Absolute Ministries

Tax-deductible

Auburn, WA501(c)(3)Since 2009Mental HealthEIN 26-4161135

Provide transitional support of housing and training to people who have struggled with any life controlling problems.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $102K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
Looks good: 95% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$78K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$426K
38% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 38% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
-9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.8M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$709K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2025▼ -9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$735K
FY2021$958K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.6M
Expenses
$1.8M
FY2025▲ +32%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$670K
FY2021$830K
FY2022$970K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$1.8M
Net assets
$709K
FY2025▼ -26%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$161K
FY2021$290K
FY2022$584K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$955K
FY2025$709K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2009.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $1.7M Management & general 5% · $97K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $78K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$78,285Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cameron Birk’s $78K as President is at the 12th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Cameron Birk$78,285$86,700$85,199$38,847——
Cameron Birk————$78,104$65,738

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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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers housing and training to help people overcome life challenges.

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1 program service account for $1.7M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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Provide Transitional Housing, Fulltime Placement, Transportation, Financial Framework Guidance, Full Time Staff Assistance, Relationship Restoration Assistance, College Credit, Matching Savings Program, Team Building Events & Outings, Random Drug/Alcohol Screenings, Positive Community, Weekly Chapel/Life Skills Class, Costco/YMCA…

$1.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$651K
Investment incomeLn 3$270K
Money outPt IX
$1.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$97K
Owns and owesPt X
$709K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$399K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$708K
Government grantsLn 1e$77K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$172K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$651K
Investment incomeLn 3$270K
Gains on assetsLn 7$270K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$399K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$399K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$728K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$426K
Net assetsLn 32$709K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 675
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$179K$399K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$728K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$427K$426K
Net assetsLn 32$955K$709K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$119K$119K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$506K$435K$72K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$101K$87K$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$57K$50K$7K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$33K$33K
OccupancyLn 16$365K$365K
InterestLn 20$22K$22K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$16K$16K
InsuranceLn 23$115K$115K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$482K$482K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$1K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.8M$1.7M$97K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.6M$1.8M−$246K$709K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.4M$348K$955K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.2M$22K$606K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$970K$294K$584K 990 PDF
FY2021 $958K$830K$128K$290K 990 PDF
FY2020 $735K$670K$65K$161K 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,576,168 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$172,351
VIII-1e Government grants$76,931
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$458,822
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$708,104
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $650,686$650,686
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $45$45
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $270,107$270,107
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$55,174−$55,174
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,400$2,400
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $653,086 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $214,978$1,576,168
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,822,145 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $119,100$119,100
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $434,604 · Management $71,580$506,184
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $86,529 · Management $14,150$100,679
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $50,094 · Management $7,150$57,244
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $1,016$1,016
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,273$33,273
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $365,049$365,049
IX-20 InterestPrograms $22,013$22,013
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $15,878$15,878
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $115,114$115,114
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $481,610$481,610
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,026 · Management $3,959$4,985
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,725,306 · Management $96,839 · Fundraising $0$1,822,145
Part X · Balance sheet $1,134,765 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $178,827$399,151
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$7,875
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,202,407$727,739
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,381,234$1,134,765
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,897$17,520
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $8,000$8,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $426,658$426,167
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $954,576$708,598
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,381,234$1,134,765
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $708,598 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,576,168
XI-2 Total expenses$1,822,145
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$245,977
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$954,576
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$708,598

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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