Amara
Donations deductibleAmara's network
15 people5 organisationsi15 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (15). Violet dotted lines (5) 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
15 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alyssa Farber | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Angela Bates | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ben Danielson MD (also filed as Ben Danielson) | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Caitlin Harren | Secretary (E | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Chris Kagi | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Claudia Miller | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ginny Trethewey | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Truitt | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Jennifer Thomsen | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Lori Langston | Vice Preside | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Maureen Welch | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Peter Woodward | Board Member | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| RAO Lakkakula | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Sara Wong | President | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Tono Sablan | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dong NAM | CFO (End) | since 2019 |
| Fahren Johnson | CEO | 2024 |
| Jason Gortney | Interim CEO | since 2020 |
| Jennifer Kamel | Cpo (End) | since 2018 |
| John Morse | CEO (End) | since 2018 |
| Maureen Sorenson | Chief Commun | since 2019 |
| Megan Walton | COO (End) | since 2018 |
| Nicole Mazen | PRGM & Polic | since 2022 |
| Ruth Tollefson | Chief Philan | since 2019 |
| Scarlett Aldebot-Green | CEO (End) | since 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dong Nam | CFO (End) | 40 | $142k | $11k | |
| Scarlett Aldebot-Green | CEO (End) | 40 | $80k | $2k | |
| Fahren Johnson | CEO | 40 | $44k | $34 | |
| Sara Wong | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ginny Trethewey | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lori Langston | Vice Preside | 1 | $0 | ||
| Caitlin Harren | Secretary (E | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alyssa Farber | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Angela Bates | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ben Danielson MD | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Kagi | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Claudia Miller | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Maureen Welch | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Peter Woodward | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Rao Lakkakula | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Tono Sablan | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Truitt | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jennifer Thomsen | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Amara
- EIN
- 910577487
- Address
- 3505 S Juneau St, Seattle, WA, 98118-2609
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Amara's mission is to ensure that every child in foster care has the love and support of a committed family - as quickly as possible, and for as long as each child needs. Amara has been serving washington since its founding as medina baby home, a traditional orphanage, in 1921. While amara's services have evolved over the past 100+ years to meet urgent and emergent needs, our focus on... (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P34Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1921
- Principal officer
- Fahren Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 April 1946
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBen Danielson MD
≥8years on the filingsGinny Trethewey
≥8years on the filingsLori Langston
≥6years on the filingsPeter Woodward
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $12.1m
- Total liabilities
- $583k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $11.5m
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.5m
- Program service revenue
- $3.1m
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 40
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $9.3m | $4.6m | $4.6m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.