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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by THE SOPHIA WAY.

Totals

Total revenue
$4,474,487
Total expenses
$4,700,703
Contributions and grants received
$4,525,123
Grants paid
$281,479
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$9,008
Other revenue
-$59,644
Total assets, end of year
$3,098,731
Total liabilities, end of year
$247,829
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,850,902
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$3,362,002
Management and general expenses
$998,122
Fundraising expenses
$340,579
Program service expenses (Part III)
$3,362,002

Program services were 71.5% 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

    $40,000

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $62,778

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $1,886,804

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $2,535,541

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $755,267

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $9,008 · excluded $9,008

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

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

    $62,778

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $61,483

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$61,483 · excluded -$61,483

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $1,839 · excluded $1,839

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $1,839

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $281,479 · program services $281,479

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $180,847 · program services $128,401 · management and general $34,361 · fundraising $18,085

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $2,313,598 · program services $1,646,590 · management and general $439,570 · fundraising $227,438

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $34,683 · program services $23,353 · management and general $9,889 · fundraising $1,441

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $144,249 · program services $97,543 · management and general $40,042 · fundraising $6,664

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $267,609 · program services $122,952 · management and general $131,464 · fundraising $13,193

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $69,023 · management and general $69,023

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $42,362 · fundraising $42,362

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $23,778 · program services $1,994 · management and general $15,763 · fundraising $6,021

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $13,780 · program services $305 · management and general $13,475

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $39,530 · program services $23,056 · management and general $5,294 · fundraising $11,180

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $22,104 · program services $8,017 · management and general $9,212 · fundraising $4,875

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $298,436 · program services $186,831 · management and general $111,605

  • 17 · Travel

    total $67 · fundraising $67

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $7,821 · management and general $7,821

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $17,401 · management and general $17,401

  • 24a · Other expenses: IN-KIND

    total $769,727 · program services $731,294 · management and general $38,433

  • 24b · Other expenses: STAFF DEVELOPMENT

    total $60,747 · program services $30,477 · management and general $29,047 · fundraising $1,223

  • 24c · Other expenses: VENUE & CATERING

    total $55,968 · program services $55,968

  • 24d · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS

    total $42,393 · program services $15,983 · management and general $18,380 · fundraising $8,030

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $15,101 · program services $7,759 · management and general $7,342

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $321,469 · end of year $429,336

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $906,559 · end of year $610,734

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $766,323 · end of year $773,238

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $225,562 · end of year $232,093

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $17,647 · end of year $26,909

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

    $94,698

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

    $60,640

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $41,879 · end of year $34,058

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $102,717 · end of year $100,834

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $979,826 · end of year $891,529

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $231,748 · end of year $197,756

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $3,375 · end of year $1,875

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $49,741 · end of year $48,198

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,748,522 · end of year $2,522,496

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $328,596 · end of year $328,406

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

THE SOPHIA WAY IS A PLACE OF HOPE AND CHANGE FOR WOMEN. WE SUPPORT THEM ON THEIR JOURNEY FROM HOMELESSNESS TO SAFE AND STABLE LIVING.

  • HELEN'S PLACE:HELEN'S PLACE PROVIDES A SAFE AND STABLE SPACE FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO REST AND HEAL. THE SHELTER IS OPEN 24/7/365, OFFERING WOMEN THE CARE AND COMFORT THEY NEED, WHILE BEING SUPPORTED IN NAVIGATING THEIR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEY TO STABILITY AND HOUSING.

    Expenses $1,379,797

  • SOPHIA'S PLACE: SOPHIA'S PLACE IS AN EXTENDED-STAY SHELTER FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS ON THE EASTSIDE OF KING COUNTY, WA. OPEN FROM 3:00 PM TO 8:00 AM EVERY NIGHT OF THE YEAR, THE SHELTER PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE TO STAY FOR 21 WOMEN WHO STAY UP TO SIX MONTHS, IN SEMI-PRIVATE CUBICLES, LOCKING CLOSETS FOR PERSONAL BELONGINGS, LIFE SKILLS CLASSES AND CASE MANAGEMENT.

    Expenses $899,535 · Grants $281,479

  • OTHER SERVICES: OUTREACH - MEETING WOMEN WHERE THEY ARE (AT LIBRARIES, COFFEE SHOPS, SAFE PARKING SITES, ETC.) AND CONNECTING THEM TO RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING; HOUSING - INCLUDES TRANSITIONAL, PERMANENT, AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING.RESOURCE DAY CENTER. BASED IN THE SAME LOCATION AS SOPHIA'S PLACE, THE RESOURCE CENTER PROVIDES IMMEDIATE ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN COMING OFF THE STREET OR SEEKING TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS. OPEN FROM 8:00 AM TO 3:00 PM, THIS IS A SAFE, WARM ENVIRONMENT WHERE WOMEN EAT PREPARED MEALS, DO LAUNDRY, TAKE SHOWERS, USE COMPUTERS AND PHONES, AND BENEFIT FROM RESOURCE REFERRALS, ROTATING SERVICE PROVIDERS, AND LIFE SKILLS CLASSES.

    Expenses $341,760

  • CASE MANAGEMENT:TRAINED AND SKILLED CASE MANAGERS PROVIDE GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN UTILIZING OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. THE CASE MANAGER WORKS WITH CLIENTS TO NAVIGATE THROUGH BARRIERS AND OBSTACLES THAT MAY PREVENT THEM FROM REACHING THE GOAL OF SUSTAINABLE HOUSING.

    Expenses $740,910

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • DANIELLE PORTER

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • KATOYA PALMER

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • VIJU MCALLISTER

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • DAVID BOWLING

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • GOONJ MEHROTRA

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • SUZANNE JUSTICE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • BETH OSBORNE

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • SUNITA SHASTRI

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10
  • JANICE ZAHN

    MEMBER (THROUGH NOVEMBER 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • NIKI SHARAN

    MEMBER (THROUGH MARCH 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • HIRAM MOY

    MEMBER (THROUGH APRIL 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • ALEXIS HARDEN

    MEMBER (THROUGH MAY 2024)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • DIETRA CLAYTON

    MANAGING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $180,848
    From this org
    $169,409
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,439
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $164,409
    Bonus
    $5,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,737
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,702
    Filer's total
    $180,848
  • MARC VERMOUTH

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $110,925
    From this org
    $101,655
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,270
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $101,655
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,076
    Nontaxable benefits
    $6,194
    Filer's total
    $110,925

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. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 3
EACH YEAR THE HR GENERALIST & FINANCE DIRECTOR REVIEW COMPENSATION SURVEYS TO DETERMINE THE PAY RANGES FOR EACH POSITION WITH THE ORGANIZATION. 501 COMMONS IS USUALLY THE MOST RELIABLE WAGE SURVEY THAT PROVIDES A COMPARISON FOR ORGANIZATIONAL EMPLOYEE SIZE AND BUDGET.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
16 October 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202532909349300643

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