Washington · Nonprofit
MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER (Washington) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,484,268 to it, the largest being DAVID & MINNIE MEYERSON FOUNDATION ($332,679). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2025
- $1.3M
- Funders on record
- 25
- Grants received
- $1.5M
- Net assets
- $787k
What Max Higbee Community Recreation Center does
Mission
Community-based recreation programs for teens and adults with disabilities to promote enjoyment and enrichment, personal growth, greater independence and community involvement, and life-long learning.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Group Programs provide 6 days a week of group recreation programs for individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Diverse Program activities include yoga, dance classes, art classes, kayaking, fitness lessons, gardening, and more. Group programs aim to support members in building their health and happiness, increasing access to community activities, and decreasing isolation through friendship. Group Programs also support families through respite care, allowing family caregivers to rest while their loved one is in a safe and enriching environment. This critical service results in stability, resiliency, and overall well-being for 145 individuals with IDD, totaling more than 38,000 hours of care.
$816,479 spentof which $162,546 as grants$658,543 earned by the program72% of program spendingOne-on-One Services are individualized, goal-based services assisting members in accessing services and resources and experiencing activities out of the home and in the community that are tailored and unique to the individuals' goals. These include learning how to read, attending a spin class at the gym, volunteering at a local non-profit, joining a local club or league, etc. This meaningful service results in growth, resiliency, and overall well-being for 65 individuals with IDD, totaling 4,835 hours of care.
$137,678 spentof which $34,902 as grants$83,917 earned by the program12% of program spendingThe seasonal Higbee Hikers Program meets every Saturday and runs 8 months out of the year to support participants in outdoor recreation and to increase access to local trails and paths. This program works to remove barriers and promotes inclusivity in the outdoor community. Staff are trained to plan accessible routes, offer mobility assistance to participants, create route modifications as needed, and provide individual support and encouragement to participants. Like all of MHC's programs, the Higbee Hikers Program incorporates education, life-long learning, and transferable skills. The program teaches participants how to use the bus to access local trails so that they may access those trails independently or with other caregivers outside of the program. Public transportation is a valuable skill that benefits participants in their social, recreational, school, and work lives as well. The program offers educational experiences through topics like plant identification, outdoor skills, and trail etiquette. In 2024, Higbee Hikers served 21 individuals with developmental disabilities.
$175,431 spentof which $21,719 as grants$5,976 earned by the program16% of program spendingOther program services, not described on the e-filed return.
$0 spent0% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,129,588.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2019, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2019, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $344k to $759k (+121%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2019 10% · 2020 6% · 2021 17% · 2022 25% · 2023 42% · 2024 36% · 2025 5%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 7 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Riannon Bardsley
Executive Director
As listed on its FY2025 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 3 funders to 10 funders, grant income rose $23k → $176k.
6 of 25 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 28% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 22% of grant income, and it takes 4 funders to reach half.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 4 funders to its left
53% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 51% · 2018 75% · 2019 42% · 2020 26% · 2021 38% · 2022 35% · 2023 29% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
36% of MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
73% of MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $411k arriving through sponsors registered in 5 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER
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In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
86% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
90%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER?
- MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER (Washington) receives grants from 25 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,484,268 to it, the largest being DAVID & MINNIE MEYERSON FOUNDATION ($332,679). 13 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER have?
- IRS filings report 25 organizations giving $1,484,268 in grants to MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER, 13 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER?
- DAVID & MINNIE MEYERSON FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $332,679 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like MAX HIGBEE COMMUNITY RECREATION CENTER find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in Washington. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2019–2025), and the filings of 25 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing