Skate Journeys

Seattle, WA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Recreation & Sports

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$340K
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$348K
To programs
50%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$340K
FY2024▲ +13%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$62K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$193K
FY2023$300K
FY2024$340K
Expenses
$348K
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$159K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$296K
FY2024$348K
Net assets
$25K
FY2024▼ -27%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$5K
FY2021$50K
FY2022$30K
FY2023$33K
FY2024$25K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CSkate Journeys
EINHdr · item D26-4061263
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFDec 2009
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFRecreation & Sports (N68)
WebsiteHdr · item Jskatejourneys.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.50 Management & general $0.45 Fundraising $0.05
Program services50%$173K
Management & general45%$156K
Fundraising5%$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$348K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
50%
of spending reaches programs▼ -14% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -15% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-2%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -272% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Total assets
$33K
FY2024▼ -13%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$51K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$37K
FY2024$33K
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2024▲ +102%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$1K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$4K
FY2024$8K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$8K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$33K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B50%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$31K
Total assetsLn 16$33K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$25K
Months of cash on handcomputed1.1

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$223K · 65%
Program service revenue$118K · 35%
Contributions & grants65%$223K
Program service revenue35%$118K
Total revenueLn 12$340K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $31K · Operating expenses/yr $348K
1.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $173K · Total expenses $348K
50%
Management & General
Management & general $156K · Total expenses $348K
45%
Fundraising
Fundraising $19K · Total expenses $348K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $13K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $180K
$0.07 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $223K · Total revenue $340K
65%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $340K
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $118K · Total revenue $340K
35%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $340K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $118K · Total expenses $348K
34%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $340K · Prior year $300K
+13%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $62K · FY2024 $340K
+53%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $25K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $340K · Expenses $348K
-2%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $33K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $25K · Total assets $33K
75%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $33K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Patricia Alexander · Reported title Executive Director · Highest reported compensation $68K · Total expenses $348K
19%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $253K · Total expenses $348K
73%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 50%——
Overhead ratio 45%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth 13%——
Accounting fee ratio 0.6%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$67,516Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Patricia Alexander’s $68K as Executive Director is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1016 $100K–1M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Patricia Alexander$67,516$49,233$50,843$48,828$47,833

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 4Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 4Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Teaches inline and roller skating to transform lives.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $173K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Camp

Provided five weeks of summer camp for 156 youths aged 5 to 12 years as well as providing job training and development for 32 youth staff. Fee waivers for 7 students totaling $ 3,320 were provided for low-income students covering camp fees and gear. Objectives for youth camps: 1.

$81Kprogram expense
02

Community

Community: Skate Journeys provided community classes year-round for 300 kids and adults to learn to skate on roller and inline skates. Students took a total of 1556 classes. Advanced classes included artistic, slalom and trail classes. A six-week apprentice instructor training course was provided for 16 students.

$77Kprogram expense
03

School

Skate Journeys provided one Skate PE program for 58 students and four afterschool programs serving 75 students. The objective for our school programs is to for students to engage in healthy activity and gain an introduction to the sport of inline and roller skating in safe, fun environment in which basic skills are enhanced.

$16Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$180K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest Viewing $340K$348K+13% 990 PDF
FY2023 $300K$296K+56% 990 PDF
FY2022 $193K—-10% 990 PDF
FY2021 $215K$159K+248% 990 PDF
FY2020 $62K— 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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