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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA.

Totals

Total revenue
$784,214
Total expenses
$917,783
Contributions and grants received
$789,246
Grants paid
$100,422
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$4,842
Other revenue
-$9,874
Total assets, end of year
$421,338
Total liabilities, end of year
$0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$421,338
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$614,180
Management and general expenses
$214,632
Fundraising expenses
$88,971
Program service expenses (Part III)
$614,180

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

    $67,628

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $202,559

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $519,059

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $100,422

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $4,842 · excluded $4,842

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

    $67,628

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $9,874

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$9,874 · excluded -$9,874

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $100,422 · program services $100,422

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $94,904 · management and general $94,904

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $514,605 · program services $379,509 · management and general $58,315 · fundraising $76,781

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $33,626 · program services $27,698 · management and general $5,928

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $62,776 · program services $39,378 · management and general $15,595 · fundraising $7,803

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,210 · management and general $10,210

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $31,623 · program services $23,390 · management and general $8,233

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,475 · program services $630 · management and general $845

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,862 · program services $2,901 · management and general $3,534 · fundraising $1,427

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $8,199 · program services $2,049 · management and general $5,816 · fundraising $334

  • 17 · Travel

    total $10,461 · program services $6,550 · management and general $2,383 · fundraising $1,528

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $10,777 · program services $8,979 · management and general $1,798

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,974 · program services $248 · management and general $5,726

  • 24a · Other expenses: DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES

    total $20,223 · program services $19,983 · fundraising $240

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING

    total $4,646 · program services $2,443 · management and general $1,345 · fundraising $858

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $216,283 · end of year $18,120

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $338,624 · end of year $403,218

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $554,907 · end of year $421,338

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. MANY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SERVE ARE FACING CHALLENGES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. WHAT SETS COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS APART IS THE WAY WE COORDINATE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT ALL THE NEEDS OF THESE STUDENTS, ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC, SO THEY COME TO SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. EVERY CHILD HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL. WE HELP STUDENTS UNLOCK THEIR ABILITIES AND TALENTS, GIVING THEM A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THE MODEL WE USE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES PLACES A COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS SITE COORDINATOR IN A SCHOOL TO ASSESS NEEDS, MAKE A PLAN, AND COORDINATE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE KIDS MOST AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT, ALONG WITH SERVICES GEARED TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. THE SITE COORDINATOR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS SUCH AS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH NEEDED RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. THE CIS NATIONAL MODEL WE USE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, PLACES A COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS SITE COORDINATOR IN A SCHOOL TO ASSESS NEEDS, MAKE A PLAN, AND COORDINATE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE KIDS MOST AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT, ALONG WITH SERVICES GEARED TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. THE SITE COORDINATOR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS SUCH AS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH NEEDED RESOURCES.

  • SCHOOL SUPPORT/CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES ALL STAR READERS, READY, SET, READ - TACOMA, AND POWERUP TEEN LEADERSHIP. SCHOOLBASED SITE COORDINATORS EMPOWER STUDENTS TO STAY IN SCHOOL THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED ACCESS TO NEEDED RESOURCES, AND ONGOING ENCOURAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA PROVIDES STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL SITE WITH 3 TIERS OF SUPPORT. THE LEVEL OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IS BASED ON THE EARLY WARNING INDICATORS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. THE READY, SET, READ - TACOMA PROGRAM PROMOTES EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND IS DESIGNED TO HELP PRE-K CHILDREN PREPARE FOR KINDERGARTEN.

    Expenses $548,855 · Grants $49,222

  • COMMUNITY SUPPORT EVENTS PROGRAM INCLUDES STUFF THE BUS AND WINTER WISH. STUFF THE BUS IS A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE AND BACK TO SCHOOL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. EVERY YEAR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 1,500+ STUDENTS WITHIN TACOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WINTER WISH EVENT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS AND THEIR SIBLING WARM THROUGH THOSE COLD WINTER MONTHS BY PROVIDING COATS, GLOVES, HATS, AND BLANKETS.

    Expenses $65,325 · Grants $51,200

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Emily Slagle

    EXECUTIVE DI

    Total calculated
    $52,521
    From this org
    $52,521
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Stephanie Caldwell

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Kyla Carter

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Keysha-Rae Cooper

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Trixy Dorn

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Stacha Espinosa

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lindsey Grays

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Allison Kalalau

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Meagan Kula

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Daniel Lee

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Lisa Woods

    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

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
7 May 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202511279349303276

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