Nonprofit · EIN 91-1167830
WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98166
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $7,164,104 | $5,337,755 | $1,826,349 | $10,445,705 | $102,607 | $10,343,098 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $8,967,452 | $5,328,054 | $3,639,398 | $10,440,331 | $2,006,553 | $8,433,778 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $5,732,564 | $4,473,054 | $1,259,510 | $7,812,187 | $4,017,744 | $3,794,443 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $7,102,466
- of which government grants
- $1,401,672
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $60,185
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $15,837
- Other revenue
- $1,453
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $3,043,458
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $141,293
- Other salaries and wages
- $941,120
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,277,915
- Professional fundraising fees
- $13,475
- Accounting fees
- $35,600
- Occupancy
- $29,550
- Travel
- $15,260
- Depreciation
- $227,198
- Program services (functional)
- $4,682,527
- Management and general (functional)
- $360,887
- Fundraising (functional)
- $294,341
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $10,440,331
- Total assets, end of year
- $10,445,705
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $102,607
- Net assets, end of year
- $10,343,098
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $7,863,504
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $10,343,098
- Gross receipts
- $7,765,659
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 534
- Year formed
- 1980
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMEN SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $126,223 | $15,070 |
| MICHAEL PLAYFORD | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $110,340 | $14,468 |
| JEFFERSON ROSE | DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $111,854 | $3,387 |
| GABBI GONZALES | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1.25 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FRENCH | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN WATSON | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.75 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA AARON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER PATRICK | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| SCOTT ROMINE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| BRENT CLORE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMEN SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $126,519 | $15,922 |
| MICHAEL PLAYFORD | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,839 | $11,717 |
| GABBI GONZALES | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FRENCH | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN WATSON | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA AARON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER PATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARMEN SMITH | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $117,802 | $12,022 |
| MICHAEL PLAYFORD | OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,578 | $10,599 |
| JEFFERSON ROSE | DEVELOPMENT & COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $103,578 | $2,978 |
| GABBI GONZALEZ | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY FRENCH | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSIAH DOWNEY | BOARD TREASURER (THROUGH 7/23) Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON PUZ | BOARD SECRETARY (THROUGH 11/6) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MELISSA AARON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HEATHER PATRICK | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN WATSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MINH HUYNH | BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 3/17) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SKYE WAIT | BOARD MEMBER (7/23-11/5) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 126 SW 148TH ST BOX 97 C100, SEATTLE, WA 98166-1984
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- CARMEN SMITH, 126 SW 148TH ST BOX 97 C100, SEATTLE, WA 98166
- Signed the 990
- CARMEN SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 762-2848
- Website
- WWW.WHITECENTERFOODBANK.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREENWOOD OHLUND PS
Mission
TO MINIMIZE HUNGER, WHILE NOURISHING COMMUNITY, NURTURING SELF-RELIANCE AND EMBRACING OUR RICH CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
Program accomplishments
- THE WHITE CENTER FOOD BANK WORKS TO: SERVE OVER 5,200 FAMILY VISITS PER MONTH. THIS TRANSLATES INTO OVER 12,600 INDIVIDUAL VISITS - THE MOST VULNERABLE WOMEN, MEN, AND CHILDREN OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHILE THE RECESSION HAS ENDED, MANY IN OUR COMMUNITY STILL STRUGGLE TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, ESPECIALLY WITH IMPLICATIONS FROM THE GLOBAL COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND THE AFFORDABILITY CRISIS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR CUSTOMERS WORK BUT ARE STILL UNABLE TO MEET BASIC NEEDS. LOW WAGES AND THE RISING COST OF HOUSING AND OTHER DURABLE GOODS ARE OFTEN CITED AS REASONS FOR NEEDING ASSISTANCE. SERVE THOSE WHO ARE OVERLOOKED. WHITE CENTER IS AN AMAZING PLACE. A COMMUNITY FINDING ITS WAY. A COMMUNITY THAT HAS BECOME THE ADOPTED HOME FOR REFUGEES AROUND THE WORLD WHO HAVE FLED WAR, CRUELTY, AND UNIMAGINABLE POVERTY. HOW DOES ONE BEGIN A NEW LIFE WITH NOTHING? OUR HUMBLE FOOD BANK IS A BRIDGE FROM CRISIS AND TRANSITION TO STABILITY. WE DISTRIBUTE OVER 1.7 MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD EACH YEAR. IN THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, WE HAVE GROWN TO A $6 MILLION ORGANIZATION THANKS MOSTLY TO FOOD DONATIONS. IN ADDITION TO WORKING WITH FOOD LIFELINE AND NORTHWEST HARVEST, WHO HELP REGIONAL FOOD BANKS FILL THEIR SHELVES, WE GRATEFULLY ACCEPT DONATIONS FROM LOCAL GROCERY STORES, BUSINESSES AND INDIVIDUALS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO ORGANIZE FOOD DRIVES TO COLLECT ITEMS FROM NEIGHBORS AND CO-WORKERS. WE RELY ON THE DEDICATION OF 10 FULL-TIME AND 5 PART-TIME PAID STAFF MEMBERS AND 534 INCREDIBLE VOLUNTEERS WHO DISTRIBUTE FOOD, KEEP THE FOOD BANK CLEAN, PICK UP DONATIONS AT GROCERY STORES AND BUSINESSES, TRANSLATE IN EIGHT LANGUAGES, DO CUSTOMER INTAKE & DATA ENTRY, AND WORK IN THE WAREHOUSE (SORTING, BAGGING, STOCKING). WE ADDRESS FOOD JUSTICE WHILE BUILDING A STRONGER COMMUNITY THROUGH FOOD DISTRIBUTION. OUR MOST FUNDAMENTAL SERVICE IS TO PLACE NOURISHING FOOD ON EMPTY TABLES, AND TO DO SO WHEN CUSTOMERS CAN EASILY REACH US. IN ADDITION TO OUR DAYTIME HOURS MONDAY 12PM TO 4PM, WEDNESDAY 10AM TO 4PM, THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FROM 10 AM TO 2 PM (NO EVENINGS OR WEEKENDS). FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOME BOUND, WE PROVIDE DELIVERY SERVICE. IT'S HARD ENOUGH WHEN FAMILIES DON'T KNOW WHERE THEIR NEXT MEAL WILL COME FROM. IT'S EVEN WORSE WHEN NEW PARENTS CAN'T AFFORD BASIC SUPPLIES LIKE FORMULA, DIAPERS, AND BABY FOOD. WITH HELP FROM WESTSIDE BABY AND OTHER PRIVATE DONORS, WE ARE TAKING CARE OF THEM THROUGH OUR BABY PANTRY PROGRAM. THROUGH OUR SENIORS PROGRAM, SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION HOURS ARE SET ASIDE FOR THOSE 60 AND OVER: THURSDAYS FROM 10 AM TO 12 PM. WE PROVIDE FOODS FOR THEIR HEALTH NEEDS, LIKE LOW-SODIUM CANNED GOODS AND EXTRA VEGETABLES AND PROTEINS. THE FOOD STRENGTHENS THE BODY; THE SOCIAL TIME NOURISHES THE SOUL. IT'S A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO EASE THE ISOLATION AND LONELINESS THAT TOO MANY SENIORS FACE. THROUGH OUR MOBILE FOOD BANK PROGRAM, THE MOBILE FOOD BANK PROGRAM GOES OUT TO THREE SENIOR AND DISABLED LOW-INCOME HOUSING COMPLEXES BRINGING A FULL RANGE OF HEALTHY FOODS TO RESIDENTS. THROUGH THE HEALTHY FOOD GIFT CERTIFICATE PROGRAM, EACH CUSTOMER WHO COMES TO THE FOOD BANK RECEIVES AT $5.00 VOUCHER ONCE A MONTH TO ONE OF THREE FRUIT STANDS IN WHITE CENTER TO BE USED FOR FRESH FRUITS OR VEGETABLES. IN ADDITION, THE FRUIT STAND WILL GIVE EACH CUSTOMER A GIFT OF ADDITIONAL PRODUCE. THIS HELPS THE CUSTOMER HAVE ACCESS TO CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE PRODUCE THAT NOURISHES THEM. WE ALSO SUPPORT THREE DIFFERENT SCHOOLS TO FURNISH FOOD FOR THEIR RESOURCE CENTERS AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES. WE ALSO PROVIDE FOOD FOR THREE DIFFERENT SEAMAR LOCATIONS TO PROVIDE FOOD TO PATIENTS THAT SCREEN POSITIVE FOR FOOD INSECURITY. OUR HOME DELIVERY PROGRAM SERVES 300 FAMILIES A MONTH THAT CANNOT MAKE IT TO THE FOOD BANK DURING REGULAR HOURS. THROUGH EMERGENCY BAGS, THOSE WHO NEED HELP OUTSIDE OF DISTRIBUTION HOURS RECEIVE PRE-MADE BAGS OF FOOD PROVIDED BY THE EMERGENCY FEEDING PROGRAM THAT LAST AT LEAST 2 DAYS. WHETHER THEY GO TO SOMEONE WHO IS HOMELESS AND OUT OF OPTIONS FOR THE DAY OR A WOMAN WHO IS RUNNING FROM ABUSE, THESE BAGS ARE LIFELINES TO GET THROUGH A CRISIS. WE DISTRIBUTE EMERGENCY FOOD BAGS MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8:30 AM TO 5PM.Expenses $4,682,527 · grants $3,043,458
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
- 91-1167830
- 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
- 1982
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $10,445,705
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,765,659
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $7,164,104 | $5,337,755 | $10,445,705 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $8,967,452 | $5,328,054 | $10,440,331 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $5,732,564 | $4,473,054 | $7,812,187 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $4,094,543 | $3,692,151 | $3,593,118 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 91-1167830).
Questions about WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION is 91-1167830.
- Is WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
- Are donations to WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION 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 WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION 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 WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION 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 WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names CARMEN SMITH.
- Who are the officers and directors of WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 10 people; 3 received compensation from the organization, the highest $126,223 (CARMEN SMITH, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WHITE CENTER EMERGENCY FOOD ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $7,164,104, expenses of $5,337,755 and total assets of $10,445,705 at year end.
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