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Form 990-EZ for tax year 2023

Filed by TRANSIT RIDERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$196,666
Total expenses
$235,447
Contributions and grants received
$196,666
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Membership dues (line 3)
$0
Investment income (line 4)
$0
Gain or loss on sale of assets (line 5c)
$0
Gaming and fundraising events, net (line 6d)
$0
Gross profit on inventory sales (line 7c)
$0
Other revenue (line 8)
$0
Total assets, end of year
$109,271
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,852
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$104,419
Program service expenses (Part III)
$189,104

Program services were 80.3% of total expenses calculated — Part III's total program service expenses over total expenses, both as filed.

Mission and programs · 2023

Primary exempt purpose

TRU organizes for economic justice including better public transit, stronger renter protections & labor standards, and progressive funding for public goods and services in Seattle and King County. In 2023, our main areas of work included leading or supporting campaigns to raise the minimum wage in Burien, unincorporated King County, and Renton; organizing for stronger renter protection policies in Seattle, SeaTac, Shoreline, and Tukwila; continuing direct "mutual aid" work with people living unsheltered in Seattle; and researching progressive tax options and advocating for progressive revenue in Seattle.

  • Stay Housed Stay Healthy Coalition: TRU continued working with and helping to lead this coalition of over 50 organizations, organizing with renters and championing renter interests. In 2023, we succeeded in winning stronger renter protection policies in SeaTac, Seattle, and Shoreline, and did a lot of organizing with Tukwila renters to lay the foundations for winning stronger renter protections policies in that city. Policies we won included longer notice of significant rent increases, capping late fees, capping move-in fees at one month's rent and allowing payment in installments, allowing tenants on fixed incomes to change their rent due date, Just Cause eviction protections, and banning requirement of a social security number on rental applications. We mobilized renters and allies to meet with elected officials to share their stories, testify at council meetings, send emails, and advocate for stronger protections.

    Expenses $55,814

  • Camp Outreach Project: TRU members continued a 100% volunteer-run project providing direct assistance to people living unsheltered during the COVID-19 pandemic, when a severe shortage of shelter and affordable housing has left many people without a stable home. Volunteers cooked weekly meals to serve at several homeless encampments where they built relationships and assisted the residents. They also purchased basic supplies like water, clothing, batteries and fuel, especially during the winter months. TRU members fundraised from individual supporters specifically for this project, and we also received a grant from King County. This project served around 60 homeless individuals every week throughout the year, and over 25 TRU members and volunteers participated in running the program.

    Expenses $59,542

  • Minimum Wage: TRU built on our 2022 Raise the Wage Tukwila victory by building a community-labor coalition to advocate for raising the minimum wage in Burien and unincorporated King County, and we also assisted the Raise the Wage Renton campaign. These efforts did not come to fruition in 2023, but in February 2024 Renton voters approved a minimum wage increase, and work in the other jurisdictions in ongoing.

    Expenses $60,122

  • Progressive Revenue Advocacy: TRU had a seat on the Seattle Revenue Stabilization Workgroup, and a committee of TRU members did extensive research into progressive tax options and published a report.

    Expenses $13,626

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part IV

  • Katie Wilson

    President / General Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Beau Morton

    Vice President / Assisting Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Anthony D'Amico

    Recording Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Jason Austin

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

  • Kristina Sawyckyj

    Disability & Access Officer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part IV of the Form 990-EZ: compensation, contributions to benefit plans, expense account, 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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990_ez
Tax year
2023
Filed
6 April 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.0
Source object
202410989349200801

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