Washington State Coalition of African Community Leaders
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
WE SUPPORT AFRICAN-DESCENT MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS BUILD TRUST AND COLLABORATE ACROSS COMMUNITIES TO SOLVE OUR COMMON CHALLENGES. THE CORE SERVICES WE OFFER ARE OUTREACH/TRANSLATION, PRESERVING OUR CULTURE AND HERITAGE, INTERGENERATIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, EVENT SUPPORT SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAMS. OUR OUTREACH VOLUNTEERS AND CONTRACT LANGUAGE TRANSLATORS SPEAK 34 AFRICAN DIASPORA LANGUAGES.
- Income
- $299,240
- Spending
- $275,515
- Spent on programs
- 94%
- Reserves
- 2.5 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 66%
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 40
- Highest pay
- $29,200, executive director
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: 65 out of 100. Higher than 36% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 2.5 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 45% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 8% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 88% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1594% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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
Good: 84 out of 100. Higher than 65% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 258 of 8 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
0 of 7Reports no 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, 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 (6)
- $77,664 spent. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE HEAL:BASED ON CONCERN AND FEEDBACK FROM OUR YOUTH LEADERS IN 2019, WSCACL HAS BEEN ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE VIA OUR MEMBERSHIP AND COMMUNITY COUNCIL POSITION AT FRONT & CENTERED. WE HAVE DONE EVERYTHING FROM HOLD MULTIPLE EJ FOCUS GROUPS, PLANTED TREES AND CLEANED A RIVER IN NORTHEAST SPOKANE, AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES 10 AREA, AND ENGAGED 356 AFRICAN COMMUNITY MEMBERS RESIDING IN KING, SNOHOMISH, PIERCE COUNTIES IN AN ORIGINAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS RESEARCH PROJECT, SUPPORTED 25 HEAL SUBGRANTEES WITH $324,000 IN FUNDING THAT RESULTED IN THE EXECUTION OF 60 PROJECTS IN 11 COUNTIES IN 13 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, ENGAGED 28 DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES, AND REACHED 30,984 PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE IN SIX MONTHS.
- $64,924 spent. FISCAL SPONSORSHIP:WE FISCALLY SPONSORED SEVEN DIFFERENT CHARITABLE PROJECTS THAT INCLUDED UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL SPEECH ABOUT INTERNATIONAL GENOCIDES IN AFRICA; MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR; CULTURAL FOOD, MUSIC, ARTS, AND HERITAGE CELEBRATIONS; AND INITIATIVES THAT TELL THE STORIES OF AFRICA ITS HERITAGE AND ITS FUTURE USING ALL FORMS OF CULTURAL EXPRESSION, AND AN EAST AFRICAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL.
- $52,236 spent. EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE YOUTH WARRIORS PROGRAM:- PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE AFRICAN YOUTH DRUG PROGRAM BEGINNING IN 2019, WSCACL'S EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WARRIORS (EEJ) GREW FROM 5 YOUTH TO 23 YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS FROM KING, SNOHOMISH, AND PIERCE COUNTIES FROM 7 AFRICAN COMMUNITIES. WSCACL USES AN INTERGENERATIONAL AFRICAN VILLAGE MODEL INCORPORATING AFRICAN CULTURE BY INCLUDING COMMUNICATION AND COORDINATION BETWEEN THE COMMUNITY LEADERS, YOUNG ADULT COACH, YOUTH LEADERS, YOUTH, AND PARENTS IN THE PROGRAM. - EVERGREEN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE YOUTH WARRIORS DESIGNED AND HOSTED A MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT TAUGHT AT TOTAL OF 56 AFRICAN DESCENT COMMUNITY MEMBERS NON VIOLENT COMMUNICATION AND MINDFULNESS STRATEGIES IN TWO SESSIONS THAT RESULTED IN TWO PEOPLE SEEKING THE PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST SERVICES. WE CONDUCTED PRE-POST SURVEYS WHERE WE EXCEEDED OUR MEASURABLE GOALS WITH 88% -100% PROGRAM SATISFACTION. - EVERGREEN PRESENTED AND SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATED FOR ACTION TO 89 SOUTH KING & SURROUNDING AREA COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THE STACC4J FIX THE HARM AIR PLANE PROJECT, THEY PLANTED TWO TREES IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DISPARITIES 10 AREA; CLEANED UP THE SPOKANE RIVER, PARTICIPATED IN EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS FROM SPOKANE EJ PROJECT ORGANIZERS SPOKANE NAACP, THE LAND COUNCIL, AND THE SPOKANE RIVER KEEPERS; PARTICIPATED IN EJ ADVOCACY WITH FRONT & CENTERED IN OLYMPIA, TAUGHT HEAL SUBGRANTEE APPLICANTS ABOUT THE NO AND LOW COST EJ PROJECT OPTIONS THAT MAKE A BIG COMMUNITY IMPACT, AND LEARNED ABOUT THE SALMON LIFE CYCLE.
- $43,184 spent. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH-COVID-19 CAPACITY:WE SUPPORTED A WELLNESS/ RESOURCE JOB FAIR & MOBILE DENTAL CLINIC FOR THE SHELTER MIGRANT PROGRAM AT RIVERTON PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH-SHARED SIMPLE PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGES ABOUT THE DANGERS OF SHARING PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS, CREATED LIST OF SHELTER RESIDENTS INTERESTED IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND SPOKE TO 42 HOUSEHOLDS WHICH INCLUDES A TOTAL OF 126 HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS AND IDENTIFED 3 HOUSEHOLDS WHO WERE ELIGIBLE FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IMMEDIATELY AND CONNECTING THEM TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROPERTY MANAGERS, ENROLLED SHELTER RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, HEALTH INSURANCE, AND EBT CARDS; PRODUCED TEN COVID-19 YOUTH VACCINE VIDEOS; AND PROVIDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING/VACCINATIONS/HIV PREVENTION/HEALTH INSURANCE EXPANSION RESOURCES AT MULTIPLE HEALTH/CULTURAL FAIRS IN SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES.
- $13,951 spent. CULTURE & HERITAGE: ONE OF OUR CORE SERVICES IS TO HIGHLIGHT AND CELEBRATE THE DIVERSITY OF OUR AFRICAN DIASPORA CULTURE AND HERITAGE IN EVERY IN-PERSON EVENT WE HOST OR CO-HOST THROUGH OUR JOINT COMMITTEE WHICH IS COMPOSED OF CULTURE & HERITAGE MEMBERS. WE HIRE AFRICAN DIASPORA ENTERTAINERS, ARTISTS, PHOTOGRAPHERS, VIDEOGRAPHERS CATERERS, EVENT PLANNERS, AND DECORATORS, TEA AND COFFEE CEREMONIES, AND EVENT FASHION SHOW CONTESTS.
- $6,638 spent. IMMIGRANT RIGHTS:ONE OF THE CORE SERVICES WE UNIQUELY OFFER AGENCIES/ORGANIZATIONS TO SUPPORT BETTER COMMUNICATION AND EMPOWERMENT OF AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS/REFUGEES INCLUDES AN OUTREACH AND TRANSLATION SERVICES TEAM OF COMMUNITY INFLUENTIAL LEADERS. OUR TRUSTED COMMUNITY LEADERS CAN SPEAK 33 MAJOR AFRICAN LANGUAGES AND REPRESENT EVERY REGION IN AFRICA. UNLIKE OTHER TRANSLATION SERVICES THAT ONLY TRANSLATE MATERIAL FOR AGENCIES, OUR COMMUNITY INFLUENTIAL LEADERS & TRANSLATORS ALSO UTILIZE THEIR VAST 140,000+ COMBINED SOCIAL MEDIA REACH ACROSS POPULAR AFRICAN SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND ACROSS THE STATE TO SHARE THEIR TRANSLATED MATERIALS IN THEIR TRUSTED NETWORKS AND PROVIDING DIRECT OUTREACH FOR THE AGENCY/ORGANIZATION. WE ALSO HAVE ACCESS TO BROADER AFRICAN DIASPORA MEMBERS THROUGH OUR TRUSTED NETWORK OF BOARD MEMBERS AND FORMER LEADERSHIP TEAM MEMBERS AND PARTNERS. WE CONTINUED TO SUPPORT RIVERTON PARK MIGRANT PROGRAM BY CO-HOSTING A HOLIDAY MUSIC PROGRAM FOR THE 2ND YEAR WITH THE FABULOUS VOICES OF THE SOUND OF THE NORTHWEST AND EXHILARATING DRUMMING OF THE ANZANZA ENSEMBLE. WE LED THE EFFORT OF THE LARGEST INCREASE IN AFRICAN IMMIGRANTS APPLING FOR HEALTH CARE INSURANCE DURING THE APPLE HEALTH EXPANSION THANKS TO THE HARD WORK OF VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY LEADERS. OTHER CONTINUED PROGRAMS: CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, JOINT COMMITTEE, OPERATIONAL CO-GOVERNANCE LEADERSHIP MODEL, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
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 July 2022.
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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