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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS.

Totals

Total revenue
$141,590,091
Total expenses
$140,145,739
Contributions and grants received
$1,820,437
Grants paid
$373,956
Program service revenue
$137,404,413
Investment income
$3,635,444
Other revenue
-$1,270,203
Total assets, end of year
$292,404,866
Total liabilities, end of year
$119,381,576
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$173,023,290
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$115,664,269
Management and general expenses
$23,466,813
Fundraising expenses
$1,014,657
Program service expenses (Part III)
$115,664,269

Program services were 82.5% 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

    $647,329

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,173,108

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $141,192

  • 2a · Program service revenue: DIALYSIS

    total $131,258,470 · related or exempt $131,258,470

  • 2b · Program service revenue: PATIENT LAB REVENUE

    total $5,389,122 · related or exempt $5,389,122

  • 2c · Program service revenue: OTHER MEDICAL RELATED

    total $739,247 · related or exempt $739,247

  • 2d · Program service revenue: INSUR PREMIUM REIMBURS

    total $17,574 · related or exempt $17,574

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $2,971,027 · excluded $2,971,027

  • 6a · Gross rents

    real property $324,046

  • 6b · Less rental expenses

    real property $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $324,046

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $324,046 · excluded $324,046

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $55,009,398 · other assets $16,532

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

    securities $54,361,513 · other assets $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $647,885 · other assets $16,532

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $664,417 · excluded $664,417

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $78,630

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

    $647,329

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $295,447

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$216,817 · excluded -$216,817

  • 9a · Gaming: gross income

    $20,800

  • 9b · Gaming: direct expenses

    $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $20,800 · excluded $20,800

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,516,802

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $4,992,198

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$1,475,396 · related or exempt -$1,475,396

  • 11a · Other revenue: REIMBURSEMENTS

    total $57,188 · excluded $57,188

  • 11b · Other revenue: MED RECORDS/COUNSELING

    total $19,734 · related or exempt $19,734

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $242 · excluded $242

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $77,164

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $335,433 · program services $335,433

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $38,523 · program services $38,523

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $2,632,372 · program services $216,000 · management and general $2,416,372

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $62,906,983 · program services $52,248,808 · management and general $10,014,846 · fundraising $643,329

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $2,322,396 · program services $1,968,830 · management and general $332,626 · fundraising $20,940

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $6,643,046 · program services $5,495,522 · management and general $1,090,249 · fundraising $57,275

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $5,416,049 · program services $4,406,810 · management and general $955,515 · fundraising $53,724

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $1,752,850 · program services $1,674,250 · management and general $78,600

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $166,427 · program services $2,381 · management and general $164,046

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $215,183 · management and general $215,183

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $77,500 · management and general $77,500

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $166,299 · management and general $166,299

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $6,173,131 · program services $2,318,503 · management and general $3,691,156 · fundraising $163,472

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $140,590 · program services $46,196 · management and general $68,355 · fundraising $26,039

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,928,707 · program services $1,714,058 · management and general $186,446 · fundraising $28,203

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,617,419 · program services $3,935,457 · management and general $650,015 · fundraising $31,947

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $10,037,382 · program services $9,373,615 · management and general $660,213 · fundraising $3,554

  • 17 · Travel

    total $328,779 · program services $145,258 · management and general $155,780 · fundraising $27,741

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $147,040 · program services $39,288 · management and general $107,352 · fundraising $400

  • 20 · Interest

    total $1,573,473 · program services $1,489,300 · management and general $84,173

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,734,625 · program services $6,525,689 · management and general $203,090 · fundraising $5,846

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $426,438 · program services $130,892 · management and general $295,546

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $20,475,542 · program services $20,260,949 · management and general $184,015 · fundraising $30,578

  • 24b · Other expenses: LAB TESTING

    total $1,426,887 · program services $1,378,535 · management and general $48,352

  • 24c · Other expenses: REPAIRS & MAINTENANCE

    total $667,397 · program services $495,917 · management and general $170,935 · fundraising $545

  • 24d · Other expenses: TAXES & LICENSES

    total $511,936 · program services $126,955 · management and general $384,791 · fundraising $190

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $2,283,332 · program services $1,297,100 · management and general $1,065,358 · fundraising -$79,126

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $5,165,418 · end of year $10,885,521

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $838,107 · end of year $713,552

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $122,729 · end of year $224,937

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $30,578,880 · end of year $27,418,075

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $1,661,434 · end of year $1,263,718

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,393,594 · end of year $1,529,525

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

    $258,455,913

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

    $97,364,356

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $136,040,746 · end of year $161,091,557

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $91,679,495 · end of year $71,596,353

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $959,562 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $21,793,473 · end of year $17,681,628

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $17,146,269 · end of year $20,811,814

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $50,010

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $242,963 · end of year $201,204

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $80,390,501 · end of year $78,822,627

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $24,193,447 · end of year $19,495,921

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $162,910,639 · end of year $167,637,269

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $5,349,619 · end of year $5,386,021

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS' (NKC) MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE OPTIMAL HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE AND INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY DISEASE THROUGH PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT, LOCALLY MANAGED PROVIDER OF KIDNEY DIALYSIS, PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES AND TREATMENTS OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE. FOUNDED IN SEATTLE IN 1962, IT WAS THE WORLD'S FIRST DIALYSIS ORGANIZATION. AMONG THE EIGHTH LARGEST DIALYSIS PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTRY, IT IS AN INFLUENTIAL MODEL BECAUSE OF ITS HIGH-QUALITY SERVICES, DEEP COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS AND GENEROUS DONOR SUPPORT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO PROMOTE THE OPTIMAL HEALTH, QUALITY OF LIFE AND INDEPENDENCE OF PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY DISEASE THROUGH PATIENT CARE, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH.

  • IN THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2024, NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS PROVIDED 292,559 DIALYSIS TREATMENTS, ESSENTIAL TO SUSTAIN THE LIVES OF PEOPLE WITH KIDNEY FAILURE. NKC SERVED A TOTAL OF 2,729 PATIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED PATIENT CARE IN TWENTY (20) FREE-STANDING CLINICS AND IN EIGHT (8) LOCAL HOSPITALS AND SUPERVISED SELF-DIALYSIS TREATMENTS IN THE HOMES OF PATIENTS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY. NKC SPENT OVER $20 MILLION MORE ON THE CARE OF PATIENTS WITH MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INSURANCE THAN THE PROGRAMS REIMBURSED US FOR. IN ADDITION, NKC PROVIDED MORE THAN $3.5 MILLION IN CHARITY CARE. NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS' RENAL SPECIALTY PHARMACY, A RARITY IN THE NATION, SERVED MORE THAN 1,913 DIALYSIS PATIENTS AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS DURING THE YEAR.

    Expenses $114,260,591 · Revenue $135,948,751

  • NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS OFFERS FREE CLASSES THAT HELP PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) PRESERVE KIDNEY FUNCTION, CHOOSE APPROPRIATE TREATMENT, TAKE CARE OF A TRANSPLANTED KIDNEY AND IN GENERAL BE AN EMPOWERED PARTNER IN THEIR KIDNEY HEALTH CARE. THE CLASS PROGRAM PROVIDES OUTREACH TO PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DIALYSIS PATIENTS AND MAY HELP THEM KEEP THEIR KIDNEYS HEALTHY ENOUGH SO THAT THEY NEVER NEED TO GO ON DIALYSIS OR CAN DELAY ITS ONSET. THE PATIENT-FOCUSED, EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM WAS DEVELOPED BY NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS. THERE WERE 545 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE EDUCATION PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION TO ITS FREE CLASSES, NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS CONNECTED WITH 89 COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, PARTICIPATED IN 32 COMMUNITY EVENTS RESULTING IN 3,145 TOUCHPOINTS WITH PEOPLE THROUGH OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS.

    Expenses $1,029,722

  • NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS PROVIDED NEPHROLOGY FELLOWSHIPS FOR THREE (3) PHYSICIANS TO DO ADVANCED STUDY OF KIDNEY DISEASE AND RENAL CARE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON. WE AIM TO ENSURE THAT PROFESSIONAL CARE WILL CONTINUE TO BE AVAILABLE FOR FUTURE KIDNEY PATIENTS. WE PROVIDED SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT FOR THE KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE (KRI), A COLLABORATION BETWEEN NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS AND UW MEDICINE. THE KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAS HAD HUNDREDS OF STUDIES UNDERWAY, FOCUSING ON THE ROLE OF GENETICS, IMPACT OF LIFESTYLE, AND DIABETES IN KIDNEY DISEASE, AS WELL AS WAYS TO IMPROVE DIALYSIS OUTCOMES. THE KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUBLISHED THOUSANDS OF SCIENTIFIC PAPERS IN PEER-REVIEWED JOURNALS FROM ITS INCEPTION IN 2008. NORTHWEST KIDNEY CENTERS' INVESTMENT IN THE KIDNEY RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAD HELPED TO LEVERAGE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN FUNDING FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

    Expenses $335,433 · Grants $335,433

  • OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE 1) EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO NEEDY PATIENTS FOR FOOD, HOUSING AND OTHER EXPENSES. IN FY24, WE PROVIDED A TOTAL OF $23,612 TO 40 PATIENTS. 2) EMPLOYEE SCHOLARSHIPS TO 11 EMPLOYEES TOTALING $14,911 IN FY24.

    Expenses $38,523 · Grants $38,523

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

Listed in Part VII

  • Rebecca Fox

    CEO & PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $700,368
    From this org
    $660,629
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,739
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $557,455
    Bonus
    $100,000
    Other
    $3,174
    Deferred
    $14,931
    Nontaxable benefits
    $24,808
    Filer's total
    $700,368
  • Richard Greaves

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Douglas Ross

    BOARD VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Michael Sutters

    BOARD MEMBER, CONTRACTED MEDICAL DIR.

    Total calculated
    $99,000
    From this org
    $99,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Shika Pappoe

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Jennifer Brenner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Hina Patel

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rex Ochi

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Mark Ostrow

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Quita Highsmith

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sanjit Reddy

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Lauren Gardner

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Suzanne Watnick

    CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER THRU 12/23

    Total calculated
    $435,727
    From this org
    $424,616
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,111
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $422,407
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,209
    Deferred
    $7,533
    Nontaxable benefits
    $3,578
    Filer's total
    $435,727
  • Elizabeth McNamara

    CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER THRU 09/23

    Total calculated
    $296,040
    From this org
    $287,066
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,974
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $285,935
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $1,131
    Deferred
    $8,974
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $296,040
  • Robin Larmer

    VP LEGAL AFFAIRS & CCO

    Total calculated
    $298,190
    From this org
    $283,450
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,740
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,988
    Bonus
    $34,580
    Other
    $3,882
    Deferred
    $4,577
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,163
    Filer's total
    $298,190
  • Liberty Stansberry

    VP OF HR THRU 10/23

    Total calculated
    $237,852
    From this org
    $230,129
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $7,723
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $190,996
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $39,133
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,723
    Filer's total
    $237,852
  • Matthew Rivara

    CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $124,761
    From this org
    $124,761
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    50
  • Jennifer Eslava

    VP OF FINANCE/CFO

    Total calculated
    $123,934
    From this org
    $108,401
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,533
    Hours/week
    50
  • Karen Schartman

    ACTING VP OF FINANCE/CFO THRU 08/23

    Total calculated
    $316,500
    From this org
    $316,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $316,500
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $316,500
  • William Azzam

    REGISTERED NEPHROLOGY NURSE

    Total calculated
    $274,549
    From this org
    $258,276
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,273
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $258,175
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $101
    Deferred
    $8,417
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,856
    Filer's total
    $274,549
  • Todd Bui

    REGISTERED NEPHROLOGY NURSE

    Total calculated
    $264,542
    From this org
    $248,077
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,465
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,944
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $133
    Deferred
    $8,609
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,856
    Filer's total
    $264,542
  • Tanya Wolff

    REGISTERED NEPHROLOGY NURSE

    Total calculated
    $240,885
    From this org
    $225,157
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,728
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $224,167
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $990
    Deferred
    $7,872
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,856
    Filer's total
    $240,885
  • Michael Kellogg

    SR DIRECTOR FACILITY PLANNING

    Total calculated
    $247,558
    From this org
    $215,272
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,286
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $213,172
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $2,100
    Deferred
    $4,595
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,691
    Filer's total
    $247,558
  • Sarah Cordeiro

    VP OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

    Total calculated
    $250,776
    From this org
    $214,137
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $36,639
    Hours/week
    50

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,779
    Bonus
    $12,900
    Other
    $458
    Deferred
    $2,028
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,611
    Filer's total
    $250,776

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 committee
  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 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
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

PART I, LINE 4A
IN 2023, LIBERTY STANSBERRY RECEIVED $38,461 IN SEVERANCE PAY.
PART I, LINE 7
THE CEO & PRESIDENT PARTICIPATES IN AN INCENTIVE PLAN DESIGNED FOR THIS OFFICE-HOLDER ALONE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS PLAN IS TO ALIGN THE PRESIDENT'S INTERESTS WITH THOSE OF THE BOARD AND NKC'S BROADER CONSTITUENTS AND TO RECOGNIZE SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO NKC'S FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL SUCCESS. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD HAS BOARD-DELEGATED RESPONSIBILITY FOR ESTABLISHING THE TOTAL COMPENSATION PACKAGE FOR THE CEO, AND FOR APPROVING THE CEO'S COMPENSATION PACKAGE. THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MEETS ANNUALLY TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE FINANCIAL AND OTHER GOALS FOR THE COMING YEAR. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE YEAR, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE REVIEWS PERFORMANCE COMPARED TO THE PREDETERMINED GOALS, DETERMINES APPROPRIATE INCENTIVE COMPENSATION AS REASONABLY DETERMINED BY THE COMMITTEE AT ITS DISCRETION AND APPROVES GOALS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR. THE CHAIR OR HIS OR HER DESIGNATE WILL MEET WITH THE CEO TO REVIEW PRIOR YEAR PERFORMANCE AND THE CORRESPONDING INCENTIVE AWARD AND THE COMING YEAR'S FINANCIAL AND OPERATIONAL GOALS.

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

  • UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON

    $335,433

    SEE SCHEDULE I, PART IV.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
11 March 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202510769349301716

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