Pioneer Human Services INC

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1962Human ServicesEIN 91-0791552Revenue $105.3M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpioneerhumanservices.org7440 W Marginal Way S, 98108-4141 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 1972Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide individuals with criminal histories the opportunity to lead healthy, productive lives, and further the fostering of low income housing.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 8 volunteers and 1,234 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 $2.0M a year · 2% 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.1M
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 67% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$23.2M
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$105.3M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$95.3M
To programs
86%
Net assets
$58.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$105.3M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$78.6M
FY2021$86.2M
FY2022$88.9M
FY2023$89.9M
FY2024$105.3M
Expenses
$95.3M
FY2024▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$82.4M
FY2021$82.8M
FY2022$87.1M
FY2023$91.3M
FY2024$95.3M
Net assets
$58.2M
FY2024▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$44.5M
FY2021$47.9M
FY2022$49.6M
FY2023$48.2M
FY2024$58.2M

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 1972.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $82.0M Management & general 14% · $13.0M Fundraising 0% · $270K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $2.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$503,088Pt VII · Sec A
$307,246Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Clinical and Reentry Svcs
$233,750Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President Human Resources
$222,341Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$213,221Pt VII · Sec A
VP Information Technology
$198,958Pt VII · Sec A
COO Thru 06/30/24
$191,586Pt VII · Sec A
Medical Director - Tns
$187,146Pt VII · Sec A

Anthony Wright’s $503K as CEO is at the 67th percentile of top reported officer pay among 249 $100M+ 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Anthony Wright$503,088$411,217$323,130$293,694$319,186
Karen Lee————$409,194
Karen T Lee——$185,544$386,719—
Mark Behrends$191,586$317,513$273,644$245,034$261,317
Sandra Possin$307,246$275,594———
Audrey Hicks——$38,130$257,933$282,031
Clinton Jordan$233,750————
Deborah Gibson$222,341————

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

Helps people with criminal records find healthy lives and affordable housing.

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3 programs · $66.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Treatment

Pioneer offers a range of treatment services in the community including detox, outpatient and residential treatment options and within local jails to support recovery from substance abuse and mental health disorders.

$31.8Mprogram expense
02

Enterprises

Employment is key to building a stable life in the community after incarceration. That's why we started pioneer industries in 1967. Today we operate multiple business lines that help support our social service programs while providing a training ground and work experience that promote a career trajectory for those we serve, and serve as…

$23.3Mprogram expense
03

Youth/Juvenile

Pioneer provides an array of specialized residential programs to serve youth, young adults and families in crisis. Our goal is to preserve families, if it is safe for the youth, and provide the tools and skills needed to prevent youth from entering the judicial system or from returning to it.

$11.7Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$105.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$12.0M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Money outPt IX
$95.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$82.0M
Managementcol C$13.0M
Fundraisingcol D$270K
Owns and owesPt X
$58.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$24.9M
Total assetsLn 16$81.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$315K
Government grantsLn 1e$75K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$16K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$92.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$12.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$189K
Gains on assetsLn 7$11.2M
Total revenueLn 12$105.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$24.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$24.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$451K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$22.8M
Other assetsLn 15$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$81.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$23.2M
Net assetsLn 32$58.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51,234
VolunteersI 68
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$14.4M$24.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$451K$451K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$36.5M$22.8M
Total assetsLn 16$86.8M$81.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$38.6M$23.2M
Net assetsLn 32$48.2M$58.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.2M$1.2M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34.9M$29.9M$4.9M$82K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$7.1M$5.9M$1.2M$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3.7M$3.1M$671K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$196K$196K
Accounting feesLn 11c$136K$136K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$36K$36K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3.5M$2.2M$1.1M$145K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$156K$10K$144K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$1.5M$741K$756K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$1.1M$541K$595K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$6.7M$6.2M$557K$4K
TravelLn 17$505K$402K$104K$16
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$485K$294K$191K
InterestLn 20$723K$647K$76K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.3M$1.9M$401K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$28.0M$27.5M$453K$58
All other expensesLn 24e$3.0M$2.4M$659K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$95.3M$82.0M$13.0M$270K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $105.3M$95.3M$10.0M$58.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $89.9M$91.3M−$1.4M$48.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $88.9M$87.1M$1.7M$49.6M 990 PDF
FY2021 $86.2M$82.8M$3.4M$47.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $78.6M$82.4M−$3.7M$44.5M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $105,291,649 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $846,883$315,392
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,068,327$92,760,517
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,752,671$12,026,299
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $206,505$189,441
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $89,874,386$105,291,649
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 $44,314,950$46,864,901
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $46,938,466$48,413,650
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $91,253,416$95,278,551
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,379,030$10,013,098
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $105,291,649 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,539 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$75,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$240,392
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$15,617
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$315,392
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $92,760,517$92,760,517
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $780,708$780,708
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $130,930$130,930
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $11,245,591$11,245,591
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $54,972$54,972
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $92,760,517 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12,215,740$105,291,649
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $95,278,551 across 18 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $1,156,233$1,156,233
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $29,874,923 · Management $4,936,132 · Fundraising $81,698$34,892,753
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,871,899 · Management $1,184,629 · Fundraising $16,969$7,073,497
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,063,875 · Management $671,037 · Fundraising $7,506$3,742,418
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $196,380$196,380
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $135,808$135,808
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $36,000$36,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,247,081 · Management $1,058,319 · Fundraising $145,062$3,450,462
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,254 · Management $144,190 · Fundraising $1,183$155,627
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $740,723 · Management $756,395 · Fundraising $2,138$1,499,256
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $540,886 · Management $594,638 · Fundraising $4,729$1,140,253
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $6,150,172 · Management $557,087 · Fundraising $4,263$6,711,522
IX-17 TravelPrograms $401,620 · Management $103,851 · Fundraising $16$505,487
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $293,689 · Management $191,208$484,897
IX-20 InterestPrograms $647,057 · Management $75,985$723,042
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,947,284 · Management $401,455$2,348,739
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $27,533,718 · Management $453,430 · Fundraising $58$27,987,206
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,374,196 · Management $658,696 · Fundraising $6,079$3,038,971
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $82,029,565 · Management $12,979,285 · Fundraising $269,701$95,278,551
Part X · Balance sheet $81,431,782 assets, 18 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $8,167,151; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,500$3,050
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $14,348,659$24,868,161
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $13,565,828$13,643,394
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,177,810$3,794,814
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,789,275$2,801,161
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $36,523,830$22,785,142
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $450,942$450,942
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,959,269$4,917,967
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $86,823,264$81,431,782
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,509,902$11,329,754
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $105,304$215,250
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $15,051,204$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,478,181$5,198,260
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $38,596,111$23,191,531
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $48,224,802$58,238,251
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,351$2,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $48,227,153$58,240,251
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $86,823,264$81,431,782
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $58,240,251 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$105,291,649
XI-2 Total expenses$95,278,551
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$10,013,098
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$48,227,153
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$58,240,251

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

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