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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by FRONT AND CENTERED.

Totals

Total revenue
$2,584,627
Total expenses
$3,027,050
Contributions and grants received
$2,396,818
Grants paid
$352,967
Program service revenue
$179,252
Investment income
$8,557
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$2,568,251
Total liabilities, end of year
$605,802
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,962,449
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,597,056
Management and general expenses
$260,709
Fundraising expenses
$169,285
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,597,056

Program services were 85.8% 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.

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,081,192

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,315,626

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $25,568

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Program Service Revenue

    total $179,252

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $8,557 · related or exempt $8,557

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $352,967 · program services $352,967

  • 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 $271,390 · program services $205,360 · management and general $18,517 · fundraising $47,513

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $836,805 · program services $717,245 · management and general $113,379 · fundraising $6,181

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $72,238 · program services $63,190 · management and general $6,573 · fundraising $2,475

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $92,203 · program services $78,501 · management and general $9,244 · fundraising $4,458

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $12,085 · management and general $12,085

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $41,454 · management and general $41,454

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,078,857 · program services $974,616 · management and general $22,602 · fundraising $81,639

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $887 · management and general $887

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,990 · program services $1,035 · management and general $809 · fundraising $146

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $52,336 · program services $31,505 · management and general $5,003 · fundraising $15,828

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $83,246 · program services $67,659 · management and general $10,402 · fundraising $5,185

  • 17 · Travel

    total $53,218 · program services $49,478 · management and general $951 · fundraising $2,789

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $34,933 · program services $33,610 · management and general $916 · fundraising $407

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $1,519 · management and general $1,519

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $13,025 · program services $162 · management and general $12,806 · fundraising $57

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues Subscriptions

    total $1,917 · program services $525 · management and general $1,392

  • 24b · Other expenses: Bank Charges Fees

    total $559 · management and general $70 · fundraising $489

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing Copying

    total $16,351 · program services $14,662 · management and general $643 · fundraising $1,046

  • 24d · Other expenses: Supplies

    total $6,555 · program services $4,356 · management and general $1,151 · fundraising $1,048

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,515 · program services $2,185 · management and general $306 · fundraising $24

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $141,713 · end of year $1,286,774

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $1,776,973 · end of year $990,801

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $812,958 · end of year $276,253

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,835 · end of year $4,928

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $10,632

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $4,437

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $7,713 · end of year $6,195

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $3,300 · end of year $3,300

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $203,970 · end of year $555,552

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $144,650 · end of year $50,250

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,138,560 · end of year $661,822

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,263,312 · end of year $1,300,627

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Front and Centered is a statewide, community driven coalition working to achieve environmental justice by asserting policy solutions that center equity. Our members are the leadership of communities first and worst hit by environmental and climate impacts, communities of color and indigenous communities.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Education, advocacy, capacity building and policy

  • Programs Policy - Provided research, writing, analysis, and policy advocacy on issues related equitable governance, environmental health, and economic transformation for community resilience. Our community driven activities align with our broader vision of a Just Transition, where power and resources shift toward a sustainable, equitable future for all residents in WA state.

    Expenses $1,165,042 · Grants $93,142

  • Community Engagement - We connect with and empower frontline communities - primarily people of color, Indigenous communities, migrants and people with low incomes - who are disproportionatelyaffected by environmental issues. We provide community assemblies providing local residents and leaders to share experiences, advocate for policy changes, and collaboratively build solutions to community challenges.These assemblies facilitate grassroots input into decision making and help communities directly engage in environmental justice and climate policy, ensuring that solutions reflect their needs and values.

    Expenses $533,222 · Grants $125,225

  • Capacity Building - Provided organizational strategy consultation, technical assistance and support, grant writing coaching and advice, as well as community grant opportunities.

    Expenses $475,040 · Grants $133,800

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Deric Gruen

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $142,740
    From this org
    $133,483
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,257
    Hours/week
    40

  • Aurora Martin

    Co-Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $129,186
    From this org
    $120,304
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,882
    Hours/week
    40

  • Susan Balbas

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Jill Mangalliman

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Barbara BG Nabors-Glass

    Board President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • David Morales

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202433209349309768

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