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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 10 May 2024. matched by us Only the Part I totals and the names listed in Part VII are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total revenue
$2,151,256 changed to $2,125,471
Other revenue
$43,000 changed to $17,215

Totals

Total revenue
$2,125,471
Total expenses
$979,946
Contributions and grants received
$2,059,745
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$3,640
Investment income
$44,871
Other revenue
$17,215
Total assets, end of year
$12,894,913
Total liabilities, end of year
$59,278
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$12,835,635
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$775,307
Management and general expenses
$186,586
Fundraising expenses
$18,053
Program service expenses (Part III)
$704,453

Program services were 79.1% 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.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $65,036

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $116,337

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,878,372

  • 2a · Program service revenue: Passport Renewal/Notary

    total $3,640 · related or exempt $3,640

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $44,871 · related or exempt $44,871

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $43,000

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $25,785

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $17,215 · personal property $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $17,215 · unrelated business $17,215

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $0

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $95,000 · program services $80,000 · management and general $15,000

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $419,983 · program services $408,442 · management and general $11,541

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $2,323 · program services $1,050 · management and general $891 · fundraising $382

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $53,009 · program services $37,488 · management and general $14,129 · fundraising $1,392

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,369 · program services $6,750 · management and general $10,619

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $43,562 · program services $22,675 · management and general $10,770 · fundraising $10,117

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $20,973 · management and general $20,973

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $9,726 · program services $3,774 · management and general $5,952

  • 24a · Other expenses: Cleaning and sanitation Expense

    total $12,719 · management and general $12,425 · fundraising $294

  • 24b · Other expenses: Taxes, licenses and fees

    total $38,238 · program services $17,369 · management and general $20,869

  • 24c · Other expenses: Services and professional fees

    total $165,178 · program services $127,675 · management and general $33,383 · fundraising $4,120

  • 24d · Other expenses: Program and Supplies Expense

    total $60,662 · program services $58,746 · management and general $168 · fundraising $1,748

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $41,204 · program services $11,338 · management and general $29,866 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,913,619 · end of year $1,181,489

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $67,689 · end of year $71,735

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

    $9,636,895

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

    $240,110

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $747,686 · end of year $9,396,785

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $8,986,915 · end of year $2,244,904

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $25,564 · end of year $7,174

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $11,133 · end of year $37,218

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $11,000 · end of year $11,000

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $3,886 · end of year $3,886

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,232,361 · end of year $4,310,220

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

Ethiopian Community in Seattle's ECS mission is to facilitate a seamless integration of all persons of Ethiopian origin into the American society. Additionally,Additionally, ECS aims to contribute to the social, cultural and civic life of the Puget Sound area as well as to assist Ethiopians and Ethiopian Americans in preserving and sharing their ancient history and rich cultural heritage.

Activities or mission (Part I)

Ethiopian Community in Seattle's ECS mission is to facilitate a seamless integration of all persons of Ethiopian origin into the American society. Additionally, Additionally, ECS aims to contribute to the social, cultural and civic life of the Puget Sound area as well as to assist Ethiopians and Ethiopian-Americans in preserving and sharing their ancient history and rich cultural heritage.

  • ECS received COVID 19 grant from various sourses and assist the community. ECS was received a total of $358,761 in 2023 and expensed $228,409. The remian $130,353 will be expensed in 2024.

    Expenses $228,409

  • Expenses $315,819

  • Expenses $160,225

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Sophia Benalfew

    Executive Director

    Total calculated
    $99,817
    From this org
    $99,817
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Lydia Assefa-Dawson

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Alebachew Aderajew

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Masresha Zenebe

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Robel Alemu

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Fekadu Shibeshi

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Bisrat Gebre

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Tafesse Beyene

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Azeb Aberra

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Woinitu Bekele

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Daniel Kebede

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

  • Beza Wodajo

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    4

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
13 January 2026
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202620159349300307

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