Express Advantage
Creating scalable and collaborative programs that create positive economic impact and financial resiliency for low income families and their communities.
Express Advantage at a glance
In short: Express Advantage gave $581K across 2 grants in 2025 (avg $290K), mostly in Washington. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $580,500
- -74.0% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 2
- +100.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $290,250
- -87.0% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $290,250
- Total assets
- $53,890
- -40.2% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Washington (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Express Advantage funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 2 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Opportunity Knocks Group LLC ($491K). Together the top 2 received $581K.
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 3 grants of 6 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 2 itemized grants.
States
Cities
How Express Advantage gives
- Giving fell 70% from 2022 to 2025. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $581K (2025) to $2.2M (2024). In 2025 it made 2 grants totaling $581K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Opportunity Knocks Group LLC Seattle, WA | — | $490,500 |
| Opportunity Ventures LLC Tacoma, WA | facilitate an Opportunity Summit in Tacoma Washington | $90,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $53,890 | $545,559 | $581,715 | $580,500 | 2 | $196 |
| 2024 | $90,045 | $1,540,755 | $2,238,775 | $2,234,000 | 1 | $202 |
| 2023 | $788,065 | $2,250,554 | $1,496,948 | $1,496,000 | 1 | $543 |
| 2022 | $34,459 | $325,532 | $2,011,067 | $1,955,592 | 1 | $1,008 |
| 2021 | $1,719,994 | $2,786,133 | $1,086,297 | $827,959 | 1 | $14 |
| 2020 | $20,191 | $1,693 | $1,322 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | $19,820 | $6,194 | $28,746 | — | — | — |
About Express Advantage
Based on IRS filings
Express Advantage is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tacoma, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $54K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 2 grants totaling $581K. Net investment income was $196.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Express Advantage is led by Mike Beall, Executive Director since 2022 (on filings since 2019); none of the 6 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Mike Beall
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2022
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Stacy Augustine
Chair
On filings since 2019
5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Chris Horton
Secretary
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dick Rowan
CFO
On filings since 2024
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Renee Sattiewhite
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Ronaldo Hardy
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (8)
- Former: Enrique Delgadillo (2022–2024) — Vice Chair
- Former: Sharon Hall (2022–2023) — CFO
- Former: Cheryl Markham (2019–2021) — Secretary
- Former: Shirely Senn (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ronaldo Hardy Express Advantage (2021) — Executive Director
- Former: Debbie Wegge (2019–2020) — Vice Chair
- Former: Kathryn Kellner (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sharon Hall Express Advantage (2019–2020) — Executive Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Express Advantage
How much does Express Advantage give each year?
Express Advantage gave $581K across 2 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $2.2M across 1 grant.
How large is Express Advantage?
Express Advantage reported $54K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $546K.
What is Express Advantage?
Express Advantage is a public charity focused on Education, based in Tacoma, WA. It holds $54K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Express Advantage operate?
Express Advantage has awarded grants in Nevada, Washington.
What is Express Advantage's EIN?
Express Advantage's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 61-1575044. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS July 26, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 25, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 23, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS September 5, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 6, 2026)
- Added Form 990-EZ for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 2, 2020)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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