2026-05-27T10:09:22-07:00 2025-12-31 990 2025-01-01 871428320 NORTHSTAR ADVOCATES NORT 2062288657 PO Box 22437 Seattle WA 981220437 Jim Theofelis Executive Director 2062288657 2026-05-27 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Jim Theofelis PO Box 22437 Seattle WA 981220437 694000 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 22 0 0 852690 694000 300 0 0 0 0 0 852990 694000 22272 34897 0 0 182201 177313 0 0 0 146131 220247 350604 432457 502386 261543 1069403 1324650 40568 34272 1028835 1290378 Preventing and ending youth homelessness by supporting young people, strengthening families and communities, and holding the systems designed to serve them accountable. 0 0 225122 34897 0 NorthStar Advocates is a leader in the state of Washington serving young people at the intersection of unaccompanied homelessness, system involvement, and the behavioral health crisis in our society. We made significant progress in 2025 in the design and implementation of HB 1929 to establish safe housing and services for young adults exiting an inpatient behavioral health treatment program. State data continue to show these young people at greatest risk of returning to homelessness within 30 days - 12 months upon exiting a system of care (foster care, juvenile rehabilitation and/or inpatient behavioral health treatment). NorthStar Advocates has provided training, consultation, and ongoing advocacy for the two programs in Washington state. During a very challenging budget crisis in Washington's legislature NorthStar Advocates advocated to protect the funding ensuring it remains in the state budget. We will collect relevant data to determine our advocacy agenda for expansion during the 2027 legislative session. Early data demonstrates NorthStar Advocates hypothesis was correct in that these young people do want to exit homelessness and are addressing their substance use disorder and/or mental health issues. This has resulted in young people securing safe housing, employment, educational goals and reconciliation with family and community. NorthStar Advocates has also sponsored a youth and young adult led behavioral health quarterly summit planning to be implemented in 2026. 0 0 0 225122 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 0 0 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 X Franklin Pierce Northwest 2068011530 1600 2nd Ave 3808 Seattle WA 981013351 Jim Theofelis Executive Director 40 0 X 162523 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 162523 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 520000 174000 0 694000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 694000 0 0 0 X 34897 34897 163170 14950 148220 0 14143 1455 12688 2794 738 2056 17241 17241 181351 164510 16841 1000 1000 6258 23 6235 9662 7549 2113 1941 1941 432457 225122 207335 0 692736 1069650 376667 255000 1069403 1324650 40568 34272 40568 34272 X 0 0 0 0 1028835 1290378 1028835 1290378 1069403 1324650 261543 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 0 X 142100 257406 642440 852690 694000 2588636 142100 257406 642440 852690 694000 2588636 2588636 300 300 2588936 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 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. 34 10793 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. 35 20153 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 162523 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 162523 0 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 $923.87 Program & Admin $180,427.50