2025-05-01T11:44:45-07:00 2024-12-31 990 2024-01-01 871428320 NORTHSTAR ADVOCATES NORT 2062288657 PO Box 22437 Seattle WA 981220437 Jim Theofelis Executive Director 2062288657 2025-04-30 1 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jim Theofelis PO Box 22437 Seattle WA 981220437 852990 0 X www.northstaradvocates.org X 2021 WA Preventing and ending youth homelessness by supporting young people, strengthening families and communities, and holding the systems designed to serve them accountable. 4 3 1 0 642440 852690 0 300 0 0 0 0 642440 852990 10419 22272 0 0 160805 182201 0 0 0 57896 146131 229120 350604 413320 502386 539536 1069403 13079 40568 526457 1028835 Preventing and ending youth homelessness by supporting young people, strengthening families and communities, and holding the systems designed to serve them accountable. 0 0 268521 22272 0 NorthStar Advocates continue to expand its impact across Washington state to prevent and end youth and young adult homelessness. NorthStar Advocates has been a leader in developing innovative programs, policies and resources for young people who survive at the intersection of homelessness and the behavioral health crisis. Washington state and the nation are experiencing a crisis in opioid addiction which is driving an increase in homelessness among young people. Young people who have the courage to enter inpatient substance use addiction and/or mental health facilities are being discharged from such facilities to emergency shelters, drop-in centers that have no beds or worse. NorthStar Advocates has led the effort to establish safe housing and services for young adults ages 18-24 being discharged from a behavioral health treatment facility with no housing. Through the Bridge Coalition and Bridge Housing we are interrupting the pattern of the cycle of homelessness, treatment and return to homelessness. NorthStar Advocates has also been a key organization is Washington state seeing a 40% reduction in youth and young adult homelessness. NorthStar Advocates is a leader in engaging and supporting young people with lived experience to advise our organizational strategic direction and implementation of our program. We pay all young people who engage with us a significant stipend for their participation. We also participate in several state coalitions. Our executive director is the Chair of the Office of Homeless Youth Advisory Board and has elevated the voice and participation of young people with lived experience. 0 0 0 268521 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 WA X Franklin Pierce Northwest 2066390585 1600 2nd Ave 3808 Seattle WA 981013351 Jim Theofelis Executive Director 40 0 X 154783 0 0 Ros Ghan Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Laurie Lippold Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 Daniel Lugo Director 1 0 X 0 0 0 154783 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 392000 460690 0 852690 Speaking income 541990 300 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 300 0 0 0 0 0 0 852990 300 0 0 X 22272 22272 167733 125800 41933 0 14468 10851 3617 17228 12921 4307 117716 88287 29429 5073 3805 1268 4359 3269 1090 1755 1316 439 350604 268521 82083 0 331203 692736 208333 376667 539536 1069403 13079 40568 13079 40568 X 0 0 0 0 526457 1028835 526457 1028835 539536 1069403 502386 0 0 0 -8 0 X 1 X 0 1 0 X 142100 257406 642440 852690 1894636 0 142100 257406 642440 852690 1894636 1894636 300 300 1894936 X Schedule A, Part II, Line 10 Speaking Income 300.00 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Stipends NorthStar Advocates is proud to be a leader in elevating and supporting the experience and voice of young people with lived experience at the intersection of homelessness, foster care and healing from substance use disorder and/or mental health challenges. In 2024 we stipends to 28 unduplicated young people for a total of $20,443.75. Young people receiving stipends conduct several roles and responsibilities including serving on our organizational Advisory Council, our Bridge Coalition Steering Committee as well as representing NorthStar Advocates at community events and meetings. Additionally, NorthStar Advocates prides ourselves on being a strong partner to mission-aligned non-profit organizations and in 2024 expended $1,107.83 through Awards to partner organizations typically at their luncheons or other fund raising events 28 20444 Payments to individual organizations Awards & grants to others NorthStar Advocates is proud to be a leader in elevating and supporting the experience and voice of young people with lived experience at the intersection of homelessness, foster care and healing from substance use disorder and/or mental health challenges. In 2024 we stipends to 28 unduplicated young people for a total of $20,443.75. Young people receiving stipends conduct several roles and responsibilities including serving on our organizational Advisory Council, our Bridge Coalition Steering Committee as well as representing NorthStar Advocates at community events and meetings. Additionally, NorthStar Advocates prides ourselves on being a strong partner to mission-aligned non-profit organizations and in 2024 expended $1,107.83 through Awards to partner organizations typically at their luncheons or other fund raising events 5 1108 YYA Assistance NorthStar Advocates engages young people who face homelessness and behavioral health challenges. Often they experience a crisis of some kind as they navigate their lives. NorthStar Advocates supports young people to utilize existing services however there are times that services are not available or the process takes too long to adequately address the crisis and NorthStar may provide a modest, time limited amount of funding such as paying one month of rent or deposit to end an episode of homelessness. 1 720 Schedule I, Part I, Line 2 - NorthStar Advocates has a commitment to both providing young people with lived experience compensation for their work and ensuring strong accounting controls and accountability. Young people who do work on behalf of NorthStar Advocates submit a monthly invoice that identifies the date, hours worked, scope of the work and a total amount due. The executive director approves the invoice and submits it to our accounting firm Franklin Pierce Northwest. Young people are informed about the IRS rule regarding filing taxes for income that exceeds $600.00 per year and prior to any payment to a young person they are supported and required to submit a W-9 form. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jim Theofelis Executive Director 154783 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 154783 0 0 Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b The form 990 is given to members of the board for review prior to distribution. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Any conflicts of interest are disclosed to the board or annually certified that no conflicts exist. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15 The organization considers national and local compensation for comparable roles and duties in determining compensation packages. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Governing documents will be made available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Communications/Website 4,847.41 Program & Admin 112,868.75