Ethnic Heritage Council of the Pacific Northwest
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WORK TO PRESERVE AND DOCUMENT ETHNIC HERITAGE, ADVANCE CROSS-CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING AND INFORM AREA RESIDENTS ABOUT ETHNIC ISSUES.
- Income
- $12,215
- Spending
- $19,693
- Reserves
- 17.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 95%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 (3)
- $9,847 spent. WE ARE HISTORY KEEPERS. AN ONGOING SERIES OF WORKSHOPS ON ARCHIVING THE CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL RECORDS OF ETHNIC COMMUNITIES AND FAMILIES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE FREE, DAY-LONG WORKSHOPS ARE HOSTED IN COMMUNITIES AROUND THE PUGET SOUND IN COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL ETHNIC AND HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS. WORKSHOP SESSIONS ARE LED BY ARCHIVISTS AND INFORMATION SPECIALISTS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON LIBRARIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WHO TEACH BEST PRACTICES AND HELP BUILD SKILLS RELATED TO PRESERVING HISTORICAL RECORDS.
- INTERNATIONAL PICNIC-SEPTEMBER 2024; MAGNUSON PARK. INTERNATIONAL CUISINE POTLUCK PICNIC.
- HOLIDAY PARTY AT MLK COMMUNITY ROOM-NOV. 24, 2024. EHC BOARD, COMMUNITY GATHERING WITH FOOD, MUSIC.
Source: Form 990EZ 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 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 February 1982.
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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