At all times, we will strive to provide an authentic, supportive, and safe learning enviorment that fosters an appreciation and base of knowledge from which students can make an educated decision about entering a life of public service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$262K 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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FY2023 · 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 $29K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$262K
to officers and key staff · 33% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 33% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $9K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$13K
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 6 voting members
Concern: none of 6 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$823K
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$790K
To programs
65%
Net assets
$265K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$823K
FY2023▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$772K
FY2021$703K
FY2022$742K
FY2023$823K
FY2024$842K
FY2025$750K
Expenses
$790K
FY2023▲ +8%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$678K
FY2021$737K
FY2022$731K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$807K
FY2025$716K
Net assets
$265K
FY2023▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$221K
FY2022$232K
FY2023$265K
FY2024$300K
FY2025$321K

From the FY2023 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 May 2013.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $514K Management & general 35% · $275K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $262K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$162,970Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$98,646Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jack Greaves’s $160K as Executive Director is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Jack Greaves$160,497$160,265$162,970$152,922$149,109
Tammy Greaves$115,108$117,590$98,646$99,159$87,053

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Mentors high school students through firefighting and emergency medicine to encourage community service.

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3 programs · $514K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

First -In Training and Education contracts with the Northwest Career and Technical Academy (NCTA) for 3 sessions of classes in two locations...Bellingham and Mount Vernon. Through these two locations, we serve Skagit, Whatcom, and North Snohomish Count high schools.

$514Kprogram expense
02

First-In Training and Education contracts with the Washington Network for Innovative Careers (WANIC) for 2 sessions of classes in Kirkland, WA. At this location, we are able to serve all high schools in NE King County and South Snohomish County.

Pt IX · col B
03

First-In Training and Education contracts with the New Market Skills Center for 2 sessions of classes in Tumwater, WA. At this location, we are able to serve all high schools in Thurston, Mason, Grays Harbor, and Lewis Counties.

Pt IX · col B

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 1 funder$9K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$823K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$768K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Money outPt IX
$790K
Ln 25
Programscol B$514K
Managementcol C$275K
Owns and owesPt X
$265K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$106K
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$54K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$768K
Investment incomeLn 3$5
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$823K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$106K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$136K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K
Net assetsLn 32$265K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 630
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K$106K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K$136K
Total assetsLn 16$236K$278K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$13K
Net assetsLn 32$232K$265K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$262K$100K$162K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$256K$256K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$5K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$44K$31K$13K
Management feesLn 11a$4K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$203$203
Office expensesLn 13$24K$5K$19K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$50K
TravelLn 17$42K$30K$12K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$26K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$21K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$790K$514K$275K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $750K$716K$34K$321K 990 PDF
FY2024 $842K$807K$35K$300K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $823K$790K$33K$265K 990 PDF
FY2022 $742K$731K$11K$232K 990 PDF
FY2021 $703K$737K−$34K$221K 990 PDF
FY2020 $772K$678K$94K$255K 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $822,662 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $736,973$54,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,930$768,157
I-10 Investment income$5
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $741,903$822,662
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $554,985$575,284
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $175,634$214,469
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $730,619$789,753
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $11,284$32,909
Part VI · Governance 0 of 6 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $822,662 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,500
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$54,500
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $768,157$768,157
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5$5
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $768,162$822,662
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $789,753 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $100,007 · Management $161,609$261,616
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $256,378$256,378
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,437 · Management $7,849$13,286
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $30,963 · Management $13,041$44,004
IX-11a Management feesManagement $4,285$4,285
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $203$203
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,646 · Management $18,921$23,567
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $50,088$50,088
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,732 · Management $12,105$41,837
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,580$3,580
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $25,718 · Management $1,946$27,664
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,232 · Management $1,717$22,949
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,296$40,296
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $514,409 · Management $275,344 · Fundraising $0$789,753
Part X · Balance sheet $278,320 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,052$106,472
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $11,901$35,962
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $133,550$135,886
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $235,503$278,320
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $3,193$13,101
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,193$13,101
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $232,310$265,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $232,310$265,219
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $235,503$278,320
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $265,219 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$822,662
XI-2 Total expenses$789,753
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$32,909
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$232,310
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$265,219

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