THE JOURNEY FUND
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $343K · expenses $173K · assets $206K
- EIN
- 83-2831864
- Address
- 30818 123RD AVE E, GRAHAM, WA 98338-6077
- Website
- www.thejourneyfund.com
- NTEE code
- E86
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- January 2020 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
- Tax-deductible donations
- Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
- Foundation status
- Public charity, 509(a)(2)
- Principal officer
- Amy Wigstrom (its 2021 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
ASSISTS CANCER PATIENTS WITH NEEDS, TRANSPORTATION, AND UTILITIES.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
1 person paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abra Kelson | Treasurer | 2022-2024 | $45,500 | $45,500 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibel Blau | President | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Laureen Skrivan | Vice President | 2022-2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Melanie Junio | Executive Dir. | 2024 | 20 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Donna Banks | Secretary | 2023-2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Blair Irwin | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Kate Dobson | BOARD MEMBER | 2024 | 1 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Suzanne Maniatis (former) | Treasurer | 2022-2023 | 3 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Amy Wigstrom (former) | Former Exec Dir | 2022-2023 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 7 people listed · 1 paid, $46K · 1 employee
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABRA KELSON | Treasurer | 10 | $45,500 | $0 | $0 | $45,500 | 1 |
| SIBEL BLAU | President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| LAUREEN SKRIVAN | Vice President | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| MELANIE JUNIO | Executive Dir. | 20 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| DONNA BANKS | Secretary | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| BLAIR IRWIN | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| KATE DOBSON | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 6 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SIBEL BLAU | President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LAUREEN SKRIVAN | Vice President | 1 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SUZANNE MANIATIS | Treasurer | 3 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| DONNA BANKS | Secretary | 5 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| AMY WIGSTROM | Former Exec Dir | 15 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ABRA KELSON | Executive Dir. | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR SIBEL BLAU | BOARD PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| LAUREEN SKRIVAN | VICE PRESIDENT | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| ABRA KELSON | SECRETARY | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| SUZANNE MANIATIS | TREASURER | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| AMY WIGSTROM | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $343,051 | $172,572 | $206,066 | $205,527 | $368,618 | $0 | $45,500 | 1 | - |
| 2023 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $131,413 | $110,299 | $81,221 | $81,221 | $131,413 | - | - | - | - |
| 2022 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $81,560 | $72,551 | $60,107 | $60,107 | $81,560 | - | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $44,475 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMMONSPIRIT WASHINGTON | Public charity | Exact | 2024 | 1 | $35,000 | 2024 | $35,000 | show |
| AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2023 | 1 | $9,475 | 2023 | $9,475 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2024 · Form 990 · $172,572 spent · pay $50,357 · grants $92,987 · events $25,567
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to US individuals | $92,987 | $92,987 | - | - | 53.9% | |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $45,500 | - | $45,500 | - | 26.4% | |
| Other (as described) | WEBSITE | $11,096 | - | $11,096 | - | 6.4% |
| Fees: other services | $7,300 | - | $7,300 | - | 4.2% | |
| Payroll taxes | $4,857 | - | $4,857 | - | 2.8% | |
| Fees: accounting | $2,855 | - | $2,855 | - | 1.7% | |
| Fees: legal | $2,745 | - | $2,745 | - | 1.6% | |
| All other expenses | $2,434 | $1,517 | $917 | - | 1.4% | |
| Other (as described) | DIRECTOR/OFFICER INSURANCE | $1,170 | - | $1,170 | - | 0.7% |
| Advertising and promotion | $563 | $563 | - | - | 0.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Printing and Publications | $560 | $560 | - | - | 0.3% |
| Other (as described) | SOFTWARE EXPENSE | $505 | - | $505 | - | 0.3% |
| Fundraising events Event | direct expenses; gross income - | $25,567 | reported apart | |||
| Total | $172,572 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990EZ · $110,299 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benefits paid to members | $54,308 | 49.2% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $40,806 | 37.0% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $15,009 | 13.6% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $176 | 0.2% | |
| Total | $110,299 | 100% |
2022 · Form 990EZ · $72,551 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fees to independent contractors | $32,887 | 45.3% | |
| Benefits paid to members | $31,034 | 42.8% | |
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $8,354 | 11.5% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $276 | 0.4% | |
| Total | $72,551 | 100% |
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