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Provides affordable, accessible mental, emotional, and spiritual counseling in the Puget Sound Region. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $1.1M in revenue, $987K in expenses, and $332K in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2021
Type
Religious organization · Religion
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
belltowercounseling.org
Filings
5 on file (2021–2025)
Revenue
$1.1MFY2025
Expenses
$987K
Net assets
$332K
People
9
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  86-1728621 Religious organization Seattle, WA Founded 2021
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Provides affordable, accessible mental, emotional, and spiritual counseling in the Puget Sound Region.
Leadership
Caewyn Barnett · Vice President & Counselor · $84K
Money in and out
$1.1M revenue, $987K expenses
Bottom line
96% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$987K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$332K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $74K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.00
Program efficiency
96%
of spending reaches programs▲ +1% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
4.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +24% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+7%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +21% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +6%
Expenses
$987K
FY2025▲ +5%
Total assets
$334K
FY2025▲ +29%
Total liabilities
$2K
FY2025▲ ×43
Total revenue
$1.1M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$987K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$332K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$74K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$334K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B96%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBell Tower Counseling
EINHdr · item D86-1728621
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jbelltowercounseling.org
Year of formationHdr · item L2021
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFReligion (X20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJun 2021

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
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
Vice President & Counselor
$84,189Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director, President, & Counselor
$41,798Pt VII · Sec A
$2,457Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Caewyn Barnett’s $84K as Vice President & Counselor is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1637 $1–10M religion 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Caewyn Barnett$84,189$75,426$38,844$47,324$550
Katherine Ribera$41,798$63,001$18,855
Katie Ribera$46,011$41,569
Jared Michonski$2,457

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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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $951K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
01

Counseling

Provided more than 5,650 hours of mental health counseling to 362 individuals and families, utilizing scholarship funds to assist in providing affordable and sustainable access to these services for clients in need of mental healthcare.

$942Kprogram expense
02

Education

Provided practicum and internship opportunities for 2 graduate students needing practical experience as part of their educational programs. Students were able to participate in staff meetings and case consultation, professional training, observation of senior clinicians, and weekly meetings with experienced supervisors.

$10Kprogram expense
03

Conference Activities

Hosted two educational conferences open to the community for about 85 attendees to learn about mental health topics and useful skills for managing these concerns in an affordable and more accessible format than what weekly individual counseling is able to provide. For 2025, conference activities were inactive.

Pt IX · col B

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$903K · 85%
Contributions & grants$160K · 15%
Program service revenue85%$903K
Contributions & grants15%$160K
Investment income$5K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.96 Management & general $0.03 Fundraising $0.00
Program services96%$951K
Management & general3%$32K
Fundraising$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$987K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$334K
Total assetsLn 16$334K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$2K
Total net assetsLn 32$332K
Months of cash on handcomputed4.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $334K · Operating expenses/yr $987K
4.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $951K · Total expenses $987K
96%
Management & General
Management & general $32K · Total expenses $987K
3%
Fundraising
Fundraising $4K · Total expenses $987K
0.4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $7K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $138K
$0.05 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $160K · Total revenue $1.1M
15%
Government reliance
Government grants $0 · Total revenue $1.1M
0%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $903K · Total revenue $1.1M
85%
Investment reliance
Investment income $5K · Total revenue $1.1M
+0.5%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $903K · Total expenses $987K
91%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $1.1M · Prior year $1.0M
+6%
Revenue CAGR
FY2021 $131K · FY2025 $1.1M
+69%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $332K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $1.1M · Expenses $987K
+7%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $334K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $332K · Total assets $334K
99%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $334K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Caewyn Barnett · Reported title Vice President & Counselor · Highest reported compensation $84K · Total expenses $987K
9%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $745K · Total expenses $987K
75%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 96%
Overhead ratio 3%
Fundraising cost ratio 2%
Revenue growth 6%

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 1 funder$42K

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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)$1.1M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$1.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$724K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$544K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$131K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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