2021-10-11T17:18:21-05:00 2020-12-31 911566381 FINNEY NEILL & COMPANY PS 9757 GREENWOOD AVE N SEATTLE WA 98103 990 2020-01-01 910577487 AMARA AMAR 2062601700 5907 MARTIN LUTHER KING WAY S SEATTLE WA 98118 SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN CEO 2062601700 2021-10-06 true SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN 999009999 JOSHUA J BREILING CPA P01286663 2062989811 2021-10-06 2020 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN 5907 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAY S SEATTLE WA 98118 4946951 false X WWW.AMARAFAMILY.ORG X 1921 WA AMARA IS COMMITTED TO POSITIVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE, PROMOTE HEALING, AND ADVANCE RACIAL AND LGBTQ+ EQUITY BY OFFERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO FAMILIES ENGAGED WITH FOSTER CARE AND TO ADOPTEES AND FAMILIES, POST-ADOPTION. 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 100 YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 500 PARENTS AND 650 CHILDREN IN 2020. 11 11 82 237 0 3216107 3673982 845665 856841 39808 41527 -49587 43944 4051993 4616294 0 0 4280611 4153704 0 710073 1370947 1084821 5651558 5238525 -1599565 -622231 11358070 12201968 3739224 5122006 7618846 7079962 X AMARA IS COMMITTED TO POSITIVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE, PROMOTE HEALING, AND ADVANCE RACIAL AND LGBTQ+ EQUITY BY OFFERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO FAMILIES ENGAGED WITH FOSTER CARE AND TO ADOPTEES AND FAMILIES, POST-ADOPTION. 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 100 YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 500 PARENTS AND 650 CHILDREN IN 2020. false true 2046246 856841 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. 985785 EMERGENCY SANCTUARY PROGRAM: AMARA'S EMERGENCY SANCTUARIES, LOCATED IN SEATTLE AND TACOMA, ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM, TEMPORARY CARE FOR CHILDREN AS THEY INITIALLY ENTER THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, AMARA IS WORKING TO MEET AN URGENT NEED IN THE COMMUNITY BY SERVING CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR REMOVAL FROM THEIR HOMES BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO WAITING IN SOCIAL WORKERS' OFFICES OR IN A HOTEL. OUR SANCTUARIES PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE BY TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND OFFER CHILDREN A SAFE, STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR UP TO 72 HOURS, WHERE THEIR WELL-BEING IS ADDRESSED, SIBLING GROUPS ARE KEPT TOGETHER, WHILE STATE SOCIAL WORKERS AND FAMILIES WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST, SAFEST, LONG-TERM PLACEMENT. THE GOAL OF OUR SANCTUARY PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN WHO STAY WITH US ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED, AND IMPORTANT AS THEY TRANSITION BACK HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS, WITH RELATIVES, OR TO A LICENSED FOSTER HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY OPERATE OUR SANCTUARIES AND MADE THE DECISION TO KEEP THE SANCTUARIES CLOSED THROUGH THE END OF 2021. 624134 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. 351311 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. 351311 4007476 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false true 14 0 82 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 11 11 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 JOHN MORSE CEO (END) 40.00 X 152647 0 9755 RUTH TOLLEFSON CHIEF PHILAN 40.00 X 125791 0 7579 DONG NAM CFO 36.00 X 112195 0 9875 JASON GORTNEY INTERIM CEO 35.00 X 116086 0 4582 MAUREEN SORENSON CHIEF COMMUN 40.00 X 101282 0 6715 HILLARY CAREY PRESIDENT 2.00 X X 0 0 0 DAN ABSHER VICE PRESIDE 2.00 X X 0 0 0 CATHY PEW MD SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL GOEBEL TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 PAUL ABODEELY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LIBUSE BINDER 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 FRANKIE JOHNSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LORI LANGSTON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GINNY TRETHEWEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMAL WHITEHEAD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA WONG BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WOODWARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 608001 38506 5 false true false 60335 3613647 91276 3673982 CONTRACTS 624100 856163 856163 CLIENT SERVICE FEES 624100 678 678 856841 23565 23565 43957 43957 43957 43957 346433 328471 17962 17962 17962 60335 2186 -2186 OTHER INCOME 624100 2173 2173 2173 4616294 856841 87657 608001 280179 130524 197298 2897399 2457001 160824 279574 62949 49151 5237 8561 312874 244292 26031 42551 272481 212753 22671 37057 1500 854 536 110 44570 25360 15934 3276 133212 105813 3773 23626 26177 22413 66 3698 17417 9053 1404 6960 89743 60431 21934 7378 105906 84177 11174 10555 40829 35161 4567 1101 122861 76331 36066 10464 288666 225805 31907 30954 76998 29922 42974 4102 TAXES & LICENSES 65002 44746 4176 16080 OTHER PROGRAM COSTS 25545 25534 6 5 EMERGENCY SANCTUARY 14159 13967 192 32236 4533 1172 26531 5238525 4007476 520976 710073 157779 16500 14856 1073 961479 1916970 60944 156335 63965 44418 9736219 1066209 8945632 8670010 1093359 1363169 60056 33493 11358070 12201968 425890 258410 3251869 4095358 763992 61465 4246 3739224 5122006 X 4046779 2285764 3572067 4794198 7618846 7079962 11358070 12201968 X -622231 132490 -49143 X false true X true false X 6720317 4316687 5596918 3216107 3673982 23524011 6720317 4316687 5596918 3216107 3673982 23524011 4876956 18647055 7650 13020 26179 67654 67522 182025 5000 2352 17299 8820 2173 35644 23741680 4376220 0.78540 0.76980 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 35,644 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1107159 82800 173211 1363170 1016680 90479 1107159 1015000 1680 1016680 0.80530 0.19470 false false 3265305 3265305 6176432 896747 5279685 294482 169462 125020 8670010 DSHS GOODS CONTRACT 4246 4246 X 4750970 132490 2186 134676 4616294 4616294 5289854 51329 51329 5238525 5238525 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 ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2020 AND 2019. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 2,186 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 2,186 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 49,143 KC LUNCHEON 60335 60335 2186 60335 60335 2186 2186 -2186 X X X X false false false false false false false false false JOHN MORSE CEO (END) 152647 9755 162402 X 8239 DONOR VALUATION X 3 83037 PUBLICLY TRADED VALUE false true false FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMARA IS COMMITTED TO POSITIVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. WE DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE, PROMOTE HEALING, AND ADVANCE RACIAL AND LGBTQ+ EQUITY BY OFFERING PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO FAMILIES ENGAGED WITH FOSTER CARE AND TO ADOPTEES AND FAMILIES, POST-ADOPTION. 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 100 YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 500 PARENTS AND 650 CHILDREN IN 2020. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY OPERATE OUR SANCTUARIES AND MADE THE DECISION TO KEEP THE SANCTUARIES CLOSED THROUGH THE END OF 2021. 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 2, PART III, LINE 4B EMERGENCY SANCTUARY PROGRAM: AMARA'S EMERGENCY SANCTUARIES, LOCATED IN SEATTLE AND TACOMA, ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM, TEMPORARY CARE FOR CHILDREN AS THEY INITIALLY ENTER THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. THROUGH THIS EFFORT, AMARA IS WORKING TO MEET AN URGENT NEED IN THE COMMUNITY BY SERVING CHILDREN IMMEDIATELY UPON THEIR REMOVAL FROM THEIR HOMES BY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE TO WAITING IN SOCIAL WORKERS' OFFICES OR IN A HOTEL. OUR SANCTUARIES PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE BY TRAINED STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND OFFER CHILDREN A SAFE, STABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR UP TO 72 HOURS, WHERE THEIR WELL-BEING IS ADDRESSED, SIBLING GROUPS ARE KEPT TOGETHER, WHILE STATE SOCIAL WORKERS AND FAMILIES WORK TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST, SAFEST, LONG-TERM PLACEMENT. THE GOAL OF OUR SANCTUARY PROGRAM IS TO ENSURE THAT THE CHILDREN WHO STAY WITH US ARE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO FEEL SAFE, WELCOMED, AND IMPORTANT AS THEY TRANSITION BACK HOME WITH THEIR PARENTS, WITH RELATIVES, OR TO A LICENSED FOSTER HOME. UNFORTUNATELY, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC, WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO SAFELY OPERATE OUR SANCTUARIES AND MADE THE DECISION TO KEEP THE SANCTUARIES CLOSED THROUGH THE END OF 2021. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D 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. 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 -49,143