2023-11-13T10:28:22-00:00 2022-12-31 475123037 Advocate Accounting LLC 1916 Pike Pl Ste 12 PMB 323 Seattle WA 98101 990 2022-01-01 871399272 Washington Community Alliance Action Fund WASH PO Box 28334 Seattle WA 98118 Lilliane Ballesteros Treasurer 2023-11-13 true Lilliane Ballesteros 999009999 Erin Louis P01337963 2062164629 2023-11-13 2 AAL1 IAL1 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X Lilliane Ballesteros PO Box 4334 Seattle WA 98194 211692 false X https://wacommunityallianceaction.org/ X 2021 WA Our mission is to empower, engage, and unite Black-led organizations in the policies that shape the lives of Black Washingtonians. 9 9 6 9 0 478668 211667 0 8 25 0 478676 211692 189800 14000 0 17200 26334 0 3015 133487 182391 340487 222725 138189 -11033 154017 246838 15828 119682 138189 127156 X Our mission is to empower, engage, and unite Black-led organizations in the policies that shape the lives of Black Washingtonians. We are a multiracial coalition working to improve economic, political, and social conditions for Black people in the state of WA through legislative advocacy and voter education. true false 71965 VOTER ENGAGEMENT - We strive to increase voter turnout through direct voter engagement, helping voters be informed, and by conducting research on demographic, geographic, and historical voting patters in Washington state. We also provide community grant awards to partner organizations to support these efforts 54458 14000 WASHINGTON FOR BLACK LIVES - W4BL works to improve economic, political, and social conditions for Black people in the state of Washington through legislative advocacy and voter education. 16179 WASHINGTON FOR EQUITABLE REPRESENTATION - Through our coalition WA for Equitable Representation, we advocate for democracy reform by lobbying for bills related to the Washington Voting Rights Act, Ranked-Choice Voting and Proportional Representation. 32596 175198 false true false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 6 true false false false false false true true false true false false false false false false X 9 9 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WA X Kamau Chege 2065182346 PO Box 28334 Seattle WA 98194 Kamau Chege Executive Director 040.00 X X 5741 0 92950 Caty Padilla Board Chair 005.00 X X 0 0 600 Juan Fernando Luna Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 300 Lucy Gitau Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 100 Floribert Mubalama Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 100 Heather Villanueva Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 0 Lilliane Ballesteros Board Treasurer 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Fernanda Mazcot Board Secretary 005.00 X X 0 0 0 Oskar Zambrano Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 0 Susan Balbas Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 0 Rick Polintan Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 0 Johnny Buck Board Member 003.00 X 0 0 0 5741 94050 false false false 211667 211667 25 211692 X 14000 14000 0 0 0 0 0 19400 10900 6232 2268 0 5238 728 4259 251 1696 980 562 154 0 13458 13458 12412 12412 16000 16000 0 131589 126817 4772 0 0 0 0 461 461 1637 658 637 342 0 110 110 0 0 0 857 857 Dues and Subscriptions 4817 4227 590 Supplies 852 427 425 Licensing and Registration 90 90 Postage Shipping 108 108 0 222725 175198 44512 3015 154017 183931 58624 4283 154017 246838 15828 119682 15828 119682 X 138189 101486 25670 138189 127156 154017 246838 -11033 X false false false RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED true false false I-A 1 Our program Washington for Black Lives made calls to nearly 4,000 voters in Spokane county, and the 30th and 44th legistlative districts to encourage voting and support of progressive candidates. true Spokane Community Against Racism 3311 E 4th Ave Spokane WA 99202 14000 General Operating 1 Part I Line 1 The grantor and grantees created a proposal outlining the purpose of the grants and expectations for grantees. Grants were made based on this proposal and the determination that grantees were capable of meeting project goals. Both parties signed grant agreements in alignment with the proposal Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Program Service Expenses 32,596, Grants and allocations 0, Revenue 0 OTHER PROGRAMS Legal Office Hours - Other organizations that do mission-aligned work can get free legal counsel for compliance support through WCA AF. 5 organizations received a cumulative total of about 7 hours of legal support. Media and Newsletter - We produce a newsletter with political education, legislative content, and other mission-aligned information sent to about 500 recipients. We also support partners in writing and publishing op-eds that are supportive of our work in local media outlets. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The 990 is emailed to the board of directors and presented to them in a board meeting before it is filed. Input is incorporated if needed. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Once a year, the board and staff are requested to review the policy and disclose any conflicts of interest. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 The governing documents, conflict of interest policy, 990 and financial statements are made available to the public upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other contract expenses include stipends and honoraria 2,100, consulting and communication services 110,210, media services 3,370, research and data 3,105, and other short term general and program support 12,804 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The salary of the ED was approved by the board. Salaries of other employees were approved by the board. Form 990, Part III, Line 2 We began a new program, Washington for Black Lives, which is a Black-led coalition dedicated to improving the economic, political, and social conditions for Black people in the state of Washington. The coaltion primarily uses legislative advocacy and voter engagement to advance this goal.