Foundation for Multicultural Solutions FY2021 filing

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Tacoma, WA501(c)(3)Since 1999Human ServicesEIN 91-2011451

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Promoting recovery from substance use disorders.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
61¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$87K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 $26K a year · 8% 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
61%
of spending
Worth a look: 61% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$87K
to officers and key staff · 35% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 35% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
1
of 1 voting members
Looks good: 1 of 1 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$279K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$249K
To programs
61%
Net assets
$56K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$279K
FY2021▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$249K
FY2021$279K
FY2022$170K
FY2023$293K
FY2024$279K
FY2025$583K
Expenses
$249K
FY2021▲ +12%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$223K
FY2021$249K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$273K
FY2024$277K
FY2025$531K
Net assets
$56K
FY2021
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$0
FY2021$56K
FY2022$20K
FY2023$40K
FY2024$42K
FY2025$94K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in May 2000.

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Where the money goes

61 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 61% · $151K Management & general 39% · $98K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $87K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$43,621Pt VII · Sec A
Program Manager
$43,621Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Del Carmen Murphy’s $58K as Executive Director is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Maria Del Carmen Murphy$58,230$31,661$51,738$52,520$43,621—
Patricia Neagle———$52,520$43,621—
Carmen Murphy—————$33,269

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

Helps people recover from addiction and substance use disorders.

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3 program services account for $122K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Provide outreach and treatment of substance use disorders.

$71Kprogram expense
02

To provide COVID-19 awareness to the community.

$30Kprogram expense
03

To provide COVID-19 education to the community.

$21Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2021
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $16K · 2023–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$16,200

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$279K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Money outPt IX
$249K
Ln 25
Programscol B$151K
Managementcol C$98K
Owns and owesPt X
$56K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$56K
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b1
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$205K
Government grantsLn 1e$179K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$75K
Total revenueLn 12$279K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$56K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$56K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$46K$56K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$46K$56K
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K$0
Net assetsLn 32$26K$56K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$87K$44K$44K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0$0$0$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$7K$4K$4K$0
Management feesLn 11a$72K$60K$12K$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$0$1K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$22K$21K$1K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0$0$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$15K$0$15K$0
Information technologyLn 14$13K$11K$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$13K$0$13K$0
TravelLn 17$1K$1K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0$0$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$11K$6K$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6K$5K$864$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K$151K$98K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $583K$531K$52K$94K 990 PDF
FY2024 $279K$277K$2K$42K 990 PDF
FY2023 $293K$273K$20K$40K 990 PDF
FY2022 $170K$20K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $279K$249K$30K$56K 990 PDF
FY2020 $249K$223K$26K$0 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $279,389 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$179,476
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,320
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,796
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $74,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$74,593
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $74,593 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$279,389
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,129 across 26 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $43,621 · Management $43,621 · Fundraising $0$87,242
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,705 · Management $3,706 · Fundraising $0$7,411
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $60,115 · Management $12,360 · Fundraising $0$72,475
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $1,257 · Fundraising $0$1,257
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,793 · Management $1,196 · Fundraising $0$21,989
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $14,674 · Fundraising $0$14,674
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,797 · Management $2,166 · Fundraising $0$12,963
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $13,356 · Fundraising $0$13,356
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,046 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$1,046
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,791 · Management $5,130 · Fundraising $0$10,921
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,931 · Management $864 · Fundraising $0$5,795
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $150,799 · Management $98,330 · Fundraising $0$249,129
Part X · Balance sheet $56,136 assets, 22 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $45,726$55,835
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$301
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $45,726$56,136
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $19,850$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $19,850$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,876$56,136
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $45,726$56,136
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $56,136 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$279,389
XI-2 Total expenses$249,129
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$30,260
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,876
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$56,136

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