Bainbridge Community Foundation

Bainbridge Island, Washington - EIN 91-2155208 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 8, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 8, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Bainbridge Community Foundation reported $10,383,433 in revenue and $5,182,830 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $5,200,603 for the year. Program services took $4,531,119 of expenses, or 87.4%. The organization closed the year with $34,827,750 in net assets - about 80.6 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$10,383,433

Up 56.1% from $6,651,397 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$5,182,830

Revenue minus expenses: $5,200,603 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
87.4%

$4,531,119 of $5,182,830 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$34,827,750

Total assets $34,960,942 minus total liabilities $133,192.

TOP EXECUTIVE PAY - FISCAL 2025
$177,862

James Hopper, Executive Director, as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 8, 2026. Total across all compensation columns.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
7 Employees

Plus 96 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 8, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$4,531,119 (87.4%)
Fundraising$279,985 (5.4%)
Management and General$371,726 (7.2%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.03 - $279,985 in fundraising expenses divided by $8,316,795 in total contributions. On cash contributions only: $0.08.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$8,316,795
Of Which Cash Contributions$3,706,223
Of Which Donated Goods (Noncash)$4,610,572
All Other Contributions$8,316,795
Program Service Revenue$0
Investment Income$2,066,638
Other Revenue$0
Total Revenue (All Sources)$10,383,433
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Donated Goods Are a Large Share Here

For this organization, donated goods were $4,610,572 of $8,316,795 in contributions in fiscal 2025 - a large share of reported contributions is goods valued in dollars, not cash. The cash and noncash split is shown above, and any cost-to-raise-a-dollar figure is shown both ways.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

80.6 Months

of reserves - $34,827,750 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $431,902 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$34,960,942
Total Liabilities$133,192
Liabilities as Share of Assets0.4%
Net Assets$34,827,750

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 8, 2026.

Name and Title, as ReportedTotal Pay - Fiscal 2025Share of Expenses
James Hopper - Executive Director$177,8623.43%

The full Part VII table lists every officer, director, trustee and key employee named on the filing, with hours and the same summed total. Compensation is reported for the calendar year ending within the fiscal year, per the Form 990.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed Sep 8, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

18 voting members, 18 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
James HopperExecutive Director
Aly Vander StoepPresident
Hart WilliamsVice President
Jason TaylorTreasurer
David SwartlingSecretary
Renee DetollaDirector
David HarrisonDirector
Andrea JosephDirector
Carolyn KimmDirector
Brittany KirkDirector
Elaine KoDirector
Jaana LinsenmayerDirector
Barbara MagusinDirector
Jeff MeadDirector
Peter MurchieDirector
David Reynolds-GoochDirector
Patrick SheldonDirector
Ellin SpenserDirector
Trese WilliamsonDirector

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsYes - Reported
Audit CommitteeYes - Reported
Board Size and Independence18 voting / 18 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $4,077,057 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Amabile Choir
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
American Civil Liberties Union
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,500
Angels For Angels
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000
Arms Around Bainbridge
GENERAL SUPPORT
$19,033
Arts & Humanities Bainbridge
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,050
Assistance Dogs Northwest
GENERAL SUPPORT
$23,000
Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network (Barn)
GENERAL SUPPORT
$33,700
Bainbridge Arts & Crafts
GENERAL SUPPORT
$36,100
Bainbridge Ballet Performance Group
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,900
Bainbridge Book Festival
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,000
Bainbridge High School Instrumental Music Boosters
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,000
Bainbridge History Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,717
Bainbridge Island Boys & Girls Club
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,600
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,650
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,100
Bainbridge Island Land Trust
GENERAL SUPPORT
$328,450
Bainbridge Island Museum Of Art
GENERAL SUPPORT
$107,490
Bainbridge Island Parent Teacher Organization Coordinating Council (Ptocc)
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$46,150
Bainbridge Island Pickleball
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,000
Bainbridge Island Rowing
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Bainbridge Island Senior Community Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$29,600
Bainbridge Island Special Needs Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$15,100
Bainbridge Island Swim Club Boosters
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Bainbridge Island Water Polo Club
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Bainbridge Island Youth Orchestra
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Bainbridge Island Youth Soccer Club
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Bainbridge Performing Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
$48,000
Bainbridge Prepares
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,350
Bainbridge Schools Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$81,301
Bainbridge Youth Services
GENERAL SUPPORT
$27,250
Battle Point Astronomical Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,485
Bethany Lutheran Church
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,000
Bloedel Reserve
GENERAL SUPPORT
$65,000
Breakthrough T1d
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,500
Butler Green Farm School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,000
Carnegie Mellon University
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Catholic Charities Serving Central Washington
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,500
Catholic Community Services Benedict House
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,000
Central Kitsap Food Bank
GENERAL SUPPORT
$8,000
Changeup Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,000
Chief Seattle Club
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Conservation Nw
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,500
Democracy Matters Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$100,000
Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Ecoadapt
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,133
Emergence Films Co
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,000
Evergreen Goodwill Of Northwest Washington
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,200
Feel Good Action
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
First Years Children'S Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Fishline Food Bank & Comprehensive Services
GENERAL SUPPORT
$46,250
Fractured Atlas
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$26,000
Friends Of Bi High School Sailing
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Friends Of Hoja Nueva
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Friends Of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Friends Of Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Friends Of The Farms
GENERAL SUPPORT
$84,453
Happy Hooves Sanctuary
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Helpline House
GENERAL SUPPORT
$145,950
Holly Ridge Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Housing Resources Bainbridge
GENERAL SUPPORT
$124,100
Hyla Middle School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$43,500
Indolent Arts Foundation Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Island Treasure Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Island Volunteer Caregivers
GENERAL SUPPORT
$52,500
Islandwood
GENERAL SUPPORT
$110,300
Kids Discovery Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,000
Kids In Concert
GENERAL SUPPORT
$27,550
Kidvantage
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,500
Kidzz Helping Kidzz
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,500
Kitsap Cancer Services
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Kitsap Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$23,000
Kitsap Environmental Coalition
GENERAL SUPPORT
$19,255
Kitsap Homes Of Compassion
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,500
Kitsap Humane Society
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,750
Kitsap Immigrant Assistance Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$129,400
Kitsap Legal Aid Services
GENERAL SUPPORT
$22,675
Kitsap Regional Library Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,500
Knights Community Hospital Equipment Loan Program
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,100
Lakeside School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$65,000
Legal Counsel For Youth And Children
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
Long Live The Kings
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,500
Martha & Mary
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Mercy Corps
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,500
National Forest Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Neurodiverse Connections
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,980
Northwest African American Museum
GENERAL SUPPORT
$105,000
Northwest Children'S Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
One Call For All
GENERAL SUPPORT
$21,617
One Heart Wild
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Open Arms Perinatal Services
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Ovation Performing Arts Northwest
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,100
Pasadena Community Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$5,500
Peacock Family Services
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Planned Parenthood Of The Great Nw
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,000
Policy Institute For Community Birth And Midwifery
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
Pro-Choice Washington Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,000
Protect Our Winters
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Puget Sound Restoration Fund
GENERAL SUPPORT
$12,100
Rambler Arts
GENERAL SUPPORT
$20,000
Realize Impact
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Rebuilding Hope Sexual Assault Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Red-Tailed Hawks Chapter Black Pilots Of America Inc
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Scarlet Road
GENERAL SUPPORT
$14,050
Scleroderma Research Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
Se Asia Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,923
Sea Discovery Center Wwu Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
Seattle Arts And Lectures
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Selma University
GENERAL SUPPORT
$17,500
Snohomish County Volunteer Search & Rescue
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Snow Leopard Trust
GENERAL SUPPORT
$24,000
South Dakota State University Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$42,000
Southern Poverty Law Center
GENERAL SUPPORT
$6,500
Special Needs Solutions
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Special Olympics Washington
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Standup For Kids Kitsap
GENERAL SUPPORT
$9,750
Suquamish Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$30,250
Sustainable Bainbridge Re-Use Project
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,300
Suyematsu Farm Legacy Alliance (Sfla)
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,000
The Island School
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,000
The Place Of Horses
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Town Hall Seattle
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Trinity Church Seattle
GENERAL SUPPORT
$50,000
University Of Washington Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$126,408
Uplift International
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Vitalize Kitsap
GENERAL SUPPORT
$25,000
Washington Trails Association
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
Water1st International
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
West Sound Paws (Formerly Paws Of Bainbridge Island North Kitsap)
GENERAL SUPPORT
$32,270
West Sound Soccer Academy
GENERAL SUPPORT
$11,000
West Sound Wildlife Shelter
GENERAL SUPPORT
$7,500
World Central Kitchen
GENERAL SUPPORT
$13,500
Yosemite Foundation
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
YWCA Of Kitsap County
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$6,651,397-
Fiscal 2025$10,383,433+56.1%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed Sep 8, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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