Seattle Indian Health Board
Seattle Indian Health Board reported $51.3 million in revenue and $41.9 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $68.14 went to program services, $31.69 to management and general costs and $0.17 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 72.0% of the total. Government grants made up 69.1%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $474,986 (PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER). 42 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 95% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $42MFor context, the median across 5,634 covered health care charities: $86.19 programs, $13.81 management, $0.00 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
The fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $51MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 68.1% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 31.7% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 72.0% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 69.1% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 26.6% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $474,986 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 1.13% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 42 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 17.1 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 9 of 9 | 88.9% |
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
FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe Seattle Indian Health Board is a non-for-profit organization that has been in operation since 1970. Sihb provides vital community health and public health services for all people in a native way. In 2016, sihb established our indigenous knowledge informed system of care (indigiknow), to honor our history and to carry US into the future. Indigiknow emphasizes 5 key components of our organization: health & human services, workforce development, policy & advocacy, and public health. All are centered on traditional medicine.(continued in schedule o)sihb's health and human services division…
Sihb's urban Indian Health institute (uihi) is one of 12 tribal epidemiology centers in the nation and the only one that holds a national scope because we serve all of the urban indian programs across the country. Uihi is deemed a public health authority through the Indian Health care improvement act and permanently reauthorized in the affordable care act. This ensures our ability to decolonize data, to tell our stories from an indigenous perspective. Through data, epidemiology, evaluation and indigenous focused public health response strategies. Sihb's public health team has been nationally…
Highest reported compensation
FY2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $395,686 | $0 | $79,300 | $474,986 |
| EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $263,591 | $0 | $49,868 | $313,459 |
| MA, S-PSB, BEHAV HEALTH DIR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $237,681 | $0 | $51,562 | $289,243 |
| ASSOCIATE MEDICAL OFFICER Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $223,504 | $0 | $63,456 | $286,960 |
| DENTAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $217,354 | $0 | $57,623 | $274,977 |
| MEDICAL DIRECTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $226,178 | $0 | $44,235 | $270,413 |
| CHIEF PEOPLE OFFICER Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $218,767 | $0 | $37,017 | $255,784 |
| PHYSICIAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $210,338 | $0 | $43,244 | $253,582 |
42 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Seattle Indian Health Board (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.9M (Part IX, line 5).
6 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
FY2025 · 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–1b9 · 9 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 18Yes
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 5355
- Volunteers Part I, line 615
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| CENTRAL PROTECTION Security services | $809,430 |
| OCHIN Health care services | $395,320 |
| CORONIS HEALTH LLC Revenue cycle management services | $245,529 |
| RJS CONTRUCTION INC Construction | $231,415 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 31 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
3 private foundations reported grants to Seattle Indian Health Board totaling $7,641 on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.
Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.
Correct a figure or respond
Every number above is copied from Seattle Indian Health Board's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Seattle Indian Health Board, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Seattle Indian Health Board's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, Seattle Indian Health Board reported that 68.1% of its $41.9 million in expenses went to program services, 31.7% to management and general and 0.2% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Seattle Indian Health Board pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Seattle Indian Health Board reported for one person in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025 was $474,986, for the role of PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Seattle Indian Health Board get its money?
Of $51.3 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, 72.0% came from contributions and grants (including 69.1% from government grants) and 26.6% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Seattle Indian Health Board a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0869056 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. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, object 202622199349301762 · read the filing
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, object 202502259349302490 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, object 202412159349301701 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, object 202322199349301802 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, object 202232279349302708 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, object 202122249349302147 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0869056: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.