Kindering Center FY2021 filing

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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.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$894K 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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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$894K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $15.6M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
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
$1.4M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% 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
$24.1M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$18.5M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$31.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$24.1M
FY2021▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.6M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$22.6M
FY2024$25.2M
Expenses
$18.5M
FY2021▲ +2%
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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
$31.2M
FY2021▲ +27%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$24.6M
FY2021$31.2M
FY2022$26.7M
FY2023$26.0M
FY2024$25.8M

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1965.

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Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $17.2M Management & general 3% · $560K Fundraising 4% · $747K

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

27 people listed on the 990; $894K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$199,584Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advancement Officer
$126,458Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance/Ops
$125,065Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Early Support & Kids C
$112,935Pt VII · Sec A
Policy and Interagency Advisor
$112,301Pt VII · Sec A
SR. Bellevue Early Support Man
$112,200Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Early Learning Program
$105,936Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$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

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

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

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3 programs · $15.3M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Early Intervention

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.

$13.1Mprogram 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.

$1.2Mprogram expense
03

Early Care & Educational Consulting

These programs assist children birth to 6 years of age, families, and child care providers. Consultants provide free, onsite visits to child care programs in order to observe children, conduct development screenings, consult with child care staff and parents, make appropriate referrals as needed, and develop strategies in order to ensure…

$1.0Mprogram 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

Federal money

Single Audit · Federal Audit Clearinghouse · money spent from federal programs
Year ending Dec 2022 · $1.4M federal money spent
Special Education-Grants for Infants and FamiliesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.181 · Through King County, Department of Community and Human Services and 1 more$504K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Seattle-King County, Department of Public Health$435K
Covid-19 Provider Relief Fund and American Rescue Plan (arp) Rural DistributionDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Direct$416K
Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the StatesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.994 · Through State of Washington, Department of Health$48K

The auditor reported: a weakness in money controls.

Year ending Dec 2021 · $914K federal money spent
Special Education-Grants for Infants and FamiliesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.181 · Through King County Department of Community and Human Services and 1 more$455K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Seattle-King County Department of Public Health$334K
Provider Relief FundDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.498 · Through State of Washington Department of Health$78K
Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the StatesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.994 · Through State of Washington Department of Health$47K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2020 · $842K federal money spent
Special Education-Grants for Infants and FamiliesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.181 · Through King County Department of Community and Human Services and 1 more$547K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Seattle-King County Department of Public Health$253K
Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the StatesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.994 · Through State of Washington Department of Health$43K

The auditor reported no findings.

Year ending Dec 2019 · $844K federal money spent
Special Education-Grants for Infants and FamiliesDepartment of Education · ALN 84.181 · Through King County, Department of Community and Human Services and 1 more$674K
Medical Assistance ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.778 · Through Seattle-King County, Department of Public Health$123K
Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to the StatesDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.994 · Through State of Washington, Department of Health$42K
Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services · ALN 93.110 · Through State of Washington, Department of Health$4K

The auditor reported no findings.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$24.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$273K
Money outPt IX
$18.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$17.2M
Managementcol C$560K
Fundraisingcol D$747K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$10.2M
Total assetsLn 16$32.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A7
Voting boardVI 1a20
IndependentVI 1b20
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$16.9M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$127K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$706K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$273K
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$24.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$10.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$10.2M
Pledges and grants receivableLn 3$3.8M
Accounts receivableLn 4$328K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$106K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$15.6M
Other assetsLn 15$421K
Total assetsLn 16$32.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$31.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5273
VolunteersI 6165
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$127K
Investment feesPt IX, Sch D
Investment fees, as reportedPt IX 11f$29K
Share of the $15.6M endowmentSch D 1g0.19%
Typical, median of 1,806 orgs0.44%
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY21FY20FY19FY18FY17
End of yearLn 1g$15.6M$14.2M$12.7M$11.0M$10.2M
Given inLn 1b$86K$40K$5K$1.2M$17K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8.6M$10.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14.2M$15.6M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$28.6M$32.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M$1.4M
Net assetsLn 32$24.6M$31.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$344K$319K$11K$14K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$12.9M$12.0M$423K$526K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$297K$283K$4K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.3M$1.2M$18K$40K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.1M$1.0M$31K$49K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$15K$14K$461$553
Accounting feesLn 11c$45K$42K$1K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$29K$27K$883$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$415K$380K$10K$25K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$675K$627K$19K$29K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$855K$794K$27K$34K
TravelLn 17$46K$45K$134$121
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$480$445$15$20
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$243K$224K$8K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$71K$66K$2K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$98K$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$18.5M$17.2M$560K$747K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Sep 3, 2025 $25.2M$26.8M−$1.5M$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 17, 2024 $22.6M$25.2M−$2.5M$26.0M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023 $20.1M$22.2M−$2.0M$26.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 15, 2022 $24.1M$18.5M$5.6M$31.2M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Dec 23, 2021 $19.6M$18.2M$1.4M$24.6M 990 PDF

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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $24,070,895 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,835,539$21,038,965
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,522,781$2,791,877
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $270,944$272,712
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$34,438−$32,659
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $19,594,826$24,070,895
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 $16,049,740$15,966,840
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,136,941$2,500,010
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,186,681$18,466,850
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,408,145$5,604,045
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 $24,070,895 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$164,682
VIII-1c Fundraising events$706,400
VIII-1e Government grants$16,925,290
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$3,242,593
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$127,177
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,038,965
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,791,877$2,791,877
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $260,349$260,349
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,363$12,363
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$50,490−$50,490
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $17,831$17,831
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,791,877 · Excluded from tax $240,053$24,070,895
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $18,466,850 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $319,157 · Management $10,889 · Fundraising $13,814$343,860
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,986,420 · Management $422,865 · Fundraising $526,341$12,935,626
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $283,211 · Management $4,285 · Fundraising $9,339$296,835
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,213,583 · Management $18,364 · Fundraising $40,020$1,271,967
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,037,832 · Management $31,450 · Fundraising $49,270$1,118,552
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $14,339 · Management $461 · Fundraising $553$15,353
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $42,314 · Management $1,359 · Fundraising $1,631$45,304
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $27,475 · Management $883 · Fundraising $1,059$29,417
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $380,368 · Management $10,202 · Fundraising $24,576$415,146
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $627,007 · Management $18,874 · Fundraising $29,078$674,959
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $793,901 · Management $26,902 · Fundraising $34,438$855,241
IX-17 TravelPrograms $45,292 · Management $134 · Fundraising $121$45,547
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $445 · Management $15 · Fundraising $20$480
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $224,255 · Management $8,229 · Fundraising $10,534$243,018
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $66,216 · Management $2,271 · Fundraising $2,908$71,395
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,494 · Management $2,543 · Fundraising $3,113$104,150
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $17,160,309 · Management $559,726 · Fundraising $746,815$18,466,850
Part X · Balance sheet $32,652,687 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $6,194,060$10,154,527
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,370,238$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,840,478$3,782,537
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $283,973$327,610
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $75,060$106,202
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,274,863$2,231,234
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $14,151,682$15,629,770
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $369,152$420,807
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,559,506$32,652,687
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,404,301$1,227,079
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $45,156$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $2,366,192$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $123,194$198,045
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,938,843$1,425,124
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $19,690,336$24,504,090
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,930,327$6,723,473
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $24,620,663$31,227,563
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,559,506$32,652,687
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,227,563 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$24,070,895
XI-2 Total expenses$18,466,850
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,604,045
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$24,620,663
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,130,660
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$127,805
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,227,563

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