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Sea Mar Community Health Centers

Seattle, WA · EIN 91-1020139 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

Sea Mar Community Health Centers reported $578.2 million in revenue and $566.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $97.48 went to program services, $2.52 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 90.4% of the total. Government grants made up 7.2%. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $1,643,299 (CEO). 340 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 47% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $566M

For 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 March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $578M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 5,634 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
97.5%85.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
2.5%13.7%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
0.0%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
7.6%1.3%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
7.2%0.1%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
90.4%93.7%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$1,643,299$975,831
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
0.29%1.34%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
34027
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
6.06.6
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
10 of 1088.9%

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 expense
$470M expenses · 85.2% of program spending · grants $33M · revenue $440M

In FY 2025, Sea Mar Community Health Centers was one of the leading providers of medical, dental, behavioral health, social, and housing services for low-income, uninsured, and otherwise underserved individuals and families in western washington state. Sea Mar's network of services spans 18 counties, including adams, chelan, clallam, clark, cowlitz, franklin, grant, grays harbor, island, king, pierce, skagit, skamania, snohomish, spokane, thurston, whatcom, and yakima. Together, in FY 2025 Sea Mar served approximately 298,000 patients with over 1.1 million encounters. These services reach the…

$22M expenses · 4.1% of program spending · revenue $20M

Preventive health services (phs):Sea Mar's multi-functional phs team covers three major branches of service. Health education includes programs that provide patients with nutritional counseling and guidance, weight control, family planning, smoking cessation and chronic disease management support, and maternity support services (mss), which supports pregnant women and new mothers to ensure healthy pregnancy and infancy outcomes. In fye 2025, Sea Mar's mss, nutrition, and health education programs served 27,600 patients with 106,813 visits. Sea Mar's women, infants, and children (wic) program…

$15M expenses · 2.8% of program spending · revenue $21M

Chemical dependency inpatient treatment centers:Sea Mar goes beyond the outpatient treatment model to provide longer-term inpatient chemical dependency treatment for low-income, uninsured, or under-insured youth and adults in four facilities offering 100 beds throughout its service area. These treatment centers offer bilingual, culturally appropriate services to people with few other options for such treatment. In fye 2025, Sea Mar's inpatient treatment centers provided 31,167 patient days to approximately 1160 individuals with safe detox, evidence-based treatment, and guidance during…

$44M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Officer, 45.00 hrs/week
$1,618,177$0$25,122$1,643,299
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
Key employee, 42.00 hrs/week
$852,378$0$25,122$877,500
VP MEDICAL AFFAIRS & CMO
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$758,134$0$16,520$774,654
VP DENTAL AFFAIRS & CDO
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$601,358$0$25,122$626,480
VP OF BEHAVIOR HEALTH
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$491,441$0$66,155$557,596
CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER
Officer, 42.00 hrs/week
$467,906$0$16,520$484,426
VP-ARCHIT & FACIL
Key employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$438,512$0$25,122$463,634
VP-CORP & LEGAL AFFAIRS
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$424,270$0$23,168$447,438

340 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Sea Mar Community Health Centers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $6.2M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$200M$400M$600M$800MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$578M$566M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$578M$566M97.5%$285M$1,643,299
FY2024 ⓘ$562M$525M94.1%$273M$1,575,420
FY2023 ⓘ$476M$438M92.2%$236M$1,507,544
FY2022 ⓘ$436M$403M92.0%$197M$1,746,394
FY2021 ⓘ$403M$374M91.0%$169M$1,436,635
FY2020 ⓘ$393M$377M89.3%$146M$1,452,962

Governance 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–1b10 · 10 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 11aNo
  • 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 4No
  • 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 53,379
  • Volunteers Part I, line 6119

Largest outside contractors

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only
R SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL
Coding services
$2,779,592
AYA HEALTHCARE INC
Healthcare staffing services
$2,059,373
PERKINS COIE LLP
Legal services
$1,517,490
WORKDAY INC
Software implementation services
$1,058,837
AMN HEALTHCARE LOCUM TENENS INC
Physician staffing services
$426,567

Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 24 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.

Private foundation grants it received

5 private foundations reported grants to Sea Mar Community Health Centers totaling $581K 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 Sea Mar Community Health Centers's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for Sea Mar Community Health Centers, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of Sea Mar Community Health Centers's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, Sea Mar Community Health Centers reported that 97.5% of its $566.0 million in expenses went to program services, 2.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does Sea Mar Community Health Centers pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation Sea Mar Community Health Centers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $1,643,299, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does Sea Mar Community Health Centers get its money?

Of $578.2 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 7.6% came from contributions and grants (including 7.2% from government grants) and 90.4% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is Sea Mar Community Health Centers a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 91-1020139 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 March 31, 2025, object 202620449349301822 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202530459349301733 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202410469349301796 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202320469349301937 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202210479349300001 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202100479349301900 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 91-1020139: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.