Sound's mission is improving lives by providing equitable, recovery focused behavioral healthcare for all in our community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$2.7M 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $249K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.7M
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
Fine: 2.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $261K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$34.0M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$74.9M
+5% vs prior year
Spent
$74.7M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$60.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$74.9M
FY2023▲ +5%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$79.5M
FY2021$76.3M
FY2022$71.7M
FY2023$74.9M
FY2024$86.9M
FY2025$99.1M
Expenses
$74.7M
FY2023▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$83.0M
FY2021$75.9M
FY2022$76.5M
FY2023$74.7M
FY2024$82.0M
FY2025$94.9M
Net assets
$60.2M
FY2023▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$65.8M
FY2021$65.3M
FY2022$59.4M
FY2023$60.2M
FY2024$65.1M
FY2025$69.4M

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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1967.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $62.1M Management & general 17% · $12.4M Fundraising 0% · $198K

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

29 people listed on the 990; $2.7M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Medical Officer
$346,081Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Psychiatric Supervisor
$317,995Pt VII · Sec A
President & CEO
$308,573Pt VII · Sec A
Senior Psychiatric Supervisor
$300,019Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Medical Officer (thru 1/23)
$252,124Pt VII · Sec A
Chief People & Deji Officer
$209,474Pt VII · Sec A
$201,935Pt VII · Sec A
Executive VP & COO
$199,776Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Evans Patrick———$493,810$323,621$326,158
Bartels Mary———$182,192$387,220$358,672
Pascoe Phaedra Elizabeth$382,239$263,015$346,081$260,851$196,662$289,011
Gustafson Belinda J$357,315$314,073$300,019$315,779$291,109$284,355
Michel Frederick H——$252,124$345,655——
Egner Katrina L$325,716$320,340$308,573———
Zarkowski Paul a$265,046$321,235$317,995$304,919$296,166$285,259
Eisenhauer Paul———$164,114$313,829$297,917

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

Offers behavioral health services to King County residents.

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3 programs · $46.2M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Adult recovery servicesadult recovery services provides a full range of outpatient and case management mental health, substance use and vocational services. All services are recovery oriented, designed to foster clients' attainment of stability and growth consistent with individualized goals.

$29.5Mprogram expense
02

Child and family serviceschild and family services provides office, community, school & home based services designed to meet the needs of seriously emotionally AND/OR behaviorally disturbed children and youth in king county.

$9.1Mprogram expense
03

Intellectual and developmental disabilities servicesthese programs provide a wide range of services to adults and youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental HEALTH/CO-OCCURRING diagnoses. Idd's overall goal is to help consumers live safely and as independently as possible in their respective communities.

$7.5Mprogram expense

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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 · 14 grants · $711K · 2023–2024
Valor Apartment AssociatesWA · FY2024$133,056
Laurel Housing AssociatesWA · FY2024$76,017
Oak Manor AssociatesWA · FY2024$75,054
Arbor Housing AssociatesWA · FY2024$45,925
Heather Apartment AssociatesWA · FY2024$45,741
Valor Apartment AssociatesWA · FY2023$100,772
Heather Apartment AssociatesWA · FY2023$69,933
Laurel Housing AssociatesWA · FY2023$42,372
Oak Manor AssociatesWA · FY2023$37,305
Arbor Housing AssociatesWA · FY2023$14,667

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$74.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.2M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Money outPt IX
$74.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$62.1M
Managementcol C$12.4M
Fundraisingcol D$198K
Owns and owesPt X
$60.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$15.9M
Total assetsLn 16$94.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
29
listed · VII A
PaidVII A11
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$4.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$3.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$68.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$2.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.9M
Total revenueLn 12$74.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$15K
SavingsLn 2$15.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$15.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$60.6M
Other assetsLn 15$5.1M
Total assetsLn 16$94.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$34.0M
Net assetsLn 32$60.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5939
VolunteersI 6149
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$26.0M$15.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$54.0M$60.6M
Total assetsLn 16$92.8M$94.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.4M$34.0M
Net assetsLn 32$59.4M$60.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$313K$313K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.6M$1.4M$172K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$36.9M$32.9M$3.9M$136K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.1M$1.0M$94K$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.0M$1.8M$167K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$7.0M$6.3M$644K$19K
Legal feesLn 11b$195K$61K$133K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$302K$94K$206K$3K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$54K$54K
Investment management feesLn 11f$21K$21K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$2.4M$1.0M$1.3M$15K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$655$1K$18
Office expensesLn 13$1.3M$1.3M$28K
Information technologyLn 14$2.3M$2.3M$19K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7.0M$3.3M$3.6M
TravelLn 17$445K$233K$203K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$3K$3K$115
InterestLn 20$91K$18K$73K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.5M$2.5M$41K
InsuranceLn 23$1.2M$885K$310K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7.4M$6.6M$726K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$654K$9K$645K$304
Total functional expensesLn 25$74.7M$62.1M$12.4M$198K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $99.1M$94.9M$4.3M$69.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $86.9M$82.0M$4.9M$65.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $74.9M$74.7M$230K$60.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $71.7M$76.5M−$4.8M$59.4M 990 PDF
FY2021 $76.3M$75.9M$397K$65.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $79.5M$83.0M−$3.5M$65.8M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $74,948,833 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,426,345$4,627,486
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $63,201,269$68,234,362
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,054,636$2,017,963
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $15,095$69,022
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $71,697,345$74,948,833
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $24,692$313,296
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $49,165,535$48,617,762
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $27,346,299$25,788,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $76,536,526$74,719,282
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,839,181$229,551
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $74,948,833 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$3,899,223
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$728,263
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$4,627,486
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,234,362$68,234,362
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $165,501$165,501
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $27,828$27,828
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,852,462$1,852,462
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $41,194$41,194
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,234,362 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $2,086,985$74,948,833
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $74,719,282 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $313,296$313,296
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $1,433,239 · Management $171,965 · Fundraising $5,932$1,611,136
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $32,860,702 · Management $3,942,744 · Fundraising $136,007$36,939,453
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $1,017,176 · Management $94,230 · Fundraising $2,227$1,113,633
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,800,885 · Management $166,832 · Fundraising $3,942$1,971,659
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,319,640 · Management $643,548 · Fundraising $18,693$6,981,881
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $60,510 · Management $132,825 · Fundraising $1,685$195,020
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $93,853 · Management $206,018 · Fundraising $2,613$302,484
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $54,000$54,000
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $20,589$20,589
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,030,481 · Management $1,326,997 · Fundraising $15,042$2,372,520
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $655 · Management $1,411 · Fundraising $18$2,084
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,300,199 · Management $27,919$1,328,118
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,253,834 · Management $18,775 · Fundraising $1,835$2,274,444
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,333,593 · Management $3,639,254$6,972,847
IX-17 TravelPrograms $233,490 · Management $203,040 · Fundraising $8,320$444,850
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $3,215 · Management $2,796 · Fundraising $115$6,126
IX-20 InterestPrograms $17,998 · Management $72,690$90,688
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,469,263 · Management $41,149$2,510,412
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $885,024 · Management $309,987$1,195,011
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,637,237 · Management $726,310 · Fundraising $1,084$7,364,631
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,151 · Management $644,945 · Fundraising $304$654,400
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $62,127,441 · Management $12,394,024 · Fundraising $197,817$74,719,282
Part X · Balance sheet $94,216,378 assets, 17 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $117,689; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $14,573$14,573
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,000,633$15,849,886
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $100,000$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $3,074,536$10,837,615
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,937,990$1,732,002
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $53,991,928$60,585,399
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,178,409$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $6,389,266$5,079,214
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $92,802,943$94,216,378
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,566,363$6,641,305
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $3,962,252$260,667
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,974,968$5,538,169
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $33,406,255$33,995,143
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $59,030,193$60,007,795
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $366,495$213,440
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $59,396,688$60,221,235
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $92,802,943$94,216,378
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $60,221,235 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$74,948,833
XI-2 Total expenses$74,719,282
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$229,551
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$59,396,688
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$594,996
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$60,221,235

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