Northwest Center
Northwest Center reported $28.9 million in revenue and $31.1 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $80.39 went to program services, $17.17 to management and general costs and $2.44 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 84.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $438,493 (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER). 10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 11% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $31MFor context, the median across 409 covered employment charities: $88.97 programs, $11.03 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $29M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$15.72 $4.6M
- Program service revenue$83.38 $24M
- Other revenue$0.90 $262K
Investment income was negative: −$355K. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 80.4% | 88.0% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.2% | 10.9% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 2.4% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.16 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 15.9% | 22.8% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 1.4% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 84.4% | 62.6% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $438,493 | $297,435 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.41% | 1.26% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 10 | 6 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | -0.0 | 8.1 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 11 of 11 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseNorthwest Center operates several social enterprises that provide workplace opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Northwest Center enterprises employ adults of all abilities across a broad array of business operations, including landscape maintenance, janitorial, commercial laundry services, ship provisioning and mail room services
Northwest Center kids provides educational and therapeutic services for children from birth to 12 years old. Our community-based early supports program offers speech, motor, sensory, and language therapy in the home and community. Additionally, we have one school located in seattle, that employs an individualized education model. The center serves infants to 12 years of age in classrooms and after school programs. Northwest Center kids provides early supports services for approximately 1271 children a year and educates over 180 children in our school. Grant expenses are scholarships given.…
Northwest Center operates a thrift collection business which, via route pick up and attended donation stations, provides both employment opportunities for the people we serve and funds for services for our kids and adult programs. The thrift or big blue truck(tm) division has been operated by Northwest Center for over 50 years
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER Key employee, 13.00 hrs/week | $417,315 | $0 | $21,178 | $438,493 |
| PRESIDENT AND CEO Officer, 13.00 hrs/week | $369,163 | $0 | $18,394 | $387,557 |
| SENIOR VP OF OP. AMAZON (THRU 9/25) Key employee, 13.00 hrs/week | $0 | $344,562 | $8,105 | $352,667 |
| SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, OPERATIONS Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $296,410 | $0 | $15,813 | $312,223 |
| VP OF OPERATIONS, NWC AMAZON Key employee, 13.00 hrs/week | $0 | $273,936 | $8,780 | $282,716 |
| CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Key employee, 13.00 hrs/week | $265,797 | $0 | $7,853 | $273,650 |
| EXECUTIVE VP, CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER Key employee, 13.00 hrs/week | $0 | $217,863 | $11,981 | $229,844 |
| VICE PRESIDENT, MARKETING Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,490 | $0 | $9,282 | $229,772 |
10 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwest Center (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.5M (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b11 · 11 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4Yes
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5544
- Volunteers Part I, line 618
Largest outside contractors
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| PAYCOM PAYROLL LLC Payroll & hr services | $376,834 |
| STRATCORE DIGITAL LLC DBA INNERACTIVATE Design & marketing strategy - consultant | $284,289 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 3 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
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Every number above is copied from Northwest Center's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Northwest Center, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Northwest Center's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Northwest Center reported that 80.4% of its $31.1 million in expenses went to program services, 17.2% to management and general and 2.4% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northwest Center pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northwest Center reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $438,493, for the role of CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northwest Center get its money?
Of $28.9 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 15.9% came from contributions and grants and 84.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northwest Center a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0786790 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202641359349308159 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202513079349303261 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349314702 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202312659349301001 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202242719349300614 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202113159349305216 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202003109349302690 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0786790: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.