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Connects former foster youth with paid mentoring opportunities for current foster youth. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $292K in revenue, $295K in expenses, and $176K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
rte21.org
Filings
3 on file (2023–2025)
Revenue
$292KFY2025
Expenses
$295K
Net assets
$176K
People
6
Filings
3
Updates
0
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EIN  92-0391303 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Seattle, WA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Connects former foster youth with paid mentoring opportunities for current foster youth.
Leadership
Hanna Oh · Member
Money in and out
$292K revenue, $295K expenses
Bottom line
24% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$295K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$176K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$3K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.24 Management & general $0.72 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
24%
of spending reaches programs▼ -76% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
7.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▼ -30% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-0.9%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -102% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$292K
FY2025▼ -27%
Expenses
$295K
FY2025▲ +26%
Total assets
$177K
FY2025▼ -12%
Total liabilities
$826
FY2025▼ -98%
Total revenue
$292K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$295K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$176K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$3K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$177K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B24%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 4pending

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CRoute 21
EINHdr · item D92-0391303
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jrte21.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P32)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 2022

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1bpending
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dir.
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Charles Newell’s $142K as Executive Dir. is at the 97th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $71K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Lived experience experts mentoring the next generation of youth impacted byfoster care through intentional connection and community building

$71Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$292K
Total revenueLn 12$292K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.24 Management & general $0.72 Fundraising $0.04
Program services24%$71K
Management & general72%$212K
Fundraising4%$13K
Total functional expensesLn 25$295K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$172K
Total assetsLn 16$177K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$826
Total net assetsLn 32$176K
Months of cash on handcomputed7.0

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $172K · Operating expenses/yr $295K
7.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $71K · Total expenses $295K
24%
Management & General
Management & general $212K · Total expenses $295K
72%
Fundraising
Fundraising $13K · Total expenses $295K
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $6K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $347K
$0.02 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $292K · Total revenue $292K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $292K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $292K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $292K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $295K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $292K · Prior year $402K
-27%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $176K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $292K · Expenses $295K
-0.9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $177K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $176K · Total assets $177K
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $177K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Hanna Oh · Reported title MEMBER · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $295K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $239K · Total expenses $295K
81%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 24%
Overhead ratio 72%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth -27%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 3%
Accounting fee ratio 0.08%
Fundraising fee ratio 0.4%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$292K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$402K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$47K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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