Northwest Kidney Centers
Northwest Kidney Centers reported $149.1 million in revenue and $143.8 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.18 went to program services, $17.09 to management and general costs and $0.73 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was program service revenue such as fees, sales and contracts: 97.8% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $880,083 (CEO & PRESIDENT). 204 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 11% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.
Where $100 of spending went
The fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $144MFor 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 June 30, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $149MThe 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | FY2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.2% | 85.6% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.1% | 13.7% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.59 | $0.00 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 1.2% | 1.3% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 97.8% | 93.7% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $880,083 | $975,831 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 0.61% | 1.34% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 204 | 27 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 15.3 | 6.6 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 10 of 11 | 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 expenseIn the year ended june 30, 2025, Northwest Kidney Centers provided 285,069 dialysis treatments, essential to sustain the lives of people with kidney failure. Nkc served a total of 2,676 patients. The organization provided patient care in twenty (20) free-standing clinics and in eight (8) local hospitals and supervised self dialysis treatments in the homes of patients throughout the community. Nkc spent over $25.8 million more on the care of patients with medicare and medicaid insurance than the programs reimbursed US for. In addition, nkc provided more than $4.4 million in charity care.…
Nkc offers free classes that help people with chronic kidney disease (ckd) preserve kidney function, choose appropriate treatment, take care of a transplanted kidney and in general be an empowered partner in their kidney health care. The class program provides outreach to people who are not dialysis patients and may help them keep their kidneys healthy enough so that they never need to go on dialysis or can delay its onset. The patient-focused, evidence-based curriculum was developed by Northwest Kidney Centers. There were 884 chronic kidney disease education participants. In addition to its…
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & PRESIDENT Director/trustee, officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $818,825 | $0 | $61,258 | $880,083 |
| CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $455,168 | $0 | $17,250 | $472,418 |
| VP OF FINANCE & CFO Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $428,807 | $0 | $40,754 | $469,561 |
| VP OF LEGAL AFFAIRS (THRU 4/25) Officer, 50.00 hrs/week | $358,400 | $0 | $22,764 | $381,164 |
| CARE SERVS/CHIEF NURSING OFFICER Key employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $294,646 | $0 | $39,319 | $333,965 |
| VP OF BUSINESS DEV. (THRU 3/25) Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $264,349 | $0 | $41,973 | $306,322 |
| SR DIRECTOR FACILITY PLANNING Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $234,655 | $0 | $68,218 | $302,873 |
| REGISTERED NEPHROLOGY NURSE Highest compensated employee, 50.00 hrs/week | $250,136 | $0 | $30,883 | $281,019 |
204 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Northwest Kidney Centers (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $2.6M (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–1b11 · 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 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 51,038
- Volunteers Part I, line 6531
Largest outside contractors
FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section B · businesses only| NEWAY Laboratory services | $1,197,171 |
| ASCEND CLINICAL LLC Laboratory services | $755,535 |
| CLARK NUBER PS Accounting services | $169,527 |
| HEALTHCARE SUPPORT STAFFING LLC Staffing services | $129,635 |
Individuals listed as contractors are left out. 8 contractors were paid more than $100,000 in all.
Private foundation grants it received
9 private foundations reported grants to Northwest Kidney Centers totaling $85,125 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.
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Every number above is copied from Northwest Kidney 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 Northwest Kidney Centers, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.
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Questions people ask
How much of Northwest Kidney Centers's spending goes to programs?
In the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, Northwest Kidney Centers reported that 82.2% of its $143.8 million in expenses went to program services, 17.1% to management and general and 0.7% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Northwest Kidney Centers pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Northwest Kidney Centers reported for one person in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025 was $880,083, for the role of CEO & PRESIDENT (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Northwest Kidney Centers get its money?
Of $149.1 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025, 1.2% came from contributions and grants and 97.8% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Northwest Kidney Centers a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-6057438 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))), 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 June 30, 2025, object 202630719349301678 · read the filing · XML
- FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, object 202510769349301716 · read the filing
- FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023, object 202401369349317520 · read the filing
- FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022, object 202301329349307630 · read the filing
- FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2021, object 202211269349301761 · read the filing
- FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2020, object 202140679349300969 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-6057438: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.