Women of Wisdom Wow Tricities

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
851726598
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Richland, WA, USA
Phone
5092952036
Rating
67
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,105,179
Expenses
$1,066,555
Assets
$111,171
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

8 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Chaune Hurt (CEO)
  • Roxane Burton (President)

Highest reported compensation

  • Chaune Hurt (CEO): $69,700 total reported compensation
  • Treva Miller (SecretaryAdmin): $2,010 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Women of Wisdom WOW empowers underrepresented communities across Eastern Washington by advancing equity policy innovation and environmental justice. Through education entrepreneurship and sustainable solutions Creates pathways for generational wealth healthy living and community resiliencebuilding stronger systems that ensure every voice is heard and every family has the opportunity to thrive.

What it reported doing in 2023

The organization implemented a civic engagement and community capacity building program to strengthen community participation and leadership in underserved and overburdened communities. The program emphasized equitable access and inclusion of low- and moderate-income populations and historically underrepresented groups facilitated engagement activities provided technical assistance and supported the development of community-led initiatives and long-term operational considerations. Design activ ities established a conceptual framework for the facility

Operating model

Revenue model
Grant-funded. 66% of the money available for current operations came from government grants.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 46% for direct work, and 54% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. 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: 40
  • Transparency & Controls: 88
  • Accountability: 93
  • Sustainability: 41
  • Growth: 80

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 32.6%; rating input score 33
  • Program expense ratio: 33.7%; rating input score 34
  • Fundraising efficiency: $129.64 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 89; 89th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 12th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 87.5%; rating input score 88; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 8 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: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 3.5%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.1; rating input score 5; 5th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 92; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 6.7%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 107.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 53.5% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -4.3% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 32.6% of revenue deployed · 33.7% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 7 of 8 board members independent · 8 of 8 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $360K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $70K · 8 people listed
  • Highest-paid contractors: 1 contractor listed · $106K reported
  • Consistency: 42 of 42 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes grants
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2020 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 2 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 34/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 5/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 48/100.