Kindering Center is the largest and most comprehensive neurodevelopmental center serving infants and toddlers with special needs and their families in the northwest. With locations

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 165 volunteers and 273 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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $180K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$965K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $16.9M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $4K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$7.7M
23% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 23% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
20
of 20 voting members
Looks good: 20 of 20 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$25.2M
+11% vs prior year
Spent
$26.8M
To programs
82%
Net assets
$25.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$25.2M
FY2024▲ +11%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.6M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$22.6M
FY2024$25.2M
Expenses
$26.8M
FY2024▲ +6%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$18.2M
FY2021$18.5M
FY2022$22.2M
FY2023$25.2M
FY2024$26.8M
Net assets
$25.8M
FY2024▼ -0.6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.6M
FY2021$31.2M
FY2022$26.7M
FY2023$26.0M
FY2024$25.8M

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 Jul 1965.

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Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $22.0M Management & general 13% · $3.5M Fundraising 5% · $1.2M

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

30 people listed on the 990; $965K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$211,974Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advanc
$149,790Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Progra
$147,638Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$141,901Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Pub.
$117,502Pt VII · Sec A
Speech-Langu
$115,535Pt VII · Sec A
$80,917Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Lisa Greenwald$211,974$222,775$217,523$199,584$186,129
Alison Morton$149,790$151,784$132,811$126,458$136,300
Mustapha Kebbeh$147,638$149,726$127,075——
Andrew Davis$141,901$144,450———
Kathy Fortner———$112,301$134,607
Russell Phillips IV—$129,450———
Tiffany Lynch———$125,065$116,001
Kimberly Gerdes—$121,000$116,336$112,935$112,759

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

Provides comprehensive neurodevelopmental services for infants and toddlers with special needs and their families.

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3 programs · $20.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Early Supports

For children with special needs, 0-3 years of age; speech, occupational, and physical therapies; special education classrooms; parent education; family resource coordination; and counseling. Kindering's comprehensive developmental assessments evaluate each child's individual abilities and special healthcare needs.

$17.1Mprogram expense
02

Kidsclinic

Kindering offers center-based therapy for children through age 10. Currently offered comprehensive evaluations and customized therapy include speech-language, occupational, physical and feeding therapies.

$2.0Mprogram expense
03

Cherish

Children encouraged by relationships in secure homes addresses the attachment and developmental needs of infants and young children in foster and kinship homes.

$1.2Mprogram 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 2 funders$4K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$25.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$651K
Money outPt IX
$26.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$22.0M
Managementcol C$3.5M
Fundraisingcol D$1.2M
Owns and owesPt X
$25.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$5.5M
Total assetsLn 16$33.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.7M
PeoplePt VI, VII
30
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$20.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$156K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$868K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$651K
Total revenueLn 12$25.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$355K
SavingsLn 2$5.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$16.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.0M
Other assetsLn 15$4.8M
Total assetsLn 16$33.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.7M
Net assetsLn 32$25.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5273
VolunteersI 6165
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$2.4M$5.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.0M$16.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.0M
Total assetsLn 16$33.2M$33.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M$7.7M
Net assetsLn 32$26.0M$25.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$293K$251K$29K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.5M$15.9M$1.8M$835K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$462K$398K$43K$21K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.3M$2.0M$215K$104K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M$1.3M$175K$69K
Management feesLn 11a$180K$180K
Legal feesLn 11b$75K$75K
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$45K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$6K$6K
Investment management feesLn 11f$41K$41K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$570K$237K$307K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$56K$10K$31K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$13K$3K$8K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$253K$217K$25K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$982K$119K
TravelLn 17$137K$134K$3K$775
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$4K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$326K$280K$32K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$96K$82K$9K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$699K$247K$339K$112K
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$26.8M$22.0M$3.5M$1.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $25.2M$26.8M−$1.5M$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $22.6M$25.2M−$2.5M$26.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $20.1M$22.2M−$2.0M$26.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 $24.1M$18.5M$5.6M$31.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $19.6M$18.2M$1.4M$24.6M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $25,230,485 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $18,095,010$20,450,386
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,860,933$4,230,563
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $759,085$651,191
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$83,299−$101,655
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $22,631,729$25,230,485
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $21,450,332$23,165,322
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,730,062$3,604,600
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $25,180,394$26,769,922
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,548,665−$1,539,437
Part VI · Governance 20 of 20 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body20
VI-1b Independent voting members20
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 $25,230,485 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $11,845 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$868,040
VIII-1e Government grants$16,755,152
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,827,194
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$156,407
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$20,450,386
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,230,563$4,230,563
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $651,191$651,191
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$113,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,230,563 · Excluded from tax $663,036$25,230,485
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $26,769,922 across 21 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $250,920 · Management $28,762 · Fundraising $13,209$292,891
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $15,879,884 · Management $1,819,923 · Fundraising $835,372$18,535,179
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $398,003 · Management $43,309 · Fundraising $20,892$462,204
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,979,643 · Management $215,451 · Fundraising $103,856$2,298,950
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,332,080 · Management $175,128 · Fundraising $68,890$1,576,098
IX-11a Management feesManagement $179,693$179,693
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $75,288$75,288
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $44,520$44,520
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $5,512$5,512
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $40,978$40,978
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $236,964 · Management $307,479 · Fundraising $25,202$569,645
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,788 · Management $30,909 · Fundraising $14,872$55,569
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,626 · Management $8,199 · Fundraising $2,476$13,301
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $216,997 · Management $24,869 · Fundraising $11,415$253,281
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $982,132 · Management $119,400$1,101,532
IX-17 TravelPrograms $133,606 · Management $2,562 · Fundraising $775$136,943
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,710 · Fundraising $2,641$6,351
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $279,572 · Management $32,041 · Fundraising $14,707$326,320
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $81,828 · Management $9,378 · Fundraising $4,305$95,511
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $247,378 · Management $339,353 · Fundraising $112,040$698,771
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $1,385$1,385
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $22,031,421 · Management $3,507,849 · Fundraising $1,230,652$26,769,922
Part X · Balance sheet $33,531,065 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $333,249$354,657
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,053,478$5,148,940
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,826,194$3,939,080
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $225,571$285,687
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $143,029$91,033
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,256,109$1,998,884
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $19,968,356$16,885,663
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,362,641$4,827,121
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,168,627$33,531,065
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,552,829$2,609,580
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $48,703$5,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,607,255$5,120,503
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,208,787$7,735,083
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,879,086$19,495,658
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,080,754$6,300,324
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $25,959,840$25,795,982
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,168,627$33,531,065
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,795,982 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$25,230,485
XI-2 Total expenses$26,769,922
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,539,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$25,959,840
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,387,959
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$12,380
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,795,982

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