Washington · Nonprofit
THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY
THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY (Washington) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $668,701 to it, the largest being NORTH SOUND ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH ($385,553). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $357k
- Funders on record
- 8
- Grants received
- $669k
- Net assets
- $3.9M
What The Arc of Whatcom County does
Mission
To improve the quality of life, increase the independence, and assure the full inclusion in the community of all persons with developmental disabilities.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Parent coalition and self-advocacy provides leadership support for individuals with developmental disabilities and their parents/guardians. The goal is to enable persons with developmental disabilities and the parents/guardians to become effective and involved in accessing services. Self-advocates are people with developmental disabilities who speak up for themselves and others. Information, education & training empowers people to navigate complex service systems & live a fulfilling life in the community. Provided 10 educational newsletters & frequent electronic alerts with timely information on activities, trainings & events to 2,649 families, individuals & providers. Provided technical assistance, resources & support to 123 educators and community organizations. Provided one on (continued) one information & education to 1,571 individuals, parents & cargivers. Inclusion advocacy, disability awareness & outreach to over 547 community members.
$159,814 spent54% of program spendingParent to parent provides emotional support & information about disabilities and community resources to parents & caregivers who are learning about &/or seeking new information about their child's disability or chronic health condition. Trained veteran parents (helping parents) provide one to one emotional and informational support to new or referred parents who have a child with similar needs. Provided support to 28 parents through 70 support meetings. Provided one to one support, information and resources to 1,571 parents or caregivers. We have 85 trained helping parent volunteers. Matched 25 parents who recently learned their child has a disability to a helping parent mentor. Provided networking, connections & information to 578 people through family social events. Provided one on one support, information & resources to 565 spanish speaking parents and caregivers. Sent 4 padres a padres newsletters to 163 spanish speaking families.
$88,786 spent30% of program spendingWhatcom taking action is a collaborative comprised of community leaders, parents, service and care providers. Together we are building an integrated system of care & support that local families can access easily and efficiently. As lead agency for whatcom taking action, The Arc of Whatcom County has helped build, enhance & maximize community partnerships to serve children with special health care needs, improved health and developmental outcomes by engaging families as partners, leaders & agents of change in local policy-making. Improved care-coordination and supported medical home activities. Provided direct support for 316 families going through the developmental evaluation process.
$47,352 spent16% of program spending
The 3 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $295,952.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2020, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2020, 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 2021 to 2022, from $3.9M to $4.0M (+4%).
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: 2020 52% · 2021 82% · 2022 43% · 2023 50% · 2024 56%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
79% of THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (82% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 5 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
Beverly Porter
Executive director
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 2 funders to 3 funders, grant income fell $36k → $12k.
2 of 8 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 15% 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 THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY’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
THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY leans on a few funders — its largest provides 58% of grant income and the top three 92%; half comes from just 1 funder.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 1 funder to its left
98% 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 THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 52% · 2018 80% · 2019 58% · 2020 79% · 2021 82% · 2022 44% · 2023 97% — growing more concentrated.
“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
57% of THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 63% 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
100% of THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY's grant income comes from Washington funders.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $97k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state 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
THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY holds deeper cash reserves than three-quarters of the 13,754 health nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,754 health nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2024
Government funding THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY receives
Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $147k on record.
- Department of Health and Human Services$147k
Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.
Organizations like THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY
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
73% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
72%
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 THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY: 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 THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY?
- THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY (Washington) receives grants from 8 organizations whose IRS filings report $668,701 to it, the largest being NORTH SOUND ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH ($385,553). 5 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY have?
- IRS filings report 8 organizations giving $668,701 in grants to THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY, 5 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY?
- NORTH SOUND ACCOUNTABLE COMMUNITY OF HEALTH is the largest funder on record, with $385,553 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE ARC OF WHATCOM COUNTY 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 2020–2024), and the filings of 8 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