Northwest Center Services

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Sea Tac, WA501(c)(3)Since 2018Human ServicesEIN 36-4885823Revenue $55.8M in FY2025

On file with the IRSnwcenter.org1840 S 144th Street, 98168-3702 · Sea Tac, WATax-exempt since Jun 2020Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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Mission of Northwest Center Services is to promote the growth, development, and independence of persons with disabilities through programs of therapy, education, and work opportunity.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 18 volunteers and 1,421 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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $107K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.8M
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 83% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Named funders
1
named funder · $526K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$84K
0.3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$55.8M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$55.4M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$28.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$55.8M
FY2025▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28.2M
FY2021$45.3M
FY2022$41.4M
FY2023$50.3M
FY2024$53.0M
FY2025$55.8M
Expenses
$55.4M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$29.6M
FY2021$39.0M
FY2022$44.6M
FY2023$51.9M
FY2024$54.2M
FY2025$55.4M
Net assets
$28.2M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$8.1M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$23.3M
FY2024$27.8M
FY2025$28.2M

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 Jun 2020.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $49.0M Management & general 11% · $6.3M

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

31 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Senior VP of Op. Amazon (thru 9/25)
$344,562Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Operations, Nwc Amazon
$273,936Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP, Chief Program Officer
$217,863Pt VII · Sec A
Account Director
$213,908Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Director, Operations Amazon
$210,929Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President, Lithtex
$209,941Pt VII · Sec A
SR Manager, Reception & Program Svcs
$175,187Pt VII · Sec A
SR Manager, Reception & Program Svcs
$164,371Pt VII · Sec A

Ellis Vance Perry III’s $345K as Senior VP of Op. Amazon (thru 9/25) is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Ellis Vance Perry III$344,562$449,195————
Perry III Ellis Vance——$411,062$176,946$151,386—
Therese Connor—$375,918————
Michael Thomas Scalzo—$310,676————
Lenka Kocianova Lyons$273,936$257,833————
Connor Therese——$272,658$93,580——
Eugene F Boes—$251,719————
Boes Eugene F——$250,445$240,650$187,654—

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes independence for people with disabilities through therapy, education, and inclusive employment opportunities within its social enterprises and building services.

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3 programs · $49.0M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Northwest center services offers employment services, including job coaching, placement and staffing to support the varied needs of adults with disabilities seeking work opportunity. Serving adults of all abilities we work with both employers and our employees to promote mutually beneficial job placements within the community through…

$39.3Mprogram expense
02

Northwest center services operates several social enterprises that provide workplace opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Northwest center services employs adults of all abilities within its printing and manufacturing businesses.

$7.5Mprogram expense
03

Northwest center services operates several social enterprises that provide workplace opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Northwest center services employs adults of all abilities within its janitorial and building services divisions.

$2.2Mprogram expense

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 · FY2020
Northwest CenterFY2020$526K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$526K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$55.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.8M
Money outPt IX
$55.4M
Ln 25
Programscol B$49.0M
Managementcol C$6.3M
Owns and owesPt X
$28.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$28.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
PeoplePt VI, VII
31
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$55.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$4K
Total revenueLn 12$55.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$798K
Other assetsLn 15$15.7M
Total assetsLn 16$28.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$84K
Net assetsLn 32$28.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,421
VolunteersI 618
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M$798K
Total assetsLn 16$28.9M$28.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$84K
Net assetsLn 32$27.8M$28.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$2K$2K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$865K$865K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36.9M$34.7M$2.2M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$378K$327K$51K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5.1M$4.9M$241K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.4M$3.2M$247K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.4M$143K$1.2M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$270K$36K$234K
Office expensesLn 13$221K$183K$39K
Information technologyLn 14$438K$438K
OccupancyLn 16$1.0M$789K$258K
TravelLn 17$61K$61K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$413K$413K
InsuranceLn 23$331K$331K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.5M$4.4M$122K
Total functional expensesLn 25$55.4M$49.0M$6.3M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $55.8M$55.4M$418K$28.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $53.0M$54.2M−$1.2M$27.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $50.3M$51.9M−$1.6M$23.3M 990 PDF
FY2022 $41.4M$44.6M−$3.2M$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $45.3M$39.0M$6.3M$8.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $28.2M$29.6M−$1.4M$1.8M 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $55,772,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,861$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $52,941,148$55,776,744
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$244−$4,409
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $41,340$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $52,999,105$55,772,335
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $9,731$1,668
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $45,359,452$46,693,536
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $8,866,186$8,659,344
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $54,235,369$55,354,548
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,236,264$417,787
Part VI · Governance 11 of 11 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body11
VI-1b Independent voting members11
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $55,772,335 across 3 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $55,776,744$55,776,744
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$4,409−$4,409
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,776,744 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$4,409$55,772,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $55,354,548 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $1,668$1,668
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $865,228$865,228
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,687,656 · Management $2,202,771$36,890,427
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $326,507 · Management $51,082$377,589
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $4,903,069 · Management $240,820$5,143,889
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,169,526 · Management $246,877$3,416,403
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $143,250 · Management $1,222,641$1,365,891
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $36,167 · Management $233,636$269,803
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $182,777 · Management $38,686$221,463
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $437,637$437,637
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $788,803 · Management $258,347$1,047,150
IX-17 TravelManagement $60,602$60,602
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $413,203$413,203
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $331,227$331,227
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,390,281 · Management $122,087$4,512,368
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $49,042,907 · Management $6,311,641 · Fundraising $0$55,354,548
Part X · Balance sheet $28,315,403 assets, 13 lines filed
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $11,217,504$11,404,243
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $332,746$281,881
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $124,134$124,780
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,091,983$798,279
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $3,457,865$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $12,664,184$15,706,220
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,888,416$28,315,403
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,064,324$74,479
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $10,547$9,592
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,074,871$84,071
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $27,813,545$28,231,332
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $27,813,545$28,231,332
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,888,416$28,315,403
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $28,231,332 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,772,335
XI-2 Total expenses$55,354,548
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$417,787
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$27,813,545
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$28,231,332

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