Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 1989.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
85 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
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
40 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Dawn Rains’s $251K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 56th percentile of top reported officer pay among 189 $10–100M youth development 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawn Rains | $251,395 | $247,936 | $214,621 | $187,872 | $187,872 | $167,889 |
| Lisa Chin | — | — | $232,090 | $249,350 | $249,350 | — |
| Toya M Griffin | $222,761 | $91,372 | — | — | — | — |
| Jess Lewis | $202,148 | $215,041 | $182,112 | $28,408 | $28,408 | — |
| Janis Avery | — | — | — | — | — | $206,874 |
| Annie Cole | $201,683 | $15,819 | — | — | — | — |
| Linda Hunter | — | $175,050 | $88,049 | — | — | — |
| Stefani Coverson | — | — | — | $170,424 | $170,424 | — |
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
Partners with caregivers, caseworkers, and schools to provide education advocacy and resources that help youth in foster care overcome barriers and succeed academically.
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Graduation Success
Graduation success partners with high school aged youth in foster care to engage and invest in their education and future. Partnering with social workers, caregivers, teachers and school counselors, treehouse education specialists provide academic planning, coaching and support to cultivate each youth's engagement and investment in their…
Treehouse provides funding for youth in foster care to explore interests and engage in their communities, removing financial barriers to their personal growth and development. Through just-in-time funding, treehouse funds opportunities such as school and athletic fees, arts and music programs, summer camps and more.
During the 2021 legislative session, the washington state legislature approved $10.6 million in stipends for youth aging out of the department of children, youth and families (dcyf)'s extended foster care (efc) program.
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Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2022 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY22 | End FY22 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $5.7M | $4.5M |
| InvestmentsLn 11–13 | $10.4M | $8.3M |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $1.2M | $8.3M |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $21.1M | $27.0M |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $1.0M | $1.2M |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $20.1M | $25.7M |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $6.5M | $6.5M | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $1.1M | $544K | $323K | $251K |
| Other salaries and wagesLn 7 | $9.0M | $7.7M | $1.3M | |
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $189K | $182K | $6K | |
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $1.1M | $956K | $142K | |
| Payroll taxesLn 10 | $797K | $709K | $88K | |
| Legal feesLn 11b | $50K | $50K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $124K | $124K | ||
| Lobbying feesLn 11d | $18K | $18K | ||
| Investment management feesLn 11f | $29K | $29K | ||
| Other fees for servicesLn 11g | $1.1M | $886K | $73K | $121K |
| Advertising and promotionLn 12 | $59K | $8K | $51K | |
| Office expensesLn 13 | $114K | $51K | $10K | $53K |
| Information technologyLn 14 | $491K | $401K | $42K | $48K |
| OccupancyLn 16 | $77K | $77K | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $112K | $95K | $16K | $440 |
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $20K | $7K | $13K | |
| InterestLn 20 | $807 | $807 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $286K | $235K | $49K | $2K |
| InsuranceLn 23 | $111K | $111K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $1.8M | $1.4M | $109K | $252K |
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $23.0M | $19.7M | $1.0M | $2.3M |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Latest | $28.2M | $22.0M | $6.3M | $34.5M | 990 PDF |
| FY2024 | $23.2M | $25.7M | −$2.5M | $27.3M | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $31.2M | $28.5M | $2.7M | $29.2M | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 Viewing | $30.7M | $23.0M | $7.6M | $25.7M | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $13.1M | $10.2M | $2.8M | $20.1M | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $18.4M | $15.1M | $3.3M | $15.9M | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
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Part I · Summary $30,659,105 revenue, 12 lines filed
Part VI · Governance 24 of 24 board members independent, no flags
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $30,659,105 across 11 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $23,010,882 across 21 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $26,966,259 assets, 17 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $25,726,348 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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