Mission
FARESTART TRANSFORMS LIVES, DISRUPTS POVERTY AND NOURISHES COMMUNITIES THROUGH FOOD, LIFE SKILLS AND JOB TRAINING.
Public Charity
FARESTART
FARESTART is a Public Charity headquartered in SEATTLE, WA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $15.7M revenue, $14.8M expenses, $21.9M total assets. 423 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $26.6M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 911546757
SEATTLE, WA
Job Training
NTEE: J22
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$15.7M
Total Expenses$14.8M
Total Assets$21.9M
Grant Records423
Funding Total$26.6M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Farestart
How Farestart divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$78
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$7
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $78 for programs
$45
Our job training program includes classroom training alongside food-based social enterprises that serve as on-the-job classrooms where students learn skills that prepare them for jobs in and beyond…
$29
Farestart supports food security across the Seattle area while providing job training opportunities for our students
$4
Farestart provides consulting, training, and resources to nonprofit organizations and opportunity employers across the united states
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$60,893
COMMUNITY & HUMAN SERVICES
$1,030,100
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$489,250
GENERAL SUPPORT
$266,654
GENERAL SUPPORT
$266,654
Showing up to 5 of 423 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
VP OF FINANC
Alina Brunner
BOARD MEMBER
Amy Hall
BOARD MEMBER
Bettina Stix
SVP OF FINAN
Carolyn Bardon
BOARD MEMBER
Cate Hardy
BOARD MEMBER
Claudia Leslie
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15.7M | $14.8M | $21.9M |
| 2024 | $14.7M | $15.1M | $22.0M |
| 2023 | $19.1M | $18.2M | $20.4M |
| 2022 | $17.0M | $21.1M | $20.3M |
| 2020 | $25.2M | $22.3M | $23.3M |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue declined from $25.2M to $15.7M (-38%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.9M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.