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Franke Tobey Jones

EIN 91-0575957 · Tacoma, WA

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

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthWeak43 out of 100GovernanceStrong90 out of 100Impact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO ENRICH AND EXTEND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR SENIORS IN OUR COMMUNITY. AS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WE PROVIDE SENIOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES, A SUPPORTIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE, AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH. (SEE LISTING OF FTJ'S CORE VALUES ON SCHEDULE O)

Income
$22.8 million
Spending
$22.0 million
Spent on programs
83%
Reserves
-9.9 months of spending
Largest source of income
fees for its services, 95%
Employees
241
Volunteers
225
Highest pay
$304,216, president/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

Weak: 43 out of 100. Higher than 14% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Reserves

    0 of 35

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

  • Debt

    5 of 20

    It owes 54% of what it owns.

  • Living within its means

    15 of 15

    Income exceeded spending by 3% of income.

  • Income trend

    15 of 15

    Income rose 5% on the year before.

  • Spending floor

    8 of 15

    83% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 48 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: 90 out of 100. Higher than 16% of charities in its peer group (human services, $10m to $100m).

  • Independent board

    25 of 25

    15 of 16 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

    0 of 10

    Did not give 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 (6)
  1. $17.5 million spent. IN EXISTENCE FOR ALMOST 100 YEARS, FRANKE TOBEY JONES OFFERS A FULL SPECTRUM OF QUALITY HOUSING, SERVICES AND PROGRAMS, INCLUDING SKILLED NURSING CARE. AS A CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC), FTJ SERVES AS MANY AS 330 SENIORS AND EMPLOYS A STAFF OF APPROXIMATELY 170. SITUATED ON TWENTY ACRES OF BEAUTIFULLY LANDSCAPED GROUNDS, FTJ OFFERS A COMPLETE RANGE OF LIVING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SENIORS WITH VARYING NEEDS SUCH AS DUPLEX OR APARTMENT LIVING TYPE UNITS FOR INDEPENDENT RETIREES; ASSISTED LIVING AND MEMORY SUPPORT FOR THOSE WHO NEED EXTRA CARE AND SERVICES IN THEIR APARTMENTS; AND RESIDENTS REQUIRING SKILLED NURSING ARE PROVIDED 24-HOUR CARE BY A STAFF OF MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS. FTJ ALSO OFFERS AN ARRAY OF COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, ARTS AND CULTURAL EVENTS, AS WELL AS NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES.
  2. $305,638 spent. FRANKE TOBEY JONES IS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING AS RESIDENTS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ADMITTED TO FTJ BUT WHO SUBSEQUENTLY BECOME UNABLE TO PAY. WITH THAT GOAL IN MIND, THE CHARITABLE SUBSIDY PROGRAM WAS INSTITUTED TO PROVIDE FOR THE HOUSING AND CARE OF THOSE RESIDENTS WHO BECOME UNABLE TO MEET ALL OF THEIR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO FTJ FOR THEIR RESIDENCY AND CARE. THE PROGRAM ENABLES THESE RESIDENTS THE ABILITY TO STAY IN THEIR HOMES AND CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE QUALITY OF LIFE THEY HAVE COME TO KNOW. IN THE LAST 15 YEARS ALONE, FTJ HAS PROVIDED MORE THAN $4.4 MILLION FOR SUBSIDY RECIPIENTS. THE NUMBER OF THOSE ON THE PROGRAM HAS VARIED WITH AS MANY AS NINE RESIDENTS IN A GIVEN YEAR.
  3. $220,021 spent. THE SENIOR WELLNESS PROGRAM ASSISTS SENIORS 55 AND OLDER IN KEEPING HEALTHY AND ACTIVE. THE PROGRAM OFFERS A HOLISTIC, PREVENTATIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM THAT IMPROVES QUALITY OF LIFE TO OVER 750 INDIVIDUALS, BOTH RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY. THE WELLNESS CENTER AT FTJ HOUSES A FULLY EQUIPPED WORKOUT ROOM WITH CERTIFIED INSTRUCTORS AND A PERSONAL TRAINER. THE CENTER ALSO HOSTS THE ANNUAL SENIOR WELLNESS WALK & HEALTH FAIR. NOT ONLY FOR RESIDENTS, STAFF AND THE COMMUNITY, LOCAL VENDORS ARE ALSO INVITED TO PARTICIPATE, OFFERING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH & WELL-BEING OF THOSE PARTICIPATING.
  4. $166,462 spent. POINT DEFIANCE-RUSTON SENIOR CENTER HAS BEEN OPERATED BY FTJ SINCE 1998. THE MISSION OF THE CENTER IS TO DELIVER QUALITY SERVICES THAT PROMOTE GROWTH AND INDEPENDENCE AMONG THE SENIOR COMMUNITY. SERVING ALMOST 1,500 SENIORS, THE CENTER PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS, SUCH AS SPANISH CLASSES, DANCE LESSONS, YOGA AND INFORMATIONAL SPEAKERS, ALONG WITH A MEAL SITE PROGRAM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ALMOST 4,000 MEALS WERE SERVED TO LOCAL SENIORS, MANY OF WHOM ARE ON A FIXED INCOME. BEGINNING MID-2023, FRANKE TOBEY JONES TOOK OVER THE OPERATIONS OF THE BEACON AND LIGHTHOUSE SENIOR CENTERS SERVING AN ADDITIONAL 500 SENIORS IN THE TACOMA COMMUNITY.
  5. $91,205 spent. SENIOR UNIVERSITY, THE ONLY PROGRAM OF ITS KIND IN PIERCE COUNTY, OFFERS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING WITH A FOCUS ON SENIOR INTEREST TOPICS. CLASSES, HELD ON CAMPUS, ARE OFFERED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LOCAL COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, MUSEUMS AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS AND LOCAL BUSINESSES, SERVING ALMOST 550 RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITY SENIORS ALIKE. MOST COURSES ARE FREE OF CHARGE AND OFFERED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE.
  6. FRANKE TOBEY JONES PROVIDED ON-SITE MEETING SPACE AND THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES AT NO CHARGE TO OTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF THE USE OF ITS FACILITIES AND SPACE WAS $726,987 SERVING APPROXIMATELY 12,336 INDIVIDUALS.RESIDENTS, STAFF, AND COMMUNITY SUPPORTS OF FRANKE TOBEY JONES LOGGED APPROX. 6,767 VOLUNTEER HOURS, PROVIDING TIME, LEADERSHIP, AND GUIDANCE TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS. THE VOLUNTEER HOURS HAD AN APPROX. VALUE OF $228,386. FRANKE TOBEY JONES PROVIDED SPONSORSHIPS AND DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES TO VARIOUS PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES. APPROX. 575 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF $44,000 OF DONATED GOODS AND SERVICES.

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 October 13, 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 May 2003.

    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 October 21, 2026.

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