Sea Mar Community Health Centers
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY, COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH, HUMAN, HOUSING, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL SERVICES TO DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, SPECIALIZING IN SERVICE TO LATINOS.
- Income
- $578.2 million
- Spending
- $566.0 million
- Spent on programs
- 98%
- Reserves
- 1.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 90%
- Employees
- 3,379
- Volunteers
- 119
- Highest pay
- $1.6 million, ceo
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Fair: 65 out of 100. Higher than 52% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.6 months of spending.
Debt
10 of 20It owes 39% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 2% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 3% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 90 out of 100. Higher than 27% of charities in its peer group (health care, over $100m).
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
0 of 10Did not give 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
15 of 15Its accounts were audited 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 March 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 (8)
- $469.8 million spent. IN FY 2025, SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS WAS ONE OF THE LEADING PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL, DENTAL, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, SOCIAL, AND HOUSING SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, AND OTHERWISE UNDERSERVED INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE. SEA MAR'S NETWORK OF SERVICES SPANS 18 COUNTIES, INCLUDING ADAMS, CHELAN, CLALLAM, CLARK, COWLITZ, FRANKLIN, GRANT, GRAYS HARBOR, ISLAND, KING, PIERCE, SKAGIT, SKAMANIA, SNOHOMISH, SPOKANE, THURSTON, WHATCOM, AND YAKIMA. TOGETHER, IN FY 2025 SEA MAR SERVED APPROXIMATELY 298,000 PATIENTS WITH OVER 1.1 MILLION ENCOUNTERS. THESE SERVICES REACH THE MOST VULNERABLE MEMBERS OF THESE WESTERN WASHINGTON COMMUNITIES, WITH 85% LIVING BELOW THE 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL. SEA MAR'S 45 MEDICAL CLINICS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 150,000 PATIENTS WITH OVER 420,000 VISITS IN FY 2025. COMPREHENSIVE MEDICAL SERVICES RUN THE FULL SPECTRUM FROM FAMILY MEDICINE, OBSTETRICS, AND PREVENTIVE CARE TO INTERNAL MEDICINE, CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT, AND GERIATRICS. ADDITIONALLY, SEA MAR'S MEDICAL PROVIDERS HAVE PRIVILEGES IN COMMUNITY HOSPITALS THROUGHOUT THE AGENCY'S SERVICE AREA, ENSURING INPATIENT CARE FOR PATIENTS AS NEEDED. SEA MAR'S 30 DENTAL CLINICS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 70,000 PATIENTS WITH OVER 214,000 VISITS IN FY 2025. DENTAL SERVICES INCLUDE PEDIATRIC AND ADULT ORAL HEALTH EXAMS AND EDUCATION, CLEANINGS, FILLINGS, EXTRACTIONS, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF VARIOUS DENTAL CONDITIONS, PREVENTIVE ORAL HEALTH CARE INCLUDING FLUORIDE TREATMENTS AND DENTAL SEALANTS, CONSULTATIONS FOR CROWNS AND BRIDGES, AND SOME ORTHODONTICS.SEA MAR'S MEDICAL AND DENTAL CLINICS OFFER SAME-DAY APPOINTMENTS FOR EMERGENCY OR URGENT CARE, AND THE AGENCY HAS LAB, X-RAY, AND PHARMACY SERVICES AVAILABLE IN SOME LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. SEA MAR FOLLOWS A PATIENT-CENTERED MEDICAL HOME MODEL OF CARE AND FOCUSES ON POPULATION HEALTH MANAGEMENT. TO SERVE ITS CLIENTS BEST, SEA MAR PROVIDES ALL SERVICES IN ENGLISH, SPANISH AND OTHER LANGUAGES AS NEEDED. ALL OF SEA MAR'S CLIENTS ARE SERVED REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES ARE AMONG THE MOST CHALLENGING FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS TO ACCESS, DUE TO STIGMA, COST, AND THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF SUCH SERVICES FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, HOMELESS, OR NON-ENGLISH SPEAKING INDIVIDUALS. SEA MAR'S OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS PROVIDE MULTI-LINGUAL, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE MENTAL HEALTH AND CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT SUPPORT TO CLIENTS REGARDLESS OF INSURANCE STATUS OR ABILITY TO PAY FOR SERVICES. SEA MAR'S 39 OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINICS SERVED APPROXIMATELY 19,000 CLIENTS WITH OVER 189,000 VISITS IN FY 2024. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, SEA MAR CONTINUES TO INTEGRATE ITS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WITH PRIMARY CARE WHEREVER POSSIBLE, ENSURING THAT PATIENTS IN NEED ARE ACCESSING ALL OPTIONS FOR ACHIEVING POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES. DURING THE PANDEMIC, SEA MAR'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ADAPTED TO HYBRID TELEHEALTH AND IN-PERSON SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS TO AVOID ANY SERVICE DISRUPTIONS AND TO ENSURE CLIENT NEEDS CONTINUOUSLY ARE MET.
- $22.4 million spent. PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES (PHS):SEA MAR'S MULTI-FUNCTIONAL PHS TEAM COVERS THREE MAJOR BRANCHES OF SERVICE. HEALTH EDUCATION INCLUDES PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE PATIENTS WITH NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE, WEIGHT CONTROL, FAMILY PLANNING, SMOKING CESSATION AND CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT SUPPORT, AND MATERNITY SUPPORT SERVICES (MSS), WHICH SUPPORTS PREGNANT WOMEN AND NEW MOTHERS TO ENSURE HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND INFANCY OUTCOMES. IN FYE 2025, SEA MAR'S MSS, NUTRITION, AND HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS SERVED 27,600 PATIENTS WITH 106,813 VISITS. SEA MAR'S WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM IS THE LARGEST PRIVATE WIC PROVIDER IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, SERVING 36,000 CLIENTS WITH APPROXIMATELY 120,000 ENCOUNTERS IN FYE 2025. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOOD VOUCHERS ALONGSIDE HEALTH, BREASTFEEDING, AND NUTRITION EDUCATION FOR PREGNANT WOMEN, NEW MOTHERS, AND YOUNG CHILDREN.
- $15.4 million spent. CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS:SEA MAR GOES BEYOND THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT MODEL TO PROVIDE LONGER-TERM INPATIENT CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT FOR LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED, OR UNDER-INSURED YOUTH AND ADULTS IN FOUR FACILITIES OFFERING 100 BEDS THROUGHOUT ITS SERVICE AREA. THESE TREATMENT CENTERS OFFER BILINGUAL, CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH FEW OTHER OPTIONS FOR SUCH TREATMENT. IN FYE 2025, SEA MAR'S INPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS PROVIDED 31,167 PATIENT DAYS TO APPROXIMATELY 1160 INDIVIDUALS WITH SAFE DETOX, EVIDENCE-BASED TREATMENT, AND GUIDANCE DURING RE-ENTRY, INCLUDING TRANSITION TO SEA MAR'S OUTPATIENT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS NEEDED. NEARLY ALL THESE PATIENTS WERE LIVING BELOW THE 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
- $5.5 million spent. CANNON HOUSE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY:CANNON HOUSE IS LOCATED IN THE DIVERSE CENTRAL DISTRICT NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE AND PROVIDES SAFE AND AFFORDABLE ASSISTED LIVING SERVICES FOR SENIORS AND OTHERS IN NEED OF RESIDENTIAL CARE. THE FACILITY HOUSES AROUND 71 RESIDENTS AND FOCUSES ON HELPING RESIDENTS MAINTAIN INDEPENDENCE AND A HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE. SEA MAR PROVIDED 25,915 PATIENT DAYS TO CANNON HOUSE RESIDENTS IN FYE 2025. NEARLY ALL CANNON HOUSE RESIDENTS ARE MEDICAID/MEDICARE RECIPIENTS LIVING BELOW THE 200% FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL.
- $2.3 million spent. OUTREACH & ENROLLMENT:THE OUTREACH & ENROLLMENT DEPARTMENT HAS MADE SEA MAR A LEADER IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON FOR PROVIDING HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN NEED. IN FYE 2025, SEA MAR'S OUTREACH AND ENROLLMENT TEAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 45,288 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT INSURANCE OPTIONS AND ENROLLMENT IN INSURANCE PLANS. SERVICES PROVIDED ARE IN PERSON AND OVER THE PHONE, IN ENGLISH, SPANISH, AND OTHER LANGUAGES AS NEEDED TO SERVE THE CLIENT. PATIENTS WHO BECOME MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES AND ENTER MANAGED CARE SERVICES WITH SEA MAR RECEIVE MONITORING AND OUTREACH TO ENSURE THEY ARE OVERCOMING ANY BARRIERS TO ACCESSING THE SERVICES THEY NEED, AND SUCCESSFULLY ENGAGING IN TREATMENT AND FOLLOW-UP TO REACH THE POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES ESTABLISHED BETWEEN THE PATIENT AND THEIR PROVIDER. THERE ARE OVER 147,245 PATIENTS ASSIGNED TO SEA MAR IN THE MANAGED CARE SERVICES PROGRAM.
- $3.8 million spent. BEACON HILL I & II HOUSING:IN 2022, USING PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, SEA MAR PURCHASED A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED 42-UNIT STUDIO APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE. ONE APARTMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR THE OFFICE AND ANOTHER APARTMENT IS SET ASIDE FOR A LIVE-IN PROPERTY MANAGER. THE APARTMENTS ARE INCOME RESTRICTED, AND HALF OF THE APARTMENTS CAN SERVE HOUSEHOLDS NO MORE THAN 50% AMI AND THE OTHER HALF NO MORE THAN 30% AMI. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE TENANTS HAVE ZERO INCOME BECAUSE THESE APARTMENTS TARGET THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND PROVIDE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY FOR WOMEN WHO WERE HOMELESS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. MOST OF THESE APPLICANTS HAVE EXPERIENCED CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS THROUGHOUT MUCH OF THEIR LIVES. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT CAN ASSIST THEM IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE, COUNSELING, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. IN 2024, USING PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND THE STATE OF WASHINGTON, SEA MAR PURCHASED ANOTHER NEWLY CONSTRUCTED APARTMENT BUILDING IN THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE. THIS BUILDING HAS 39 APARTMENTS WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY STUDIOS AND THERE IS ONE APARTMENT SET ASIDE FOR A LIVE-IN PROPERTY MANAGER. THESE APARTMENTS ARE INCOME RESTRICTED AND HALF OF THE APARTMENTS CAN SERVE HOUSEHOLDS NO MORE THAN 50% AMI AND THE OTHER HALF NO MORE THAN 30% AMI. HOWEVER, MOST OF THE TENANTS HAVE ZERO INCOME BECAUSE THESE APARTMENTS TARGET THE HOMELESS POPULATION AND PROVIDE HOUSING SPECIFICALLY FOR MEN, WOMEN, AND SMALL FAMILIES WHO WERE HOMELESS AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION. RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT CAN ASSIST THEM IN ACCESSING HEALTHCARE, COUNSELING, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AS WELL AS EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
- $5.6 million spent. SEA MAR PROPERTIES WASHINGTON I LLC:ACROSS NINE DIFFERENT PROPERTIES LOCATED IN SEVEN COUNTIES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS IN WASHINGTON STATE, SEA MAR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROVIDES CLEAN, SAFE, AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES, INDIVIDUALS, SENIORS, AND DISABLED PERSONS LIVING WITHIN RURAL COMMUNITIES. THESE NINE PROPERTIES CONSIST OF 285 APARTMENT HOMES. TWO OF THE PROPERTIES ARE SET ASIDE FOR SENIOR AND DISABLED POPULATIONS. THE OTHER SEVEN PROPERTIES ARE SET ASIDE FOR FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. OF THE 285 HOMES, 244 OF THEM HAVE PROJECT-BASED RENTAL ASSISTANCE WHICH ENABLES OUR TENANTS TO NOT HAVE TO PAY MORE THAN 40% OF THEIR INCOME ON THE RENT. THIS SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE IS A MAJOR BENEFIT FOR OUR TENANTS AND PROVIDES A MEASURE OF STABILITY AND SECURITY FOR OPERATIONS, AS WELL. EACH PROPERTY IS PROUDLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY SEA MAR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS.
- $26.9 million spent. OTHER SERVICES:SEA MAR MEETS ITS MISSION BY PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES WITH A SPECIALIZATION IN SERVING THE LATINO COMMUNITY THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF PROGRAMS BEYOND THE CORE HEALTHCARE SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS FOCUS ON ADDRESSING THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH BY PROVIDING VARIOUS SOCIAL SUPPORTS THAT GIVE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THE SUPPORT AND CONNECTIONS THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN WELL-BEING. THESE PROGRAMS INCLUDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, NUTRITION, AND SERVICES OUTREACH FOR LATINO SENIOR CITIZENS, CANCER SCREENING PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY EVENTS, CITIZENSHIP CLASSES, CHILDCARE, CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, EDUCATION, YOUTH EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AND LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, SPANISH-LANGUAGE RADIO PROGRAMMING, A BOXING CLUB FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, HOME CARE AND MORE. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, CLIENTS ACHIEVE INDEPENDENCE AND THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN THEIR LIVES, WHICH TRANSLATES TO SUCCESS IN ACHIEVING POSITIVE HEALTH OUTCOMES OVER THE LONG TERM.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending March 31, 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 March 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 July 1978.
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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