ENGAGE IDAHO INC Charity Report

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ENGAGE IDAHO INC

EIN 82-2065945 · Citizen Participation (W24)

What they do

ENGAGE IDAHO is A NONPARTISAN, STATE-BASED COALITION WORKING YEAR-ROUND to CREATE A MORE ACCESSIBLE, INCLUSIVE, and REPRESENTATIVE DEMOCRACY BY LIFTING THE VOICES of THE NEW AMERICAN MAJORITY (PEOPLE of COLOR, SINGLE WOMEN, and MILLENNIALS) and BUILDING THE STRENGTH of THEIR LEADERS and ORGANIZATIONS. WE BELIEVE A FAIR and JUST SOCIETY CAN ONLY BE ACHIEVED WHEN HISTORICALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES TAKE THEIR PLACE AT THE CENTER of PUBLIC DISCOURSE and UNDERREPRESENTED POPULATIONS BECOME FULL PARTICIPANTS IN CIVIC LIFE. ENGAGE IDAHO SEEKS to CATALYZE THIS SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH ITS CORE VALUES.

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Money made simple

48.00%of revenue went to mission work77.8% of expenses · Program services

1.26%of revenue went to fundraising2.0% of expenses

$61.67spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

12.41%of revenue went to management and office costs20.1% of expenses

$0.70in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

97.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2019

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$173,933

Mission workProgram services$83,49348.00% of revenue77.8% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$21,58112.41% of revenue20.1% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$2,1871.26% of revenue2.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$66,67238.33% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$107,26161.67% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Money in and money out

Revenue$173,933

Expenses$107,261

Annual surplus $66,672 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$83,493 · 77.8% of expenses

Management and office costs$21,581 · 20.1% of expenses

Fundraising$2,187 · 2.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$173,933

Expenses$107,261

Assets$75,051

Contributions$168,750

Mission work (program services)$83,493

Fundraising$2,187

Management and general$21,581

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2019

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (1)

CLAUDE GILLESPIEPRINCIPAL OFFICER

About this charity

Location: PO BOX 876, BOISE, ID 83701
County: Ada
In care of: CLAUDE GILLESPIE
Primary officer: CLAUDE GILLESPIE, BOARD MEMBER

How to reach them

Phone(208) 869-3516

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2019
Tax period began: January 1, 2018
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: HARRIS & CO PLLC
NTEE classification: Citizen Participation (W24)
IRS tax category: Citizen Participation
Revocation date: May 15, 2023