Space Between EIN 81-4546023

Space Between

EIN  81-4546023 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Brings research-based mindfulness education to teachers and students.
Leadership
Kara-Lee Ruotolo · Co-Director · $86K
Money in and out
$445K revenue, $374K expenses
Bottom line
70% program efficiency

Brings research-based mindfulness education to teachers and students. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $445K in revenue, $374K in expenses, and $199K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$445K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$374K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$199K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $71K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.16
Program efficiency
70%
of spending reaches programs0% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
5.6mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +56% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+16%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +322% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$445K
FY2025▲ +22%
Expenses
$374K
FY2025▼ -5%
Total assets
$201K
FY2025▲ +49%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▼ -69%
Total revenue
$445K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$374K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$199K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$71K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$201K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B70%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $262K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Space between taught mindfulness to students, teens, educators, and family members. We served about 1,709 people during the 2024-2025 school YEAR.OUR impact is acknowledged by people in our anonymous surveys: a majority, 52% of 3RD-5TH grade student survey respondents reported that they use mindfulness practices they learned with space…

$262Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CSpace Between
EINHdr · item D81-4546023
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.spacebetween.community
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P50)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2018

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a5
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b5
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Co-Director
$86,450Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Director
$77,867Pt VII · Sec A
$44,244Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$4,526Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kara-Lee Ruotolo’s $86K as Co-Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Kara-Lee Ruotolo$86,450$80,123
Kim Armstrong$50,000$55,000$80,000
Kara-Lee Ruotolo$80,000$77,500$31,146
Damithia Nieves$77,867$32,693
Tai Mattox$50,000$46,667$30,000
Nicole Sirivansanti$44,244$42,000
Kim Armstrong$25,000
Faye Makatza$21,087

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$367K · 82%
Program service revenue$78K · 18%
Contributions & grants82%$367K
Program service revenue18%$78K
Investment income$199
— government grantsLn 1e$166K
Total revenueLn 12$445K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.70 Management & general $0.13 Fundraising $0.16
Program services70%$262K
Management & general13%$50K
Fundraising16%$62K
Total functional expensesLn 25$374K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$171K
Total assetsLn 16$201K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$199K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $171K · Operating expenses (Pt IX) $374K · Less non-cash grants $9K · Cash operating expenses/yr $365K
5.6 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $262K · Total expenses $374K
70%
Management & General
Management & general $50K · Total expenses $374K
13%
Fundraising
Fundraising $62K · Total expenses $374K
16%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $56K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $225K
$0.25 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $367K · Total revenue $445K
82%
Government reliance
Government grants $166K · Total revenue $445K
37%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $78K · Total revenue $445K
18%
Investment reliance
Investment income $199 · Total revenue $445K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $78K · Total expenses $374K
21%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $445K · Prior year $366K
+22%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $228K · FY2024 $445K
+18%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $199K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $445K · Expenses $374K
+16%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $201K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $199K · Total assets $201K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $201K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Kara-Lee Ruotolo · Reported title CO-DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $86K · Total expenses $374K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $277K · Total expenses $374K
74%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 70%
Overhead ratio 13%
Fundraising cost ratio 17%
Revenue growth 22%
Accounting fee ratio 3%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$85K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$445K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$366K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$332K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$279K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$228K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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