AMARA: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
AMARA (EIN 91-0577487)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202523189349306162
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-11-14T12:03:22-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN911566381PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FINNEY NEILL & COMPANY PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19757 GREENWOOD AVE NAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN910577487EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMARABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMARBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2062601700PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13505 S JUNEAU STAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98118ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFAHREN JOHNSONPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2062601700PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCURTIS D EISEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02233793PTIN
Phone2062989811PhoneNum
Preparation2025-11-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerFAHREN JOHNSONPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13505 S JUNEAU STAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98118ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$15,552,284GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AMARAFAMILY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1921FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionAMARA'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 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 1,615 PARENTS AND 1,412 CHILDREN IN 2024.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract TerminationYes (X)ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body13VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee52TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers40TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,156,470PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,453,781CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,291,616PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$3,065,848CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$34,293PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$3,901,574CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$34,460PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue-$156,333CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$5,447,919PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$9,264,870CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,950,397PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,591,930CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$633,309CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$1,231,949PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,050,731CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$5,182,346PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$4,642,661CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$265,573PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,622,209CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$10,071,633TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$12,116,663TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,282,038TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$583,478TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,789,595NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,533,185NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionAMARA'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 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 1,615 PARENTS AND 1,412 CHILDREN IN 2024.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,696,875ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,316,041RevenueAmt
DescRESOURCE CARE PROGRAM: OUR RESOURCE CARE PROGRAMS CONSIST OF 3 PROGRAMMATIC AREAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. AMARA'S FOSTER CARE SERVICES, KINSHIP CARE SUPPORT, AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAMS USE A REUNIFICATION-FOCUSED APPROACH AND RECRUIT, PREPARE, AND/OR PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ADULTS AS THEY CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS' CARE. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT CAREGIVERS IN NAVIGATING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CHILD'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, AND OBTAIN THE RESOURCES AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES FROM A BROAD RANGE OF ETHNICITIES, BELIEF SYSTEMS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, GENDER IDENTITIES AND EXPRESSIONS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. AMARA IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN FOSTER CARE AND TO MAINTAINING BIRTH FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,059,049ExpenseAmt
Revenue$749,807RevenueAmt
DescFAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS: OUR FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS THROUGH CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. AMARA ADDRESSES ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT THROUGH OUR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES ACCESS RESOURCES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND CONCRETE GOODS SO THAT POVERTY AND LACK OF SUPPORT DO NOT PUSH FAMILIES FURTHER INTO CRISIS. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARENTS WHO ARE AT A HIGH RISK FOR HAVING THEIR CHILD(REN) REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE, PARENT FOCUS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO PARENTS WHO MAY BE FAST-TRACKED TOWARDS REUNIFICATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT PROGRAM. FURTHERMORE, WE SUPPORT PARENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REUNIFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEM REFORM AND INFORM PARENT SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO SEEK TO FOMENT AND STEWARD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OF ORIGIN THROUGH SUPPORTING POST-ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN MAINTAINING OPENNESS WITH CHILDREN'S EXTENDED FAMILIES AND SUPPORTING BIOLOGICAL PARENTS THROUGH SOME OF THE NUANCES OF OPEN ADOPTION AGREEMENTS. LASTLY, WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON TO HELP IMPROVE PARENT AND CAREGIVER WELLBEING AND SKILL-BUILDING, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO BUILD SUPPORTIVE PEER NETWORKS.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$3,755,924TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (true)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (true)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (true)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (true)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With35 Ctrl EntfalseBusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (true)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationYes (true)PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document45IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee52EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members13GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTIM GOULDPersonNm
Phone2062601704PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13505 S JUNEAU STAddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98118ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd
FAHREN JOHNSON
CEO40.00Yes (X)$43,750$0$34
SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN
CEO (END)40.00Yes (X)$80,254$0$2,340
DONG NAM
CFO (END)40.00Yes (X)$141,868$0$11,121
SARA WONG
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
GINNY TRETHEWEY
VICE PRESIDE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
LORI LANGSTON
VICE PRESIDE1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
CAITLIN HARREN
SECRETARY (E1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ALYSSA FARBER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
ANGELA BATES
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BEN DANIELSON MD
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CHRIS KAGI
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
CLAUDIA MILLER
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MAUREEN WELCH
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
PETER WOODWARD
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RAO LAKKAKULA
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TONO SABLAN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES TRUITT
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JENNIFER THOMSEN
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$265,872TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$13,495TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (true)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Fundraising$272,289FundraisingAmt
All Other Contributions$2,181,492AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$254,024NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,453,781TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
CONTRACTS624100$2,392,116$2,392,116
CLIENT SERVICE FEES624100$673,732$673,732
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$3,065,848TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$73,294TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$73,294ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$153,799RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$276,245RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$122,446RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$122,446TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$122,446ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$252,115SecuritiesAmt
Other$9,500,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$252,115SecuritiesAmt
Other$5,671,720OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$3,828,280OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$3,828,280TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,828,280ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$26,697FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$272,289ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$87,334FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$60,637TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business624100BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$26,750TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$26,750ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$26,750OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$9,264,870TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,065,848RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Exclusion$3,805,878ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$265,872TotalAmt
Program Services$218,174ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,760ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$33,938FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,837,990TotalAmt
Program Services$2,328,805ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$405,710FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$57,970TotalAmt
Program Services$47,570ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,186ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,214FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,832TotalAmt
Program Services$141,826ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,516ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$24,490FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,266TotalAmt
Program Services$211,112ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,699ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$36,455FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,358TotalAmt
Program Services$6,445ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$91ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$822FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,052TotalAmt
Program Services$32,454ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$459ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,139FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,856TotalAmt
Program Services$424,816ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,769ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,271FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$81,706TotalAmt
Program Services$33,675ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,165ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$42,866FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$112,332TotalAmt
Program Services$84,462ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,750ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,120FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,544TotalAmt
Program Services$14,201ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$571ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$772FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,006TotalAmt
Program Services$3,253ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,327ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$426FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,225TotalAmt
Program Services$90,250ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,354ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,621FundraisingAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$144,652TotalAmt
Program Services$118,881ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,306ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$10,465FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,642,661TotalAmt
Program Services$3,755,924ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$253,428ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$633,309FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$99,646BOYAmt
EOY$668,935EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$5,526,952EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74,964BOYAmt
EOY$266,411EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$511,568BOYAmt
EOY$663,665EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$364,500EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,599BOYAmt
EOY$47,269EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$3,607,035LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$768,833LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,735,805BOYAmt
EOY$2,838,202EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,540,955BOYAmt
EOY$1,725,986EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,096BOYAmt
EOY$14,743EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,071,633BOYAmt
EOY$12,116,663EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$327,377BOYAmt
EOY$424,884EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$40,950BOYAmt
EOY$158,594EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,913,711BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,282,038BOYAmt
EOY$583,478EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,649,040BOYAmt
EOY$9,530,842EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,140,555BOYAmt
EOY$2,002,343EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,789,595BOYAmt
EOY$11,533,185EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,071,633BOYAmt
EOY$12,116,663EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$4,622,209ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$139,751NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$18,370OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (true)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (true)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,673,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,315,173CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,502,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,156,470CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,453,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,102,071TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,673,982CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,315,173CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,502,665CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,156,470CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,453,781CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,102,071TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$455,836SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,646,235PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$67,522CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$80,815CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$109,800CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$252,410CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$227,093CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$737,640TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,173CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$7,309CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,052CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,239CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$26,750CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$59,523TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,899,234TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$10,707,153GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90990PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.92380PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME 32,773ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,540,955BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$185,031InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,725,986EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,333,016BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$207,939InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,540,955EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,542,734BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$209,718InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,333,016EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,363,170BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$179,564InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,542,734EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$1,107,159BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$82,800ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$173,211InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$1,363,170EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.67000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.33000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,658,080OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$2,658,080BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$638,464OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$744,111DepreciationAmt
Book Value-$105,647BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$56,040OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$24,722DepreciationAmt
Book Value$31,318BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$254,451OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$254,451BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,838,202TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$9,760,720TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$139,752NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$356,098OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$495,850RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$9,264,870RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$9,264,870TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,017,129TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$374,468OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$374,468ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,642,661ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,642,661TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XTHE 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, 2024 AND 2023.
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2DRENTAL EXPENSES 276,245 FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 79,853
SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2DRENTAL EXPENSES 276,245 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 79,853 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 18,370

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1TOGETHER WE THREvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$298,214GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$271,517CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$26,697GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$5,750RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$36,162FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$14,840EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$22,160OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$298,214GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$271,517CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$26,697GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$5,750RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$36,162FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$14,840EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$22,160OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$78,912DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary-$52,215NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONG NAMPersonNm
TitleCFO (END)TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$141,868BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$8,683DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$2,438NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$152,989TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution3ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$252,115NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOMPARATIVE SALESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
DescSUPPLIESDesc
Contribution12ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$1,909NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesCOMPARATIVE SALESMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (true)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Disposition Of Assets Detail DispositionOfAssetsDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Assets Distri Or Expnss PaidBUILDING SALEAssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc
Distribution2024-10-30DistributionDt
Fair Market Value Of Asset$9,500,000FairMarketValueOfAssetAmt
Method Of FMV DeterminationPROCEEDSMethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt
EIN465114580EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOMALI HEALTH BOARDBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1545 ANDOVER PARK WEST SUITE 105AddressLine1Txt
CityTUKWILACityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98188ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor2falseDirectorOfSuccessor2Ind
Employee Of Successor2falseEmployeeOfSuccessor2Ind
Owner Of Successor2falseOwnerOfSuccessor2Ind
Receive Compensation2falseReceiveCompensation2Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE NFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION SOLD A BUILDING PREVIOUSLY USED FOR PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ON OCTOBER 30, 2024, IN AN ARM'S-LENGTH TRANSACTION TO AN UNRELATED THIRD-PARTY PURCHASER FOR 9,500,000. FMV WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE SALE PRICE. PROCEEDS WERE RETAINED TO SUPPORT FUTURE PROGRAM AND OPERATING NEEDS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONAMARA'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 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 1,615 PARENTS AND 1,412 CHILDREN IN 2024.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4ARESOURCE CARE PROGRAM: OUR RESOURCE CARE PROGRAMS CONSIST OF 3 PROGRAMMATIC AREAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. AMARA'S FOSTER CARE SERVICES, KINSHIP CARE SUPPORT, AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAMS USE A REUNIFICATION-FOCUSED APPROACH AND RECRUIT, PREPARE, AND/OR PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ADULTS AS THEY CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS' CARE. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT CAREGIVERS IN NAVIGATING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CHILD'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, AND OBTAIN THE RESOURCES AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES FROM A BROAD RANGE OF ETHNICITIES, BELIEF SYSTEMS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, GENDER IDENTITIES AND EXPRESSIONS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. AMARA IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN FOSTER CARE AND TO MAINTAINING BIRTH FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4BFAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS: OUR FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS THROUGH CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. AMARA ADDRESSES ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT THROUGH OUR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES ACCESS RESOURCES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND CONCRETE GOODS SO THAT POVERTY AND LACK OF SUPPORT DO NOT PUSH FAMILIES FURTHER INTO CRISIS. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARENTS WHO ARE AT A HIGH RISK FOR HAVING THEIR CHILD(REN) REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE, PARENT FOCUS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO PARENTS WHO MAY BE FAST-TRACKED TOWARDS REUNIFICATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT PROGRAM. FURTHERMORE, WE SUPPORT PARENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REUNIFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEM REFORM AND INFORM PARENT SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO SEEK TO FOMENT AND STEWARD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OF ORIGIN THROUGH SUPPORTING POST-ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN MAINTAINING OPENNESS WITH CHILDREN'S EXTENDED FAMILIES AND SUPPORTING BIOLOGICAL PARENTS THROUGH SOME OF THE NUANCES OF OPEN ADOPTION AGREEMENTS. LASTLY, WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON TO HELP IMPROVE PARENT AND CAREGIVER WELLBEING AND SKILL-BUILDING, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO BUILD SUPPORTIVE PEER NETWORKS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE 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 12CALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE 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 15BTHE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POLICY FOR DETERMINING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. INSTEAD, THE BOARD RELIES ON UPPER MANAGEMENT TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. KEY EMPLOYEE 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 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GPROFESSIONAL FEES 424,816 17,769 42,271
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -18,370

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