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Cascade Medical Advantage

Public charity · Grantmaker Bellingham, WA EIN: 81-4019611 Website

The organization is organized exclusively for charitable, educational and scientific purposes in order to address substance use disorders. In particular, opiate use disorder and epidemic and the lack of medical treatment options for patients in our region.

Cascade Medical Advantage at a glance

Total assets
$1,676,658
+3.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$711,721
+52.8% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$125,443
+31.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$611,991
-3.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Cascade Medical Advantage funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K3$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $50–100K range: 3 grants of 5 (60%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

SeattleAnacortes

How Cascade Medical Advantage gives

  • Giving fell 61% from 2020 to 2023. Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$50K$100K$150K$200K2 grants2020 2 grants2021 2 grants2022 1 grant2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2020 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $68K (2023) to $173K (2020). In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $68K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Sea-Mar Community Health Center Seattle, WAOpiod addiction intervention$68,183
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$1,676,658$711,721$611,991——$125,443
2024$1,623,115$465,672$636,095——$95,115
2023$1,934,097$515,094$738,015$68,1831$42,276
2022$2,063,541$1,136,290$907,233$75,6622$9,374
2021$1,821,104$1,258,472$924,617$109,9632$1,271
2020$1,609,579$1,222,878$919,349$173,4682$1,771

About Cascade Medical Advantage

Based on IRS filings

Cascade Medical Advantage is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Bellingham, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.7M in total assets. Net investment income was $125K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Cascade Medical Advantage is led by Adam Kartman, President since 2022 (on filings since 2020); 3 of 6 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Adam Kartman

    President

    Governor → President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $88K (2020) → $21K (2025)

  • Jon Ransom

    Treasurer

    Governor → Treasurer, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    $55K (2020) → $88 (2025)

  • Martha Gillham

    Governor

    New on the 2025 filing

    5 hrs/week

    $13K (2025)

  • Greg Stern

    Governor

    Governor → Secretary, 2022

    Secretary → Governor, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ken Bachenberg

    Vice President

    Governor → Vice President, 2022

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bill Lombard

    Governor

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: William Lombard (2020–2021) — Governor

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Adam Kartman — President: $21KAdam KartmanPresident$21KMartha Gillham — Governor: $13KMartha GillhamGovernor$13KJon Ransom — Treasurer: $88Jon RansomTreasurer$88

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $21K, to Adam Kartman (President). 3 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Cascade Medical Advantage

How large is Cascade Medical Advantage?

Cascade Medical Advantage reported $1.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $712K.

What is Cascade Medical Advantage?

Cascade Medical Advantage is a public charity focused on Mental Health & Crisis Intervention, based in Bellingham, WA. It holds $1.7M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Cascade Medical Advantage operate?

Cascade Medical Advantage has awarded grants in Washington.

What is Cascade Medical Advantage's EIN?

Cascade Medical Advantage's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 81-4019611. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 4, 2024)
  5. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025

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