Northwest Neighbors Network
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To help seniors living in northern King County and southern Snohomish County age-in-place and remain socially active.
- Income
- $265,794
- Spending
- $162,370
- Spent on programs
- 86%
- Reserves
- 18.9 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 272
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 89% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 18.9 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 2% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 39% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 29% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1586% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 6 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 91 out of 100. Higher than 77% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Independent check of accounts
6 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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 (1)
- $139,813 spent. Northwest Neighbors Network (NNN) is one of hundreds of villages in the U.S. dedicated to helping seniors and adults with disabilities (members) to age in place and remain socially active. Our mission is to create neighborly connections, foster engagement, and empower seniors and adults with disabilities to thrive in the place they call home. We achieve this mission by providing a community of dedicated NNN volunteers who help our members on a wide range of neighborly tasks such as transportation and household chores. In addition, NNN offers a rich array of social connections and educational opportunities that support our members' desires to thrive in place. We perform our services by striving to achieve our values of: belonging, diversity and inclusivity, integrity, interdependence, collaboration, and service. We've been in operation for six years serving members in Northern King County and Southern Snohomish County. As we begin year seven, we have continued to grow and have averaged 173 members in 2024 and our membership has grown 22% compared to 2023. For 2024, individual services provided to our members totaled 4,533, which is an increase of 7% over 2023 levels. Transportation and in-home services for our elderly members continue as the most popular service requests. In 2024, we have averaged 229 volunteers who help us perform these services. In total, our volunteers have provided a total of 16,355 hours of service for 2024. Our organization has continued to increase the variety and number of social opportunities for our members that included trips to art shows, luncheons, game play sessions and a celebration picnic. All activities are designed to help keep our members socially active. In 2024, NNN held 342 events with 1,866 people participating. We're a vibrant organization committed to making a contribution to the communities we serve while keeping our fixed costs as low as possible. This has allowed us to establish a flexible membership rate - our members pay the dues they think they can afford for membership. In 2024, we provided reduced membership fees from the standard rate to 32% of our members in response to member need. We enjoy strong support from the other social agencies that work with seniors and often refer the people they serve to our organization for services. We have 1.3 full-time equivalent employees tasked with overseeing membership/volunteer relationships, services fulfillment by volunteers, and recruitment of new volunteers. We also have highly committed and trained volunteers that staff our services coordination function 40+ hours each week. This has helped us to provide consistency, continuity, and a high-level of member and volunteer satisfaction. In addition to the expenses of employee payroll and specialized consulting for projects outside of our volunteer's expertise, our other largest expenses are insurance for our volunteers and background checks for our volunteers, both of which provide an additional sense of security to our members. To provide a broader perspective and expertise as the organization matures, we continue to add new individuals to our Board of Directors in 2024. These talented individuals offer their passion and skill to maintain the vision and mission of the organization. We have been fortunate to be recognized as the Outstanding Human Services Organization by the North Urban Human Service Alliance and the recipient of a grant administered by the King County Veterans, Seniors and Human Services Organization.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
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 October 13, 2026.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since July 2017.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.
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