Washington · Nonprofit
Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund
Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund (Washington) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,547,312 to it, the largest being MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION ($650,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $620k
- Funders on record
- 34
- Grants received
- $3.5M
- Net assets
- $3.2M
What Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund does
Mission
To support community organizations that work to achieve racial, social and economic justice.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
CIVIC ENGAGEMENT & PUBLIC EDUCATION:WaCANERF provided public education on healthcare, housing justice, and economic equity through 21,594 conversations via phone and field outreach. These interactions helped inform Washington residents about policy issues affecting their communities. Additionally, WaCANERF supported public awareness initiatives by gathering 12,318 petition signatures to inform discussions on housing access in Seattle (4,819), worker protections in Burien (6,126), and governance structures in Kent (1,373).Digital engagement expanded our outreach efforts, with 7,209 texts sent and 1,820 online advocacy actions taken by 710 community members. WaCANERF also had 357 conversations about the mergers and acquisitions process as it pertains to our healthcare/hospital system. Public education events included the Healthcare Rally on the Capitol steps, the HCHR Healthcare Leadership Summit, and the Healthcare Die-In at the federal building in Seattle, all of which increased awareness about healthcare access and affordability. WaCANERF also played a key role in transitioning Health Care is a Human Right (HCHR) organizing meetings back to in-person settings, fostering stronger…
$376,047 spentof which $310,000 as grants42% of program spendingCOMMUNITY LEADERSHIP & CAPACITY BUILDING:WaCANERF strengthened community capacity through 303 one-on-one meetings, where individuals learned about housing rights, healthcare policy, mass incarceration, and economic justice. Educational opportunities focused on understanding legislative processes, civic engagement strategies, and how to interact with policymakers. Community members participated as spokespeople in three Healthcare Cost Transparency Board (HCCTB) meetings, one Health Care is a Human Right General Meeting, and two Universal Health Care discussions, helping share lived experiences to enhance public understanding of these issues. Additionally, 10 leadership council meetings were held with community leaders, each attended by eight engaged participants, fostering education on civic engagement and advocacy strategies. WaCANERF also hosted 4 community members at staff meetings, helping them to develop their public speaking and presentation skills.
$348,856 spentof which $310,000 as grants$40,200 earned by the program39% of program spendingCOALITION & PUBLIC POLICY EDUCATION:WaCANERF collaborated with community organizations and coalitions to advance public education on economic and housing justice issues. In Burien, WaCANERF played a role in efforts to inform the public on wage equity, supporting education initiatives related to worker protections and minimum wage. Similarly, efforts in Kent helped expand public awareness of governance structures and community representation models. As part of our housing justice education initiatives, WaCANERF conducted 99 renter surveys (49 online, 50 in person) to assess housing conditions and affordability concerns. The findings reinforced the need for greater public education on tenant rights and housing policies. WaCANERF also contributed to efforts educating gig workers and consumers about wage protections, with 87 individuals engaging in educational opportunities focused on worker rights as they pertain to gig-workers specifically. Additionally, community members participated in digital advocacy, sending 151 emails to policymakers to express their perspectives on economic and social issues. These combined efforts expanded public education, increased community participation…
$174,667 spentof which $155,000 as grants19% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $899,570.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $3.0M to $4.0M (+35%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Mary Le Nguyen
Executive Director
Board chair
Jack Johnson
Board President
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base held at 8 funders, grant income fell $455k → $445k.
15 of 34 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 32% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 34 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 18% of grant income, and it takes 5 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 5 funders to its left
61% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 29% · 2018 27% · 2019 24% · 2020 24% · 2021 20% · 2022 40% · 2023 56% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
40% of Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 62% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
72% of Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $1.1M arriving through sponsors registered in 8 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
82% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
70%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Part of a family of 1 related entity
- Washington Community Action Network · exempt
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund?
- Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund (Washington) receives grants from 34 organizations whose IRS filings report $3,547,312 to it, the largest being MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION ($650,000). 21 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund have?
- IRS filings report 34 organizations giving $3,547,312 in grants to Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund, 21 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund?
- MARGUERITE CASEY FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $650,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Washington Community Action Network Education & Research Fund find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2020–2024), and the filings of 34 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing