Nonprofits›Refugee Artisan Initiative

Community Improvement & Capacity Building

Refugee Artisan Initiative

SEATTLE, WA

Website

Total revenue

$1.4M

Total expenses

$1.2M

Net assets

$1.5M

Grants received

$1.1M

54 grants

EIN

820961407

Tax year

2024

Mission

RAI partners with refugee and immigrant women to foster an inclusive prosperous transition to the US through artisan skills training and micro business development

Financials

FY 2024

Revenue

Contributions & grants$1.3M
Program service revenue—
Investment income$1K
Other revenue$118K
Total revenue$1.4M

Expenses

Grants paid—
Salaries & benefits$686K
Fundraising$115K
Other expenses$558K
Total expenses$1.2M
Total assets$2.5M
Net assets$1.5M

People

12 listed

NameRoleCompensation

MING-MING TUNG-EDELMAN

Executive Director

Board

$109K

40 hrs/wk

YUMIKO DAMASHEK

Board ChairEx Comm Ch

Board

—

4 hrs/wk

HEATHER BRIDGES

Vice Board ChairTreas

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

BRITTANY MEHL

Secretary

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

HAYDEN BIXBY

Governance Comm Chair

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

KATHI LENTZSCH

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

LEANG CHUNG

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

ELTA RATLIFF

Develop Comm Chair

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

CLEO ESCAREZ

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

MAJU QURESHI

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

SHANNON WALKER

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

ZIBA-KABOLI GERBRANDS

Director

Board

—

3 hrs/wk

Grants received

Showing 54 of 54

FromAmountPurposeYear
WASHINGTON STATE MICROENTERPRISE
$45K
—
2024
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES
$30K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2024
REDF
$20K
ACCELERATOR GRANTS
2024
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$15K
UNRESTRICTED
2024
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$11K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2024
CREDIT UNIONS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
$5K
DONATION
2024
BECU FOUNDATION
$150K
GREEN EQUITY INITIATIVE
2023
GATES FOUNDATION
$75K
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT GRANTMAKING
2023
SWEDISH HEALTH SERVICES
$35K
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
2023
GROUSEMONT FOUNDATION
$30K
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
2023
WASHINGTON STATE MICROENTERPRISE
$25K
—
2023
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$21K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2023
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$20K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2023
REDF
$20K
Accelerator
2023
MEDINA FOUNDATION
$15K
GENERAL OPERATING
2023
COTOPAXI FOUNDATION
$15K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
$14K
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
2023
ARTSFUND
$13K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
MIGHTYCAUSE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
$12K
UNRESTRICTED
2023
AARP
$10K
General support - AARP Purpose Prize award
2023
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$10K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
GREATER SEATTLE PARTNERS
$10K
COMMUNITY SUPPORT
2023
GROUSEMONT FOUNDATION
$10K
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
2023
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$7K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2023
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND
$6K
—
2023
CREDIT UNIONS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
$5K
DONATION
2023
Mowry Jay Family Foundation
$3K
operating funds
2023
CREAG FOUNDATION
$2K
ARTISAN SKILLS TRAINING AND MICRO BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
2023
MG2 FOUNDATION
$500
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SEASON OF CELEBRATION DINNER
2023
THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC
$50
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2023
BECU FOUNDATION
$100K
GREEN EQUITY INITIATIVE
2022
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
$62K
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
2022
GROUSEMONT FOUNDATION
$25K
GENERAL & UNRESTRICTED
2022
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$24K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
ARTSFUND
$20K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
WINDERMERE FOUNDATION
$14K
EDUCATION/JOB TRAINING & COUNSELING
2022
THE VIOLET JABARA CHARITABLE TRUST
$12K
COMPENSATING AFGHANI ARTISANS
2022
THE STARBUCKS FOUNDATION
$10K
THRIVING COMMUNITIES & DISASTER RESPONSE
2022
MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC
$8K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
SEATTLE FOUNDATION
$3K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
SEATTLE FOUNDATION
$2K
IN RECOGNITION OF YOUR FUND FOR INCLUSIVE RECOVERY EFFORTS
2022
SEATTLE FOUNDATION
$1K
TO PROVIDE GENERAL SUPPORT
2022
THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC
$100
MATCHING GIFTS
2022
THE PFIZER FOUNDATION INC
$10
VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
2022
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC
$22K
GENERAL SUPPORT
2021
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING INC
$10K
PUBLIC, SOCIETAL BENEFIT
2021
PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND
$41K
General Support
2020
PHILANTHROPY NORTHWEST
$25K
WA EQUITY RELIEF FUND
2020
ARTSFUND
$23K
WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCE NONPROFIT COMMUNITY RELIEF GRANT
2020
PLEDGELING FOUNDATION
$19K
GENERAL
2020
PUGET SOUND ENERGY FOUNDATION
$10K
REFUGEE/IMMIGRANT WOMEN SEW PPE WHILE EARNING A LIVING PROJECT
2020
WINDERMERE FOUNDATION
$7K
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
2020
KAWABE MEMORIAL FUND
$5K
UNRESTRICTED GENERAL
2020
WASHINGTON FEDERAL FOUNDATION
$1K
COMMUNITY SERVICES
2020

Funded by

$1.1M from 32 funders · 54 grants · 2020–2024

Becu Foundation

$250K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$82K · 2 grants · 2022–2023

Gates Foundation

$75K · 1 grant · 2023

Washington State Microenterprise

$70K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

Grousemont Foundation

$65K · 3 grants · 2022–2023

Swedish Health Services

$65K · 2 grants · 2023–2024

American Online Giving Foundation Inc

$63K · 4 grants · 2021–2024

Artsfund

$55K · 3 grants · 2020–2023

Details

EIN820961407
NTEE codeS20
Subsection03
Ruling date2017-04
Formed2017
Employees0
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