The purpose of Pierce County Alliance is to plan, organize, operate, establish, and evaluate human and social services for the residents of Pierce County.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$784K 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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FY2020 · 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
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $505K a year · 5% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$784K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$795K
15% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 15% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$8.0M
Spent
$7.0M
To programs
80%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$8.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.0M
FY2021$8.2M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$12.3M
Expenses
$7.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$7.0M
FY2021$7.4M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$9.4M
FY2024$10.4M
FY2025$11.1M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$4.4M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.7M

From the FY2020 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 May 1974.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $5.6M Management & general 20% · $1.4M

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; $784K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$292,815Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$131,328Pt VII · Sec A
Human Resources Director
$127,141Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Director
$126,333Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$106,776Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Terree Schmidt-Whelan’s $310K as Executive Director is at the 78th 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Terree Schmidt-Whelan$309,874$296,932$295,134$285,633$270,075$292,815
Phi-Diep Damo$156,362$160,327—$143,632$134,268$131,328
Phi Rea——$152,951$144,531$134,708$127,141
Tammy Moter—————$126,333
Steven Freng————$124,367$106,776
Aimee Champion———$101,366——

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides drug, alcohol, and mental health treatment, plus life skills for youth in foster care.

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3 programs · $5.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide drug and alcohol treatment to over 402 clients of the felony & family drug court in pierce and thurston county. More than 55 children were reunited with their parents after the parents successfully completed drug treatment in family drug court.

$4.2Mprogram expense
02

Provide foster homes for up to 25 youth ages 21 and under. Independent living skills and housing support for YOUTH/YOUNG adults ages 15-24.

$681Kprogram expense
03

Provide drug and alcohol testing (urinalysis and breath analysis) at a reasonable costs. The monitoring of the collection of samples and chain-of-custody procedures meet the forensic and evidentiary requirements of the courts.

$553Kprogram 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 · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 3 grants · $1.8M · 2023–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$614,052
Unitemized GrantFY2024$656,406
Unitemized GrantFY2023$492,227

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.0M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.3M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$717K
Money outPt IX
$7.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$1.4M
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A5
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$717K
Government grantsLn 1e$717K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7−$18K
Total revenueLn 12$8.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$795K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5128
VolunteersI 60
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$913K$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.7M$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$4.3M$5.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$948K$795K
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$891K$753K$138K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.3M$2.8M$516K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$72K$61K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$433K$366K$67K
Payroll taxesLn 10$381K$322K$59K
Office expensesLn 13$112K$59K$53K
OccupancyLn 16$275K$268K$7K
TravelLn 17$36K$5K$32K
InterestLn 20$31K$31K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$151K$151K
InsuranceLn 23$67K$51K$15K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.2M$785K$416K
All other expensesLn 24e$41K$4K$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25$7.0M$5.6M$1.4M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $12.3M$11.1M$1.2M$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $10.4M$10.4M−$40K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $9.4M$9.4M−$33K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.9M$8.9M$11K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.2M$7.4M$886K$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $8.0M$7.0M$981K$4.4M 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
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Part I · Summary $7,997,340 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $52,837$717,408
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $7,840,714$7,298,238
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0−$18,306
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $7,893,551$7,997,340
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 $5,123,325$5,102,672
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,822,170$1,914,060
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $6,945,495$7,016,732
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $948,056$980,608
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,997,340 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $94,569 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$717,408
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$717,408
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,203,669$7,203,669
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$18,306−$18,306
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,279,932 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,997,340
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $7,016,732 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $752,505 · Management $138,237$890,742
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,809,891 · Management $516,185$3,326,076
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $60,805 · Management $11,170$71,975
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $365,836 · Management $67,206$433,042
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $321,733 · Management $59,104$380,837
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $58,766 · Management $52,763$111,529
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $268,197 · Management $7,207$275,404
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,580 · Management $31,616$36,196
IX-20 InterestManagement $30,796$30,796
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $150,939$150,939
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,229 · Management $15,357$66,586
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $785,460 · Management $415,831$1,201,291
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,984 · Management $37,335$41,319
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,633,925 · Management $1,382,807 · Fundraising $0$7,016,732
Part X · Balance sheet $5,159,305 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $912,793$1,875,657
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,554,920$1,556,701
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $16,154$15,533
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $25,303$45,257
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,712,593$1,666,157
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $109,536$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $4,331,299$5,159,305
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $91,830$67,746
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $379,387$334,109
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $947,987$795,385
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,383,312$4,363,920
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,383,312$4,363,920
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $4,331,299$5,159,305
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,363,920 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,997,340
XI-2 Total expenses$7,016,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$980,608
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,383,312
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,363,920

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