Seattle Neighborhood Group
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP EDUCATES, ORGANIZES, AND COLLABORATES WITH RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO CREATE SAFE COMMUNITIES THROUGH EQUITABLE ENGAGEMENT, WITH A FOCUS ON UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS. SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP ENVISIONS CRIME-FREE COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER TO SOLVE PROBLEMS, CHILDREN PLAY WITHOUT FEAR AND BUSINESSES THRIVE.
- Income
- $1.1 million
- Spending
- $1.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 90%
- Reserves
- 1.8 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 99%
- Employees
- 9
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: 43 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
10 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 1.8 months of spending.
Debt
5 of 20It owes 54% of what it owns.
Living within its means
8 of 15Spending exceeded income by 2% of income.
Income trend
5 of 15Income fell 15% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1590% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 1 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: 89 out of 100. Higher than 50% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 255 of 5 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.
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 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)
- $976,219 spent. THE IMPACT SAFE SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: THIS YEAR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP PILOTED AN IMPACT SAFE SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. A COUPLE DOZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MET ONLINE TO DISCUSS MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THEIR SCHOOLS. SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP STAFF PARTICIPATED IN BREAKOUT ROOMS ALONGSIDE FACILITATORS ALLOWING SPACE FOR YOUTH VOICES TO BE HEARD. THE HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE WAS HOSTED IN-PERSON AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER. THE CONFERENCE THEME WAS HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, AND FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH BREAKOUT GROUPS. BUSINESS SAFETY PROGRAM: SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP'S CRIME PREVENTION BUSINESS OUTREACH FOCUSES ON HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY BIPOC, AND IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE BUSINESSES, AND BUSINESSES LOCATED IN SNG'S CRIME HOT SPOT AREAS. THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE ENCOUNTERS WE LISTEN TO CHALLENGES FACED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND OFFER HELP AND TIPS. WE SHARE PRINTED INFORMATION IN SPANISH, CHINESE, AMHARIC, TIGRINYA, VIETNAMESE, ENGLISH, AND OTHER LANGUAGES. WE ADDRESS BARRIERS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. CHALLENGES INCLUDED ACCESSING CREDIBLE, AUTHORITATIVE, AND CURRENT INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP THEM KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES RUNNING SAFELY, IF NOT PROFITABLY. RAINIER BEACH: A BEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH (ABSPY) IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-LED CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVE IN THE RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WE IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE PLACE- BASED CAUSES OF YOUTH VICTIMIZATION AND CRIME AT FIVE FOCUS LOCATIONS, KNOWN AS "HOTSPOTS," IN THE RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD. IN ADDITION, WE ENGAGE THE RAINIER BEACH COMMUNITY, SEATTLE POLICE, AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT NON- ARREST INTERVENTIONS. THE PLACE-BASED, NON-ARREST APPROACH IS FOUNDED ON RESEARCH AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY'S (GMU)CENTER FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CRIME POLICY, WHICH DETERMINED THAT CRIME IMPACTING YOUTH IS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AT THE PLACE. THE RESEARCH FURTHER INDICATES THAT FORMAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROACHES CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUTH, THEIR FUTURES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM IN SOUTH PARK: IN THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE, WA, SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP'S PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR CONTINUED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY SAFETY EFFORTS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UPS, BUSINESS OUTREACH, AND GANG GRAFFITI PAINT-OUTS. OUTREACH PROGRAM TO EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY: WE CONTINUED OUR OUTREACH TO SENIORS IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY INFORMATION AND HELPED PROVIDE FOOD VOUCHERS, BUS TICKETS, AND SUPPLIES SUCH AS TOTE BAGS, FLASHLIGHTS, AND FIRST AID KITS. THE IMPACT SAFE SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE: THIS YEAR SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP PILOTED AN IMPACT SAFE SCHOOLS LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS. A COUPLE DOZEN MIDDLE SCHOOL YOUTH MET ONLINE TO DISCUSS MENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY IN THEIR SCHOOLS. SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP STAFF PARTICIPATED IN BREAKOUT ROOMS ALONGSIDE FACILITATORS ALLOWING SPACE FOR YOUTH VOICES TO BE HEARD. THE HIGH SCHOOL CONFERENCE WAS HOSTED IN-PERSON AT A LOCAL COMMUNITY CENTER. THE CONFERENCE THEME WAS HEALTHY MINDS, HEALTHY COMMUNITIES, AND FEATURED GUEST SPEAKERS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH BREAKOUT GROUPS. BUSINESS SAFETY PROGRAM: SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP'S CRIME PREVENTION BUSINESS OUTREACH FOCUSES ON HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES, ESPECIALLY BIPOC, AND IMMIGRANT & REFUGEE BUSINESSES, AND BUSINESSES LOCATED IN SNG'S CRIME HOT SPOT AREAS. THROUGH ONE-ON-ONE ENCOUNTERS WE LISTEN TO CHALLENGES FACED BY BUSINESS OWNERS AND OFFER HELP AND TIPS. WE SHARE PRINTED INFORMATION IN SPANISH, CHINESE, AMHARIC, TIGRINYA, VIETNAMESE, ENGLISH, AND OTHER LANGUAGES. WE ADDRESS BARRIERS TO INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. CHALLENGES INCLUDED ACCESSING CREDIBLE, AUTHORITATIVE, AND CURRENT INFORMATION THAT COULD HELP THEM KEEP THEIR BUSINESSES RUNNING SAFELY, IF NOT PROFITABLY. RAINIER BEACH: A BEAUTIFUL SAFE PLACE FOR YOUTH (ABSPY) IS AN INNOVATIVE AND COMMUNITY-LED CRIME PREVENTION INITIATIVE IN THE RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. WE IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THE PLACE- BASED CAUSES OF YOUTH VICTIMIZATION AND CRIME AT FIVE FOCUS LOCATIONS, KNOWN AS "HOTSPOTS," IN THE RAINIER BEACH NEIGHBORHOOD. IN ADDITION, WE ENGAGE THE RAINIER BEACH COMMUNITY, SEATTLE POLICE, AND MANY OTHER COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, BUSINESSES, AND SCHOOLS TO IMPLEMENT NON- ARREST INTERVENTIONS. THE PLACE-BASED, NON-ARREST APPROACH IS FOUNDED ON RESEARCH AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY'S (GMU)CENTER FOR EVIDENCE-BASED CRIME POLICY, WHICH DETERMINED THAT CRIME IMPACTING YOUTH IS HIGHLY CONCENTRATED AT THE PLACE. THE RESEARCH FURTHER INDICATES THAT FORMAL CRIMINAL JUSTICE APPROACHES CAN NEGATIVELY AFFECT YOUTH, THEIR FUTURES, THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR COMMUNITY. PUBLIC SAFETY PROGRAM IN SOUTH PARK: IN THE SOUTH PARK NEIGHBORHOOD OF SEATTLE, WA, SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP'S PUBLIC SAFETY COORDINATOR CONTINUED TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY SAFETY EFFORTS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED YOUTH ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES, NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UPS, BUSINESS OUTREACH, AND GANG GRAFFITI PAINT-OUTS. OUTREACH PROGRAM TO EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY: WE CONTINUED OUR OUTREACH TO SENIORS IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY. WE ALSO COLLABORATED WITH VARIOUS PARTNERS TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SAFETY INFORMATION AND HELPED PROVIDE FOOD VOUCHERS, BUS TICKETS, AND SUPPLIES SUCH AS TOTE BAGS, FLASHLIGHTS, AND FIRST AID KITS.
- THE SAFE COMMUNITIES PROJECT EMPHASIZES CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING IN SEATTLE'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION, GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING AND CRIME "HOTSPOT" PROBLEM SOLVING. OUTCOMES INCLUDE CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. WE WORK TO REDUCE THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RISK FACTORS OF COMMUNITY DISORGANIZATION; PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS AND FIREARMS; AND LAWS AND NORMS FAVORABLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD ATTACHMENT. SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP COLLABORATES IN PLACE-BASED PROBLEM-SOLVING USING CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SITE ANALYSIS IN HIGH CRIME LOCATIONS, PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT VARIOUS EVENTS, CONDUCTS COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN CRIME PREVENTION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS & MANAGERS, PERSONAL SAFETY, VEHICLE SECURITY, AND IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. OUR BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN 11 LANGUAGES AND OUR TRAININGS REGULARLY INCORPORATE INTERPRETATION FOR VARIOUS LANGUAGE GROUPS AS NEEDED. THE SAFE COMMUNITIES PROJECT EMPHASIZES CRIME PREVENTION AND COMMUNITY BUILDING IN SEATTLE'S MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIPS. WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT, CRIME PREVENTION EDUCATION, GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZING AND CRIME "HOTSPOT" PROBLEM SOLVING. OUTCOMES INCLUDE CONNECTING PEOPLE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDING ACCESS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES. WE WORK TO REDUCE THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY RISK FACTORS OF COMMUNITY DISORGANIZATION; PERCEIVED AVAILABILITY OF DRUGS AND FIREARMS; AND LAWS AND NORMS FAVORABLE TO NEIGHBORHOOD ATTACHMENT. SEATTLE NEIGHBORHOOD GROUP COLLABORATES IN PLACE-BASED PROBLEM-SOLVING USING CRIME PREVENTION THROUGH ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN SITE ANALYSIS IN HIGH CRIME LOCATIONS, PROVIDES COMMUNITY SUPPORT AT VARIOUS EVENTS, CONDUCTS COMMUNITY EDUCATION IN CRIME PREVENTION FOR PROPERTY OWNERS & MANAGERS, PERSONAL SAFETY, VEHICLE SECURITY, AND IDENTIFYING SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY. OUR BROCHURES ARE AVAILABLE IN 11 LANGUAGES AND OUR TRAININGS REGULARLY INCORPORATE INTERPRETATION FOR VARIOUS LANGUAGE GROUPS AS NEEDED.
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 November 6, 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 February 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 November 4, 2026.
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