A Step Ahead in Pierce County

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Puyallup, WA501(c)(3)Since 2001EducationEIN 91-2145470Revenue $5.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSasapc.org10324 Canyon Rd E Ste 203, 98373-1013 · Puyallup, WATax-exempt since Feb 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Our mission is supporting families of infants and toddlers of all abilities by enhancing their development and relationships both at home and in their community. Our vision is a community that embraces and integrates children of all abilities and treasures the unique gifts each child possesses. Our team works hand in hand with families to unlock the full potential for every child, strengthen family relationships, and create a foundation for a brighter, more inclusive future for all.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 69 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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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
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
2 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $22K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$262K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 62% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
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
1
named funder · $20K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$571K
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$5.3M
+6% vs prior year
Spent
$4.6M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$5.3M
FY2025▲ +6%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$4.1M
FY2024$5.0M
FY2025$5.3M
Expenses
$4.6M
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$4.2M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$4.6M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +101%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$946K
FY2024$693K
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Feb 2002.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $4.0M Management & general 11% · $507K Fundraising 2% · $81K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $262K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Physical Therapist
$109,488Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director/Educator
$85,638Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (fmr)
$48,462Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director (fmr)
$18,443Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kirsten Holmquist’s $109K as Physical Therapist is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kirsten Holmquist$109,488—————
Kristen Holmquist—$107,798————
David Pozolinski$18,443$102,687$88,545$83,371$80,914$73,833
Lindsey Hartman$85,638—————
Tara Harkness$48,462—————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps families of young children with special needs improve development and relationships at home and in the community.

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3 programs · $4.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Asapc provides in-home services including speech-language pathology, occupational and physical therapy, developmental services (special EDUCATION/INSTRUCTION) including vision and infant mental health, and family resources coordination including case management.

$3.9Mprogram expense
02

The boost program offers home visiting services to infants and toddlers (birth to 5 years) living in foster care. The goal is to create a sense of safety and security for the child and caregiver, focusing on healthy emotional development and ATTACHMENT/BONDING through infant mental health services.

$89Kprogram expense
03

Asapc offers a range of services to support families of infants and toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities across all programs. These include home-based early intervention, transition support, resource referrals, parenting education, and community engagement activities.

$18Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$20K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$5.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Other incomeLn 4–11$272K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Money outPt IX
$4.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.0M
Managementcol C$507K
Fundraisingcol D$81K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$958K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$82K
Government grantsLn 1e$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$4.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$77K
Other incomeLn 4–11$272K
Total revenueLn 12$5.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$697K
SavingsLn 2$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$958K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$8K
Other assetsLn 15$577K
Total assetsLn 16$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$571K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 569
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$522K$958K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K$8K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$365K$571K
Net assetsLn 32$693K$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$262K$228K$29K$5K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$3.1M$2.7M$322K$55K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$47K$41K$5K$979
Other employee benefitsLn 9$260K$225K$29K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$306K$263K$38K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$104K$90K$13K$927
Legal feesLn 11b$5K$5K$647$47
Accounting feesLn 11c$91K$79K$11K$812
Office expensesLn 13$6K$5K$1K$284
Information technologyLn 14$20K$18K$2K$364
OccupancyLn 16$116K$98K$16K$3K
TravelLn 17$61K$61K$125
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$5K$5K$172$60
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$4K$4K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$17K$2K$354
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$180K$145K$33K$2K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.6M$4.0M$507K$81K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $5.3M$4.6M$699K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $5.0M$5.1M−$58K$693K 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.1M$4.2M−$125K$946K 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.2M$3.6M−$443K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$3.3M$144K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.2M$3.3M−$84K$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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $5,286,708 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $265,062$82,364
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $4,721,283$4,855,293
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,157$76,630
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $12,707$272,421
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,000,209$5,286,708
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 $4,539,898$3,963,706
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $517,890$623,611
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,057,788$4,587,317
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$57,579$699,391
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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 $5,286,708 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$30,298
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$52,066
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$82,364
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $4,854,775 · Excluded from tax $518$4,855,293
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $76,630$76,630
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $272,421$272,421
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $5,127,196 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $77,148$5,286,708
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,587,317 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $228,453 · Management $28,968 · Fundraising $4,610$262,031
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,711,349 · Management $322,152 · Fundraising $55,328$3,088,829
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $40,660 · Management $5,264 · Fundraising $979$46,903
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $225,069 · Management $29,140 · Fundraising $5,417$259,626
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $262,848 · Management $37,807 · Fundraising $5,662$306,317
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $90,028 · Management $12,727 · Fundraising $927$103,682
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $4,574 · Management $647 · Fundraising $47$5,268
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $78,806 · Management $11,140 · Fundraising $812$90,758
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $4,768 · Management $1,252 · Fundraising $284$6,304
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,872 · Management $2,124 · Fundraising $364$20,360
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $97,578 · Management $15,657 · Fundraising $2,901$116,136
IX-17 TravelPrograms $61,169 · Fundraising $125$61,294
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,532 · Management $172 · Fundraising $60$4,764
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $3,516$3,516
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,344 · Management $2,060 · Fundraising $354$19,758
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $144,822 · Management $33,388 · Fundraising $1,740$179,950
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,085 · Management $4,645 · Fundraising $1,091$11,821
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,999,473 · Management $507,143 · Fundraising $80,701$4,587,317
Part X · Balance sheet $1,963,619 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $90,993$697,204
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $430,718$260,611
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $443,997$419,368
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,349$1,260
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $10,601$7,985
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $76,309$577,191
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,057,967$1,963,619
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $58,272$59,856
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $306,964$511,641
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $365,236$571,497
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $692,731$1,392,122
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $692,731$1,392,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,057,967$1,963,619
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,392,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$5,286,708
XI-2 Total expenses$4,587,317
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$699,391
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$692,731
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,392,122

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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