Counseling Centers of North Puget Sound
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Offering wholeness, hope and healing by integrating aspects of healing mind, body and spirit through professional faith integrated counseling and education to children, adolescents, individuals, couples groups and families within our communities regardless of their individual faith affiliations and/or their ability to pay full fees.
- Income
- $723,387
- Spending
- $726,462
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- 0.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- fees for its services, 99%
- Employees
- 12
- Volunteers
- 2
- Highest pay
- $84,879, clinical social worker
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
Weak: 47 out of 100. Higher than 15% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
4 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 0.1 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 52% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 0% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 16% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 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
Good: 79 out of 100. Higher than 60% of charities in its peer group (human services, $250k to $1m).
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
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.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
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 (2)
- $630,512 spent. Counseling, consultation and education to children, adolescents, individuals, couples, groups and family therapy for 6606 hours. Facilitating mental health and spiritual healing and growth to clients in individual and shared environments. Treatment of couples, individuals and families with a number of presenting problems. The four most frequent issues were anxiety, anger, depression and relational issues. Our goal is to assist as many persons as possible within our communities of service who may not have insurance or who otherwise may not afford the needed services and care. Approximately $480,000 were reductions taken by the insurance companies & reduced fees in 2024.
- $248 spent. Psychological testing, educational planning assistance and support. Our therapists provided 24 hours of face-to-face contact while testing for intellectual, mental and physical needs as well as career planning. Provided testing, scoring and interpretation of results for children, adolescents and adults. Test for mental fitness or to rule out severe disorders, disease or serious mental illness.
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 2024.
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 June 1986.
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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