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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by ETHIOPIAN COMMUNITY IN SEATTLE.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,425,610
Total expenses
$757,546
Contributions and grants received
$6,242,363
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$6,840
Investment income
$44,783
Other revenue
$131,624
Total assets, end of year
$11,715,909
Total liabilities, end of year
$51,583
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$11,664,326
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$667,524
Management and general expenses
$60,401
Fundraising expenses
$29,621
Program service expenses (Part III)
$667,524

Program services were 88.1% 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

    $52,027

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $6,190,336

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

    total $6,840 · related or exempt $6,840

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $44,783 · related or exempt $44,783

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $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

  • 11a · Other revenue: Miscelaneous Income

    total $131,624 · excluded $131,624

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $131,624

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $0

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $379,809 · program services $371,918 · management and general $7,891

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $0

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $0

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $0

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $0

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $0

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,132 · program services $858 · management and general $1,590 · fundraising $684

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $7,198 · program services $3,945 · management and general $3,253

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $143 · management and general $143

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $41,119 · program services $24,011 · management and general $9,491 · fundraising $7,617

  • 17 · Travel

    total $33,999 · program services $19,050 · management and general $5,813 · fundraising $9,136

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $19,274 · management and general $19,274

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $8,215 · program services $8,215

  • 24a · Other expenses: Services and professional fees

    total $237,354 · program services $227,486 · management and general $1,315 · fundraising $8,553

  • 24b · Other expenses: Taxes, Licenses and fee

    total $8,638 · program services $4,195 · management and general $4,108 · fundraising $335

  • 24c · Other expenses: Printing and Publications

    total $7,363 · program services $3,820 · management and general $1,465 · fundraising $2,078

  • 24d · Other expenses: Utilities

    total $6,398 · program services $3,916 · management and general $2,482

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $4,904 · program services $110 · management and general $3,576 · fundraising $1,218

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,290,030 · end of year $1,913,619

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $32,630 · end of year $67,689

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    end of year $0

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

    $966,823

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

    $219,137

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $766,961 · end of year $747,686

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,957,409 · end of year $8,986,915

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,749 · end of year $25,564

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

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

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $18,000 · 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 $4,776,554 · end of year $4,232,361

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,219,708 · end of year $7,431,965

Mission and programs · 2022

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, ECS aims to Continued on Schedule O, Statement 1

  • ECS received COVID-19 grant from various sourses and assist the community. ECS was received a total of $336,148 in 2022 and expensed $308,585. The remian $27,563 will be expensed in 2023.

    Expenses $308,585

  • Other 2022 ECS core social program and the ECS house project recived various grant and most of the grant capitalized for CIP project and expensed for a total of $241,825.

    Expenses $241,825

  • 2022 ECS senior meals and other social program received a total of $359,843 and expensed $117,114.

    Expenses $117,114

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Zerfu Takele

    President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lydia Asefa Dawson

    Vice President

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Robel Alemu

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Niomi Drake

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Alebachew Aderagew

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Metassebia Mulugeta

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Azeb Aberra

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Ethiopia Alemneh

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Daniel Wakjira

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Masresha Zenebe

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Beza Wodajo

    Director

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Sophia Benalfew

    Executive Dir.

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

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
18 October 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202302919349301575

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