Nonprofit · EIN 81-2316926
IMAGINE INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · TUKWILA, WA 98188
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $16,836,308 | $10,825,583 | $6,010,725 | $16,822,676 | $2,457,293 | $14,365,383 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $10,048,611 | $8,898,032 | $1,150,579 | $10,117,650 | $2,332,430 | $7,785,220 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $13,520,050 | $11,058,306 | $2,461,744 | $9,664,263 | $2,932,346 | $6,731,917 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $16,738,231
- Investment income
- $98,077
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $344
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $2,950,485
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $3,983,139
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $32,508
- Occupancy
- $109,826
- Travel
- $51,539
- Depreciation
- $64,996
- Program services (functional)
- $9,720,439
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,105,144
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,117,650
- Total assets, end of year
- $16,822,676
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $2,457,293
- Net assets, end of year
- $14,365,383
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $148,291
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $14,365,383
- Gross receipts
- $16,836,308
- Employees
- 40
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cate Bridenstine | Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $174,168 | $30,462 |
| Laura Tanzy | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $43,495 | $0 |
| Dora Herrera | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $16,615 | $0 |
| Fartun Bakari | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $4,590 | $0 |
| Karen Hart | Board Member/President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenn Scott | Board Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Burris | Board Member/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Yasi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Annie Lee | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yoshiko Matsui | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cate Bridenstine | Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $177,793 | $37,384 |
| Karen Hart | Board Member/President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenn Scott | Board Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Burris | Board Member/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fartun Bakari | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Yasi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cate Bridenstine | Chief Executive Officer Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $167,874 | $35,960 |
| Karen Hart | Board Member/President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Glenn Davis | Board Member/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Gary Burris | Board Member/Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Fartun Bakari | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kathy Yasi | Board Member Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 16300 CHRISTENSEN RD STE 130, TUKWILA, WA 98188-3420
- In care of
- % CAITLYN BRIDENSTINE
- Mailing address (990-N for 2015)
- 1914 N 34th Street Suite 409, Seattle WA 98103
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Caitlyn Bridenstine, 16300 Christensen Road 130, Tukwila, WA 98188
- Principal officer (990-N for 2015)
- Caitlyn Bridenstine, 1914 N 34th Street Suite 409, Seattle WA 98103
- Signed the 990
- Caitlyn Bridenstine, Chief Executive Officer
- Phone
- (206) 492-5249
- Website
- imaginewa.org
- Return prepared by
- SCHOEDEL & SCHOEDEL CPAS PLLC
Mission
Our mission is to create community relationships and innovative early learning programs that empower people, caring every day for every generation. Our vision is to support affordable, high-quality care for every child in Washington State by building an accessible and strong professional development system that elevates and improves the lives of child care providers and professionals.
Program accomplishments
- IMAGINE U:Imagine U is a relationship-based mentorship program designed to increase the number of licensed family child care providers who can care for children in Washington State. Imagine U pairs experienced and talented licensed child care providers with those interested in becoming licensed, and offers both the mentor and intern support to help them grow professionally. As interns progress through the program, they complete assignments such as cost benefit analyses, budgets, program policies and practice licensing visits while also working 20 hours per month in their mentor's child care facilities. At the conclusion of the program, successful participants receive a bonus to invest in their child care businesses. Imagine U's peer-to-peer model honors the knowledge and skill that exists in the field and helps ensure that new providers can benefit from their mentor's expertise.Expenses $3,822,875 · revenue $7,156,183
- TRAINING AND INCENTIVES:The Imagine Institute provides free training early childhood educators who serve low-income children throughout Washington State. Our training is developed in conjunction with early childhood educators to ensure it is meaningful and responsive to the field. The Imagine Institute created an innovative program to develop early childhood educators as state-approved trainers representing some of the first early childhood educators delivering STARS training (continuing education) to their peers in this state. Our trainers represent their communities speaking English, Spanish, and Somali. Importantly, these trainers have a deep understanding of life as an early childhood educator, which allows them to effectively educate and mentor their peers.Expenses $1,014,143 · revenue $1,116,649
- WASHINGTON STATE EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION SUBSTITUTE POOL:Since its inception, the WA State ECE Substitute Pool has distributed millions of dollars in substitute relief funding to hundreds of licensed family childcare and childcare centers throughout Washington State. As part of administering the substitute pool, the Imagine Institute provides training and orientation to community members so that they can become approved to work as a substitute, increasing the number of ECE workers in Washington State. The Imagine Institute also provides technical assistance to both substitutes and providers to assist them in effectively participating in the program.Expenses $1,676,789 · revenue $1,800,782
- All other programs.Expenses $3,206,632 · revenue $6,664,961
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 June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 81-2316926
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Human services (P30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $16,822,676
- Income (IRS master file)
- $16,836,308
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $16,836,308 | $10,825,583 | $16,822,676 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $10,048,611 | $8,898,032 | $10,117,650 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $13,520,050 | $11,058,306 | $9,664,263 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $10,300,475 | $8,860,604 | $6,560,074 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2015 Officer: Caitlyn Bridenstine | June 30, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 81-2316926).
Questions about IMAGINE INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of IMAGINE INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of IMAGINE INSTITUTE is 81-2316926.
- Is IMAGINE INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to IMAGINE INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does IMAGINE INSTITUTE 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 IMAGINE INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did IMAGINE INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of IMAGINE INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Caitlyn Bridenstine.
- Who are the officers and directors of IMAGINE INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 10 people; 4 received compensation from the organization, the highest $174,168 (Cate Bridenstine, Chief Executive Officer).
- How much revenue does IMAGINE INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $16,836,308, expenses of $10,825,583 and total assets of $16,822,676 at year end.
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