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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by COMMUNITIES OF ROOTED BRILLIANCE.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,197,959
Total expenses
$1,050,775
Contributions and grants received
$1,187,453
Grants paid
$300
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$10,506
Total assets, end of year
$1,845,988
Total liabilities, end of year
$350,310
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,495,678
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$906,793
Management and general expenses
$139,537
Fundraising expenses
$4,445
Program service expenses (Part III)
$906,793

Program services were 86.3% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $32,500

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,098,210

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $56,743

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

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

    $0

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $10,506 · related or exempt $10,506 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $10,506

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $300 · program services $300

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $88,903 · program services $84,458 · management and general $2,667 · fundraising $1,778

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $531,061 · program services $532,965 · management and general -$2,739 · fundraising $835

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $24,175 · program services $24,238 · management and general -$144 · fundraising $81

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $51,269 · program services $56,289 · management and general -$5,243 · fundraising $223

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,200 · management and general $42,200

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $103,461 · program services $75,432 · management and general $28,029

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,309 · management and general $1,309

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $18,273 · program services $6,188 · management and general $12,085

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $36,887 · management and general $36,887

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $65,489 · program services $54,898 · management and general $10,591

  • 17 · Travel

    total $11,325 · program services $11,274 · management and general $51

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $787 · management and general $787

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,366 · management and general $4,366

  • 24a · Other expenses: Supplies and food

    total $60,261 · program services $59,821 · management and general $440 · fundraising $0

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $10,709 · program services $930 · management and general $8,251 · fundraising $1,528

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,284,515 · end of year $1,219,955

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9 · end of year $9

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $119,478 · end of year $345,627

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

    $19,884

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

    $19,097

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $1,574 · end of year $787

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $6,400

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $279,610

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $63,482 · end of year $72,541

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    end of year $277,769

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,348,494 · end of year $1,417,253

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $78,425

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

Embracing traditional customs and values, Communities of Rooted Brilliance (CRB) provides newcomers with community-inspired educational opportunities that create pathways for self- determination as they weave into the fabric of their newfound home.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Embracing traditional customs and values, Communities of Rooted Brilliance (CRB) provides newcomers with community-inspired educational opportunities that create pathways for self-determination as they weave into the fabric of their newfound home.

  • Leadership, Education, and Access Program (LEAP): LEAP supports diverse, multi-ethnic communities living in Kent, WA. LEAP is a home-based Early Learning program that enhances parenting knowledge, healthy child development, school readiness, parent-child attachment, cultural knowledge sharing for home visitors, building parent networks through gatherings and events, and providing opportunities for children to play and learn together.

    Expenses $295,349 · Grants $300

  • Learn, Integrate, Network, Collaborate (LINC): LINC provides wrap-around, holistic support to Early Learning families by providing linkage and referral to community services and other opportunities when and how families need it. LINC services are delivered with a focus on relationships, building trust, effective communication, and client comfort, control, and satisfaction.

    Expenses $126,325

  • Experiential Learning Academy (ELA): The ELA is an out-of-school time enrichment program that aims to close the opportunity gap for newcomer refugee youth by building their soft skills and leadership skills. ELA combines peer-to-peer mentoring and targeted academic enrichment opportunities in a supportive out-of-school time and space for newly arrived refugee and immigrant youth.

    Expenses $120,403

  • Reading Programs: CB's reading programs target elementary school aged youth from the Kent School District so that they are reading at standard levels.

    Expenses $126,163

  • SPARK: A systems navigation program for families living in the City of Seattle. This program is funded by the City of Seattle.

    Expenses $84,636

  • Promoting refugee integration, mobility, & empowerment (PRIME): The PRIME program offers individualized case management for refugees with significant cultural barriers or those who are struggling with academic performance.

    Expenses $39,542

  • Youth Voices Program: The Youth Voices program is designed to build and strengthen community capacity and youth leadership through a series of trainings, community focus groups/discussions, and a culminating youth-led panel event. The youths participate in the refugee and immigrant youth advisory council (RIYCA) to connect community members with government and stakeholders such as school districts, city, county, and state representatives for policy and system change to promote thriving communities.

    Expenses $36,810

  • Kent Education and Equity Partnership (KEEP): Members include a Coalition for Refugees from Bruma (CRB), Somali Youth and Family Club (SYFC), Centro Rendu of St. Vincent De Paul, Iraqi Community Center of Washington (ICCW), and Community Network Council (CNC). Implemented the Parent Access Counts in Transforming Schools (PACTS) project to increase the capacity of Kent School District (KSD) community leaders and parents and to create opportunities for parents to become more engaged with KSD schools, teachers, and administrators.

    Expenses $35,291

  • Kent Community Development Collaboratives (KCDC): For the Good Jobs Equal Economic Opportunity (GJEEO) program, CRB designed a culturally responsive workforce development strategy that reduces barriers and supports opportunities for refugees and immigrants to secure entry-level employment on a pathway to skilled jobs, and developed partnerships to position immigrant and refugee youth for high paying careers in manufacturing.

    Expenses $23,913

  • JOURNEY: A mentoring program that helps young adults with high school completion and/or college enrollment in Kent. This program is funded by the United Way of King County.

    Expenses $18,361

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Mona T Han

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $88,903
    From this org
    $79,359
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,544
    Hours/week
    40
  • Marcia Barenter

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Gloria Grimm

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Joshua Banks

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Myra Dahgaypaw

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • May Han

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Burns Petersen

    Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

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
2022
Filed
17 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202333199349328288

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