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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SOUTHEAST SEATTLE EDUCATION COALITION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,790,063
Total expenses
$1,762,842
Contributions and grants received
$1,378,145
Grants paid
$532,886
Program service revenue
$417,575
Investment income
$97
Other revenue
-$5,754
Total assets, end of year
$2,448,471
Total liabilities, end of year
$453,730
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,994,741
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$1,179,008
Management and general expenses
$460,956
Fundraising expenses
$122,878
Program service expenses (Part III)
$1,179,008

Program services were 66.9% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $24,501

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $15,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,338,644

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Revenue

    total $417,575 · related or exempt $417,575

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $97 · related or exempt $97

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $18,600

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $24,501

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $24,354

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$5,754

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $532,886 · program services $532,886

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $121,728 · program services $82,246 · management and general $25,598 · fundraising $13,884

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $460,724 · program services $198,856 · management and general $180,077 · fundraising $81,791

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $91,013 · program services $13,197 · management and general $67,275 · fundraising $10,541

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $58,689 · program services $21,318 · management and general $26,433 · fundraising $10,938

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $4,786 · management and general $4,786

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $28,092 · management and general $28,092

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $267,293 · program services $194,620 · management and general $72,673

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,882 · management and general $2,882

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $9,672 · program services $5,750 · management and general $3,802 · fundraising $120

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $11,127 · program services $4,336 · management and general $6,791

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,681 · program services $7,390 · management and general $11,556 · fundraising $1,735

  • 17 · Travel

    total $89,151 · program services $83,087 · management and general $5,788 · fundraising $276

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,506 · program services $9,017 · management and general $1,489

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,341 · management and general $4,341

  • 24a · Other expenses: Bank, procesing, registration and other fees

    total $13,642 · program services $172 · management and general $11,936 · fundraising $1,534

  • 24b · Other expenses: Copying and printing

    total $11,512 · program services $9,108 · management and general $345 · fundraising $2,059

  • 24c · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $22,037 · program services $17,025 · management and general $5,012

  • 24d · Other expenses: Equipment rental maintenance

    total $2,080 · management and general $2,080

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,136,862 · end of year $1,543,349

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $274,634 · end of year $275,374

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $556,750 · end of year $579,813

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $5,889 · end of year $49,935

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $14,719 · end of year $34,057

  • 18 · Grants payable

    end of year $352,776

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $67,007 · end of year $66,897

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $570,518 · end of year $321,039

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,321,891 · end of year $1,673,702

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

The mission of SESEC is to convene and resource communities of color to advocate for an equitable education system.

  • Fiscally Sponsored ProgramsSESEC fiscally sponsored the following projects Seeking Educational Equity and Diversity SEED National is the western affilication of the SEED Program that was founded by and housed at Wellesley College. SEED works with educators to explore their indivual belief systems that are at the root of racisms, sexism, ageism, etc. SE Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance SESSFA is a cooperative of Southeast Seattle public school PTAs and PTOs that believe in the power of sharing resources and strengthening relationships across our Southeast Seattle education community and beyond.

    Expenses $757,739 · Grants $496,383

  • Coalition - SESEC hosts monthly coalition meetings where topics of community interest are presented and discussed and community recommendations are shared with the presenters. Topics include planned capital expenditures by Seattle Public Schools, disciplinary policies, educational equity and justice, histories of indiginous peoples. SESEC also hosts an annual conversation on race and equity.

    Expenses $173,766

  • Youth Participatory Grantmaking Project Seattle youth of color aged 15-21 who are interested in developing their leadership capacity, learning about philanthropy as a powerful tool for social justice, and meeting new people. This is a paid opportunity.

    Expenses $73,830 · Grants $25,000

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Lizbet Huizar

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $133,513
    From this org
    $121,727
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,786
    Hours/week
    40

  • Devin Victoria Bruckner

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Nimco Bulale

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Carmen Loh

    President, Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Ariel C Davis

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Emily Tomita

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Heather Otieno

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Sofia Theresa Vox

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

  • Ryan Quigtar

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0

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

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521349349310002

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