Mullen-Polk Foundation

Tax-deductible

Vancouver, WA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 47-4784317

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To provide a safe and secure housing environment for youth in the washington area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 32 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $304K a year · 17% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$194K
to officers and key staff · 9% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 88% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 9% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.6 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $19K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$6.2M
80% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 80% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
-54% vs prior year
Spent
$2.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -54%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$903K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$1.7M
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +9%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$907K
FY2021$934K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$2.2M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2024▼ -24%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$22K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$351K
FY2023$2.1M
FY2024$1.6M

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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jan 2016.

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

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $1.8M Management & general 21% · $463K Fundraising 0% · $2K

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; $194K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$194,000Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Weems’s $194K as Executive Director is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Linda Weems$194,000$174,000$144,000$144,000$117,500

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

Offers safe housing for young people in the Washington area.

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3 program services account for $1.8M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Qualified Residential Treatment Program

During 2024, mullen-polk foundation continued operating the qualified residential treatment program, "our next generation," a private facility, to accomodate the needs of young people who have been recognized as moderate to high risk for behavioral and emotional health issues, including mental health disturbnce and developmental…

$1.1Mprogram expense
02

Child Placing Agency

During 2024, the mullen-polk foundation continued to provide our licensed foster and adoptive families with the training, tools, and compassionate support needed, to give each child in their care every chance to succeed.

$508Kprogram expense
03

Family Resource Center

During 2024, the mullen-polk foundation's family resource center supported families and individuals in the community with assistance obtaining hygiene supplies, housing and transportation, connecting individuals with food banks, snap & tanf, health services, mental health services, and other immediate needs.

$183Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$19K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Money outPt IX
$2.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$463K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$121K
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$25
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$104K
SavingsLn 2$17K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 532
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$405K$121K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.4M$7.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.0M$7.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$6.2M
Net assetsLn 32$2.1M$1.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$212K$104K$106K$2K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$657K$615K$42K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$124K$96K$28K$291
Legal feesLn 11b$385$385
Accounting feesLn 11c$11K$11K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$39K$18K$22K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$686$376
Office expensesLn 13$78K$31K$47K
Information technologyLn 14$17K$10K$6K
OccupancyLn 16$157K$124K$33K
TravelLn 17$14K$9K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$481$599
InterestLn 20$354K$255K$100K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$14K$14K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$26K$28K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$443K$433K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$56K$38K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M$1.8M$463K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.7M$2.2M−$502K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$2.1M$1.7M$2.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.4M$1.2M$125K$351K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$934K$198K$224K 990 PDF
FY2020 $903K$907K−$4K$22K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,738,619 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,676,782
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$61,812
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,738,594
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25$25
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $25$1,738,619
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,240,391 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $103,987 · Management $106,109 · Fundraising $2,122$212,218
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $615,357 · Management $41,568$656,925
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,337$8,337
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $95,878 · Management $27,515 · Fundraising $291$123,684
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $385$385
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $10,670$10,670
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,654 · Management $21,501$39,155
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $686 · Management $376$1,062
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $30,860 · Management $46,712$77,572
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $10,177 · Management $6,354$16,531
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $124,276 · Management $32,996$157,272
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,347 · Management $4,502$13,849
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $481 · Management $599$1,080
IX-20 InterestPrograms $254,743 · Management $99,562$354,305
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $13,626$13,626
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,477 · Management $28,278$54,755
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $433,479 · Management $9,763$443,242
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $38,349 · Management $17,374$55,723
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,775,377 · Management $462,601 · Fundraising $2,413$2,240,391
Part X · Balance sheet $7,733,793 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $200,306$104,168
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $204,387$16,734
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $127,069$137,488
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $40,051$54,028
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,390,489$7,361,749
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $67,002$59,626
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,029,304$7,733,793
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $147,543$262,673
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,970,874$6,177,135
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,413,168$911,396
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $645,262$645,262
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,058,430$1,556,658
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,029,304$7,733,793
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,556,658 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,738,619
XI-2 Total expenses$2,240,391
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$501,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,058,430
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,556,658

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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