COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA

EIN 91-2138848 TACOMA, WA

Revenue 2024: $1,452,315
Expenses 2024: $1,398,343

Program services were 75.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

As filed

Subsection: 03
NTEE code: B90
Classification: 2000
Street: PO BOX 111646

These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

OUR MISSION IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. MANY OF THE YOUNG PEOPLE WE SERVE ARE FACING CHALLENGES BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM. WHAT SETS COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS APART IS THE WAY WE COORDINATE A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF SERVICES TO SUPPORT ALL THE NEEDS OF THESE STUDENTS, ACADEMIC AND NON-ACADEMIC, SO THEY COME TO SCHOOL READY TO LEARN. EVERY CHILD HAS TREMENDOUS POTENTIAL. WE HELP STUDENTS UNLOCK THEIR ABILITIES AND TALENTS, GIVING THEM A BRIGHTER FUTURE. THE MODEL WE USE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES PLACES A COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS SITE COORDINATOR IN A SCHOOL TO ASSESS NEEDS, MAKE A PLAN, AND COORDINATE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE KIDS MOST AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT, ALONG WITH SERVICES GEARED TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. THE SITE COORDINATOR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS SUCH AS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH NEEDED RESOURCES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

OUR MISSION IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. THE CIS NATIONAL MODEL WE USE TO PROVIDE THESE SERVICES, PLACES A COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS SITE COORDINATOR IN A SCHOOL TO ASSESS NEEDS, MAKE A PLAN, AND COORDINATE INTENSIVE INTERVENTIONS FOR THE KIDS MOST AT RISK FOR DROPPING OUT, ALONG WITH SERVICES GEARED TO THE ENTIRE SCHOOL. THE SITE COORDINATOR WORKS WITH LOCAL COMMUNITY SERVICE PARTNERS SUCH AS SOCIAL SERVICE AGENCIES, BUSINESSES, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CONNECT STUDENTS WITH NEEDED RESOURCES.

SCHOOL SUPPORT/CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES ALL STAR READERS, POWER UP TEEN LEADERSHIP AND FREE253. SCHOOL-BASED INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORT SPECIALISTS EMPOWER STUDENTS TO STAY IN SCHOOL THROUGH INDIVIDUALIZED ACCESS TO NEEDED RESOURCES. ISS SPECIALISTS PROVIDE ONGOING ENCOURAGEMENT AND GUIDANCE TO BUILD CONFIDENCE TO REACH THEIR POTENTIAL AND ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA PROVIDES STUDENTS AT EACH SCHOOL SITE WITH 3 TIERS OF SUPPORT. THE LEVEL OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO STUDENTS IS BASED ON THE EARLY WARNING INDICATORS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS. FREE253 (FORGIVE, RESTORE, EMPOWER, ELEVATE) IS COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA'S TARGETED YOUTH VIOLENCE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION INITIATIVE, DESIGNED TO SUPPORT STUDENTS MOST IMPACTED BY - OR AT RISK OF - VIOLENCE AND SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. EMBEDDED WITHIN THE SCHOOL-BASED INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORTS MODEL, FREE253 PROVIDES INTENSIVE, RELATIONSHIP-DRIVEN CASE MANAGEMENT, SMALL-GROUP PROGRAMMING, AND COORDINATED REFERRALS TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES. STUDENTS ARE IDENTIFIED THROUGH SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS USING INDICATORS SUCH AS BEHAVIORAL INCIDENTS, PEER ASSOCIATIONS, AND JUSTICE SYSTEM CONTACT. BY FOCUSING ON ACCOUNTABILITY, SKILL-BUILDING, AND CONSISTENT ADULT RELATIONSHIPS, FREE253 WORKS TO INTERRUPT CYCLES OF VIOLENCE, STRENGTHEN SCHOOL ENGAGEMENT, AND SUPPORT STUDENTS IN STAYING ON TRACK TO GRADUATE.

Expenses $767,659 · Grants $95,797
COMMUNITY SUPPORT EVENTS PROGRAM INCLUDES STUFF THE BUS AND WINTER WISH. STUFF THE BUS IS A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE AND BACK TO SCHOOL FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN. EVERY YEAR COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF TACOMA PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN OBTAINING NEW SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR 1,500+ STUDENTS WITHIN TACOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. WINTER WISH EVENT IS DESIGNED TO KEEP STUDENTS AND THEIR SIBLING WARM THROUGH THOSE COLD WINTER MONTHS BY PROVIDING COATS, GLOVES, HATS, AND BLANKETS.

Expenses $282,312 · Grants $269,482

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Officers and directors · 2024

As listed in Part VII of the 2024 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

Emily SlagleEMILY SLAGLE

EXECUTIVE DI

Total calculated

$98,421

From this org

$98,421

From related orgs

$0

Other

$0

Hours/week

40
Stephanie CaldwellSTEPHANIE CALDWELL

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Sheree CooksSHEREE COOKS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Keysha-Rae CooperKEYSHA-RAE COOPER

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Lindsey GraysLINDSEY GRAYS

PRESIDENT

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Allison KalalauALLISON KALALAU

TREASURER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Meagan KulaMEAGAN KULA

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Daniel LeeDANIEL LEE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Brant McAdamsBRANT MCADAMS

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5
Jacob RoseJACOB ROSE

BOARD MEMBER

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

0.5

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

2024

Revenue

$1,452,315

Expenses

$1,398,343

Contributions

$1,442,770

Grants paid

$365,279
2023

Revenue

$784,214

Expenses

$917,783

Contributions

$789,246

Grants paid

$100,422
2022

Revenue

$731,647

Expenses

$806,032

Contributions

$741,815

Grants paid

$66,627

Tax year	Revenue	Expenses	Contributions	Grants paid
2024	$1,452,315	$1,398,343	$1,442,770	$365,279
2023	$784,214	$917,783	$789,246	$100,422
2022	$731,647	$806,032	$741,815	$66,627

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

2021 · 990

Revenue

$1,121,442

Expenses

$1,004,007

Assets (EOY)

$632,819
2020 · 990

Revenue

$482,892

Expenses

$478,020

Assets (EOY)

$596,558
2019 · 990

Revenue

$357,698

Expenses

$418,021

Assets (EOY)

$592,380
2018 · 990

Revenue

$386,968

Expenses

$350,021

Assets (EOY)

$571,809
2017 · 990

Revenue

$357,366

Expenses

$333,368

Assets (EOY)

$534,375
2016 · 990

Revenue

$337,990

Expenses

$295,687

Assets (EOY)

$511,621
2015 · 990

Revenue

$369,356

Expenses

$289,956

Assets (EOY)

$467,565
2014 · 990

Revenue

$266,511

Expenses

$276,440

Assets (EOY)

$388,554
2013 · 990

Revenue

$314,206

Expenses

$234,162

Assets (EOY)

$399,102
2012 · 990

Revenue

not reported

Expenses

$315,105

Assets (EOY)

$318,544

Tax year	Form	Revenue	Expenses	Assets (EOY)
2021	990	$1,121,442	$1,004,007	$632,819
2020	990	$482,892	$478,020	$596,558
2019	990	$357,698	$418,021	$592,380
2018	990	$386,968	$350,021	$571,809
2017	990	$357,366	$333,368	$534,375
2016	990	$337,990	$295,687	$511,621
2015	990	$369,356	$289,956	$467,565
2014	990	$266,511	$276,440	$388,554
2013	990	$314,206	$234,162	$399,102
2012	990	not reported	$315,105	$318,544

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON STATE

$189,000

2023 PROGRAM SUPPORTS
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON STATE

$174,400

2022 PROGRAM SUPPORTS
GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION

$111,800

2023 Expanded learning opportunities
COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WASHINGTON STATE

$61,155

2024 PROGRAM SUPPORTS
GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION

$50,000

2024 After school activities
GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION

$44,200

2022 Support services
GREATER METRO PARKS FOUNDATION

$34,565

2025 After school activities
TACOMA COMMUNITY BOAT BUILDERS INC

$30,000

2024 Youth violence reduction programs and services
UNITED WAY OF PIERCE COUNTY

$25,000

2022 Program Support
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM

$25,000

2022 FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Other IRS files

Auto-Revocation List

Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.

Publication 78

Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.

These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.

What this page reflects

The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 13 October 2026 and read 29 October 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2024, the newest we have parsed for this organization.