Spokane Alliance

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1998

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Laurel Fish

Phone

5095321688

Tax Period

2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30

Spokane Alliance, founded in 1998, is a small nonprofit in the Community Improvement sector that reported $291K in total revenue in fiscal year 2023. Revenue surged 38% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. The organization ran a surplus of $110K, a strong 38% operating margin.

Mission

To build broad-based non-partisan civic power organizations in the Spokane region to address the fundamental common needs of the community including the inequities, and injustices facing low-income people and persons subjected to oppression and discrimination.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $54,930 Revenue: $30,361

Leadership Development: We developed 54 new volunteers for leadership positions through active participation in leadership roles, local campaigns and actions. A total of 97 volunteer leaders...

Leadership Development: We developed 54 new volunteers for leadership positions through active participation in leadership roles, local campaigns and actions. A total of 97 volunteer leaders participated in our Delegate Assembly and End of Year Celebration. 30 key leaders participated in a full-day Leaders Retreat in December. In addition, we sent one leader to 7-Day IAF Training in Denver, CO.Have 1 new member organization, Carpenters Local Union 59

Program 2

Expenses: $54,930 Revenue: $22,771

Housing Equity: We held a successful event with our Mayor where she committed to releasing $11M this year for the construction of new affordable housing and behavioral health. Over 225 people from 20 different institutions attended the event, building a long term constituency with an understanding of how local policy affects housing accessibility. In addition to spearheading this event, our Housing Equity Action Research Team of 15+ volunteers conducted numerous other research meetings with housing experts, developers, policy makers and non-profit leaders to identify other opportunities for action.

Program 3

Expenses: $27,465 Revenue: $22,770

Quality Jobs: The Jobs Team conducted numerous research meetings with policy experts, BIPOC communities, and union members to develop a Community Workforce Agreement, which would set high standards for publicly-funded construction jobs and prioritize access to public jobs for low-income zip codes.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2023)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $97,412

Program Service Revenue $75,902

Investment Income $2,326

Other Revenue $115,260

TOTAL REVENUE $290,900

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $98,358

Fundraising Expenses $5,190

Program Expenses $137,325

Other Expenses $82,349

TOTAL EXPENSES $180,707

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2023	2022	Change
Revenue	$290,900	$211,011	+0.4%
Expenses	$180,707	$205,972	-0.1%
Net Income	$110,193	$5,039	+20.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

125

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$70,120

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Laurel Fish	Lead Organizer & Executive Director	18	Officer	$51,396	$18,724	$70,120
Mary Lou Johnson	President	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Matt Chapman	Vice President & Secretary	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Faith Hayflich	Treasurer	2	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Jason Benway	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0
Edie Rice-Sauer	Director	2	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$290,900	$180,707	$252,989	$110,193
2023	$211,011	$205,972	$154,655	$5,039
2022	$231,609	$201,337	$148,186	$30,272
2021	$209,053	$194,427	$109,438	$14,626