2024-11-15T09:29:57-07:00 2023-12-31 823726482 Rising Sun Accounting PO Box 25726 Seattle WA 98165 990EZ 2023-01-01 854006710 Spokane Alliance United SPOK 5095321688 1526 E 11th Ave Spokane WA 99202 Laurel Fish Lead Organizer 5095321688 2024-11-15 1 1 Samuel Dahlin P01888405 2069395442 2024-11-15 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X X 120298 X 120298 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 120298 0 0 0 0 0 0 155535 155535 -35237 44199 0 8962 X 44199 37254 0 0 0 0 44199 37254 0 28292 44199 8962 The mission of Spokane Alliance United is to conduct training, public education, leadership development and research in order 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 or discrimination. Community Organizing Training: We trained an estimated 30 people through our 2-day, 16 hour Foundations of Community Organizing Training in January 2023 and an abbreviated leadership training in May 2023. We trained over 50 leaders and community members through the five-part, 10-hour Wrestling with the Truth of Colonization Training in November and December 2023, followed by in-person local sessions with Indigenous-led organizations the following year. We supported a training of 30 plus university students at Whitman College in April 2023. We trained over 30 people from the Yakima area in September 2023 through a 2-day, 16 hour Foundations of Community Organizing Training... Public education: We conducted briefings within our member institutions to talk about our work around housing justice, indigenous relations, and quality jobs, with volunteer leaders sharing their stories around these issues and engaging three faith congregations, Salem Lutheran, Unitarian Universalist Church of Spokane, and the West Central Abbey, in better understanding the impact of these issues in the community... Leadership Development and Citizen-led Research: We developed the capacity, skills, and critical thinking of our staff, volunteer leaders, and research action teams through a variety of trainings including: Leaders Retreat in December 2023 with 31 people, to set a direction on racial equity and strengthen our institutions through core teams. Senior Organizer participation in a two day Organizer's Institute Retreat with staff organizers from across the Western United States in December 2023... Building on our work to engage those who live, work and worship in the West Central neighborhood, we provided bimonthly training and mentorship to the Housing Equity Action Research Team to conduct citizen-led research, community outreach and doorknocking, and power analysis on solutions to the affordable housing crisis in West Central and city-wide. 0 125723 125723 Laurel Fish Lead Organizer & Executive Director 22 0 0 0 Jason Benway President 3 0 0 0 Kimberly Meinecke Vice President and Secretary 3 0 0 0 Michael Bell Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Mary Lou Johnson Director 3 0 0 0 Katie Jessop Director 1 0 0 0 Faith Hayflich Director 3 0 0 0 Kerra Bower Director 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Laurel Fish 1526 E 11th Ave Spokane WA 99202 5095321688 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 1 0 NONE NONE 1 X 45100 49900 49971 120298 265269 0 45100 49900 49971 120298 265269 200678 64591 265269 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Shared Services by Related Organization;153852|Office Expenses;1683^Total;155535^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Accounts Payable: $28,292 Form 990-EZ, Part VI, Line 49 There is a Shared Service Agreement between Spokane Alliance (SA) and Spokane Alliance United (SAU) (Related Organizations). In 2023, SAU paid SA $153,852 under this agreement for expenses incurred from the use of SA's resources (staff, overhead, etc). SAU has no employees and instead contracts with SA. Spokane Alliance United filed Form 8868 on time to extend the 990 deadline by six months to November 15th, 2024. However, Form 8868 was processed incorrectly and extended Form 990-T, instead of Form 990. Normal business care and prudence was followed, therefore the organization is requesting full abatement of any late filing penalties & fees