Nw Childrens Foundation

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1985Crime & LegalEIN 91-1314318Revenue $1.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSnwcf.org2100 24th Ave S Ste 320, 98144-4645 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jan 1986Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To end the intergenerational cycle of child abuse, neglect and trauma.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 7 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
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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $70K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$271K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 64% of similar orgs
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
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
10
named funders · $631K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$20K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
30
of 30 voting members
Looks good: 30 of 30 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+23% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.1M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2024$1.7M
Net assets
$1.8M
FY2024▲ +22%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$1.5M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.4M
FY2024$1.8M

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 Jan 1986.

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

Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.4M Management & general 1% · $17K Fundraising 16% · $261K

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

32 people listed on the 990; $271K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$151,092Pt VII · Sec A
$120,370Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Lori Leff Mueller’s $151K as COO is at the 64th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Victoria Peattie Helm$120,370$191,088$182,008$173,592$163,204$161,850
Lori Leff Mueller$151,092$146,075$141,351$135,550$127,663$126,600

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Funds and advocates for programs that prevent child abuse, neglect, and trauma through community education, public forums, and targeted outreach.

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2 programs · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

NWCF awards grants in support of effective prevention, early intervention and treatment programs aimed at interrupting the intergenerational cycle of child abuse, neglect and trauma. Grants were given to 65 organizations during this fiscal year.

$966Kprogram expense
02

Through education, information and outreach programs, NWCF catalyzes change to build a better future. In FYE 25, these activities included a Public Forum (nearly 650 participants); community education and engagement through written and electronic communications; multiple outreach and fundraising events; and Board education in governance…

$417Kprogram expense

Funders

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 · 420 grants · $5.4M · 2019–2024
TeamchildWA · FY2024$33,000
Friends of YouthWA · FY2024$33,000
Multi-Service CenterWA · FY2024$18,000
TogetherWA · FY2024$17,000
Refugee Women's AllianceWA · FY2024$17,000
Skookum KidsWA · FY2024$16,000
Sherwood Community ServicesWA · FY2024$16,000
The Coffee OasisWA · FY2024$15,000
Northwest Youth ServiceWA · FY2024$15,000
Youth Eastside ServicesWA · FY2024$14,000
Mockingbird SocietyWA · FY2024$14,000
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$17K
Fundraisingcol D$261K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$347K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
PeoplePt VI, VII
32
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a30
IndependentVI 1b30
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.8M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$58K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$957K
Investment incomeLn 3$39K
Other incomeLn 4–11$69K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$59K
SavingsLn 2$288K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$347K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K
Other assetsLn 15$783
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$20K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 6100
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$145K$347K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.3M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K$2K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$20K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$806K$806K
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$289K$206K$4K$79K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$309K$220K$4K$85K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$51K$37K$721$14K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$40K$781$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$15K$3K$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$44K$13K$1K$30K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$10K$167$5K
Office expensesLn 13$6K$2K$48$3K
Information technologyLn 14$23K$19K$201$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$12K$239$5K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$3K$1K$1K$476
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$988$988
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$30$586
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$1K$27$15K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.4M$17K$261K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.5M$1.7M−$232K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$2.0M−$48K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.5M$1.8M−$326K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.1M$1.7M$358K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.5M$1.6M−$102K$1.4M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,861,428 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,413,732$1,752,840
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $28,015$39,202
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $72,441$69,386
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,514,188$1,861,428
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $800,450$806,035
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $754,271$705,119
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $191,197$149,837
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,745,918$1,660,991
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$231,730$200,437
Part VI · Governance 30 of 30 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body30
VI-1b Independent voting members30
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $1,861,428 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$956,553
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$796,287
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$58,009
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,752,840
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $39,202$39,202
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$69,386
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $39,202$1,861,428
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,660,991 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $806,035$806,035
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 $205,587 · Management $4,042 · Fundraising $79,116$288,745
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $220,076 · Management $4,328 · Fundraising $84,692$309,096
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $36,652 · Management $721 · Fundraising $14,104$51,477
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,730 · Management $781 · Fundraising $15,290$55,801
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $14,548 · Management $2,961 · Fundraising $5,599$23,108
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,866 · Management $1,176 · Fundraising $29,670$43,712
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,997 · Management $167 · Fundraising $4,571$14,735
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $2,436 · Management $48 · Fundraising $3,471$5,955
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,728 · Management $201 · Fundraising $4,048$22,977
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,173 · Management $239 · Fundraising $4,685$17,097
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,137 · Management $1,138 · Fundraising $476$2,751
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $988$988
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,523 · Management $30 · Fundraising $586$2,139
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,498 · Management $27 · Fundraising $14,850$16,375
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,382,986 · Management $16,847 · Fundraising $261,158$1,660,991
Part X · Balance sheet $1,783,758 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $117,195$59,337
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $27,623$288,139
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $11,523$58,643
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,500$3,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,160$2,172
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,284,768$1,371,184
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $770$783
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,448,539$1,783,758
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,413$20,453
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,413$20,453
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$518,837−$347,189
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,960,963$2,110,494
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,442,126$1,763,305
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,448,539$1,783,758
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,763,305 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,861,428
XI-2 Total expenses$1,660,991
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$200,437
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,442,126
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$120,742
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,763,305

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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