Byrd Barr Place

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
910786727
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2068124940
Rating
88
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Neighborhood Centers

Reported finances

Revenue
$15,037,109
Expenses
$16,121,633
Assets
$24,134,841
Liabilities
$7,544,989

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

17 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • TAMARA HOWIE (PRESIDENT)
  • HEYWARD WATSON (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • DR ANGELA GRIFFIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)
  • ANDREA SANDERSON (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIPOC)
  • VICTORIA SANTOS (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIPOC)
  • MASSOMEH SPAHR (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIPOC)

Highest reported compensation

  • DR ANGELA GRIFFIN (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $235,877 total reported compensation
  • ANDREA SANDERSON (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIPOC): $213,779 total reported compensation
  • JODI NISHIOKA (CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BIPOC): $179,337 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

We are creating a more equitable future for all washingtonians through innovative programs and advocacy that empower people to live healthy, prosperous lives.

What it reported doing in 2024

The community connector program enrolled 253 households in programs in 2024. We fiscally sponsored the bipoc coalition which established itself as a central hub for collective support and strength of bipoc nonprofit leaders. Successes include promoting the wellness of bipoc nonprofit leaders and their organizations, and advocating for the needs and interests of these organizations and leaders. Fiscally sponsored equitable recovery and reconciliation alliance (erra) which is a collective of bipoc leaders and organizations focused on including the voices of bipoc communities in our region's post-covid recovery and prosperity.

Operating model

Revenue model
Mixed. Its operating money came from several sources; no one source provided a clear majority.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 64% of its reported program spending out as grants.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 89
  • Transparency & Controls: 85
  • Accountability: 100
  • Sustainability: 31
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.6%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 87.2%; rating input score 87
  • Fundraising efficiency: $37.87 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 71; 71st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 94.4%; rating input score 94; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Pass
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 99.3%; rating input score 99; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Yes; rating input score 100

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -7.2%; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.5; rating input score 51; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.31; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 7%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 10.8% per year; rating input score 100; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 8.4% per year; rating input score 100; 67th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 21.3% per year; rating input score 100; 91st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.6% of revenue deployed · 87.2% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 10 of 10 board members independent · 9 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $14.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $236K · 17 people listed · 3 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $282K reported
  • Consistency: 36 of 37 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 9 filed schedules · includes major donors, grants, executive pay, and related organizations
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 43 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 31 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 13/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 36/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 45/100.