Form 990 for tax year 2023

Totals

Total revenue

$1,541,327

Total expenses

$2,417,477

Contributions and grants received

$1,540,525

Grants paid

$934,780

Program service revenue

$0

Investment income

$727

Other revenue

$75

Total assets, end of year

$2,060,406

Total liabilities, end of year

$516,261

Net assets or fund balances, end of year

$1,544,145

Program services expenses (Part IX)

$2,095,545

Management and general expenses

$168,472

Fundraising expenses

$153,460

Program service expenses (Part III)

$2,095,545

Program services were 86.7% 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.

Mission and programs · 2023

• GRANT MAKING/SPONSORSHIP - LEV FOUNDATION PROVIDES PUBLIC BENEFIT BY MAKING GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN ORDER TO ADVANCE THE FOUNDATION'S MISSION. SOUTH SHORE SCHOOL SUPPORTS A PUBLIC PRE-K TO 8 IN THE SOUTHEAST AREA OF SEATTLE WITH ENHANCED FUNDING FOR FREE PRE-K, SMALLER CLASS SIZES IN K-3, AND OTHER ENRICHMENTS TO SUPPORT THE WHOLE CHILD: MIND, BODY AND SPIRIT.

  Expenses $1,112,405 · Grants $923,552

• LEV FOUNDATION EDUCATES COMMUNITIES, POLICYMAKERS, AND FAMILIES WITH RESEARCH-DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL PRACTICES AND POLICIES SO THEY CAN ADVOCATE FOR HIGH-QUALITY, FULLY FUNDED, AND EQUITABLE PUBLIC EDUCATION FOR EACH AND EVERY WASHINGTON STATE STUDENT. THROUGH OUR LEVINARS, PODCASTS, AND OTHER PLATFORMS, LEV FOUNDATION PARTICIPATED IN AND AMPLIFIED IMPORTANT DISCUSSIONS HAPPENING AROUND STUDENT SUPPORTS AND SCHOOL FUNDING ISSUES, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH, ADVANCING EDUCATOR DIVERSITY, AND STUDENT DISCIPLINE PRACTICES. LEV FOUNDATION ALSO WORKED WITH AND PUBLISHED GUEST BLOGS WRITTEN BY THE LEGISLATIVE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (LYAC) ABOUT THE NEED FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS. THROUGH OUR FIELD WORK, WE CONTINUED CONVENING A LEGISLATIVE WORKING TABLE CENTERED ON AND INTERRUPTING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF FOSTERING SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND PROVIDING STUDENT SUPPORTS.

  Expenses $559,452 · Grants $103

• LEV FOUNDATION SERVES AS ONE OF THE GO-TO RESOURCES FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS, INCLUDING THE MEDIA, LEGISLATORS, STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES, AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS WASHINGTON STATE. OUR RESEARCH-BASED, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS COME FROM DEEP ENGAGEMENT IN WASHINGTON ACROSS MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER SECTORS INCLUDING COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, FAMILIES, PRACTITIONERS, AND SCHOOL DISTRICTS. LEV FOUNDATION WORKED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OPEN DOORS FOR MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES, TREEHOUSE, AND THE ARC OF KING COUNTY TO IMPROVE STUDENT OUTCOMES. IN 2023, LEV FOUNDATION WORKED TOWARD SYSTEM CHANGE IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, INCLUDING ENGAGING IN ADVOCACY WITH THE STATE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION (OSPI) AND THE WASHINGTON STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION (SBE) TO PROVIDE MORE SUPPORTS FOR STUDENTS WHO RECEIVE SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES AND TO DEVELOP A STATEWIDE SCHOOL CLIMATE SURVEY.

  Expenses $423,688 · Grants $11,125

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

Listed in Part VII

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

• SEATTLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

  $886,975

  SUPPORT FOR SOUTH SHORE PRE-K TO 8 SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• KIDS CO

  $19,227

  SUPPORT FOR SOUTH SHORE PRE-K TO 8 SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• BLACK DOLLAR DAYS TASK FORCE

  $11,350

  SUPPORT FOR SOUTH SHORE PRE-K TO 8 SCHOOL PROGRAMS

• OPEN DOORS FOR MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES

  $10,500

  SPECIAL EDUCATION COALITION PARTICIPATION

• TRUSS LEADERSHIP

  $6,000

  SUPPORT FOR SOUTH SHORE PRE-K TO 8 SCHOOL PROGRAMS

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.

• LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS

  501(C)(4) · SOCIAL WELFARE - INFLUENCE LEGISLATION AND POLICY ON PUBLIC EDUCATION · WA

Provenance

Return type

form_990

Tax year

2023

Filed

15 August 2024

IRS schema version

2023v5.1

Source object

202442409349301714

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