To save lives and improve health through the promotion of organ, eye and tissue donation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$117K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $52K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$117K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $351K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$109K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$772K
-2% vs prior year
Spent
$764K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$772K
FY2024▼ -2%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$798K
FY2021$856K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$791K
FY2024$772K
FY2025$908K
Expenses
$764K
FY2024▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$818K
FY2021$823K
FY2022$869K
FY2023$801K
FY2024$764K
FY2025$645K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$916K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M

From the FY2024 Form 990 (year ending June 2024) · 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 Aug 1984.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $596K Management & general 9% · $69K Fundraising 13% · $99K

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

19 people listed on the 990; $117K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2023); the FY2024 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Di
$110,660Pt VII · Sec A
Interim Exec
$6,539Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Member at La
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mary Jane Hunt’s $84K as Interim Exec is at the 69th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1980 $100K–1M health care 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jackie Wirz—$110,660$87,037———
Leslie Brock——$15,936$91,667$100,000$98,294
Mary Jane Hunt$84,500$6,539————
Laura Ellsworth$41,615—————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Promotes organ, eye, and tissue donation to save lives and improve health.

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3 programs · $286K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Community Engagement

Builds community among donor families, living donors, transplant recipients, people on the waitlist, and donation supporters through events, media, resources, and volunteer opportunities to promote organ, eye, and tissue donation.

$141Kprogram expense
02

Youth Education

Provides education on organ, eye, and tissue donation in an age- and culturally- appropriate manner for audiences from seventh grade through college. Donate life northwest forges a critical link between medical professionals and educators providing curriculum-based learning, classroom presentations, student projects, and many other…

$104Kprogram expense
03

Living Kidney Donation Initiatives

Provides educational programs and materials to help educate more end-stage renal disease patients on transplant and living donation. These programs include a workshop for patients who are listed for a transplant to explore living donation, and various online and printed materials.

$42Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$772K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$761K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Money outPt IX
$764K
Ln 25
Programscol B$596K
Managementcol C$69K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$720K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
PeoplePt VI, VII
19
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$761K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$145K
Investment incomeLn 3$26K
Total revenueLn 12$772K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$14K
SavingsLn 2$706K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$720K
Other assetsLn 15$510K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$109K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
VolunteersI 6151
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY24FY23FY22FY21FY20
End of yearLn 1g$510K$462K$437K$462K$338K
SpentLn 1d–1f$2K$2K$2K$2K$2K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$679K$720K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$60K$109K
Net assetsLn 32$1.1M$1.2M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$163K$114K$24K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$352K$288K$15K$49K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$13K$11K$795$2K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$40K$31K$3K$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$53K$42K$4K$8K
Legal feesLn 11b$314$245$24$45
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$23K$15K$5K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$50K$661$2K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$4K$630$678
Information technologyLn 14$24K$23K$27$1K
OccupancyLn 16$2K$2K
TravelLn 17$17K$14K$2K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$3K$719$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$764K$596K$69K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Apr 22, 2026 $908K$645K$263K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2024 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 7, 2025 $772K$764K$8K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 9, 2024 $791K$801K−$10K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 4, 2023 $906K$869K$36K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 5, 2022 $856K$823K$33K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 25, 2021 $798K$818K−$19K$916K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $772,298 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $793,121$761,494
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $8,088$25,527
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$9,983−$14,723
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $791,226$772,298
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $598,028$620,444
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $203,043$143,436
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $801,071$763,880
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$9,845$8,418
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $772,298 across 7 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $12,425 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$145,168
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$616,326
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$761,494
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $25,527$25,527
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events−$27,412
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $264$264
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $12,425 · Excluded from tax $25,791$772,298
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $763,880 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $113,809 · Management $24,388 · Fundraising $24,388$162,585
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $288,200 · Management $14,767 · Fundraising $48,628$351,595
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $10,763 · Management $795 · Fundraising $1,884$13,442
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $30,951 · Management $2,992 · Fundraising $5,615$39,558
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $41,670 · Management $4,033 · Fundraising $7,561$53,264
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $245 · Management $24 · Fundraising $45$314
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,755$8,755
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,741 · Management $5,289 · Fundraising $3,116$23,146
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $50,263 · Management $661 · Fundraising $1,548$52,472
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,827 · Management $630 · Fundraising $678$5,135
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $23,158 · Management $27 · Fundraising $1,058$24,243
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $1,631$1,631
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,640 · Management $2,246 · Fundraising $1,043$16,929
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,792$3,792
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,074 · Management $719 · Fundraising $3,226$7,019
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $595,972 · Management $69,118 · Fundraising $98,790$763,880
Part X · Balance sheet $1,265,583 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $25,255$14,251
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $653,481$705,745
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $14,886$34,265
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,476$1,152
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $462,123$510,170
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,160,221$1,265,583
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $55,026$108,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $60,026$108,923
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,084,209$1,113,674
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $15,986$42,986
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,100,195$1,156,660
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,160,221$1,265,583
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,156,660 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$772,298
XI-2 Total expenses$763,880
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$8,418
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,100,195
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$48,047
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,156,660

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