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.
85¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$919K 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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FY2023 · 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
85%
of spending
Looks good: 85% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$919K
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
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $20.0M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.1 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
$7.2M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
19
of 19 voting members
Looks good: 19 of 19 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$22.6M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$25.2M
To programs
85%
Net assets
$26.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$22.6M
FY2023▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$19.6M
FY2021$24.1M
FY2022$20.1M
FY2023$22.6M
FY2024$25.2M
Expenses
$25.2M
FY2023▲ +14%
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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
$26.0M
FY2023▼ -3%
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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 FY2023 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

85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 85% · $21.4M Management & general 11% · $2.7M Fundraising 4% · $1.0M

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

26 people listed on the 990; $919K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$222,775Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Advanc
$151,784Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Progra
$149,726Pt VII · Sec A
IT Director
$144,450Pt VII · Sec A
$129,450Pt VII · Sec A
Dir of Early
$121,000Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past Preside
$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 · $19.7M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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.

$16.6Mprogram 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.

$1.8Mprogram 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.

$1.3Mprogram 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$22.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.1M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$759K
Money outPt IX
$25.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$21.4M
Managementcol C$2.7M
Fundraisingcol D$1.0M
Owns and owesPt X
$26.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$33.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M
PeoplePt VI, VII
26
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a19
IndependentVI 1b19
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$18.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$15.2M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$168K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$844K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$3.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$759K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$5K
Total revenueLn 12$22.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.1M
SavingsLn 2$313K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$20.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$5.4M
Total assetsLn 16$33.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7.2M
Net assetsLn 32$26.0M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M$2.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$18.5M$20.0M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$32.9M$33.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6.1M$7.2M
Net assetsLn 32$26.7M$26.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$242K$209K$23K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17.4M$15.0M$1.7M$735K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$354K$311K$27K$16K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.8M$154K$93K
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.5M$1.3M$91K$66K
Management feesLn 11a$184K$184K
Legal feesLn 11b$8K$8K
Accounting feesLn 11c$123K$123K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$33K$33K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$701K$435K$183K$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$51K$44K$2K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$12K$11K$1K$519
Information technologyLn 14$193K$166K$18K$8K
OccupancyLn 16$1.1M$982K$115K
TravelLn 17$131K$129K$1K$376
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$4K$4K$411$181
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$303K$261K$29K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$101K$87K$10K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$785K$713K$70K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$25.2M$21.4M$2.7M$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $25.2M$26.8M−$1.5M$25.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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
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Part I · Summary $22,631,729 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $16,651,825$18,095,010
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $3,321,883$3,860,933
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $292,030$759,085
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$131,956−$83,299
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,133,782$22,631,729
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,514,115$21,450,332
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,641,821$3,730,062
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $22,155,936$25,180,394
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,022,154−$2,548,665
Part VI · Governance 19 of 19 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body19
VI-1b Independent voting members19
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 $22,631,729 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$86,419
VIII-1c Fundraising events$844,345
VIII-1e Government grants$15,185,983
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,978,263
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$167,580
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$18,095,010
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $3,860,933$3,860,933
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $764,273$764,273
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$5,188−$5,188
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$89,138
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $5,839$5,839
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $3,860,933 · Excluded from tax $764,924$22,631,729
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $25,180,394 across 20 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $208,643 · Management $23,217 · Fundraising $10,241$242,101
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $14,964,638 · Management $1,665,021 · Fundraising $734,564$17,364,223
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $311,313 · Management $26,707 · Fundraising $16,187$354,207
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,789,460 · Management $153,577 · Fundraising $92,956$2,035,993
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,296,168 · Management $91,225 · Fundraising $66,415$1,453,808
IX-11a Management feesManagement $184,238$184,238
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $7,802$7,802
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $123,039$123,039
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $3,656$3,656
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $33,373$33,373
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $434,615 · Management $183,369 · Fundraising $82,784$700,768
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $43,590 · Management $2,227 · Fundraising $5,099$50,916
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,567 · Management $1,176 · Fundraising $519$12,262
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $165,979 · Management $18,468 · Fundraising $8,147$192,594
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $982,072 · Management $115,155$1,097,227
IX-17 TravelPrograms $129,019 · Management $1,232 · Fundraising $376$130,627
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,696 · Management $411 · Fundraising $181$4,288
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $261,361 · Management $29,079 · Fundraising $12,829$303,269
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $87,216 · Management $9,704 · Fundraising $4,281$101,201
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $712,653 · Management $70,184 · Fundraising $1,965$784,802
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $21,400,990 · Management $2,742,860 · Fundraising $1,036,544$25,180,394
Part X · Balance sheet $33,168,627 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,891,127$2,073,953
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$312,774
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $3,117,288$2,826,194
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $580,623$225,571
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $115,270$143,029
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,285,873$2,256,109
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $18,465,732$19,968,356
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $4,396,016$5,362,641
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $32,851,929$33,168,627
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,520,885$1,552,829
X-19 Deferred revenue$48,703
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,628,235$5,607,255
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,149,120$7,208,787
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $20,824,336$19,879,086
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $5,878,473$6,080,754
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $26,702,809$25,959,840
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $32,851,929$33,168,627
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,959,840 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$22,631,729
XI-2 Total expenses$25,180,394
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,548,665
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$26,702,809
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,797,215
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities−$11,679
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$20,160
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$25,959,840

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