Northwest School for Hearing-Impaired Children (EIN 911073353) - Form 990 Financial Analysis & Trantor Score

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1978

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Kabian Rendel

Phone

2063644605

Tax Period

2024-07-01 to 2025-06-30

Northwest School for Hearing-Impaired Children, founded in 1978, is a community nonprofit in the Education sector that reported $4.9M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 23% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $4.4M left a modest 10% surplus.

Mission

Using Signing Exact English (S.E.E.) and oral communication we prepare deaf and hard-of-hearing children to be self-confident, articulate and academically competitive learners, and engaged community members.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $1,652,771

Program Service Revenue $2,750,018

Investment Income $502,573

Other Revenue $0

TOTAL REVENUE $4,905,362

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $3,571,493

Fundraising Expenses $148,378

Program Expenses $3,856,942

Other Expenses $850,864

TOTAL EXPENSES $4,433,067

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$4,905,362	$3,976,856	+0.2%
Expenses	$4,433,067	$4,012,895	+0.1%
Net Income	$472,295	$-36,039	-14.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

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Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✓ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✓ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$370,202

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Kabian Rendel	Head of School	40	Officer	$161,481	$24,118	$185,599
Sara Reyerson	Chief Operating Officer	40	Officer	$154,429	$30,174	$184,603
Alfred Blaisdell	Director of Educational Programming	40	Highest	$130,964	$33,068	$164,032
Emily Buettemeier	Teacher of the Deaf	25	Highest	$114,919	$20,804	$135,723
Faithlyn Bass	Teacher of the Deaf	25	Highest	$119,783	$14,724	$134,507
Tatiana Sarkhosh	Family Conversations Program Director	40	Highest	$118,793	$15,681	$134,474
Sheila Gowan	Teacher of the Deaf	25	Highest	$120,340	$13,211	$133,551
Laura Lundy	Teacher of the Deaf	25	Highest	$115,860	$16,453	$132,313
April Atwood	President	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Frederic W L Harder	Vice President	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Doug Eickerman	Treasurer	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Judy Ottren Callahan	Secretary	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Daryl Reichstein	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Leslie Rosen	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Gretchen Williams	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Barb Luetke	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Merri McBride	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jean Collings	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Angel Scott	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Irene Thompson	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$4,905,362	$4,433,067	$15,752,433	$472,295
2024	No data	No data	No data	No data
2023	$4,612,429	$3,745,806	$13,767,205	$866,623
2022	$4,249,526	$3,501,427	$12,305,968	$748,099
2021	$3,112,705	$3,233,858	$13,423,620	$-121,153
2019	$2,716,969	$3,014,744	$10,995,037	$-297,775

Northwest School for Hearing-Impaired Children