Imagine Institute
Imagine Institute
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About this organization
Revenue
$3,559,086
Expenses
$3,073,174
Mission
The Imagine Institute is a grassroots professional development organization for early care and education professionals. The organization offers groundbreaking programs that provide support to child care center workers, licensed family child care providers, and family, friend, and neighbor caregivers. All the programs are built on the core tenants of relationship-based professional development and the belief that education professionals learn best from their peers. The professional development supports are culturally-responsive, respectful of provider skills and knowledge, and accessible to those already working long hours, often for low pay. Imagine Institute staff speak Spanish, English and Somali and 50% of the employees have worked as licensed family child care providers or lead teachers in child care centers. The organization's goal is to elevate the conditions of this profession while maintaining its incredible diversity.
About
IMAGINE U:Imagine U is a new relationship-based mentorship program designed to increase the number of licensed family child care providers who can care for children in Washington State. Imagine U pairs experienced and talented licensed child care providers with those interested in becoming licensed, and offers both the mentor and intern supports to help them grow professionally. This peer-to-peer model honors the knowledge and skill that exists in the field and helps ensure that new providers are able to benefit from their mentor's expertise.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “The imagine institute's primary mission is to provide groundbreaking programs to support early care and education professionals including child care workers, licensed family child care providers, and family, friend, and neighbor caregivers. our goal is to elevate the conditions of this profession while maintaining its incredible diversity by providing culturally-responsive professional development support that is respectful of provider skills, knowledge and language barriers and accessible to those already working long hours, often for low pay.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “The imagine institute is a grassroots professional development organization for early care and education professionals. the organization offers groundbreaking programs that provide support to child care center workers, licensed family child care providers, and family, friend, and neighbor caregivers. all the programs are built on the core tenants of relationship-based professional development and the belief that education professionals learn best from their peers. the professional development supports are culturally-responsive, respectful of provider skills and knowledge, and accessible to those already working long hours, often for low pay. imagine institute staff speak spanish, english and somali and 50% of the employees have worked as licensed family child care providers or lead teachers in child care centers. the organization's goal is to elevate the conditions of this profession while maintaining its incredible diversity.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of WA, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2020 as 16000 Christensen Road No 201, Tukwila, WA, 98188.
- The non-profit has a total of 9 employees, as reported on their form for 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $485,912.
- The organization has 6 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2016.
- The organization pays $654,288 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.
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