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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,025,129
Total expenses
$3,340,932
Contributions and grants received
$2,636,643
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$373,134
Investment income
$69,081
Other revenue
-$53,729
Total assets, end of year
$3,422,769
Total liabilities, end of year
$286,229
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$3,136,540
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,141,455
Management and general expenses
$736,645
Fundraising expenses
$462,832
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,141,455

Program services were 64.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $124,179

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $968,308

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,544,156

  • 2a · Program service revenue: TRAINING/CONSULTING FE

    total $373,134 · related or exempt $373,134

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $69,064 · excluded $69,064

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $17

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $17

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $17 · excluded $17

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $124,179

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $56,528

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$56,528 · excluded -$56,528

  • 11a · Other revenue: MISCELLANEOUS

    total $2,799 · excluded $2,799

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,799

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $179,450 · program services $80,753 · management and general $53,835 · fundraising $44,862

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,418,954 · program services $986,426 · management and general $187,501 · fundraising $245,027

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $28,945 · program services $20,298 · management and general $4,178 · fundraising $4,469

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $127,035 · program services $88,782 · management and general $18,524 · fundraising $19,729

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $167,668 · program services $112,661 · management and general $27,248 · fundraising $27,759

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $323,497 · management and general $323,497

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $50,000 · program services $50,000

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $26,930 · fundraising $26,930

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $163,504 · program services $73,793 · management and general $62,268 · fundraising $27,443

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $38,495 · program services $27,153 · management and general $6,330 · fundraising $5,012

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $77,090 · program services $34,636 · management and general $16,391 · fundraising $26,063

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $119,123 · program services $90,625 · management and general $17,101 · fundraising $11,397

  • 17 · Travel

    total $152,218 · program services $141,079 · management and general $4,290 · fundraising $6,849

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $14,087 · program services $9,493 · management and general $2,616 · fundraising $1,978

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $10,451 · program services $6,987 · management and general $1,973 · fundraising $1,491

  • 24a · Other expenses: HUB HOME SUPPORT

    total $332,670 · program services $332,670

  • 24b · Other expenses: STIPENDS

    total $56,018 · program services $55,962 · management and general $56

  • 24c · Other expenses: FUNDRAISING

    total $9,297 · fundraising $9,297

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $45,500 · program services $30,137 · management and general $10,837 · fundraising $4,526

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $170,859 · end of year $341,170

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,691,220 · end of year $2,175,313

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $611,000 · end of year $541,481

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $189,550 · end of year $223,591

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $11,952 · end of year $27,017

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $181,029

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $140,105

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $22,249 · end of year $40,924

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $146,547 · end of year $73,273

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $244,487 · end of year $209,675

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $146,547 · end of year $76,554

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,126,521 · end of year $1,921,040

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $1,325,822 · end of year $1,215,500

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY CREATES, SUPPORTS, AND ADVOCATES FOR RACIALLY EQUITABLE, HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS THAT DEVELOP AND EMPOWER YOUNG PEOPLE AT RISK OF, OR WHO ARE EXPERIENCING, FOSTER CARE OR HOMELESSNESS. WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE, WE CHANGE POLICIES AND PERCEPTIONS STANDING BETWEEN ANY CHILD AND A SAFE, SUPPORTIVE AND STABLE HOME. WE ENVISION EACH YOUNG PERSON, REGARDLESS OF RACE OR INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE, REACHING ADULTHOOD WITH AN EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITY TO THRIVE.

Activities or mission (Part I)

THE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO TRANSFORM FOSTER CARE AND END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS.

  • MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY RECREATES THE POSITIVE QUALITIES AND RESOURCES FOUND IN NATURALLY THRIVING FAMILIES IN PART THROUGH THE ROLE OF THE HUB HOMEAN EXPERIENCED AND LICENSED FOSTER CARE FAMILY WHO PROVIDES SUPPORT TO OTHER FOSTER FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY. THE COMMUNITY NETWORK CREATED BY MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY FOCUSES ON THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF ITS YOUTH BY ENSURING FOSTER PARENTS ARE HIGHLY SKILLED AND EFFECTIVE IN PROVIDING THE BEST CARE FOR OUR COMMUNITY'S YOUTHS. WHEN FOSTER FAMILIES ARE DEVELOPED AND BROUGHT INTO A SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY LIKE MOCKINGBIRD FAMILY, SOCIAL WORKERS ARE MORE ABLE TO FOCUS ON SUCCESSFUL REUNIFICATIONS WITH FAMILY AND LOVED ONES AND OTHER MEANINGFUL PERMANENCY OPTIONS FOR OUR YOUNG PEOPLE.

    Expenses $770,007 · Revenue $373,134

  • THE MOCKINGBIRD SOCIETY'S YOUTH PROGRAMS WORK IS STATEWIDE IN SCOPE AND CONSISTS OF SEVEN CHAPTERS OF YOUTH, AGES 13 TO 26, WHO ARE OR HAVE BEEN IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM OR HAVE EXPERIENCED OR ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TWO CHAPTERS ARE LOCATED IN SEATTLE, AND THE OTHERS ARE IN TACOMA, EVERETT, OLYMPIA, YAKIMA, AND SPOKANE. NETWORK ACTIVITIES INCLUDE YOUTH CHAPTER MEETINGS, PUBLIC SPEAKING EVENTS, WORKGROUPS, TRAININGS AND WRITING FOR THE MOCKINGBIRD TIMES.

    Expenses $900,960

  • PUBLIC POLICY & ADVOCACY WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUTH PROGRAMS TO ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND ACTIVATE THE BROADER PUBLIC IN UNDERSTANDING AND SUPPORTING CHILD WELFARE REFORM, WITH SPECIAL ATTENTION TO FOSTER CARE AND YOUTH HOMELESSNESS. A NONPARTISAN APPROACH IS USED TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH POLICYMAKERS AND PROVIDE SUPPORT AND TRAINING IN THE AREAS OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND SYSTEM REFORM TO MOCKINGBIRD'S YOUTH PROGRAMS.

    Expenses $470,488

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tasha West-Baker

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Zach Wood

    VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Levongia Carrera

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Brian Walton

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Katherine Schiffner

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Dana Halbert

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Gerald Donaldson

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jeff Lindstrom

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Charlotte Louise Pfeiffer

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Christina Bernard

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Metaya Nakin

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hathaway Burden

    MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Natalie Lente

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $179,449
    From this org
    $160,200
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,249
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $160,200
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,826
    Nontaxable benefits
    $15,423
    Filer's total
    $179,449
  • Jenni Rebecca Stephenson

    DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $122,386
    From this org
    $117,446
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $4,940
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
24 July 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202432439349301223

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