2022-11-14T11:51:43-05:00 2021-12-31 911566381 FINNEY NEILL & COMPANY PS 9757 GREENWOOD AVE N SEATTLE WA 98103 990 2021-01-01 910577487 AMARA AMAR 2062601700 5907 MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY S SEATTLE WA 98118 SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN CEO 2062601700 2022-11-11 true SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN 999009999 JOSHUA J BREILING CPA P01286663 2062989811 2022-11-11 2021 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN 5907 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S SEATTLE WA 98118 5110909 false X WWW.AMARAFAMILY.ORG X 1921 WA AMARA'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF A COMMITTED FAMILY - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. AMARA HAS BEEN SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE ITS FOUNDING AS MEDINA BABY HOME, A TRADITIONAL ORPHANAGE, IN 1921. WHILE AMARA'S SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 101 YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND LEARNINGS IN THE CHILD WELFARE FIELD, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 1,440 PARENTS AND 339 CHILDREN IN 2021 15 15 75 49 0 3673982 3315173 856841 1016793 41527 194619 43944 53329 4616294 4579914 0 0 4153704 3098908 0 605836 1084821 1125664 5238525 4224572 -622231 355342 12201968 10821978 5122006 3322130 7079962 7499848 X AMARA'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF A COMMITTED FAMILY - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. AMARA HAS BEEN SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE ITS FOUNDING AS MEDINA BABY HOME, A TRADITIONAL ORPHANAGE, IN 1921. WHILE AMARA'S SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 101 YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND LEARNINGS IN THE CHILD WELFARE FIELD, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 1,440 PARENTS AND 339 CHILDREN IN 2021 false true 2640006 1016793 ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE SERVICES: THERE ARE CURRENTLY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE IN WASHINGTON. AMARA'S FOSTER CARE SERVICES PROGRAM FOCUSES ON FINDING, PREPARING, AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES AS THEY PARENT CHILDREN, NAVIGATE THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CHILD'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES AS THEY WALK THROUGH THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF ETHNICITIES, BELIEF SYSTEMS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, GENDER IDENTITIES AND EXPRESSIONS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN FOSTER CARE AND TO MAINTAINING BIRTH FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE FOCUS OF OUR FOSTER CARE SERVICES PROGRAM IS PREPARING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN COMMITTING TO CARE FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. OUR FAMILY TIME PROGRAM FACILITATES VISITS BETWEEN CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOSTER FAMILIES TO MAINTAIN OPENNESS AND CONNECTION, AND KEEP CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING AT THE CORE, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. OUR TEAM ENSURES THAT, WHILE CHILDREN ARE UNDER THE CARE OF FOSTER PARENTS, THEY HAVE HIGH QUALITY, ENJOYABLE VISITS WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT APPROVED. 489692 COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH: COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH PLAY A CRUCIAL ROLE IN ATTRACTING AND ENGAGING PROSPECTIVE FOSTER PARENTS AND VOLUNTEERS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. IN ADDITION, COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH IS CHARGED WITH ELEVATING THE COMMUNITY'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF SUPPORTING THE WELL-BEING OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES, AND THEIR FAMILIES; INCLUDING THE SPECIFIC INEQUITIES FACING CHILDREN OF COLOR. AMARA'S COMMUNICATIONS AND OUTREACH STRATEGIES ARE ROOTED IN EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND SEEK TO ELEVATE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AS THEY ENTER, EXPERIENCE, AND TRANSITION OUT OF FOSTER CARE; AS WELL AS THOSE OF ADOPTEES, FOSTER FAMILIES, AND BIRTH FAMILIES. 297950 POST-ADOPTION PROGRAM: RECOGNIZING ADOPTION AS A LIFE-LONG EXPERIENCE, AMARA'S POST-ADOPTION PROGRAM WORKS TO ENSURE THAT ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM -- INCLUDING ADOPTIVE PARENTS AND BIRTH PARENTS -- RECEIVE SUPPORT IN ORDER TO PROMOTE STABILITY AND FULFILLING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS. OUR POST-ADOPTION PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING PROGRAMING THAT RECOGNIZES AND SUPPORTS THE INTERCONNECTED WEB OF RELATIONSHIPS THAT FORM THE ADOPTION TRIAD (ADOPTEE, ADOPTIVE FAMILY, BIRTH FAMILY) AND BEYOND. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: STAR ADOPTEE MENTORSHIP PROGRAM, PROJECT SEARCH AND REUNION, ADOPTION COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS, AND OUR INCLUSIVE FAMILY SUPPORT MODEL. 3427648 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 25 0 75 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 15 15 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false X X DONG NAM 2062601704 5907 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S SEATTLE WA 98118 JASON GORTNEY CHIEF INNOVA 40.00 X 111426 0 7863 RUTH TOLLEFSON CHIEF PHILAN 40.00 X 109111 0 7709 DONG NAM CFO 40.00 X 108655 0 12199 NICOLE MAZEN PRGM & POLIC 40.00 X 85473 0 6833 SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN CEO 40.00 X 75385 0 1527 MAUREEN SORENSON CHIEF COMMUN 40.00 X 9292 0 163 SARA WONG PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 GINNY TRETHEWEY VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI LANGSTON VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY PEW MD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PETER WOODWARD TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL ABODEELY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAN ABSHER VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIBUSE BINDER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HILLARY CAREY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JUAN COTTO BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN DANIELSON MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAO LAKKAKULA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SRILATA RAMALA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMAL WHITEHEAD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 499342 36294 3 false false false 234378 1527985 1552810 75501 3315173 CONTRACTS 624100 1015512 1015512 CLIENT SERVICE FEES 624100 1281 1281 1016793 25522 25522 55293 55293 55293 55293 151819 539000 83330 438392 68489 100608 169097 169097 234378 9273 -9273 OTHER INCOME 624100 7309 7309 7309 4579914 1016793 257221 499342 312146 22760 164436 2152906 1866430 73072 213404 46557 38242 1681 6634 179226 147216 6470 25540 220877 181428 7974 31475 7440 5997 683 760 104053 83877 9552 10624 207036 185507 8044 13485 24140 7042 1 17097 11459 5230 432 5797 45794 38851 2203 4740 143871 89642 9985 44244 27988 27539 147 302 103542 82929 9754 10859 295362 236560 27825 30977 73351 58748 6910 7693 TAXES & LICENSES 25543 20858 2217 2468 FAMILY WORKSHOPS 15505 15505 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 13308 6831 6477 27272 17070 1378 8824 4224572 3427648 191088 605836 16500 109935 1073 1916970 820164 156335 224170 44418 43719 9397873 1345526 8670010 8052347 1363169 1542734 33493 28909 12201968 10821978 258410 255890 1600 4095358 3064640 763992 4246 5122006 3322130 X 2285764 3620599 4794198 3879249 7079962 7499848 12201968 10821978 X 355342 85558 -21014 X false true X true false X 4316687 5596918 3216107 3673982 3315173 20118867 4316687 5596918 3216107 3673982 3315173 20118867 1468166 18650701 13020 26179 67654 67522 80815 255190 2352 17299 8820 2173 7309 37953 20412010 4573174 0.91370 0.78540 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 30,644 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1363170 179564 1542734 1107159 82800 173211 1363170 1016680 90479 1107159 1015000 1680 1016680 0.71160 0.28840 false false 3145078 3145078 5925313 1142030 4783283 327482 203496 123986 8052347 X 4679559 85558 4814 9273 99645 4579914 4579914 4259673 4814 30287 35101 4224572 4224572 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC NO. 740, INCOME TAXES. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE ORGANIZATIONS TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 9,273 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 9,273 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 21,014 VIRTUAL EVENT 234378 234378 9273 234378 234378 9273 9273 -9273 X 34250 DONOR VALUATION X 5 41251 PUBLICLY TRADED VALUE false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMARA'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF A COMMITTED FAMILY - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. AMARA HAS BEEN SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE ITS FOUNDING AS MEDINA BABY HOME, A TRADITIONAL ORPHANAGE, IN 1921. WHILE AMARA'S SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 101 YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS AS WELL AS RESEARCH AND LEARNINGS IN THE CHILD WELFARE FIELD, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 1,440 PARENTS AND 339 CHILDREN IN 2021 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 DURING 2020, WE MADE THE DECISION TO TEMPORARILY STOP OPERATING OUR SANCTUARIES DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC. DURING 2021, THE DECISION WAS MADE TO CLOSE THEM PERMANENTLY. THESE SPACES HAVE BEEN SOLD OR REPURPOSED FOR OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ADOPTION & FOSTER CARE SERVICES: THERE ARE CURRENTLY THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN TEMPORARY FOSTER CARE IN WASHINGTON. AMARA'S FOSTER CARE SERVICES PROGRAM FOCUSES ON FINDING, PREPARING, AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES AS THEY PARENT CHILDREN, NAVIGATE THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CHILD'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES AS THEY WALK THROUGH THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES FROM A DIVERSE RANGE OF ETHNICITIES, BELIEF SYSTEMS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, GENDER IDENTITIES AND EXPRESSIONS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN FOSTER CARE AND TO MAINTAINING BIRTH FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. THE FOCUS OF OUR FOSTER CARE SERVICES PROGRAM IS PREPARING AND SUPPORTING FAMILIES IN COMMITTING TO CARE FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. OUR FAMILY TIME PROGRAM FACILITATES VISITS BETWEEN CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, AND FOSTER FAMILIES TO MAINTAIN OPENNESS AND CONNECTION, AND KEEP CHILDREN'S WELL-BEING AT THE CORE, EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. OUR TEAM ENSURES THAT, WHILE CHILDREN ARE UNDER THE CARE OF FOSTER PARENTS, THEY HAVE HIGH QUALITY, ENJOYABLE VISITS WITH THEIR FAMILIES IN THE LEAST RESTRICTIVE ENVIRONMENT APPROVED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE AUDITOR'S REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR. THE FORM 990 IS BASED ON THESE BOARD-APPROVED REPORTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD HAS A WRITTEN POLICY FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. THE PROCESS FOLLOWS FEDERAL GUIDELINES. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED CONSIDERING COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AND NO PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POLICY FOR DETERMINING FINANCE MANAGER COMPENSATION. INSTEAD, THE BOARD RELIES ON UPPER MANAGEMENT TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. THE FINANCE MANAGER'S COMPENSATION IS DETERMINDED BY UPPER MANAGEMENT BASED ON EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, EXPERTISE AND TENURE COMBINED WITH COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE BOARD APPROVES COMPENSATION THROUGH APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -21,014