Leadership Tri-Cities
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
EDUCATING FUTURE LEADERS ABOUT THE COMMUNITY.
- Income
- $165,511
- Spending
- $176,256
- Reserves
- 4.4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 64%
- Highest pay
- $29,258, executive director (thru 12/24)
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 63 out of 100. Higher than 33% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.4 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 6% of income.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $116,967 spent. LEADERSHIP TRI-CITIES ASSEMBLES, DEVELOPS AND EDUCATES A DIVERSE CADRE OF SKILLED LEADERS WHO WILL BE CATALYSTS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE IN OUR COMMUNITY. OVER THE COURSE OF THE 10+ MONTH PROGRAM, UP TO 50 PARTICIPANTS ATTEND MONTHLY DAY-LONG SESSIONS THAT INTRODUCE THEM TO PROCESSES, PROGRAMS, OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES THAT EXIST WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM STIMULATES PARTICIPANTS' INTEREST IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES, AND ENCOURAGES PARTICIPATION IN LOCAL AFFAIRS. IT ALSO INTRODUCES EMERGING LEADERS TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE CURRENT LEADERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY, AND CREATES A SPIRIT OF COOPERATION THAT WILL FOSTER THE RESOLUTION OF COMMUNITY CHALLENGES. THE PROJECT FOR CLASS 28 WAS HELPING LANDSCAPE AND MAKE SOME IMPROVEMENTS TO THE COLUMBIA VALLEY CENTER FOR RECOVERY.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending June 30, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since September 1997.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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