Fosterful EIN 32-0476680

Fosterful FY2024 filing

EIN  32-0476680 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vancouver, WA Founded 2014
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Offers a welcoming space for children starting foster care.
Leadership
Sarah Desjarlais · Executive Director · $86K
Money in and out
$507K revenue, $856K expenses
Bottom line
65% program efficiency

Offers a welcoming space for children starting foster care. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $507K in revenue, $856K in expenses, and $144K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$856K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$144K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$349K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.08
Program efficiency
65%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
4.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
-69%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$507K
FY2024▼ -12%
Expenses
$856K
FY2024▲ +53%
Total assets
$397K
FY2024▼ -21%
Total liabilities
$252K
FY2024▲ ×39
Total revenue
$507K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$856K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$144K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$349K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$397K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B65%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

2 program services account for $557K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Our flagship program is called caring companions, where volunteers are mobilized to sit with children to offer comfort, care, and companionship during a very difficult time. We serve children on call at child welfare offices through our three pillars: 1.

$552Kprogram expense
02

Launched in june 2023, sidekicks, is where volunteers and staff are paired one to one with a child experiencing foster care. We coordinate with the foster caregivers to serve the child on a recurring basis, dedicating 6 to 10 hours per month for each child.

$5Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CFosterful
EINHdr · item D32-0476680
Principal addressHdr · item CVancouver, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jfosterful.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2014
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMar 2017

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2Yes

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$85,710Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Desjarlais’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 34th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3863 $1–10M human services 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
Sarah Desjarlais$98,450$85,710$44,126$35,020
Sarah Desjarlais$78,975$77,671

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$541K · 107%
Investment income$3K · 1%
Contributions & grants107%$541K
Investment income1%$3K
— government grantsLn 1e$185K
Total revenueLn 12$507K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.65 Management & general $0.27 Fundraising $0.08
Program services65%$557K
Management & general27%$230K
Fundraising8%$70K
Total functional expensesLn 25$856K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$350K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$252K
Total net assetsLn 32$144K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.9

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $350K · Operating expenses/yr $856K
4.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $557K · Total expenses $856K
65%
Management & General
Management & general $230K · Total expenses $856K
27%
Fundraising
Fundraising $70K · Total expenses $856K
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $93K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $543K
$0.17 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $541K · Total revenue $507K
107%
Government reliance
Government grants $185K · Total revenue $507K
36%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $507K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $3K · Total revenue $507K
+1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $856K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $507K · Prior year $574K
-12%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $160K · FY2024 $507K
+33%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $144K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $507K · Expenses $856K
-69%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $397K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $144K · Total assets $397K
36%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $397K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Sarah Desjarlais · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $86K · Total expenses $856K
10%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $551K · Total expenses $856K
64%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 65%
Overhead ratio 27%
Fundraising cost ratio 13%
Revenue growth -12%
Accounting fee ratio 2%

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.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$507K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$574K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$592K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$390K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$160K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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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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