North Helpline

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989EIN 91-1475182

We believe that all deserve adequate food, housing and respect. We assist our neighbors in obtaining basic needs that affirm their human dignity and self worth.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,197 volunteers and 21 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $196K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$120K
to officers and key staff · 1% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 1% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $2K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$355K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$9.4M
+18% vs prior year
Spent
$9.8M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$2.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.4M
FY2024▲ +18%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$5.3M
FY2022$6.0M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$8.0M
FY2024$9.4M
Expenses
$9.8M
FY2024▲ +18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.6M
FY2022$5.8M
FY2023$6.1M
FY2024$8.3M
FY2024$9.8M
Net assets
$2.6M
FY2024▼ -11%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$3.0M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.0M
FY2024$2.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Apr 1994.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $9.0M Management & general 5% · $465K Fundraising 3% · $292K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

12 people listed on the 990; $120K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$120,429Pt VII · Sec A
Chair/President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kelly Brown$120,429$103,013$94,182$84,887$83,471$79,104

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.

See North Helpline executive salaries →

Are you one of these people? Claim this org to confirm your role

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

Provides food and housing assistance to neighbors, affirming their dignity and worth.

Provided by the organization

This section is blank until North Helpline claims this page.

Know this organization? Claim it to add your story

3 program services account for $9.0M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Food Access

North Helpline operates two food bank sites. The Food Bank in Lake City distributes food every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. The Food Bank in Bitter Lake opened in July of 2017 and distributes food every Saturday. In the year that ended June 30, 2025, there were a total of 52,345 visits by neighbors at the food banks.

$8.4Mprogram expense
02

Homelessness Prevention

We help to prevent evictions and utility shut-offs for families each month by providing financial assistance. In the year ended June 30, 2025, we served 875 individuals with our Homelessness Prevention Services.

$330Kprogram expense
03

Client Services

The Community Connector, a part of the Client Services team, enrolls and connects our neighbors in services such as the utility discount program, free cell phone programs, and referrals to other resources. Outside organizations partner with Client Services to represent their services during distribution days at both locations.

$247Kprogram expense

Run this program? Claim this org to tell your story

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$2K
Grants paid · 10 grants · $2.1M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$330,011
Unitemized GrantFY2024$23,366
Unitemized GrantFY2023$319,868
Unitemized GrantFY2023$79,545
Unitemized GrantFY2022$352,458
Unitemized GrantFY2022$72,360
Unitemized GrantFY2021$392,209
Unitemized GrantFY2020$381,903
Unitemized GrantFY2019$112,856
Unitemized GrantFY2019$3,500

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Money outPt IX
$9.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$9.0M
Managementcol C$465K
Fundraisingcol D$292K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
PeoplePt VI, VII
12
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$9.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$485K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$7.5M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$112K
Investment incomeLn 3$28K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$9.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$478K
SavingsLn 2$830K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M
Other assetsLn 15$216K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$355K
Net assetsLn 32$2.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 521
VolunteersI 61,197
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$1.5M$1.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.3M$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.4M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$400K$355K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$2.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8.0M$8.0M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$145K$29K$72K$43K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$882K$652K$119K$111K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$18K$12K$3K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$98K$70K$15K$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10$99K$67K$19K$14K
Legal feesLn 11b$3K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$59K$59K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$6K$6K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$101K$5K$68K$29K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$14K$1K$6K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$69K$19K$9K$40K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K$218
OccupancyLn 16$125K$67K$35K$23K
TravelLn 17$3K$783$2K$309
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$51K$50K$293$351
InsuranceLn 23$23K$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$89K$56K$32K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$9.8M$9.0M$465K$292K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $8.0M$8.3M−$273K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$6.1M$90K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $6.0M$5.8M$176K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.3M$4.6M$682K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.6M$3.3M$307K$2.3M 990 PDF

Want to add your own materials alongside these filings? Claim this org

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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $9,448,132 across 15 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $4,879 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$112,329
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$484,603
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,770,867
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$7,456,992
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$9,367,799
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $28,360$28,360
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $72,000$72,000
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$28,919−$28,919
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $4,013$4,013
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $80,333$9,448,132
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $9,762,896 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $7,975,481$7,975,481
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,991 · Management $72,477 · Fundraising $43,486$144,954
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $651,570 · Management $118,884 · Fundraising $111,243$881,697
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $11,844 · Management $3,260 · Fundraising $2,653$17,757
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $69,683 · Management $15,162 · Fundraising $13,301$98,146
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $66,576 · Management $18,598 · Fundraising $14,258$99,432
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $2,888$2,888
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $59,445$59,445
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $6,125$6,125
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,800 · Management $67,537 · Fundraising $28,920$101,257
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,498 · Management $5,602 · Fundraising $6,874$13,974
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $19,290 · Management $8,978 · Fundraising $40,384$68,652
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,509 · Management $218$2,727
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $66,827 · Management $35,027 · Fundraising $23,298$125,152
IX-17 TravelPrograms $783 · Management $1,655 · Fundraising $309$2,747
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,095 · Management $293 · Fundraising $351$50,739
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $22,886$22,886
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,801 · Management $31,953 · Fundraising $1,083$88,837
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $9,005,748 · Management $464,863 · Fundraising $292,285$9,762,896
Part X · Balance sheet $3,000,390 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $990,529$478,418
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $551,375$829,688
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $120,409$65,590
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $96,132$96,132
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $15,346$40,228
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,313,373$1,274,486
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $272,775$215,848
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,359,939$3,000,390
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $110,426$117,644
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $9,250$12,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $280,100$225,347
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $399,776$354,991
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,960,163$2,645,399
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,960,163$2,645,399
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,359,939$3,000,390
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,645,399 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$9,448,132
XI-2 Total expenses$9,762,896
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$314,764
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,960,163
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,645,399

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

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

If you ARE the filing organization, claim this org and add context

Made it to the end? Claim this organization

Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.
Keep this kind of thing free
Keep public charity data easy to read.

Free to the public, because obviously. Like this? Pay it forward. Don't like this? Help us get better.

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay through Stripe. One time.

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.