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Turkish American Culturalassociation of Washington

EIN 20-5426812 · Bellevue, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

What it says it does

PROMOTE TURKISH CULTURE, ART, HERITAGE AND TO SPONSOR POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN VARIOUS TURKISH AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Good: 78 out of 100. Higher than 53% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Reserves
28 of 35
Spendable reserves would cover 6.2 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20
It owes 5% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15
Income exceeded spending by 4% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15
Income fell 38% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 15
95% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Weak: 44 out of 100. Higher than 20% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, under $250k).

Independent board
25 of 25
7 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15
Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8
Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7
Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5
Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10
Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
No reported misuse
10 of 10
Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (4)

$39,116 spent. HELD TURKFEST, A CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL TO PROMOTE AND EDUCATE TURKISH AMERICANS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IT FEATURES A VARIETY OF TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY PERFORMANCES, ART AND TEXTILE EXHIBITIONS, FILMS, CHILDREN/YOUTH ACTIVITIES, CUISINE, AND WORKSHOPS.
$37,822 spent. HELD SEATTLE TURKISH FILM FESTIVAL TO PROVIDE AN INTERNATIONAL PLATFORM FOR TALENTED TURKISH FILMMAKERS TO SHOWCASE THEIR WORK IN SEATTLE
$32,048 spent. HELD INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN'S FRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL TO FOSTER CULTURAL EXCHANGE AND FRIENDSHIP. THE EVENT IS RUN BY CHILDREN AND FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY CHILDREN, WITH VARIOUS NATIONALITIES REPRESENTED THROUGH MUSIC, FOLK DANCING, AND ART.
$83,911 spent. COMMUNITY EVENTS

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2006.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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