Nonprofit · EIN 30-0745689
VITAL TALK
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98104
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,963,350 | $2,278,589 | -$315,239 | $1,239,530 | $519,937 | $719,593 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,203,282 | $2,370,857 | -$167,575 | $1,692,735 | $781,204 | $911,531 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,695,914 | $2,060,640 | -$364,726 | $1,682,977 | $603,871 | $1,079,106 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $86,243
- Program service revenue
- $1,765,027
- Investment income
- $46,584
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $7,481
- Other revenue
- $65,496
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $22,137
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $222,034
- Other salaries and wages
- $695,439
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,093,812
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $225
- Accounting fees
- $67,981
- Occupancy
- $2,347
- Travel
- $75,998
- Program services (functional)
- $1,769,452
- Management and general (functional)
- $509,062
- Fundraising (functional)
- $75
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,692,735
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,239,530
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $519,937
- Net assets, end of year
- $719,593
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $28,780
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $719,593
- Gross receipts
- $1,964,845
- Employees
- 11
- Volunteers
- 5
- Year formed
- 2012
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynsey Seabrook | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $198,579 | $23,455 |
| TESSIE OCTOBER | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $14,700 | $0 |
| JAMES TULSKY | TREAS & SEC Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBERT ARNOLD | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZZA MILLER | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAVEEN RAJKUMAR | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNSEY SEABROOK | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $187,670 | $21,209 |
| KIMBERLY GANNON | SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CURRICULUM Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,433 | $19,047 |
| ROBERT ARNOLD | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZZA MILLER | CO-PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES TULSKY | TREASURER & SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TESSIE OCTOBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NAVEEN RAJKUMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNSEY SEABROOK | CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $173,744 | $20,172 |
| TESSIE OCTOBER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $9,813 | $0 |
| ROBERT ARNOLD | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| LIZZA MILLER | CO PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 20 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES TULSKY | SECRETARY AND TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| NAVEEN RAJKUMAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 600 1ST AVE FIRST FL, SEATTLE, WA 98104-2210
- In care of
- % LYNSEY SEABROOK
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- LYNSEY SEABROOK
- Signed the 990
- JAMES TULSKY, TREAS & SEC
- Phone
- (845) 269-2620
- Website
- WWW.VITALTALK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- Sutton Frost Cary LLP
Mission
TO INTEGRATE EVIDENCE-BASED SERIOUS ILLNESS COMMUNICATION SKILLS INTOHEALTHCARE PRACTICE THROUGH AN ENGAGED NETWORK OF TRAINED FACULTY.
Program accomplishments
- Coaching and other ongoing support to learners who have completed one of our courses.Expenses $868,310 · revenue $59,310
- VIRTUAL Communication COURSESTHESE COURSES ARE BOTH PRIMARY COMMUNICATION COURSES AND TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES THAT HAPPEN VIRTUALLY. LEARNERS AND FACULTY MEET LIVE VIRTUALLY TO COMPLETE TRAINING. WE TAUGHT 627 LEARNERS VIRTUALLY IN 2025.Expenses $542,119 · grants $22,137 · revenue $1,345,193
- Face to Face Communication CoursesTHESE COURSES ARE TWO-SESSION COHORTS THAT MEET IN PERSON TO TEACH LEARNERS HOW TO TEACH OUR PRIMARY COMMUNICATION COURSE (TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSES). WE TAUGHT 134 PEOPLE IN LIVE COURSES WHO WILL GO ON TO TEACH THE PRIMARY COMMUNICATION COURSE IN THEIR HOME INSTITUTION AND IN VITAL TALK HOSTED COURSES.Expenses $267,932 · revenue $132,446
- Online communications COURSESTHESE ARE SELF-PACED, FULLY ONLINE COURSES THAT LEARNERS TAKE AT THEIR CONVENIENCE. THEY TEACH THE SAME SKILLS AS THE PRIMARY COMMUNICATION COURSE IN SMALLER COMPONANTS, AS WELL AS PRESENTING MATERIAL FOR SPECIFIC SPECIALTIES OR CLINICIAN. WE TAUGHT 481 LEARNERS ASYNCHRONOUSLY IN 2025.Expenses $91,091 · revenue $228,078
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0745689
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E03)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,239,530
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,964,845
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $1,963,350 | $2,278,589 | $1,239,530 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $2,203,282 | $2,370,857 | $1,692,735 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,695,914 | $2,060,640 | $1,682,977 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,753,845 | $1,665,983 | $2,106,969 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 30-0745689).
Questions about VITAL TALK
- What is the EIN of VITAL TALK?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of VITAL TALK is 30-0745689.
- Is VITAL TALK tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to VITAL TALK tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does VITAL TALK file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of VITAL TALK due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did VITAL TALK last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of VITAL TALK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names LYNSEY SEABROOK.
- Who are the officers and directors of VITAL TALK?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $198,579 (Lynsey Seabrook, CEO).
- How much revenue does VITAL TALK have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,963,350, expenses of $2,278,589 and total assets of $1,239,530 at year end.
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