2026-05-15T11:38:03-05:00 2025-06-30 911663574 LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC 2211 RIMLAND DR 422 BELLINGHAM WA 98226 990 2024-07-01 640956619 COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL OF WHATCOM SKAGIT COMM 3606766470 PO BOX 6071 BELLINGHAM WA 98227 JOHN STEACH TREASURER 3606766470 2026-05-14 1 1 STEVE FORBES CPA P00012098 3607344280 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z JOHN STEACH PO BOX 6071 BELLINGHAM WA 98227 690276 0 X WHATCOMSKAGIT.CISWA.ORG X 2006 WA SEE SCHEDULE O 5 5 26 5 0 0 1434396 445812 229069 225222 17130 15444 8571 3798 1689166 690276 0 0 0 0 961746 1333805 0 0 70064 191246 118349 1152992 1452154 536174 -761878 1897074 1306982 23966 62211 1873108 1244771 SEE SCHEDULE O 0 0 986869 225222 OUR ANNUAL ORGANIZATIONAL EFFORTS PROVIDE LOW-INCOME (AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME) STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES WITH BASIC NEEDS, RESOURCES, RESILIENCY-BUILDING EFFORTS, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL INTERVENTIONS, ALONG WITH CARING EXPERTISE THAT SURROUNDS STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO SUCCEED IN SCHOOL AND LIFE. WE SERVED 383 CASE-MANAGED STUDENTS AT 15 SCHOOLS ACROSS SIX SCHOOL DISTRICTS, IN FOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, SEVEN MIDDLE SCHOOLS, AND FOUR HIGH SCHOOLS. 15 SITE COORDINATORS PROVIDED 4,388 HOURS OF TIER 1 WHOLE SCHOOL SUPPORTS, 2,065 HOURS OF TIER 2 SMALL GROUP SUPPORTS AND 2,137 HOURS OF TIER 3 ONE-ON-ONE INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTS. A VERY IMPORTANT TIER 1 SUPPORT WE PROVIDE STUDENTS IS BASIC NEEDS ITEMS AND WE PROVIDE 32,077 ITEMS DURING THE AY 24-25. 986869 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 26 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 WA X TAVIA HUTCHENS 3605260876 PO BOX 6071 BELLINGHAM WA 98227 LANI MILLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAL WILSON TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NAHRIN AZIZ CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IRIS CARIAS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SARA O'CONNOR SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MELINDA HERRERA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 82259 0 0 82259 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15000 271066 159746 25432 445812 PROGRAM SERVICE REVENU 900099 225222 225222 225222 15444 15444 3798 3798 3798 690276 225222 0 19242 86979 69584 12177 5218 1049379 704550 295128 49701 157248 132088 15725 9435 40199 32159 5628 2412 19168 19168 296 245 51 19982 19982 10176 10176 16194 7306 8888 8349 8349 IN-KIND SUPPORT 25432 25432 SUPPLIES 18752 15505 3247 1452154 986869 395221 70064 1511020 1173680 386054 133302 1020 1020 0 0 1897074 1306982 23966 62211 23966 62211 X 1673108 1039529 200000 205242 1873108 1244771 1897074 1306982 -761878 133541 0 X 1 X 0 0 0 X 13183 21224 138258 322504 445812 940981 837730 981105 968447 1349532 225222 4362036 850913 1002329 1106705 1672036 671034 5303017 0 0 0 5303017 166 175 481 17130 15444 33396 166 175 481 17130 15444 33396 8571 3798 12369 851079 1002504 1107186 1697737 690276 5348782 0.99140 0.99650 0.00620 0.00350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1020 1020 0 0 X PART X, LINE 2: COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOL OF WHATCOM SKAGIT, PURSUANT TO A LETTER OF DETERMINATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION EXEMPTED FROM THE FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE CODE OF 1986. AS OF JUNE 30, 2025 THE ENTITY HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS ACTIVITIES SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAXES. MANAGEMENT EVALUATED THE ENTITIES TAX POSITIONS AND CONCLUDED THAT THE ENTITY HAD TAKEN NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. X SUPPLIES/MISC. 1 25432 FMV 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 1 THE MISSION OF COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WHATCOM SKAGIT IS TO SURROUND STUDENTS WITH A COMMUNITY OF SUPPORT, EMPOWERING THEM TO STAY IN SCHOOL AND ACHIEVE IN LIFE. AS A WASHINGTON STATE NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION IN PUBLIC EDUCATION, WE SERVE STUDENTS THROUGH OUR UNIQUE INTEGRATED STUDENT SUPPORT (ISS) MODEL. THE FOCUS OF THAT MODEL IS ON ASSISTING CHILDREN AND YOUTH (K-12) THROUGH MULTI-TIERED SUPPORT SYSTEMS THAT IMPROVE ATTENDANCE AND ELICIT STUDENT RESILIENCE, SCHOOL BELONGING, AND PARENT ENGAGEMENT. DESPITE THE MANY BARRIERS CREATED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WHATCOM SKAGIT DIFFERENTIATED ITSELF FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS SUPPORTING VULNERABLE AND OFTEN ISOLATED AND/OR MARGINALIZED YOUTH BY PROVIDING SERVICES DURING SCHOOL HOURS, AND BY COORDINATING A COMPREHENSIVE RANGE OF BASIC NEEDS AND OTHER VITAL, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR EACH AND EVERY STUDENT REFERRED TO THE PROGRAM. THE KEY INNOVATIVE SERVICES PROVIDED WERE DELIVERED THROUGH A BLEND OF IN-PERSON, AND "TELE-MENTORING OR "TELE-CASE MANAGEMENT" PLATFORMS. 15 FULL-TIME SITE COORDINATORS WERE EMPOWERED WITH TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT AND WERE PLACED INSIDE 15 PUBLIC SCHOOLS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, COUNSELORS, TEACHERS, AND SUPPORT STAFF IN CONNECTING STUDENTS AND FAMILIES TO A COALITION OF CHAMPIONS THAT PROVIDED A VAST ARRAY OF ESSENTIAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES. THE INVESTMENTS MADE BY LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND STATE CHAMPIONS YIELDED THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS THAT WERE FUNNELED STRAIGHT INTO ALL THESE SCHOOLS' SITES, AND DIRECTLY INTO THE ECONOMIES OF THE FAMILIES WHO BENEFITTED FROM THE SERVICES. DISTRICTS UNDERSTAND THAT BY PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS OF WHATCOM-SKAGIT TEACHERS CAN FOCUS ON TEACHING AND STUDENTS CAN FOCUS ON LEARNING AS THE SCHOOL CREATES A JOYFUL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT WHERE EVERY CHILD'S READINESS TO LEARN IS SUSTAINED OR AMPLIFIED BY A NETWORK OF CARING ADULTS WHO WILL IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS ALONG THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION AND BEYOND. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (BOARD PRESIDENT, TREASURER, TWO BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE RETURN BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18 ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990: THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (BOARD PRESIDENT, TREASURER, TWO BOARD MEMBERS, AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE RETURN BEFORE IT WAS FILED. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION: GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.