Movimiento Afrolatino Seattle
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MAS activates and strengthens communities through art, raising awareness of the history and cultural contributions of Black Latinos for social change and racial equity.
- Income
- $328,627
- Spending
- $309,106
- Spent on programs
- 80%
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 76%
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $76,846, executive director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 48% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 4% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 6% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 55% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1580% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 83 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (arts and culture, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 7 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps 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
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed 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, 2025, 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 (3)
- $186,262 spent. Connecting MAS/Youth Program (Conectandonos MAS): A youth program that seeks to educate and inspire young people to connect with and explore their ancestral roots and learn about the cultural contributions of Black Latinos for social change and racial equity. Through connecting with local artists who promote Afro-diasporic arts, the program educates and engages the Seattle community. The program culminates in a final celebration where the results of all the work done by the youth are shared with the community.
- $32,396 spent. MAS Conversaciones para MAS Ogullo: MAS Conversations for More Pride (MAS Conversaciones para MAS Orgullo): A virtual space for support and healing for members of the community, born within the framework of the COVID-19 pandemic in response to national racial tensions in May 2020. The program aimed to raise awareness about anti-blackness and provide a space of support and healing for Afro-descendant LQBTQI people, racialized people, and allies. In 2025, MAS Conversaciones expanded its programming, producing and launching the 1st and second series of the MAS Podcast para Mas Orgullo.
- $29,332 spent. MAS Workshops and Events: MAS collaborates with local Afro-descendant and indigenous artists to host free in-person and virtual workshops and community events. In 2025, the organization hosted an online autobiographical writing workshop led by an Afro-Dominican writer, as well as an outdoor community festival celebrating Latin American street vendor traditions (pregones) while raising awareness about environmental justice issues affecting local Black and Indigenous communities.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, 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 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 2025.
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 September 2016.
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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