Latino Community Fund of Washingtonstate
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Improve the well-being of the Latinos in Washington State
- Income
- $5.3 million
- Spending
- $5.6 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 6.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 53%
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 25
- Highest pay
- $126,193, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 67 out of 100. Higher than 41% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
28 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 6.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Income trend
0 of 15Income fell 37% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 12 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
0 of 5Reports that it does not keep minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports 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
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $4.1 million spent. Capacity Building and Economic Development: Washington Latino nonprofit leadership academy WA LNLA provides training and leadership programs to increase the capacity of small sized Latino nonprofit leaders to meet the growing population's needs. LCF also provides technical nonprofit management and advising services to new and emerging nonprofits that address issues of importance to communities of color. LCF also gives direct general operating grant awards to latinoled, Latino-accountable nonprofit organizations throughout the state to assist with unmet needs and increase their capacity to better serve children and families.
- $612,558 spent. Civic engagement and advocacy: Alianza is a student-led program that serves Latino youth by providing opportunities to succeed educationally and develop leadership potential through service learning. Latino equity network Len coordinates engagement of grassroots community members to engage in advocating better policies and systems improvement for their families. Len organizes and activates the voices from within the Latino community for improved outcomes on multiple issues that include education, immigration, environmental justice, etc. Len builds a grassroots movement of informed and engaged community members to advance racial and economic equitable policy and systems improvements for Latinos in Washington. Both Alianza and Len work to increase civic participation of Latinos.
- $175,246 spent. Other Program Services
- $164,769 spent. Environmental Justice Program: This program educates and activates hundreds of community members to learn about wildfire resilience and take action to protect their families. The program provides opportunities to develop local community projects and build leadership capacities for environmental well-being.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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 October 13, 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 March 2007.
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 October 21, 2026.
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