To improve the quality of life for all members of the community of kittitas county (see schedule o) by attending to those of its citizens who are unable temporarily to stabilize themselves in the first four levels of maslow's hierarchy of need.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$461K 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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FY2022 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.1M a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$461K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $578K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Concern: 0.3 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $33K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$10.0M
59% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 59% of assets; 50% to 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$17.4M
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$16.7M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$6.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$17.4M
FY2022▲ +2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$11.3M
FY2021$17.1M
FY2022$17.4M
FY2023$20.6M
FY2024$18.2M
Expenses
$16.7M
FY2022▲ +13%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$10.5M
FY2021$14.8M
FY2022$16.7M
FY2023$19.6M
FY2024$17.5M
Net assets
$6.9M
FY2022▲ +12%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.9M
FY2021$6.2M
FY2022$6.9M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.7M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 1967.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $15.3M Management & general 8% · $1.3M Fundraising 1% · $91K

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

12 people listed on the 990; $461K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$173,505Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$144,116Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$142,992Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Susan Grindle’s $195K as CEO is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Susan Grindle$194,606$183,404$173,505$168,297$158,714
John Raymond$144,012$152,143$144,116$135,866—
Ariam Mehtsentu$142,245$151,944$142,992$135,220—
Ariam Mehtensu————$124,582
Jeriann Epperson$118,449————

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

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  • 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 Kittitas County residents meet basic needs like food, shelter, and safety.

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3 programs · $13.4M · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Housing & Energy Services

The energy assistance program helps low-income households with their home heating bills and avoid shutoff of utilities during winter months; ensuring warm healthy households for those in need.

$9.1Mprogram expense
02

The supportive services for veteran families (SSVF) program is designed to assist veterans and their families who are experiencing homelessness, or are imminently in danger of becoming homeless, in obtaining and maintaining stable housing.

$2.2Mprogram expense
03

Transportation Services

This is a paratransit and a fixed route central transit transportation system. All systems offer ada compliant, wheelchair accessible busses and exceptional drivers. As a provider of paratransit transportation, this program offers door-to-door rides to the elderly, disabled, and low-income of kittitas county to medical, nutrition, social…

$2.1Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 35 grants · $33.7M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,320,450
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,264,997
Unitemized GrantFY2024$1,224,688
Unitemized GrantFY2024$663,755
Unitemized GrantFY2024$112,553
Unitemized GrantFY2024$82,513
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,727,252
Unitemized GrantFY2023$3,727,252
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,259,098
Unitemized GrantFY2023$1,259,098
Unitemized GrantFY2023$788,825
Unitemized GrantFY2023$788,825
Unitemized GrantFY2023$625,632
Unitemized GrantFY2023$625,632
Unitemized GrantFY2023$115,752
Unitemized GrantFY2023$115,752
Unitemized GrantFY2023$95,445
Unitemized GrantFY2023$95,445
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By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$17.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$495K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Money outPt IX
$16.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$15.3M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$6.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$416K
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$16.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$275K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$495K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$42K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$453
Total revenueLn 12$17.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$406K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$416K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11.2M
Other assetsLn 15$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$10.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5161
VolunteersI 656
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 FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$996K$416K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$557K$578K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5.8M$11.2M
Total assetsLn 16$10.7M$16.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.5M$10.0M
Net assetsLn 32$6.2M$6.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$6.8M$6.8M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$340K$164K$176K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$4.3M$3.9M$368K$64K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$842K$731K$94K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$459K$398K$51K$9K
Accounting feesLn 11c$47K$26K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$742K$412K$330K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$23K$924
Office expensesLn 13$171K$142K$29K
OccupancyLn 16$420K$378K$43K
TravelLn 17$47K$30K$17K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$91K$39K$53K
InterestLn 20$123K$123K$116
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$372K$370K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$125K$111K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.6M$1.5M$99K
All other expensesLn 24e$141K$105K$36K
Total functional expensesLn 25$16.7M$15.3M$1.3M$91K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $18.2M$17.5M$663K$8.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 $20.6M$19.6M$1.1M$8.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $17.4M$16.7M$712K$6.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $17.1M$14.8M$2.3M$6.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.3M$10.5M$785K$3.9M 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 M · Noncash J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $17,407,227 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,361,222$16,868,096
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $719,962$495,024
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$9,062$2,088
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $24,726$42,019
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $17,096,848$17,407,227
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,837,715$6,819,143
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $5,289,717$5,948,839
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,661,996$3,927,381
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,789,428$16,695,363
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $2,307,420$711,864
Part VI · Governance 8 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members8
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 $17,407,227 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $3,320 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$1,005
VIII-1e Government grants$16,088,830
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$778,261
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$275,419
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$16,868,096
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $495,024$495,024
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,541$2,541
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $21,561$21,561
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$453−$453
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $17,138$17,138
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $495,024 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $44,107$17,407,227
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $16,695,363 across 17 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $6,819,143$6,819,143
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $163,596 · Management $176,037$339,633
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $3,875,704 · Management $368,355 · Fundraising $63,967$4,308,026
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $730,705 · Management $94,328 · Fundraising $17,293$842,326
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $398,048 · Management $51,385 · Fundraising $9,421$458,854
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,130 · Management $20,945$47,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $411,988 · Management $330,239$742,227
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $22,624 · Management $924$23,548
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $141,902 · Management $29,384$171,286
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $377,882 · Management $42,542$420,424
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,522 · Management $16,991$46,513
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $38,756 · Management $52,509$91,265
IX-20 InterestPrograms $123,148 · Management $116$123,264
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $369,515 · Management $2,421$371,936
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $111,418 · Management $13,968$125,386
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,524,726 · Management $99,165$1,623,891
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $105,048 · Management $35,518$140,566
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $15,269,855 · Management $1,334,827 · Fundraising $90,681$16,695,363
Part X · Balance sheet $16,903,546 assets, 19 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $815,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $746,600$406,070
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $249,763$9,855
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,946,241$2,157,667
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $84,805$526,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $54,275$37,035
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $53,515$89,110
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,756,476$11,182,485
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $11,851$11,398
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $545,460$566,789
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $437,528$1,101,637
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,701,514$16,903,546
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $847,225$796,064
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$314,105
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $32,309$762,614
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,513,440$9,988,406
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $6,098,491$6,825,557
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $89,583$89,583
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $6,188,074$6,915,140
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,701,514$16,903,546
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $6,915,140 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$17,407,227
XI-2 Total expenses$16,695,363
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$711,864
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$6,188,074
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$15,202
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$6,915,140

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