Young Womens Service Association of Seattle-king County

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911344937
IRS 990 coverage
2010–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2014
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2064904380
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Human Services N.E.C.

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,899
Assets
$7,616,982
Liabilities
$0

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

Leadership & pay

33 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • MARIA CHAVEZ-WILCOX (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • MARIA CHAVEZ-WILCOX (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $423,762 total reported compensation
  • PATRICIA HAYDEN (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (THRU 4/24)): $313,233 total reported compensation
  • JEANICE HARDY (CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER (FROM 5/24)): $220,147 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

The ywsa of seattle-king county was established in 1986 to further the goals of improving the quality of life for women and their families in the community. In support of this mission, ywsa coordinates services to meet basic needs, offers opportunities for economic empowerment and personal development, and promotes equal opportunities for all people. The mission is accomplished through the operation of affordable housing.

What it reported doing in 2024

The ywsa was originally created to provide space in the seneca building to the ywca of seattle king-snohomish (ywca) to assist the ywca in providing affordable housing, emergency shelter, and other services to its clients and residents. The seneca building was sold to a lihtc entity in june 2023 as part of a rehab project. The ywsa remains in existence as a legal entity in the event of a future need to support the ywca.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 60
  • Accountability: 91
  • Sustainability: 37
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 0 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 0
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Missing
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 7 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 78
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Fail
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 2,627.45; rating input score 99; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 4,012.3%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -13.7% per year; rating input score 0; 24th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 16.6% per year; rating input score 100; 92nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.3% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 25 of 25 board members independent · 7 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $424K · 33 people listed · 0 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes executive pay
  • Filing history: 10 filing years from 2010 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 10 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.

Key Signals

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

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Transparency & Controls: Pay-setting controls scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 9 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 1/100.