2024-04-06T19:58:03-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 452751950 TRANSIT RIDERS TRAN 2066514282 PO Box 20723 Seattle WA 98102 Katie Wilson President 2067817204 2024-04-06 Katie Wilson 999009999 1 1 11 0 AAL2 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X https://transitriders.org X X 196666 X 196666 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 196666 0 0 146732 9750 3047 298 75620 235447 -38781 143223 -23 104419 X 146884 107333 0 0 1943 1938 148827 109271 5604 4852 143223 104419 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 2023, our main areas of work included leading or supporting campaigns to raise the minimum wage in Burien, unincorporated King County, and Renton; organizing for stronger renter protection policies in Seattle, SeaTac, Shoreline, and Tukwila; continuing direct "mutual aid" work with people living unsheltered in Seattle; and researching progressive tax options and advocating for progressive revenue in Seattle. 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 2023, we succeeded in winning stronger renter protection policies in SeaTac, Seattle, and Shoreline, and did a lot of organizing with Tukwila renters to lay the foundations for winning stronger renter protections policies in that city. Policies we won 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. 0 55814 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. 0 59542 Minimum Wage: TRU built on our 2022 Raise the Wage Tukwila victory by building a community-labor coalition to advocate for raising the minimum wage in Burien and unincorporated King County, and we also assisted the Raise the Wage Renton campaign. These efforts did not come to fruition in 2023, but in February 2024 Renton voters approved a minimum wage increase, and work in the other jurisdictions in ongoing. 0 60122 Progressive Revenue Advocacy: TRU had a seat on the Seattle Revenue Stabilization Workgroup, and a committee of TRU members did extensive research into progressive tax options and published a report. 0 13626 189104 Katie Wilson President / General Secretary 10 0 0 0 Beau Morton Vice President / Assisting Secretary 2 0 0 0 Anthony D'Amico Recording Secretary 2 0 0 0 Jason Austin Treasurer 2 0 0 0 Kristina Sawyckyj Disability & Access Officer 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 706 0 0 0 0 0 0 McBooks Inc PO Box 20723 Seattle WA 98102 2066514282 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 706 50 706 0 706 0 Schedule C, Part I-A, Line 1 We did some texting on behalf of two city council candidates in Kenmore and Burien. Our members also did volunteer door knocking for several of our endorsed candidates. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Other major expenses include supplies for outreach and events, food and supplies for our camp outreach program, and transaction fees for donations. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 Our 2023 balance sheet states that we started the year with unrestricted net assets of 143,200.05. I'm not sure where the $23 discrepancy from 2022 comes from. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Accounts receivable, employee cash advances, undeposited funds. Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Accounts payable, payroll liabilities.