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Fosterful FY2024 filing

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Vancouver, WA501(c)(3)Since 2014Human ServicesEIN 32-0476680Revenue $507K in FY2024

On file with the IRSfosterful.org101 E 8th St Ste 270, 98660-3399 · Vancouver, WATax-exempt since Mar 2017Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Fosterful, a nonprofit organization, is a community of qualified volunteers partnering with social workers and foster caregivers to provide a nurturing environment and a caring companion to children experiencing foster care. Our volunteers keep children occupied and safe, acting as companions when it's needed most through quality childcare both in the foster home and in the child-welfare office.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $29K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$252K
64% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 64% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$507K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$856K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$144K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$507K
FY2024▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$160K
FY2021$390K
FY2022$592K
FY2023$574K
FY2024$507K
FY2025$2.8M
Expenses
$856K
FY2024▲ +53%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$230K
FY2022$425K
FY2023$559K
FY2024$856K
FY2025$2.8M
Net assets
$144K
FY2024▼ -71%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$152K
FY2021$312K
FY2022$478K
FY2023$493K
FY2024$144K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2024 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 2017.

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

Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $557K Management & general 27% · $230K Fundraising 8% · $70K

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

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Sarah Desjarlais
Executive Director
$85,710Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Desjarlais
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dawn Redmond
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kamron Miller
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tracy Woods
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mike Lee
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Desjarlais’s $98K as Executive Director is at the 33rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sarah Desjarlais$98,450$85,710$78,975$77,671$44,126$35,020

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers a welcoming space for children starting foster care.

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2 programs · $557K · in their 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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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
Onpoint Community Credit UnionFY2025$26K
Hatfield FoundationFY2025$2K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$29K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$507K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$541K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$856K
Ln 25
Programscol B$557K
Managementcol C$230K
Fundraisingcol D$70K
Owns and owesPt X
$144K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$350K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$541K
Government grantsLn 1e$185K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$507K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$234K
SavingsLn 2$117K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K
Total assetsLn 16$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$252K
Net assetsLn 32$144K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 554
VolunteersI 654
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$450K$350K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K$46K
Total assetsLn 16$500K$397K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$252K
Net assetsLn 32$493K$144K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$86K$86K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$340K$308K$8K$25K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$74K$67K$2K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$51K$46K$1K$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$45K$11K$29K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$2K$12K$490
Office expensesLn 13$36K$11K$24K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$31K$4K$27K
OccupancyLn 16$42K$26K$9K$7K
TravelLn 17$6K$924$4K$917
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$3K$571
InsuranceLn 23$42K$31K$948$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$65K$46K$8K$11K
All other expensesLn 24e$440$162$97$181
Total functional expensesLn 25$856K$557K$230K$70K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $2.8M$2.8M$21K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $507K$856K−$349K$144K 990 PDF
FY2023 $574K$559K$15K$493K 990 PDF
FY2022 $592K$425K$167K$478K 990 PDF
FY2021 $390K$230K$160K$312K 990 PDF
FY2020 $160K$152K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $507,158 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $628,684$541,078
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $42$2,536
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$54,307−$36,456
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $574,419$507,158
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $379,457$551,337
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $179,982$304,831
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $559,439$856,168
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $14,980−$349,010
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $507,158 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$233 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$178,122
VIII-1e Government grants$184,724
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$178,232
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$541,078
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,536$2,536
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,223−$36,223
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$233 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$33,687$507,158
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $856,168 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $85,710$85,710
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $307,996 · Management $7,665 · Fundraising $24,615$340,276
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $67,169 · Management $1,672 · Fundraising $5,368$74,209
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,290 · Management $1,152 · Fundraising $3,700$51,142
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $20,435$20,435
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $10,760 · Management $29,031 · Fundraising $5,245$45,036
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,590 · Management $12,143 · Fundraising $490$14,223
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,280 · Management $23,626 · Fundraising $1,078$35,984
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,314 · Management $26,673$30,987
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,248 · Management $8,854 · Fundraising $6,562$41,664
IX-17 TravelPrograms $924 · Management $3,736 · Fundraising $917$5,577
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,233 · Management $571$3,804
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,727 · Management $948 · Fundraising $10,471$42,146
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $46,040 · Management $7,570 · Fundraising $10,925$64,535
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $162 · Management $97 · Fundraising $181$440
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $556,733 · Management $229,883 · Fundraising $69,552$856,168
Part X · Balance sheet $396,548 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $360,936$233,779
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $89,086$116,616
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,457$46,153
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $499,979$396,548
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,525$2,104
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,525$252,104
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $327,414$144,444
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,040$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $493,454$144,444
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $499,979$396,548
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $144,444 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$507,158
XI-2 Total expenses$856,168
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$349,010
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$493,454
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$144,444

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