Worth A Shot

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
884034391
IRS 990-PF coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Bellevue, WA, USA
Phone
2485069436
Rating
79
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,172
Expenses
$6,337

Source: IRS Form 990-PF. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Overview

Mission

Public Health Program (Includes General Health and Wellness Promotion Services)

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 4 grants totaling $2,113. The stated grant purposes included this is a large international online conference in the pacific northwest hosted by worth a shot where high school students and undergraduate students from around the world initiate conversations about topics that significantly impact global health. participants have the opportunity to engage with global health professionals through a series of keynote speakers and activities, teen cafe is an ongoing mental health program of worth a shot at odle & highland middles schools. it provides a safe space for kids to express themselves share ideas play games and interact with others. they meet every tuesday in the presence of a counselor who helps by guiding discussion around life skills. prizes are given. snacks pizzas are served, and worth a shot partners with bellevue youth link and the bellevue schools to organize the summer outdoor leadership camp sol which consists of outdoor leadership and community-building activities that enable youth to have meaningful conversations about mental health build confidence and get mentorship. this camp offers a unique opportunity to middle and high school students to build bonds with peers gain resilience and life skills through fun outdoor activities. lunch is served., plus 1 other reported purpose.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from contributions.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 100% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of spending goes to grants and assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 33
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 100
  • Endowment Health: 26

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 82nd percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 19 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 100
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Pass
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 0.08; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 26th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Moderate — Cost Efficiency: Grant expense ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 26/100.