2025-11-14T12:03:22-05:00 2024-12-31 911566381 FINNEY NEILL & COMPANY PS 9757 GREENWOOD AVE N SEATTLE WA 98103 990 2024-01-01 910577487 AMARA AMAR 2062601700 3505 S JUNEAU ST SEATTLE WA 98118 FAHREN JOHNSON CEO 2062601700 2025-11-14 true true CURTIS D EISEN CPA P02233793 2062989811 2025-11-14 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z FAHREN JOHNSON 3505 S JUNEAU ST SEATTLE WA 98118 15552284 false X WWW.AMARAFAMILY.ORG X 1921 WA AMARA'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF A COMMITTED FAMILY - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. AMARA HAS BEEN SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE ITS FOUNDING AS MEDINA BABY HOME, A TRADITIONAL ORPHANAGE, IN 1921. WHILE AMARA'S SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 100+ YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 1,615 PARENTS AND 1,412 CHILDREN IN 2024. 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AMARA IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN FOSTER CARE AND TO MAINTAINING BIRTH FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. 1059049 749807 FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS: OUR FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS THROUGH CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. AMARA ADDRESSES ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT THROUGH OUR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES ACCESS RESOURCES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND CONCRETE GOODS SO THAT POVERTY AND LACK OF SUPPORT DO NOT PUSH FAMILIES FURTHER INTO CRISIS. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARENTS WHO ARE AT A HIGH RISK FOR HAVING THEIR CHILD(REN) REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE, PARENT FOCUS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO PARENTS WHO MAY BE FAST-TRACKED TOWARDS REUNIFICATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT PROGRAM. FURTHERMORE, WE SUPPORT PARENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REUNIFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEM REFORM AND INFORM PARENT SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO SEEK TO FOMENT AND STEWARD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OF ORIGIN THROUGH SUPPORTING POST-ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN MAINTAINING OPENNESS WITH CHILDREN'S EXTENDED FAMILIES AND SUPPORTING BIOLOGICAL PARENTS THROUGH SOME OF THE NUANCES OF OPEN ADOPTION AGREEMENTS. LASTLY, WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON TO HELP IMPROVE PARENT AND CAREGIVER WELLBEING AND SKILL-BUILDING, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO BUILD SUPPORTIVE PEER NETWORKS. 3755924 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false true false false false false false true 45 0 52 true false false false false false false false false false false false false X 13 13 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false WA X X TIM GOULD 2062601704 3505 S JUNEAU ST SEATTLE WA 98118 FAHREN JOHNSON CEO 40.00 X 43750 0 34 SCARLETT ALDEBOT-GREEN CEO (END) 40.00 X 80254 0 2340 DONG NAM CFO (END) 40.00 X 141868 0 11121 SARA WONG PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 GINNY TRETHEWEY VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 LORI LANGSTON VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CAITLIN HARREN SECRETARY (E 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ALYSSA FARBER TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ANGELA BATES BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 BEN DANIELSON MD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CHRIS KAGI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CLAUDIA MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MAUREEN WELCH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 PETER WOODWARD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 RAO LAKKAKULA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 TONO SABLAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES TRUITT BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 JENNIFER THOMSEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 265872 13495 1 false true false 272289 2181492 254024 2453781 CONTRACTS 624100 2392116 2392116 CLIENT SERVICE FEES 624100 673732 673732 3065848 73294 73294 153799 276245 -122446 -122446 -122446 252115 9500000 252115 5671720 3828280 3828280 3828280 26697 272289 87334 -60637 OTHER INCOME 624100 26750 26750 26750 9264870 3065848 3805878 X 265872 218174 13760 33938 2837990 2328805 103475 405710 57970 47570 2186 8214 172832 141826 6516 24490 257266 211112 9699 36455 7358 6445 91 822 37052 32454 459 4139 484856 424816 17769 42271 81706 33675 5165 42866 112332 84462 17750 10120 15544 14201 571 772 43006 3253 39327 426 124225 90250 21354 12621 144652 118881 15306 10465 4642661 3755924 253428 633309 99646 668935 5526952 74964 266411 511568 663665 364500 67599 47269 3607035 768833 7735805 2838202 1540955 1725986 41096 14743 10071633 12116663 327377 424884 40950 158594 2913711 3282038 583478 X 3649040 9530842 3140555 2002343 6789595 11533185 10071633 12116663 X 4622209 139751 -18370 X false true X true true true X 3673982 3315173 1502665 2156470 2453781 13102071 3673982 3315173 1502665 2156470 2453781 13102071 455836 12646235 67522 80815 109800 252410 227093 737640 2173 7309 22052 1239 26750 59523 13899234 10707153 0.90990 0.92380 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 32,773 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1540955 185031 1725986 1333016 207939 1540955 1542734 -209718 1333016 1363170 179564 1542734 1107159 82800 173211 1363170 0.67000 0.33000 false false 2658080 2658080 638464 744111 -105647 56040 24722 31318 254451 254451 2838202 X 9760720 139752 356098 495850 9264870 9264870 5017129 374468 374468 4642661 4642661 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X THE ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS FOR TAX POSITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FASB ACCOUNTING STANDARDS CODIFICATION TOPIC NO. 740, INCOME TAXES. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO FEDERAL AND STATE INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR THE PRIOR THREE YEARS. MANAGEMENT HAS REVIEWED THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX POSITIONS AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2024 AND 2023. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES 276,245 FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 79,853 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D RENTAL EXPENSES 276,245 FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 79,853 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES 18,370 TOGETHER WE THR 298214 271517 26697 5750 36162 14840 22160 298214 271517 26697 5750 36162 14840 22160 78912 -52215 X X false false false false false false false false false DONG NAM CFO (END) 141868 8683 2438 152989 X 3 252115 COMPARATIVE SALES X SUPPLIES 12 1909 COMPARATIVE SALES false true false BUILDING SALE 2024-10-30 9500000 PROCEEDS 465114580 SOMALI HEALTH BOARD 545 ANDOVER PARK WEST SUITE 105 TUKWILA WA 98188 501(C)(3) false false false false SCHEDULE N THE ORGANIZATION SOLD A BUILDING PREVIOUSLY USED FOR PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES ON OCTOBER 30, 2024, IN AN ARM'S-LENGTH TRANSACTION TO AN UNRELATED THIRD-PARTY PURCHASER FOR 9,500,000. FMV WAS DETERMINED BASED ON THE SALE PRICE. PROCEEDS WERE RETAINED TO SUPPORT FUTURE PROGRAM AND OPERATING NEEDS. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION AMARA'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN FOSTER CARE HAS THE LOVE AND SUPPORT OF A COMMITTED FAMILY - AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, AND FOR AS LONG AS EACH CHILD NEEDS. AMARA HAS BEEN SERVING WASHINGTON SINCE ITS FOUNDING AS MEDINA BABY HOME, A TRADITIONAL ORPHANAGE, IN 1921. WHILE AMARA'S SERVICES HAVE EVOLVED OVER THE PAST 100+ YEARS TO MEET URGENT AND EMERGENT NEEDS, OUR FOCUS ON SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE, ADOPTEES AND THOSE WHO LOVE THEM HAS NEVER WAVERED. AMARA SERVED 1,615 PARENTS AND 1,412 CHILDREN IN 2024. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A RESOURCE CARE PROGRAM: OUR RESOURCE CARE PROGRAMS CONSIST OF 3 PROGRAMMATIC AREAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IMPACTED BY THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. AMARA'S FOSTER CARE SERVICES, KINSHIP CARE SUPPORT, AND FAMILY CONNECTIONS PROGRAMS USE A REUNIFICATION-FOCUSED APPROACH AND RECRUIT, PREPARE, AND/OR PROVIDE SUPPORT TO ADULTS AS THEY CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR PARENTS' CARE. PROGRAM STAFF SUPPORT CAREGIVERS IN NAVIGATING THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH A CHILD'S FAMILY AND COMMUNITY, AND OBTAIN THE RESOURCES AND TRAINING NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE WELLBEING OF THE CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE. AMARA WORKS WITH FAMILIES FROM A BROAD RANGE OF ETHNICITIES, BELIEF SYSTEMS, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, GENDER IDENTITIES AND EXPRESSIONS, AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AS THEY SUPPORT CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR FOSTER CARE JOURNEY. AMARA IS COMMITTED TO ADDRESSING RACIAL DISPROPORTIONALITY WITHIN FOSTER CARE AND TO MAINTAINING BIRTH FAMILY TIES WHENEVER POSSIBLE. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS: OUR FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS FOCUS ON PREVENTATIVE MEASURES TO REDUCE THE FACTORS THAT LEAD TO THE SEPARATION OF CHILDREN AND PARENTS THROUGH CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT. AMARA ADDRESSES ROOT CAUSES OF CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM INVOLVEMENT THROUGH OUR FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER, WHICH HELPS FAMILIES ACCESS RESOURCES, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, AND CONCRETE GOODS SO THAT POVERTY AND LACK OF SUPPORT DO NOT PUSH FAMILIES FURTHER INTO CRISIS. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PARENTS WHO ARE AT A HIGH RISK FOR HAVING THEIR CHILD(REN) REMOVED FROM THEIR CARE, PARENT FOCUS PROGRAM, AS WELL AS TO PARENTS WHO MAY BE FAST-TRACKED TOWARDS REUNIFICATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD COURT PROGRAM. FURTHERMORE, WE SUPPORT PARENTS WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY REUNIFIED WITH THEIR CHILDREN TO ADVOCATE FOR SYSTEM REFORM AND INFORM PARENT SUPPORTIVE PROGRAMMING. FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAMS ALSO SEEK TO FOMENT AND STEWARD THE CONNECTION BETWEEN CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES OF ORIGIN THROUGH SUPPORTING POST-ADOPTIVE FAMILIES IN MAINTAINING OPENNESS WITH CHILDREN'S EXTENDED FAMILIES AND SUPPORTING BIOLOGICAL PARENTS THROUGH SOME OF THE NUANCES OF OPEN ADOPTION AGREEMENTS. LASTLY, WE PROVIDE EDUCATION AND PEER SUPPORT GROUPS BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON TO HELP IMPROVE PARENT AND CAREGIVER WELLBEING AND SKILL-BUILDING, WHILE ALSO SUPPORTING PEOPLE TO BUILD SUPPORTIVE PEER NETWORKS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS IS TO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE AUDITOR'S REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR. THE FORM 990 IS BASED ON THESE BOARD-APPROVED REPORTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ALL DIRECTORS ARE REQUIRED TO ANNUALLY DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE BOARD HAS A WRITTEN POLICY FOR DETERMINING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION. THE PROCESS FOLLOWS FEDERAL GUIDELINES. COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED CONSIDERING COMPARATIVE COMPENSATION OF SIMILAR POSITIONS AND NO PERSONS WITH A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION. THE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S COMPENSATION ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD DOES NOT HAVE A FORMAL POLICY FOR DETERMINING KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. INSTEAD, THE BOARD RELIES ON UPPER MANAGEMENT TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION. KEY EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINDED BY UPPER MANAGEMENT BASED ON EXPERIENCE, EDUCATION, EXPERTISE AND TENURE COMBINED WITH COMPARATIVE STATISTICS FOR SIMILAR POSITIONS. THE BOARD APPROVES COMPENSATION THROUGH APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES 424,816 17,769 42,271 FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 UNCOLLECTIBLE PLEDGES -18,370