NonprofitsKorean Womens Association

Human Services

Korean Womens Association

LAKEWOOD, WA

Total revenue

$74.5M

Total expenses

$69.1M

Net assets

$46.7M

Grants received

$1.4M

32 grants

EIN

911066806

Tax year

2024

Mission

Kwa partners with diverse communities to empower individuals to live safe and dignified lives.

Programs

3 programs

Senior meal site: this program, provides healthy ethnic meals, a lively atmosphere, opportunities for seniors to connect and engage in physical activity, participate in first-rate health and nutrition workshops, and receive assistance with navigating many social services such as medicaid, medicare, medicare part d insurance, housing assistance/referrals, basic food information & applications, low income subsidy program and energy assistance. Kwa provides meal sites for korean meals, international meals, vietnamese meals, cambodian meals, and federal way mealsite.

Expenses: $724K

We are family: the we are family program provides prevention and intervention services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse. The program began in 1972 as kwa's first volunteer effort, a domestic violence support group. Since then, kwa has expanded the program to provide services including counseling, bilingual support groups, family education programs, legal advocacy and assistance with court hearings, restraining orders, law enforcement reports, transitional/permanent housing and an emergency shelter. Kwa's confidential emergency shelter provides 19 beds for women and children victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse for up to four months, servicg 138 clients and 11,229 meals annually.

Expenses: $745K

Hotel olympus: hotel olympus apartment is a 49 residential unit and commercial space located in tacoma, washington. Each building of the project was allocated low-income housing credits pursuant to irs code section 42 (section 42), which regulates the use of the project as to occupant eligibility and unit gross rent, among other requirements. Each building of the project must meet the provision of these regulations during each of 15 consecutive years in order to remain qualified to receive the credits, even if disposition of the project by the owner occurs. The apartment manager works full-time and lives on site. She arranges community meals, assists tenants with understanding benefits for which they may be eligible, and refers them to other services that may help with their expendable income and connect them to opportunities for education and employment.

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$71.5M
Program service revenue$1.6M
Investment income$1.4M
Other revenue$54K
Total revenue$74.5M

Expenses

Grants paid
Salaries & benefits$63.5M
Fundraising
Other expenses$5.6M
Total expenses$69.1M
Total assets$56.8M
Net assets$46.7M

People

11 listed

NameRoleCompensation

CHERYL LEE

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Board

$324K

40 hrs/wk

HWAJA LEE

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE

Board

$148K

40 hrs/wk

KELLY LIE

DIRECTOR

Board

4 hrs/wk

MYUNG PARK

BOARD CHAIR

Board

10 hrs/wk

YONG GOERING

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

KELLY SIM

DIRECTOR

Board

2 hrs/wk

YONI YI

VICE CHAIR

Board

5 hrs/wk

KYUNG JA SHIN

SECRETARY

Board

3 hrs/wk

MIN HEE KIN

TREASURER

Board

3 hrs/wk

GREGORY SCHAFFER

IHC DIRECTOR

Staff

$150K

40 hrs/wk

MIYEOUNG LEE

SOCIAL SERVICE DIRECTOR

Staff

$108K

40 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 32 of 32

FromAmountPurposeYear
$102K
WASHINGTON NEW AMERICANS PROGRAM
2024
$72K
GENERAL OPERATIONS
2024
$38K
Program Support
2024
$79K
WASHINGTON NEW AMERICANS PROGRAM
2023
$64K
SUBAWARDEE FOR BEC/CHP GRANT
2023
$38K
Program Support
2023
$67K
SUBAWARDEE FOR BEC/CHP GRANT
2022
$55K
WASHINGTON NEW AMERICANS PROGRAM
2022
$38K
Program Support
2022
$60K
WNA Program
2021
$38K
Program Support
2021
$20K
KWA CROSSING BRIDGES
2021
$20K
Washington Youth Development Nonprofit Relief Fund
2021
$101K
SUBAWARDEE FOR BEC GRANT
2020
$49K
WNA Program
2020
$45K
"ITS TIME TO BOND" PFML OUTREACH
2020
$38K
Program Support
2020
$25K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT.
2020
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2020
$20K
GENERAL ASSISTANCE
2020
$17K
TO SUPPORT KOREAN WOMENS ASSOCIATION PROGRAMS
2020
$15K
REDUCING SOCIAL ISOLATION
2020
$11K
WASHINGTON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT NONPROFIT RELIEF FUND GRANT
2020
$2K
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ASSISTANCE
2020
$39K
WNA Program
2018
$19K
TO SUPPORT THE CANCER NAVIGATION PROGRAM BREAST CANCER SCREENING EVENTS AND CANCER PREVENTION EDUCATION EVENTS
2018

Funded by

$1.4M from 14 funders · 32 grants · 2018–2024

Oneamerica

$384K · 6 grants · 2018–2024

Chinese Information and Service Center

$262K · 4 grants · 2020–2024

United Way Of Pierce County

$190K · 5 grants · 2020–2024

National Council On Aging Inc

$150K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

North Sound Accountable Community Of

$89K · 2 grants · 2020–2021

Perigee Fund

$45K · 1 grant · 2020

Greater Tacoma Community Foundation

$37K · 3 grants · 2020

Details

EIN911066806
NTEE codeP81
Subsection03
Ruling date1979-12
Formed1972
Employees2448
Volunteers100
KOREAN WOMENS ASSOCIATION — Mission, Financials & Grants Received | Grantivo