Washington · Nonprofit
NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE
NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE (Washington) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,668,341 to it, the largest being SEATTLE FOUNDATION ($644,500). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2024
- $5.6M
- Funders on record
- 47
- Grants received
- $2.7M
- Net assets
- $8.0M
What North Kitsap Fishline does
Mission
Fishline coordinates resources to place individuals onto a path towards sustainability.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Established in 1967, North Kitsap Fishline is one of the oldest food banks in the united states. We recognize that food insecurity often coincides with other crises such as substance abuse, mental health issues, job loss, housing instability health problems, and financial difficulties. To help mitigate multiple challenges, fishline offers tailored services to help support individuals on their life's journey. We strive to be accessible and equitable by offering evening hours for those who work traditional daytime jobs. Our comprehensive service center creates a collaborative space for partner agencies to work with other non-profits and reduce service duplication. Fishline's free services encompass hunger relief, mental health counseling, clothing, showers, outdoor provisions, and financial assistance for rent, mortgage, school supplies, children activity fees and equipment, transportation assistance, and holiday and birthday gifts. In addition, our case managers provide warm hand-off referrals to partner agencies, and frequently help clients through the enrollment process to receive other types of support.
$3,610,066 spent78% of program spendingSecond season thrift store provides revenue to offset overhead costs necessary to run North Kitsap Fishline. Second season distributes emergency tote bags filled with food, blankets, and other essential supplies on days when the food bank is closed. Vouchers are available for eligible clients who need clothing and/or housewares. In addition, all clients receive 30% off every day at the thrift store.
$1,002,409 spent22% of program spending
The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $4,612,475.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
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 $5.7M to $6.6M (+16%).
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: 2017 2% · 2018 1% · 2019 2% · 2020 5% · 2021 7% · 2022 6% · 2023 4% · 2024 11%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
87% of NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE’s revenue is contributions — more donation-reliant than the typical peer (81% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 0 of the last 8 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
Charlie Thompson
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
The chief executive listed changed between the FY2018 and FY2019, and between the FY2019 and FY2020 filings.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 10 funders to 21 funders, grant income fell $415k → $365k.
14 of 47 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 75% 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 NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 47 funders by total. 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
NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE has a broad base — no single funder exceeds 24% 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
89% 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 NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 73% · 2018 26% · 2019 36% · 2020 46% · 2021 26% · 2022 32% · 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
44% of NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 55% 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
75% of NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $673k that is directly attributable, 53% of it comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $2.0M arriving through sponsors registered in 10 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.
Against its field
NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,274 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,274 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In Washington
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
90% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE?
- NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE (Washington) receives grants from 47 organizations whose IRS filings report $2,668,341 to it, the largest being SEATTLE FOUNDATION ($644,500). 26 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 75% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE have?
- IRS filings report 47 organizations giving $2,668,341 in grants to NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE, 26 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE?
- SEATTLE FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $644,500 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like NORTH KITSAP FISHLINE 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 FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 47 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 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing