Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $2,485,052
- Total expenses
- $1,369,463
- Contributions and grants received
- $2,382,182
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $15,873
- Investment income
- $52,182
- Other revenue
- $34,815
- Total assets, end of year
- $13,999,232
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $48,009
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $13,951,223
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $896,338
- Management and general expenses
- $452,057
- Fundraising expenses
- $21,068
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $733,815
Program services were 65.5% 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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1b · Membership dues
$46,295
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1c · Fundraising events
$112,805
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$2,223,082
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2a · Program service revenue: Passport Renewal/Notary
total $4,150 · related or exempt $4,150
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2b · Program service revenue: ECS Summer Camp
total $11,723 · related or exempt $11,723
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3 · Investment income
total $52,182 · related or exempt $52,182
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6a · Gross rents
real property $108,919
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6b · Less rental expenses
real property $80,915
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6c · Rental income or loss
real property $28,004 · personal property $0
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6d · Net rental income or loss
total $28,004 · unrelated business $28,004
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $0 · other assets $0
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
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8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
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9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
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10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $0
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11d · All other revenue
total $6,811 · related or exempt $6,811
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11e · Other revenue, total
$6,811
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $115,873 · program services $93,098 · management and general $22,775
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $531,442 · program services $502,196 · management and general $29,246
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $1,416 · program services $1,000 · management and general $416
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13 · Office expenses
total $8,927 · program services $7,038 · management and general $1,394 · fundraising $495
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16 · Occupancy
total $1,370 · management and general $1,370
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $35,964 · program services $12,028 · management and general $12,113 · fundraising $11,823
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22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $219,335 · management and general $219,335
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23 · Insurance
total $13,779 · program services $1,483 · management and general $12,296
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24a · Other expenses: Cleaning and sanitation Expense
total $24,912 · program services $5,907 · management and general $18,777 · fundraising $228
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24b · Other expenses: Taxes, licenses and fees
total $11,956 · program services $822 · management and general $11,134
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24c · Other expenses: Services and professional fees
total $234,148 · program services $158,260 · management and general $69,346 · fundraising $6,542
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24d · Other expenses: Program and Supplies Expense
total $89,980 · program services $83,312 · management and general $6,158 · fundraising $510
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24e · All other expenses
total $80,361 · program services $31,194 · management and general $47,697 · fundraising $1,470
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $1,181,489 · end of year $677,527
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
end of year $505,268
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $71,735 · end of year $163,426
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$9,647,084
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$485,486
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $9,396,785 · end of year $9,161,598
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15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,244,904 · end of year $3,491,413
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $7,174 · end of year $18,376
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19 · Deferred revenue
beginning of year $37,218 · end of year $18,133
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22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people
beginning of year $11,000 · end of year $11,000
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $3,886 · end of year $500
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $4,310,220 · end of year $13,589,603
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Ethiopian Community in Seattle's ECS mission is to facilitate a seamless integration of all persons of Ethiopian origin into the American society. Additionally,Additionally, ECS aims to contribute to the social, cultural and civic life of the Puget Sound area as well as to assist Ethiopians and Ethiopian Americans in preserving and sharing their ancient history and rich cultural heritage.
Activities or mission (Part I)
Ethiopian Community in Seattle's ECS mission is to facilitate a seamless integration of all persons of Ethiopian origin into the American society. Additionally, Additionally, ECS aims to contribute to the social, cultural and civic life of the Puget Sound area as well as to assist Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans in preserving and sharing their ancient history and rich cultural heritage.
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ECS received COVID 19 grant from various sources and assist the community. ECS was received a total of $259,315 in 2024 and expensed $145,444. The remain $113,871 will be expensed in 2025.
Expenses $145,444 · Revenue $259,315
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Expenses $588,371 · Revenue $497,663
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
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Lydia Assefa-Dawson
Board President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Alebachew Aderagew
Vice President
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Masresha Zenebe
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Azeb Aberra
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Beza Wedajo
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Robel Alemu
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Daniel Kebede
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Bisrat Gebre
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Fekadu Shibeshi
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Woinitu Bekele
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 5
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Sophia Benalfew
Executive Director
- Total calculated
- $115,873
- From this org
- $115,873
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 40
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.
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related partnerships
Part III: related organizations taxable as a partnership, with the filer's share.
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ETHIOPIAN VILLAGE LLLP
HOUSING · WA · 0% owned
Directly controlled by ETHIOPIAN vILLAGE
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ETHIOPIAN VILLAGE GP LLC
RENTAL INCOME · HOUSING · WA · 0% owned · share of income $0 · share of assets $0 · general or managing partner
Directly controlled by JOINT CONTROL
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 14 November 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.2
- Source object
- 202503189349315510
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