Northshore Schools Foundation
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
To raise funds and building community partnerships that enhance and inspire learning potential, remove barriers and build skills for life, thereby maximizing educational success for all Northshore students. To be the catalyst for programs and activities that amplify district priorities for student and teacher education and excellence.
- Income
- $716,582
- Spending
- $667,313
- Spent on programs
- 69%
- Reserves
- 15.6 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 83%
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $100,877, executive 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
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 85% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 15.6 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 3% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 7% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 44% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1569% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 20 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
Fair: 68 out of 100. Higher than 49% of charities in its peer group (education, $250k to $1m).
Independent board
25 of 2515 of 15 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
0 of 15Reports no 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
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 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 (3)
- $397,855 spent. Removing Barriers supports - In 2024-2025 Removing Barriers supported a total of 1,250 families through all three programs. We continued to be a fiscal sponsor for the Northshore School District's Family Engagement Center's Summer Meals program which served 300 boxes of food to support over 1,000 families in July and Aug.
- $54,876 spent. The 2024-2025 school year was the second year we provided grants through our Enhance and Inspire Learning Grants to classroom teachers and school district departments on a bi-annual basis. Grant cycles in the Fall and Spring have been very successful, and we saw an increase in grant applications which resulted in a 71 grant awards, supporting 32/34 schools. This is an increase of 8 awards and three additional schools over the previous school year.
- $4,573 spent. Build Skills for Life continued to fund the No Desks Allowed program at the Secondary Academy for Success alternative High School as well as the supplement their Rock Band instructor. We added our support for the C.P. and Dorothy Johnson Humanitarian Awards, to this funding pillar and added support for a new Emergency Preparedness Shed building project by the students in the Core Plus Construction class at Bothell High School.
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 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 June 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 September 1995.
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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