Volunteers of America Western Washington
Volunteers of America Western Washington is a public charity based in Everett, Washington. It provides human services to people and communities in need, with services described by the organization spanning areas such as food, housing, behavioral health, youth and family support, disability services, and senior programs.
Volunteers of America Western Washington at a glance
- Total assets
- $56,979,498
- +69.2% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $98,922,215
- +15.4% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $470,305
- +143.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $93,813,245
- +9.8% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Volunteers of America Western Washington
- How to Apply
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Organizations must apply to the coalition to become a grantee.
- Contact
Mailing address: 2802 Broadway, Everett, WA 98201
Phone: (425) 259-3191
Website: https://voaww.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Volunteers of America Western Washington funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
50 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 16 grants of 50 (32%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
The organization describes its work as serving Western Washington. Its website says it serves tens of thousands of households across Snohomish County each year. The listed 2023 grantees are food banks in Lynnwood, Edmonds, Maltby, and Mukilteo, Washington.
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Is Volunteers of America Western Washington open to new grantees?
6%
first-time grantees, 2023
In 2023, 1 of 17 grantees (6%) were first-time recipients. With only 17 grantees, that is a small sample: one grantee more or less moves the share by about 6 points. First grants averaged $173K; repeat grants $172K. How we count
Medians: $173K first-time, $153K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2023). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $2.9M (2023) to $7.1M (2021). In 2023 it made 17 grants totaling $2.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lynnwood Food Bank Lynnwood, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $406,240 |
| Edmonds Food Bank Edmonds, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $305,863 |
| Marysville Food Bank Marysville, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $305,349 |
| Stanwood Food Bank Stanwood, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $305,349 |
| Lake Stevens Food Bank Lake Stevens, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $203,908 |
| Snohomish Food Bank Snohomish, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $185,570 |
| Monroe Food Bank Monroe, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $172,822 |
| Mill Creek Community Food Bank Mill Creek, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $170,952 |
| Arlington Food Bank Arlington, WA | Food distribution to low income individuals | $169,924 |
| Concern for Neighbors Mountlake Terrace, WA | food distribution to low income individuals | $136,453 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $56,979,498 | $98,922,215 | $93,813,245 | — | — | $470,305 |
| 2024 | $33,679,273 | $85,737,143 | $85,418,985 | — | — | $193,416 |
| 2023 | $35,653,620 | $136,035,681 | $126,978,319 | $2,924,767 | 17 | $98,557 |
| 2022 | $27,808,101 | $112,498,373 | $108,811,201 | $5,669,291 | 17 | $110,038 |
| 2021 | $26,706,737 | $84,543,927 | $82,997,160 | $7,100,620 | 16 | $280,786 |
| 2020 | $16,092,450 | $31,442,954 | $30,925,015 | $4,875,071 | 16 | $79,278 |
| 2019 | $12,999,067 | $26,389,854 | $25,082,792 | $3,183,174 | 16 | $180,098 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
The organization’s mission is to empower people and strengthen communities in need, guided by respect, integrity, stewardship, and empathy. In its 2024 filing, it described work in basic needs, community information and referral, developmental disability, dispute resolution, emergency mental health, family and children, and housing services. Its program descriptions also cover youth development, support for seniors and people with developmental disabilities, and services for individuals and families facing hunger, homelessness, or personal crisis.
In 2023, the organization supported food banks. The Lynnwood Food Bank described its mission as distributing food to people in need in the greater Lynnwood area. The Edmonds Food Bank said it works toward food and nutrition security in the greater Edmonds community. Maltby Food Bank described its purpose as meeting people’s physical needs, and Mukilteo Food Bank said it feeds and assists families with nutritional food.
Grantmaking
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Brian Smith as COO; Kristi Myers as CDO; Levi Van Dyke as CBHO; Steve Woodard as VP Community Engagement; Drew House as Interim CFO from July 1, 2024, to January 31, 2025; Janet Olsen as Secretary; John Ng as CFO from December 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025; Suzan Sturholm as Board Chair; Todd Brunner as Properties Board Chair; and Bill Reed as Finance/Audit Committee Chair.
The 2025 annual report identifies Brian Smith as President & CEO.
Volunteers of America Western Washington is led by Suzan Sturholm, Board Chair since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 7 of 21 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Suzan Sturholm
Board Chair
Board Chair → Board Member, 2024
Board Member → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Brunner
Properties Board Chair
Board Member → Properties Board Chair, 2020
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stephen Steve Zimmerman
Governance Committee Chair
Board Member → Governance Committee Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Smith
COO
COO → CEO, 2023
CEO → COO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$114K (2019) → $276K (2025)
Janet Olsen
Secretary
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$64K (2019) → $86K (2025)
Steve Woodard
Vice President Community Engagement
Board Member → Vice President Community Engagement, 2023
On filings since 2021
40 hrs/week
$132K (2023) → $155K (2025)
Kristi Myers
CDO
COO → CDO, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$181K (2023) → $235K (2025)
Drew House
Interim CFO to
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$141K (2025)
John Ng
CFO to
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$11K (2025)
Levi Van Dyke
Cbho
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$202K (2025)
Bryan O'Connor
Board Member
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lori Schlindwein
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brenda White
Board Members
Board Member → Board Members, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Amil Singh
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mark Hulst
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Henrichsen
Board Member
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Aimee Do
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bill Reed
Finance & Audit Committee Ch
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristin Tyner
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Butler
Vice Chair
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shannon Tesla
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (25)
- Former: Chris McGinness (2019–2024) — Finance & Audit Committee Ch
- Former: Peter Haller (2019–2024) — Governance Committee Chair
- Former: Vicci Hilty (2021–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Jennifer Nobling (2022–2024) — CFO
- Former: Kirk Pearson (2023–2024) — Vice President of External Affairs
- Former: Kirstin Tyner (2023–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Steve Corsi (2019–2023) — CEO
- Former: Brian Rice (2021–2023) — CAO
- Former: David Allard (2019–2022) — CFO
- Former: Robert McMahon (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Stephen Kennedy (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Tyler Echelbarger (2019–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Fernando Martinez (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Kristi Meyer (2021–2022) — CDO
- Former: Jinsik Jay Cho (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Rochelle Lubbers (2022) — Board Member
- Former: Joel Johnson (2019–2020) — Board Vice Chair
- Former: Lena Maul (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Greg Tisdel (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Jim Calderon (2019) — Properties Board Chair
- Former: Jim Morino (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Lori Drabant (2019) — Former Executive Vice President
- Former: Mitesh Parikh (2019) — Board Member
- Former: Philip Smith (2019) — Former CEO
- Former: Robert Reese (2019) — Former COO
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $276K, to Brian Smith (COO). 7 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Volunteers of America Western Washington
How large is Volunteers of America Western Washington?
Volunteers of America Western Washington reported $57.0M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $98.9M.
What does Volunteers of America Western Washington fund?
The organization’s mission is to empower people and strengthen communities in need, guided by respect, integrity, stewardship, and empathy. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Volunteers of America Western Washington?
Organizations must apply to the coalition to become a grantee. Eligibility and process details are in the grantmaking section of this profile. See how to apply ↑
Where does Volunteers of America Western Washington make grants?
The organization describes its work as serving Western Washington. Its website says it serves tens of thousands of households across Snohomish County each year. The listed 2023 grantees are food banks in Lynnwood, Edmonds, Maltby, and Mukilteo, Washington.
What is Volunteers of America Western Washington's EIN?
Volunteers of America Western Washington's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0577129. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 17, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS May 16, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 15, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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