501 Commons

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989Community DevelopmentEIN 94-3089631Revenue $21.4M in FY2024

On file with the IRS501commons.org1200 12th S Ave Ste 1101, 98144-0000 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Apr 1993Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 139 volunteers and 75 employees.
Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
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
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3.4M a year · 29% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$715K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 75% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $2.8M
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$414K
41% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 41% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$21.4M
-4% vs prior year
Spent
$19.5M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$592K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$21.4M
FY2024▼ -4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$7.1M
FY2023$22.2M
FY2024$21.4M
Expenses
$19.5M
FY2024▼ -25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.3M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$21.5M
FY2023$26.1M
FY2024$19.5M
Net assets
$592K
FY2024▼ -99%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$934K
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$81.8M
FY2023$87.8M
FY2024$592K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1993.

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

Where the money goes

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $16.6M Management & general 11% · $2.2M Fundraising 3% · $668K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $715K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Wsos Executive Director
$172,736Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$126,484Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$112,061Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Advancement
$101,788Pt VII · Sec A
Managing Director of Impact
$101,657Pt VII · Sec A
Data & Systems Director
$100,482Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimberly Connors’s $173K as Wsos Executive Director is at the 25th percentile of top reported officer pay among 572 $10–100M 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimberly Connors$172,736$184,265———
Nancy Long$126,484$126,980$128,151$133,599$136,222
Eileen Moran$112,061————
Camille Reynaud$101,788————
Jonathan Luster$101,657————
Lisa Magennis$100,482————
Kimber Conners——$49,613——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $15.2M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

501 Commons serves as the program administrator for Washington Opportunity Scholarship. WSOS removes barriers to education and helps Washington students forge their path to high-demand STEM, health care, and trade careers in Washington state.

$13.4Mprogram expense
02

Our technology programs include IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, and data solutions. Data solutions worked on 58 database development and maintenance projects with 32 organizations. IT infrastructure worked on 100 projects or ongoing IT managed services with 90 organizations.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Our financial services program worked on 127 accounting, tax, and consulting engagements with organizations. Having professional financial services at affordable rates provides our clients with the financial data they need to make sound management decisions and allows them to focus on their mission.

$590Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $11.5M · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$11,534,564

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$21.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.6M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$453K
Money outPt IX
$19.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$16.6M
Managementcol C$2.2M
Fundraisingcol D$668K
Owns and owesPt X
$592K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$302K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$17.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$12.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$453K
Other incomeLn 4–11$37K
Total revenueLn 12$21.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$302K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K
Net assetsLn 32$592K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 575
VolunteersI 6139
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M$302K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$202K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$127.4M$1.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$39.6M$414K
Net assetsLn 32$87.8M$592K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$6K$6K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$11.5M$11.5M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$299K$236K$35K$28K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.5M$3.6M$535K$416K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$117K$117K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$409K$409K
Payroll taxesLn 10$430K$328K$65K$36K
Legal feesLn 11b$10K$630$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$32K$32K$25
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$10K$10K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$64K$4K$56K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$13K$446$2K
Office expensesLn 13$193K$65K$21K$107K
Information technologyLn 14$242K$180K$50K$12K
OccupancyLn 16$142K$375$142K
TravelLn 17$29K$22K$3K$4K
InterestLn 20$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$71K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.3M$614K$620K$34K
All other expensesLn 24e$28K$5K$7K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$19.5M$16.6M$2.2M$668K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $21.4M$19.5M$1.9M$592K 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.2M$26.1M−$3.9M$87.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.1M$21.5M−$14.5M$81.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.1M$4.3M−$158K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$4.3M−$670K$934K 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 I · Summary $21,401,173 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,953,155$17,570,969
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,717,301$3,340,545
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,524,813$452,918
I-11 Other revenue$36,741
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,195,269$21,401,173
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $16,424,574$11,540,064
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $6,942,679$5,782,427
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$10,303
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,685,752$2,129,181
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $26,053,005$19,461,975
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$3,857,736$1,939,198
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,401,173 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$12,407,451
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,163,518
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$17,570,969
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,340,545$3,340,545
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $452,918$452,918
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $34,578$34,578
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,163$2,163
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,377,286 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $452,918$21,401,173
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,461,975 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $5,500$5,500
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $11,534,564$11,534,564
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $236,323 · Management $35,375 · Fundraising $27,522$299,220
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,576,026 · Management $535,296 · Fundraising $416,466$4,527,788
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $116,929$116,929
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $408,586$408,586
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $328,432 · Management $65,371 · Fundraising $36,101$429,904
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $630 · Management $9,481$10,111
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $14,350$14,350
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $32,021 · Management $25$32,046
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $10,303$10,303
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,126 · Management $56,119 · Fundraising $3,774$64,019
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $12,725 · Management $446 · Fundraising $1,999$15,170
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $64,968 · Management $21,148 · Fundraising $106,942$193,058
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $179,818 · Management $50,210 · Fundraising $11,773$241,801
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $375 · Management $141,750$142,125
IX-17 TravelPrograms $21,542 · Management $3,480 · Fundraising $3,683$28,705
IX-20 InterestManagement $14,576$14,576
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $5,803$5,803
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $71,375$71,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $613,998 · Management $620,103 · Fundraising $34,102$1,268,203
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,371 · Management $6,637 · Fundraising $15,831$27,839
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,616,419 · Management $2,177,060 · Fundraising $668,496$19,461,975
Part X · Balance sheet $1,005,414 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $2,445,099$301,652
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $800,467$629,675
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $119,815$40,412
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $201,766$33,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $127,359,527$1,005,414
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,037,309$298,096
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $4,638,143$9,136
X-25 Other liabilities$6,667
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $39,589,295$413,899
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $87,722,232$563,213
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $48,000$28,302
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $87,770,232$591,515
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $127,359,527$1,005,414
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $591,515 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$21,401,173
XI-2 Total expenses$19,461,975
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,939,198
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$87,770,232
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$7,077,318
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$9,716,953
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$105,912,186
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$591,515

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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