Primm Abc Child Care
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
Points to look into
- It owes more than it owns.
These come from the organization's own tax return. There may be a good explanation; ask the charity.
What it says it does
Provide comprehensive child care services. Provide child care; before and after school care and an ECEAP program.
- Income
- $2.0 million
- Spending
- $1.8 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- -4 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 82%
- Employees
- 28
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $94,310, director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 40 out of 100. Higher than 9% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
0 of 20It owes 161% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
10 of 15Income fell 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1596% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 70 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (human services, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
18 of 254 of 4 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
0 of 8Reports no 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.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 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 June 30, 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 (1)
- $1.8 million spent. Primm has been providing supervised care, preschool education and summer activities to children in the South End of Seattle since 1970. Primm is licensed by DCYF to provide care for 102 children ages 1-12, providing toddler, preschool and school age programs. The families served by the childcare center reflect the diversity found throughout King county. Sixty-eight percent of enrolled families are families of color. The completed expansion in 2022 enabled more children to receive high quality, culturally appropriate preschool education in a community that is experiencing dramatic displacement pressures. Primm augments its curriculum with teaching about cultural pride and diversity, and focuses on building self-esteem among its mainly Black, and Latino children. Some classes are taught bi-lingually. It has one of the lowest tuition rates for child care in the City. The City of Seattle has contracted with Primm to provide early learning education under their Levy and the State of Washington ECEAP program in the amount of $800,000 to children ages 3 - 5. This is our largest program area and we have slots to serve 40 children. The second largest program is our toddler program where children ages 1-3 are provided a preschool curriculum. Revenue is generated by private tuition and subsidy payments in excess of $500,000. Primm served 27 toddlers and rising preschoolers. Third revenue program is the school-age enrichment program for ages 5 - 12 which generates approximately $100,000. Primm provides supervised activities paid for by parent tuition and subsidy payments. We serviced 15 school age children. Primm is open from 7:00 am to 6 p.m. Monday through Fridary for 51 weeks per year. We offer 180 days of preschool instruction. We provide a summer program for all ages in July and August.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, 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 September 7, 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 September 30, 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 September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2003.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 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 7, 2026.
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