2023-05-04T12:22:28-07:00 2022-12-31 990 2022-01-01 452751950 TRANSIT RIDERS UNION TRAN 2066514282 PO Box 20723 Seattle WA 98102 Katie Wilson President 2067817204 2023-04-19 1 1 11 1 AAL2 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Katherine Wilson 201 17th Ave E Apt 101 Seattle WA 98112 247178 0 X https://transitriders.org X 2012 WA TRU organizes for economic justice including better public transit, stronger renter protections & labor standards, and progressive funding for public goods and services in Seattle and King County. In 2022, our main areas of work included leading a campaign to raise the minimum wage in the city of Tukwila; continuing to organize for stronger renter protection policies in jurisdictions across King County; continuing direct "mutual aid" work with people living unsheltered in Seattle; and opposing the siting of a proposed Amazon distribution center in South Seattle. 6 5 3 60 0 0 204320 247178 0 0 0 0 0 0 204320 247178 0 29000 0 0 43820 186659 0 0 4190 90168 78298 133988 293957 70332 -46779 194480 148827 4479 5604 190001 143223 X TRU is a democratic membership organization of working and poor people building power to change society for the good of humanity and of the planet. We fight for every human being to have access to safe, affordable and accessible public transit. We interpret our mission broadly to include the many ways public policy and decision-making influences the quality of life of our members and their mobility, including access to shelter and stable housing, public space, good wages and working conditions, etc. 1 0 27741 0 0 Stay Housed Stay Healthy Coalition: TRU continued working with and helping to lead this coalition of over 50 organizations, organizing with renters and championing renter interests. In 2022, we succeeded in winning stronger renter protection policies in five King County jurisdictions: Kenmore, Redmond, Kirkland, Issaquah, and Burien. These policies included longer notice of significant rent increases, capping late fees, capping move-in fees at one month's rent and allowing payment in installments, allowing tenants on fixed incomes to change their rent due date, Just Cause eviction protections, and banning requirement of a social security number on rental applications. We mobilized renters and allies to meet with elected officials to share their stories, testify at council meetings, send emails, and advocate for stronger protections. 33570 0 0 Camp Outreach Project: TRU members continued a 100% volunteer-run project providing direct assistance to people living unsheltered during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a severe shortage of shelter and affordable housing has left many people without a stable home. Volunteers cooked weekly meals to serve at several homeless encampments where they built relationships and assisted the residents. They also purchased basic supplies like water, clothing, batteries and fuel, especially during the winter months. TRU members fundraised from individual supporters specifically for this project, and we also received a grant from King County. This project served around 60 homeless individuals every week throughout the year, and over 25 TRU members and volunteers participated in running the program. 154709 0 0 TRU built and led a coalition called Raise the Wage Tukwila, running a citizen's initiative to raise the minimum wage to match the neighboring city of SeaTac. This began with outreach to workers at Southcenter Mall, Tukwila residents, community groups, and local businesses. Through conversations with stakeholders we crafted a policy, wrote legislation, and gathered petition signatures of Tukwila voters to qualify for the ballot. We ran a get-out-the-vote campaign and won with over 82% of the vote on the November ballot. 31084 0 0 TRU supported a successful campaign opposing the proposed siting of an Amazon distribution center in the Mt. Baker neighborhood of South Seattle. After outreach to neighbors and a public rally, Amazon announced that it was no longer planning to site any warehouses in South Seattle. 3522 0 0 Solidarity Budget & Move All Seattle Sustainably Coalitions: TRU participated in coalitions focused on the City of Seattle's budget process, activating members and residents to push for their priorities. We focused on securing funds for multimodal transportation projects in underserved communities, including sidewalks, bike lanes and transit improvements; shifting funds away from harmful policing models to community-supported approaches to public safety and investing in Black and brown communities; and expanding investments in affordable housing, equitable development and homeless shelters and services. 3440 0 0 State legislative advocacy, engaging members in lobbying state legislators on TRU's priorities 38046 0 0 254066 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 X Saunatina Sanchez 2066514282 PO Box 20723 Seattle WA 98102 X Katie Wilson Campaign Coordinator 55.00 0 X 70552 0 2117 Katie Wilson President / General Secretary 10 0 X X 0 0 0 Beau Morton Vice President / Assisting Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Matthew Lang Recording Secretary 2 0 X X 0 0 0 Saunatina Sanchez Treasurer 4 0 X X 0 0 0 Kristina Sawyckyj Disability & Access Officer 3 0 X X 0 0 0 70552 0 2117 0 0 0 0 0 0 44520 0 0 70000 132658 0 247178 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 247178 0 0 0 29000 29000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 168052 153236 14110 706 3652 3225 423 4 0 0 0 0 14955 13509 1377 69 0 0 0 0 3873 3873 0 0 10594 0 10594 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3446 3446 0 0 0 0 0 0 6193 1819 963 3411 2735 0 2735 0 0 0 0 0 1167 842 325 0 1950 1350 600 0 0 0 0 0 7816 7816 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Banking & Merchant Fees (Stripe, PayPal, etc.) 4343 0 4343 0 Supplies for Camp Outreach project 31960 31960 0 0 Supplies for Raise the Wage Tukwila campaign 3990 3990 0 0 Misc (Licenses, fees, reconciliation discrepancy) 231 0 231 0 293957 254066 35701 4190 194475 146879 5 5 0 0 0 -270 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2213 194480 148827 4479 648 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4956 4479 5604 X 190001 143223 0 0 0 0 190001 143223 194480 148827 X -46779 0 0 0 0 1 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 430 50 430 0 430 0 1 1 0 Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 TRU made Primary and General Election endorsements of candidates in state legislature elections. We collected candidate responses to a questionnaire, held discussions with our members, and voted on endorsements at a Membership Meeting. TRU announced our endorsements over email, social media, and on our website. TRU members volunteered with some candidates' campaigns. Almost all of this was done with volunteer labor, but a small amount of staff time and miscellaneous expenses supported our endorsements process and announcements. 0 Payroll taxes 1093 Simple IRA payable 3809 Other payroll liabilities 54 4956 0 RVC Seattle 1225 S Weller St Suite 400 Seattle WA 98144 474257834 501c3 29000 0 This was a re-grant of a grant TRU received for work opposing the siting of an Amazon distribution center in Seattle. The re-grant went wholly toward contributing to the salary of an organizer who, among other duties, coordinated the campaign. TRU was working in coalition with RVC Seattle / Creative Justice on this campaign. 1 0 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 This was a one-time regrant of $29,000 from a grant that we received for work related to opposing the siting of an Amazon distribution center in Seattle. We regranted funds to a coalition partner, Creative Justice / RVC Seattle, to contribute toward hiring an organizer to coordinate the campaign. We were working closely together on the campaign Form 990, Part III, Line 2 In 2022, TRU launched a ballot initiative campaign to raise the minimum wage in the South King County city of Tukwila. This was a new body of work that we had laid foundations for in 2021, but the campaign itself took place wholly in 2022. We also contributed to a campaign to oppose the proposed siting of an Amazon distribution center in South Seattle in 2022. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6 TRU is a membership organization. We have sliding-scale dues. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7a TRU's members elect officers (board members) annually. Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7b While the board can make time-sensitive and minor decisions on its own, significant organizational decisions are brought to the membership at monthly meetings. Decisions of the membership are reaffirmed at monthly meetings of the board, as the official decision-making body according to our bylaws. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b This form 990 was completed by our president, Katie Wilson, using financial information provided by our bookkeeper. It was then shared with the bookkeeper and with all board members. No review was or will be conducted. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 In determining the salary of our campaign coordinator, the board took into account what they knew of salaries at several peer non-profits, in addition to other considerations, and brought a proposal for discussion and approval to the membership. Since the campaign coordinator is also a board member, she was excluded from decision-making regarding this issue on the board and at the membership meeting. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 No documents were made available to the public. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 This is the discrepancy from rounding.