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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: October 2022 Expires: April 2025

Assistance League of the Eastside

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
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(425) 556-5106
7345 164th Ave NE Ste 145-291
Redmond, WA, 98052-7846
https://www.facebook.com/assistanceleagueeastside
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Standards For Charity Accountability

Governance

  1. Board Oversight
  2. Board Size
  3. Board Meetings
  4. Board Compensation
  5. Conflict of Interest

Measuring Effectiveness

  1. Effectiveness Policy
  2. Effectiveness Report

Finances

  1. Program Expenses
  2. Fundraising Expenses
  3. Accumulating Funds
  4. Audit Report
  5. Detailed Expense Breakdown
  6. Accurate Expense Reporting
  7. Budget Plan

Fundraising & Info

  1. Truthful Materials
  2. Annual Report
  3. Website Disclosures
  4. Donor Privacy
  5. Cause Marketing Disclosures
  6. Complaints

Assistance League of the Eastside meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.

Stated Purpose:
To serve the immediate, unmet needs of children and adults challenged by hardship or violence, strengthening our community while fostering dignity, confidence, and hope.

Year, State Incorporated:
1996, WA

Assistance League of the Eastside is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization. Since 1990, Assistance League of the Eastside has:

- Clothed over 53,000 students from the Bellevue, Lake Washington and Northshore School Districts.
- Assisted over 25,000 survivors of assault across Washington State.
- Provided hope for more than 8,000 homeless women and families.
- Helped more than 8,000 individuals to find the strength to begin a new life, free from domestic violence.

Since 1990, over $6 million has been returned to the community.

Programs and services offered include:

Operation School Bell® - Assistance League of the Eastside supports the belief that new school clothing, school supplies, books, groceries and medication help increase self-esteem and confidence, contributing to a strong foundation for a child's successful school experience. Each year, members distribute Fred Meyer vouchers for up to 3000 students in need, selected by school personnel, from the Lake Washington, Bellevue and Northshore school districts.

Assault Survivor Kits® - Assistance League of the Eastside helps to restore dignity to survivors of assault by providing essential personal care items and new clothing to replace items retained as evidence by law enforcement officers. Volunteers prepare and deliver the kits to 56 hospitals throughout Washington state where they are distributed by emergency room staff.

Community Outreach/Volunteer Engagement:

Help4Homeless - Assistance League of the Eastside works together with local agencies to provide daily living items and support to individuals and families experiencing homelessness. The Help4Homeless program is committed to assist those without permanent shelter as they move through this difficult time. Women Inspired Network works in a similar manner with other agencies.

Starting Over Support - Assistance League of the Eastside provides baskets of basic household items for individuals and families fleeing domestic violence, enabling them to begin new lives in safe, violence-free housing. Volunteers prepare and send the baskets to domestic violence emergency shelters in King County.

Assistance League Outreach - Assistance League of the Eastside collaborates with other local agencies to help in the short term to fill specific unmet needs in its local community in a timely, responsive and flexible way.

For the year ended May 31, 2021, Assistance League of the Eastside's program expenses were:

Operation School Bell $301,472
Assault Survivor Kits $18,773
Starting Over Support $12,258
Help4Homeless $11,291
Total Program Expenses $343,794

Chair of the Board
Ms. Ellen Cressey, Training & Development

Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Enlightened Training

Board Size
5

Paid Staff Size
1

Method(s) Used:
Direct mail appeals, Invitations to fund raising events, Print advertisements (newspapers, magazines, etc.), Grant proposals, Internet, Planned giving arrangements, Appeals via Social Media (Facebook, etc.)

% of Related Contributions on Fundraising: 2.30%

This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.

The following information is based on Assistance League of the Eastside's audited financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2021.

Source of Funds
Grants and contributions $232,564
Events and fundraising activites $128,352
Noncash contributions $46,425
Membership $9,860
Investment return $6,001
Total Income $423,202

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 2% Administrative: 14%

Total Income $423,202
Total expenses: $416,080
  Program expenses $343,794
  Fundraising expenses $9,576
  Administrative expenses $56,953
  Other expenses $5,757
Income in Excess of Expenses $7,122
Beginning Net Assets $978,816
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $985,938
Total Liabilities $11,979
Total Assets $997,917

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