Kagro Washington

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Federal Way, WA501(c)(6)Since 2002Community Development EIN 91-2009755Revenue $275K in FY2025

On file with the IRS33515 10th Pl S Ste 15, 98003-7300 · Federal Way, WATax-exempt since Mar 2016

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To promote the common business interest of korean-american grocery business owners and the communities they serve in state of Washington through sponsorship, publication,and cooperative purchasing activities.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 5 volunteers and 2 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $13K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$122K
47% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 47% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$275K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$264K
To programs
66%
Net assets
$138K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$275K
FY2025▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$340K
FY2021$247K
FY2022$337K
FY2023$349K
FY2024$235K
FY2025$275K
Expenses
$264K
FY2025▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$266K
FY2021$223K
FY2022$384K
FY2023$452K
FY2024$270K
FY2025$264K
Net assets
$138K
FY2025▲ +9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$287K
FY2021$311K
FY2022$265K
FY2023$162K
FY2024$127K
FY2025$138K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $175K Management & general 34% · $89K

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

22 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Officer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Dajung Choo’s $34K as Administrator is at the 17th 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Englund—$31,500$65,800$52,000
Dajung Choo$34,456$14,475——
Soon Y Lee$30,530———
Yunjung Suh$25,000———
McDonald Kiyul—$13,447——
Chung Kang—$7,921——
Songhee Cho—$7,694——
Katie H Ku$2,800———

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports Korean-American grocery owners and communities in Washington through events, publications, and scholarships.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Sponsorship and rebate programs are to promote vendorss products to the business owners. The activies helped both business owners and vendors to increase sales and profits. Cooperative purchasing program is to help members to lower purchase cost through purchasing power.

Pt IX · col B
02

Publication program is to publish monthly business magazines to provide the members with valuable management and products information. The monthly magazines helped the business owners to learn more practical skills and knowledge.

Pt IX · col B
03

Business trade show & members night program educated the business owners to get innovative and attractive products from various vendors to increase their business sales and to satisfy their customer needs.

Pt IX · col B

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 2 grants · $18K · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$6,300
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,500

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$275K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Money outPt IX
$264K
Ln 25
Programscol B$175K
Managementcol C$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$138K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$275K
Other incomeLn 4–11$250
Total revenueLn 12$275K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$22K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$238K
Total assetsLn 16$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$122K
Net assetsLn 32$138K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 65
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6K$22K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$245K$238K
Total assetsLn 16$252K$261K
LiabilitiesLn 26$124K$122K
Net assetsLn 32$127K$138K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$67K$34K$34K$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$3K$3K$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$2K$2K$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$4K$4K$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$24K$24K$0$0
InterestLn 20$6K$0$6K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$0$7K$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$0$4K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$104K$0$0
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$3K$30K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$264K$175K$89K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $275K$264K$11K$138K 990 PDF
FY2024 $235K$270K−$35K$127K 990 PDF
FY2023 $349K$452K−$102K$162K 990 PDF
FY2022 $337K$384K−$47K$265K 990 PDF
FY2021 $247K$223K$24K$311K 990 PDF
FY2020 $340K$266K$74K$287K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $275,013 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $235,276$274,763
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$250
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $235,276$275,013
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $3,555$1,828
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $57,079$73,077
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $209,740$188,883
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $270,374$263,788
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$35,098$11,225
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $275,013 across 4 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $250 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1b Membership dues$8,200
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$266,563
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$274,763
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $250 · Unrelated business $250 · Excluded from tax $250$275,013
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $263,788 across 11 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,828$1,828
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $33,675 · Management $33,675 · Fundraising $0$67,350
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,863 · Management $2,864 · Fundraising $0$5,727
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,080 · Management $2,080 · Fundraising $0$4,160
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,524 · Management $3,525 · Fundraising $0$7,049
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $24,160 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$24,160
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $6,137 · Fundraising $0$6,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $6,810 · Fundraising $0$6,810
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $3,957 · Fundraising $0$3,957
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,979 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$103,979
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,587 · Management $30,044 · Fundraising $0$32,631
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $174,696 · Management $89,092 · Fundraising $0$263,788
Part X · Balance sheet $260,747 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,408$22,253
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $245,304$238,494
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $251,712$260,747
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,681$2,558
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $124,471$122,281
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $127,241$138,466
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $127,241$138,466
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $251,712$260,747
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $138,466 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$275,013
XI-2 Total expenses$263,788
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$11,225
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$127,241
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$138,466

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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