Form 990 for tax year 2023
Filed by NORTHWEST HEALTH LAW ADVOCATES.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $761,365
- Total expenses
- $795,943
- Contributions and grants received
- $727,258
- Grants paid
- $1,000
- Program service revenue
- $7,213
- Investment income
- $26,894
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,626,316
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $81,897
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,544,419
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $555,839
- Management and general expenses
- $189,559
- Fundraising expenses
- $50,545
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $555,839
Program services were 69.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1a · Federated campaigns
$899
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1b · Membership dues
$0
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1c · Fundraising events
$0
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1d · Related organizations
$0
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$0
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$726,359
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$0
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2a · Program service revenue: Contract Income
total $7,213 · related or exempt $7,213 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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2f · All other program service revenue
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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3 · Investment income
total $26,894 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $26,894
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4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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5 · Royalties
total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $0 · personal property $0
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c
$0
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11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $1,000 · program services $1,000
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $115,605 · program services $57,803 · management and general $50,866 · fundraising $6,936
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $396,270 · program services $307,810 · management and general $72,683 · fundraising $15,777
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8 · Pension plan contributions
total $16,757 · program services $13,016 · management and general $3,074 · fundraising $667
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $32,446 · program services $25,203 · management and general $5,951 · fundraising $1,292
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $40,240 · program services $28,728 · management and general $9,725 · fundraising $1,787
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11a · Fees: management
total $14,310 · management and general $14,310
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $1,463 · management and general $1,463
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11d · Fees: lobbying
total $38,700 · program services $38,700
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
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11g · Fees: other
total $96,050 · program services $74,550 · fundraising $21,500
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13 · Office expenses
total $9,647 · management and general $7,061 · fundraising $2,586
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14 · Information technology
total $3,010 · management and general $3,010
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16 · Occupancy
total $14,981 · management and general $14,981
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17 · Travel
total $2,466 · program services $1,244 · management and general $1,222
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $1,598 · program services $1,598
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23 · Insurance
total $2,935 · management and general $2,935
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24a · Other expenses: Dues and Subscriptions
total $3,832 · program services $3,832 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24b · Other expenses: Licenses & Permits
total $2,355 · program services $2,355 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0
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24c · Other expenses: Board Expenditures
total $2,278 · program services $0 · management and general $2,278 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $129,147 · end of year $89,339
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $617,647 · end of year $1,154,436
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $903,835 · end of year $382,541
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$3,146
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,146
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $71,632 · end of year $81,897
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $617,497 · end of year $702,086
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $961,500 · end of year $842,333
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
NoHLA works toward achieving a health care system in which all individuals receive quality, affordable health care, provided on an equitable and timely basis, and are assured of basic rights and protections. NoHLA conducts outreach, education and training, legal and policy analysis to propose policy solutions, and legal representation of low-income individuals on health care access issues of public significance.
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Provided over 40 trainings & presentations, numerous publications, electronic newsletters & social media postings on health coverage rights, affordability, the impact of health policy changes & legal developments including health insurance, reproductive health rights, Medicaid and public health benefits, Washington Health Benefit Exchange, charity care & immigrant health. Many were widely distributed, reaching thousands of advocates, lawyers, health providers, & individuals. Held full-day Continuing Legal Education seminar, "Advancing Patient Rights for a New Era" & screened a film on American hospitals. Revised & drafted publications for Washington LawHelp, Washington Lawyers Practice Manual, Washington Fair Health Prices website, & NoHLA website. Provided regular legislative updates on Washington health care access legislation to community.... In addition provided an estimated 140 consultations for legal services & private attorneys, providers, community advocates & law students on health programs & access to care.
Expenses $222,335 · Revenue $7,213
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Advocated with agencies, focusing on improved and affordable coverage and care for low-income, vulnerable individuals, women, and immigrants, championing: more affordability aid for low-income Medicare enrollees, improved process for post-pandemic reviews of enrollees' Medicaid eligibility; language access in insurance and public programs, and stronger charity care rules. Led stakeholder groups and worked with agencies to address the impact of federal and state laws on low-income populations and to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Expenses $166,752 · Grants $1,000
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Analyzed legal and policy issues and provided input to federal and state governments, courts and policymakers on proposed rules, procedures, legislation, and budget related to healthcare access, equity, and affordability in public programs and private insurance, including: state premium assistance to improve affordability of individual health coverage; strengthening state's public option; health coverage equity for immigrants; the impact of immigration rules on access to health care; landscape scan of barriers to accessing care for Spanish-speaking immigrants; impact of federal health care proposals on Washington; surprise balance billing by ground ambulances; access to reproductive health; long-term care eligibility; coverage of services in Medicaid; denials of medically necessary care; children's continuous health coverage; and maintaining the state health care spending benchmark. Mentored other advocates in policy advocacy. Filed amicus curiae brief in case challenging denial of mental health therapy.
Expenses $166,752
As filed on the 2023 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Janet Varon
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $115,606
- From this org
- $110,309
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $5,297
- Hours/week
- 31.5
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Lori Buchsbaum
President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Audrey Sheffield
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 4
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Sujatha Branch
Vice-President/Secretary to April '23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Omid Bagheri Garakani
Director then Vice-President/Secretary in Dec '23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Cezanne Garcia
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
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Christina Peters
Director to April '23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Ray Yeung
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Abby Goldy
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Michelle Francis
Director
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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Shirley Prasad
Director from August '23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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Laura MacPherson
Director from Dec '23
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2023
- Filed
- 30 April 2024
- IRS schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source object
- 202421229349300547
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