Washington Ethnic Studies Now
Revenue
$277k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$130k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$159k
$0 liabilities
Net assets
$159k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
2.0y av
Staff
2
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
9
named in Part VII
Washington Ethnic Studies Now's network
7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
7 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 7 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christie Tran | Board Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Erin Herda | Board Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Heather Lippert | Board Secretary and Treasurer | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| James Young | Youth Board Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Jeff Triestman | Board Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Priyanka Mukhara | Youth Board Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Xitlalli Hammond | Youth Board Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
9 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Hubbard | Board President | since 2021 |
| Christopher Mena | Operations Manager | since 2022 |
| Erin Herda | Internal Communications Officer | 2021 |
| Flordelrio Correa | External Communications Officer | 2021 |
| Oliver Miska | Internal Communications Officer | 2023 |
| PAM Johnson | Treasure | 2021 |
| Shraddha Shirude | Curriculum Officer | 2023 |
| Tracy Castro Gill | Executive Director | 2021 |
| Tracy Castro-Gill PhD | Executive Director | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Jackson | Board President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Shraddha Shirude | Board Vice President | 2 | $0 | ||
| Heather Lippert | Board Secretary and Treasurer | 2 | $0 | ||
| Christie Tran | Board Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Erin Herda | Board Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Triestman | Board Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Priyanka Mukhara | Youth Board Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Xitlalli Hammond | Youth Board Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| James Young | Youth Board Director | 2 | $0 | ||
| Tracy Castro-Gill PhD | Executive Director | 40 | $0 | $58k |
About
- Legal name
- Washington Ethnic Studies Now
- EIN
- 845040108
- Address
- 2420 S 116th Way, Burien, WA, 98168-1216
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Washington Ethnic Studies Now WAESN is a multigenerational majority POC-led nonprofit advancing Ethnic Studies and racial justice in Washington. We center people of color build youth-centered leadership and learning and organize multiracial coalitions to co-create systemic change. Through advocacy community-rooted education and strategic partnerships we develop collective power to transform... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B01 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)04 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2020
- Principal officer
- Tracy Castro-Gill PhD (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2020
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2025
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥3years on the filingsErin Herda
≥2years on the filingsChristie Tran
≥2years on the filingsHeather Lippert
≥1years on the filingsJames Young
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $159k
- Total liabilities
- $0
- Net assets or fund balances
- $159k
- Contributions and grants received
- $251k
- Program service revenue
- $15k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $1k
- Employees
- 2
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $250k | $292k | Deficit $43k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.