Providing support for foster care children and parents

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K 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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $31K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$24K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $71K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 15 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 15 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$298K
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$331K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$324K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$298K
FY2023▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$418K
FY2022$427K
FY2023$298K
FY2024$342K
FY2025$463K
Expenses
$331K
FY2023▼ -20%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$250K
FY2021$333K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$331K
FY2024$369K
FY2025$410K
Net assets
$324K
FY2023▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$256K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$357K
FY2023$324K
FY2024$298K
FY2025$350K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2015.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $171K Management & general 48% · $160K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$23,804Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terri Crafts’s $82K as Executive Dir. is at the 74th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Terri Crafts$82,500$80,842$23,804——
Scott Ferguson———$69,431$15,750

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

Supports foster children and their parents with essential resources and guidance.

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3 programs · $171K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Embrace washington's wish is a program to grant wishes for children in foster care up to 17 years of age. We grant wishes such as: sports scholarships, educational support and technology, supplies for infants and toddlers, summer camps and extra curricular activities, and beds and bedding for placements for foster children.

$89Kprogram expense
02

Embrace washington's education program allows children experiencing foster care to get individual and specialized assistance with their education. Many children in foster care fall behind educationally and because of the trauma they sustain it can be difficult to get them caught up.

$45Kprogram expense
03

Providing duffle bags to foster children for their belongings during emergency relocations. Providing an annual christmas party, complete with breakfast, gifts, and picture with santa for foster families. Assisting foster families with items (beds, high-chairs, car seats, etc.) needed in order to have foster children in their homes.

$37Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$298K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$331K
Ln 25
Programscol B$171K
Managementcol C$160K
Owns and owesPt X
$324K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$328K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a15
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$62K
Total revenueLn 12$298K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$328K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$328K
Other assetsLn 15$7K
Total assetsLn 16$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$324K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 6890
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$362K$328K
Total assetsLn 16$363K$343K
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$357K$324K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$24K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$49K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$5K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$14K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$7K$489$6K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$14K
TravelLn 17$2K$386$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$176$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$200K$169K$30K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$274$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$331K$171K$160K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $463K$410K$53K$350K 990 PDF
FY2024 $342K$369K−$26K$298K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $298K$331K−$33K$324K 990 PDF
FY2022 $427K$412K$16K$357K 990 PDF
FY2021 $418K$333K$86K$341K 990 PDF
FY2020 $341K$250K$91K$256K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $297,856 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $323,093$230,280
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$5,152
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $104,085$62,424
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $427,178$297,856
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 $97,410$83,764
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $314,177$246,811
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $411,587$330,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $15,591−$32,719
Part VI · Governance 10 of 15 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body15
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $297,856 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,280
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,280
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $5,152$5,152
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $62,424$62,424
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,152 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $62,424$297,856
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $330,575 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $23,804$23,804
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $49,275$49,275
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $4,642$4,642
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $6,043$6,043
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,047$1,047
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $13,536$13,536
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $5,315$5,315
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $489 · Management $6,261$6,750
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,800$13,800
IX-17 TravelPrograms $386 · Management $1,481$1,867
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $176 · Management $2,456$2,632
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $169,486 · Management $30,250$199,736
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $274 · Management $1,854$2,128
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $170,811 · Management $159,764 · Fundraising $0$330,575
Part X · Balance sheet $343,050 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $361,751$327,785
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,550$8,200
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$7,065
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $363,301$343,050
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$625
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,751$18,594
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,751$19,219
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $356,550$323,831
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $363,301$343,050
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $323,831 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$297,856
XI-2 Total expenses$330,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$32,719
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$356,550
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$323,831

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