

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 programs · $117K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. Developed 33 new volunteers for leadership positions through active participation in local campaigns, actions programs. A total of 110 volunteer leaders participated in 1 of 2 Delegate Assemblies average attendance 55. Trained 35 people from numerous different institutions at 2 Foundations of Organizing trainings.

$42Kprogram expense
02

HOUSING EQUITY. We mobilized over 40 faith, union nonprofit members to attend Spokane City budget hearings in support of protecting housing levy funds for their original purpose, and supported 20 people giving testimony.

$42Kprogram expense
03

CHILDCARE. The Childcare Team continued its efforts to pursue American Rescue Plan Act ARPA dollars from Spokane County after successfully obtaining allocations of ARPA funds from the City of Spokane and Spokane Valley in the prior fiscal year.

$34Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$211K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Money outPt IX
$206K
Ln 25
Programscol B$168K
Managementcol C$35K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$151K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$126K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$41K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$95K
Investment incomeLn 3$85
Other incomeLn 4–11$75K
Total revenueLn 12$211K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$96K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$126K
Total assetsLn 16$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$151K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 661
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$141K$126K
Total assetsLn 16$148K$155K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$146K$151K
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$57K$50K$6K$590
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$49K$13K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$6K$5K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$10K$8K$2K$38
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$556$556
Accounting feesLn 11c$633$633
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$13K$12K$933
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$837$20
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$555$13
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$5K$4K$816$19
TravelLn 17$1K$973$200$5
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$3K$1K$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$34K$28K$6K$136
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$400$52$348
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$206K$168K$35K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $241K$229K$12K$275K 990 PDF
FY2024 $291K$181K$110K$250K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $211K$206K$5K$151K 990 PDF
FY2022 $232K$201K$30K$146K 990 PDF
FY2021 $209K$194K$15K$106K 990 PDF
FY2020 $189K$91K 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $211,011 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $76,814$41,025
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $106,578$94,569
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $41$85
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $48,176$75,332
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $231,609$211,011
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $141,680$135,790
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $59,657$70,182
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $201,337$205,972
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $30,272$5,039
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $211,011 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$41,025
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$41,025
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $94,569$94,569
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $85$85
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $75,332$75,332
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $169,901 · Excluded from tax $85$211,011
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $205,972 across 30 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 $50,217 · Management $6,492 · Fundraising $590$57,299
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $48,760 · Management $12,860$61,620
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $4,770 · Management $1,286$6,056
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,200$1,200
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,942 · Management $1,635 · Fundraising $38$9,615
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $556$556
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $633$633
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $11,663 · Management $933$12,596
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,065 · Management $837 · Fundraising $20$4,922
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,695 · Management $555 · Fundraising $13$3,263
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,965 · Management $816 · Fundraising $19$4,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $973 · Management $200 · Fundraising $5$1,178
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,346 · Management $1,000 · Fundraising $2,325$6,671
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $28,084 · Management $5,780 · Fundraising $136$34,000
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,163$1,163
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $52 · Fundraising $348$400
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $167,680 · Management $34,798 · Fundraising $3,494$205,972
Part X · Balance sheet $154,655 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $41,875$29,349
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $99,580$96,318
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $6,731$28,988
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $148,186$154,655
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,287$3,717
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,287$3,717
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $145,899$148,648
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$2,290
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $145,899$150,938
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $148,186$154,655
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $150,938 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$211,011
XI-2 Total expenses$205,972
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,039
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$145,899
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$150,938

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.