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CHARITY REVIEW
Issued: May 2026 Expires: May 2028

Assistance League of the Eastside

Accredited Charity
Accredited Charity

Meets Standards
(425) 556-5106
7345 164th Ave NE, Suite 145-291
Redmond, WA, 98052
https://assistanceleague.org/the-eastside
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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 (AL Eastside) reports that it has several programs that support communities in Redmond, WA. Operation School Bell® provides new school clothing and essential living needs to students with the goal of increasing self-esteem as well as school attendance and contributing to a strong foundation for a child’s successful educational experience. Each year the program delivers e-gift and gift cards for children and their families selected by school personnel from school districts on the Eastside. The Assault Survivor Kits® program helps to restore dignity to survivors of assault by provides essential personal care and new clothing to survivors of assault to replace items retained as evidence by law enforcement officers. The kits are distributed to over 70 hospitals throughout 31 counties in Washington State and delivered by forensic nurses. ALE's Community Outreach and Volunteer Engagement program includes Starting Over for Support, Help4Homeless, and Women Inspired Network. These program areas help provide essential household goods, meals and comfort to those in transitional housing or without a home and provide social events to support family relationships in King County, Washington.

For the year ended May 31, 2025, Assistance League of the Eastside's program expenses were:

Operation School Bell $307,928
Community outreach and volunteer engagement $41,610
Assault Survivor Kits $25,101
Total Program Expenses $374,629

Chair of the Board
Terri Norris

Board Size
7

Paid Staff Size
0

*2025 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.

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

Fundraising costs were 6% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $453,448, are donations received as a result of fundraising activities.)

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 unaudited financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2025.

Source of Funds
Grants and contributions $281,079
Special events, net $131,330
In-kind contributions $36,019
Investment return $30,054
Membership $5,020
Total Income $483,502

Programs: 83% Fundraising: 6% Administrative: 10%

Total Income $483,502
Total expenses: $449,796
  Program expenses $374,629
  Fundraising expenses $28,943
  Administrative expenses $46,214
  Other expenses $0
Income in Excess of Expenses $33,706
Beginning Net Assets $828,158
Other Changes In Net Assets $0
Ending Net Assets $861,864
Total Liabilities $14,649
Total Assets $876,513

Note: According to the organization's audited financial statements for the year ended May 31, 2025, ALE received in-kind donations totaling $36,019 including donated supplies and storage ($39,752) and professional accounting ($5,747), less the noncash contributions included in fundraising revenue (-$9,480).

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