Community School of West Seattle
Donations deductibleCommunity School of West Seattle's network
4 people1 organisationi4 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (1) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 4 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| KAT Kruger Chair (also filed as Kat Kruger) | Chairman | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Andrew Sullivan | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Deborah Bloom | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Kate McMullen | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Zimerman | Interim Executive Director | 2019 |
| Farah Ware | Center Director | 2018 |
| Lupita Covarrubias | Program Director | since 2024 |
| Rebecca Lane | Executive Director | 2023 |
| Whitney Young | Director of Operations | since 2024 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 August 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lupita Covarrubias | Director | 40 | $55k | ||
| Whitney Young | Director | 30 | $26k | ||
| Kat Kruger | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Sullivan | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Deborah Bloom | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kate McMullen | Director | 0.5 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Community School of West Seattle
- EIN
- 770590799
- Address
- 9450 22nd Ave Sw, Seattle, WA, 98106-2653
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- The mission of CSWS is to create a space in which our community of children, teachers and families can be an educational team. Collaboratively, we will work to inspire and support curiosity, confidence, empathy, resiliency, and the social emotional well-being of every child. Our curriculum is based on the principles of respect, responsibility and community through play, exploration and... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B24 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2004
- Principal officer
- Lupita Covarrubias (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 November 2004
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥5years on the filingsDeborah Bloom
≥4years on the filingsAndrew Sullivan
≥3years on the filingsKAT Kruger
≥3years on the filingsKate McMullen
Latest return
year to 31 August 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 August 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $1.2m
- Total liabilities
- $809k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $346k
- Contributions and grants received
- $40k
- Program service revenue
- $1.5m
- Employees
- 25
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1.4m | $1.5m | Deficit $75k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.