Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
Community Foundation for Southwest Washington
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About this organization
Mission
We inspire a culture of giving to create a vibrant and engaged community.
About
The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington helps a broad cross section of citizens build strong communities through effective philanthropy. Grants provide support for local and national organizations working in the areas of communities and neighborhoods, basic needs and healthy living, education, arts and culture, the environment and conservation. The strategic intent of the Community Foundation is to improve our regions quality of life by working with local donors and increasing the capacity of our nonprofit sector. To do this, we focus our efforts on the following objectives: promote philanthropy by helping donors meet their charitable goals and meet the communitys greatest needs, engage and collaborate with community partners to identify creative solutions to current challenges and deepen our knowledge of the region, build an energized and financially sustainable business model that aligns with our mission and meets our short- and long-term goals. To date, the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington has granted over $185 million.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing specifies the mission of the non-profit as “The foundations mission is to inspire a culture of giving to create a vibrant and engaged community. since our founding in 1984, we have granted more than $185 million.”.
When explaining its duties, they were described as: “The foundation is a charitable granting organization whose mission is to inspire a culture of giving to create a vibrant and engaged community.”.
- The state in which the non-profit is authorized to operate legally is WA.
- According to the filing, the address of the non-profit for the year 2020 is 610 Esther Street 201, Vancouver, WA, 98660.
- The non-profit has reported 17 employees on their form for the year 2020.
- Does not operate a hospital.
- Does not operate a school.
- Does not collect art.
- Does not provide credit counseling.
- Does not have foreign activities.
- Is a donor-advised fund.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $7,117,594.
- The CEO compensation strategy within the organization is determined through a thorough evaluation and endorsement by an independent source.
- The organization has a written policy that describes how long it will retain documents.
- The organization has 19 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1984.
- The organization has a written policy that addresses conflicts of interest.
- The organization is required to file Schedule B.
- The organization is required to file Schedule J.
- The organization is required to file Schedule O.
- The organization engages in lobbying activities.
- The organization pays $1,250,805 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $578,852 in fundraising expenses.
- The organization provides Form 990 to its governing body.
- The organization pays grants to individuals.
- The organization has minutes of its meetings.
- The organization has a written whistleblower policy.
- The organization has grants to organizations.
- The organization's financial statements were reviewed by an accountant.