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Passages Family Support a Nonprofit Corporation

EIN 27-2831224 · Spokane, WA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthFair55 out of 100GovernanceStrong100 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROVIDE A PEER SUPPORT ORGANIZATION THAT STRIVES TO FORM HEALTHY PARTNERSHIPS WITH CLIENTS BY PROVIDING RECOVERY-BASED SUPPORT SERVICES, COORDINATION OF CARE, CLASSES, AND ADVOCACY TO FAMILIES, YOUTH, AND CHILDREN LIVING IN SPOKANE COUNTY AND FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES.

Income
$10.7 million
Spending
$7.8 million
Spent on programs
83%
Reserves
-2.4 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 73%
Employees
89
Volunteers
11
Highest pay
$326,021, ceo

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

Fair: 55 out of 100. Higher than 30% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

    Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.

  • Debt

    10 of 20

    It owes 36% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 27% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 294% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    15 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 37% of charities in its peer group (mental health, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    6 of 9 voting board members are independent.

  • Conflict of interest policy

    15 of 15

    Has a written conflict of interest policy.

  • Whistleblower policy

    8 of 8

    Has a written whistleblower policy.

  • Record keeping policy

    7 of 7

    Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.

  • Board minutes

    5 of 5

    Keeps minutes of board meetings.

  • Board sees the tax return

    10 of 10

    Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.

  • Pay set independently

    5 of 5

    Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.

  • Independent check of accounts

    15 of 15

    Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.

  • No reported misuse

    10 of 10

    Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (5)
  1. $2.7 million spent. GENERAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES (GOS) - OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEDICAID ELIGIBLE ENROLLEES LIVING IN SPOKANE COUNTY. SERVICES INCLUDE ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING, THERAPY, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS OUTREACH, AND PEER SUPPORT. PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL, THERAPEUTIC, AND SOCIALIZATION GROUPS ARE OFFERED AND DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE VARIOUS AGES AND DEMOGRAPHIC WE SERVE. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 9,050 SERVICES TO 1,354 CLIENTS.
  2. $1.4 million spent. WRAPAROUND WITH INTENSIVE SERVICES (WISE) PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES AND SUPPORT TO MEDICAID-ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS AGE 21 OR YOUNGER AND THEIR FAMILIES. WISE IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING YOUTH WITH COMPLEX NEEDS IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES, AND TO AVOID OR REDUCE COSTLY AND DISRUPTIVE OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 4,600 SERVICES TO 483 CLIENTS.
  3. $979,771 spent. PEER RESPITE IS A RECOVERY BASED VOLUNTARY OUTPATIENT PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES PEER-BASED CRISIS SUPPORT SERVICES IN A HOMELIKE SETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 1,520 SERVICES TO 812 CLIENTS.
  4. $1.3 million spent. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, PEER BRIDGER, PEER PATHFINDER, INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, NORTHEAST FAMILY YOUTH, SYSTEM PARTNER ROUNDTABLE, AND BETTER HEALTH TOGETHER. MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PROVIDES THE PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN GOS, WISE, AND THE IRT PROGRAMS. PEER BRIDGER'S ARE OUR CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELORS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (ESH) TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CARE OF ESH, WHO WITH SUPPORT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY. PEER BRIDGERS START WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE FROM ESH AND STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS POST-DISCHARGE TO HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM THE IN-PATIENT SETTING TO COMMUNITY LIVING. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 579 SERVICES TO 44 CLIENTS. PEER PATHFINDER'S ARE OUR CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELORS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL CORRECTIONS FACILITIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF INCARCERATION, WHO WITH SUPPORT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY. PEER PATHFINDERS START WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO RELEASE FROM CORRECTION FACILITIES AND STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS POST-RELEASE TO HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM THE JAIL SETTING TO COMMUNITY LIVING. INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT (IRT) PROVIDES SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING DISCHARGED OR DIVERTED FROM STATE HOSPITALS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR TRANSITION INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 2,077 SERVICES TO 343 CLIENTS. THE NORTHEAST FAMILY YOUTH BRINGS TOGETHER DIVERSE SYSTEM PARTNERS INCLUDING FAMILIES AND YOUTH IN PUBLIC SYSTEMS TO LEARN ABOUT REGIONAL RESOURCES AND TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES WITHIN PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT SERVE AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE NE FYSPRT CONVENER AND TRI-LEADS PARTICIPATE IN THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY/ DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & RECOVERY STATE FAMILY YOUTH SYSTEM PARTNER ROUNDTABLE. THROUGH OUR REGIONAL ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH, BETTER HEALTH TOGETHER, WE PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED MANAGED CARE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PASSAGES RECEIVES MEDICAID FUNDING THROUGH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS. GENERAL STATE FUNDS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE SPOKANE COUNTY REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ORGANIZATION AND THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY. WE ALSO ARE RECIPIENTS OF SMALL GRANTS FROM REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CAPITAL GRANTS FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
  5. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, PEER BRIDGER, PEER PATHFINDER, INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, NORTHEAST FAMILY YOUTH, SYSTEM PARTNER ROUNDTABLE, AND BETTER HEALTH TOGETHER. MEDICATION MANAGEMENT PROVIDES THE PRESCRIBING AND MONITORING OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS TO INDIVIDUALS ENROLLED IN GOS, WISE, AND THE IRT PROGRAMS. PEER BRIDGER'S ARE OUR CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELORS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE EASTERN STATE HOSPITAL (ESH) TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS IN THE CARE OF ESH, WHO WITH SUPPORT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY. PEER BRIDGERS START WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO DISCHARGE FROM ESH AND STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS POST-DISCHARGE TO HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM THE IN-PATIENT SETTING TO COMMUNITY LIVING. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 579 SERVICES TO 44 CLIENTS. PEER PATHFINDER'S ARE OUR CERTIFIED PEER COUNSELORS WHO WORK CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL CORRECTIONS FACILITIES TO IDENTIFY INDIVIDUALS TRANSITIONING OUT OF INCARCERATION, WHO WITH SUPPORT AND SKILL DEVELOPMENT CAN LIVE SUCCESSFULLY IN THE COMMUNITY. PEER PATHFINDERS START WORKING WITH INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO RELEASE FROM CORRECTION FACILITIES AND STAY CONNECTED TO THOSE INDIVIDUALS POST-RELEASE TO HELP ENSURE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM THE JAIL SETTING TO COMMUNITY LIVING. INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT (IRT) PROVIDES SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS BEING DISCHARGED OR DIVERTED FROM STATE HOSPITALS WHO NEED EXTRA SUPPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR TRANSITION INTO THEIR COMMUNITY. DURING 2025, WE PROVIDED 2,077 SERVICES TO 343 CLIENTS. THE NORTHEAST FAMILY YOUTH BRINGS TOGETHER DIVERSE SYSTEM PARTNERS INCLUDING FAMILIES AND YOUTH IN PUBLIC SYSTEMS TO LEARN ABOUT REGIONAL RESOURCES AND TO IDENTIFY REGIONAL STRENGTHS AND CHALLENGES WITHIN PUBLICLY FUNDED PROGRAMS THAT SERVE AT-RISK CHILDREN AND YOUTH. THE NE FYSPRT CONVENER AND TRI-LEADS PARTICIPATE IN THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY/ DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & RECOVERY STATE FAMILY YOUTH SYSTEM PARTNER ROUNDTABLE. THROUGH OUR REGIONAL ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH, BETTER HEALTH TOGETHER, WE PARTICIPATE IN THE INTEGRATED MANAGED CARE INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH OUTCOMES IN NORTHEAST WASHINGTON. PASSAGES RECEIVES MEDICAID FUNDING THROUGH MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS. GENERAL STATE FUNDS AND MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER FEDERAL BLOCK GRANT FUNDING THROUGH THE SPOKANE COUNTY REGIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES ORGANIZATION AND THE WASHINGTON STATE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY. WE ALSO ARE RECIPIENTS OF SMALL GRANTS FROM REGIONAL FOUNDATIONS AND CAPITAL GRANTS FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since June 2011.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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