Washington Youth Alliance
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 934374556
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2024–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- Seattle, WA, USA
- Phone
- 8778295000
- Rating
- 56
- Verdict
- MIXED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Alliance/Advocacy
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $77,613
- Expenses
- $76,871
- Assets
- $742
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
5 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- CHETAN SONI (PRESIDENT)
- SHAWNAA SMITH (VICE PRESIDENT)
People named in this filing
- CHETAN SONI (PRESIDENT)
- SHAWNAA SMITH (VICE PRESIDENT)
- JACK FARRELL (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Washington youth alliance (wya) is the state's only youth-led organization that amplifies the power of youth voices across Washington. We are a network organizing youth under 24- in high school, trades, or community college- to build youth power in policy and communities statewide. Founded in 2023, we've expanded from a local effort into a growing force across all of Washington, advancing equity and justice for our generation and generations to come.
What it reported doing in 2024
General programs - our general programs consisted of an awareness campaign on financial aid at the state and federal level, as well as a college and career fair for seattle public school students.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 98% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.
The verdict
MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 29
- Transparency & Controls: 100
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 28.8%; rating input score 29
- Program expense ratio: 29%; rating input score 29
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 1%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.01; rating input score 6; 6th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 28.8% of revenue deployed · 29% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 2 filed program accomplishments · $22K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 5 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 3 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
- 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.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
- High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 29/100.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 6/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.