Everett WA Nonprofit Executive Jobs: 2026 Leadership and Salary Guide

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Everett, WA Nonprofit Executive Jobs & Leadership Guide, 2026 Edition

Snohomish County’s largest city is more than Boeing’s backyard — it is a fast-maturing hub for human services, healthcare, and community philanthropy that is drawing mission-driven leaders from across the Pacific Northwest.

Key Highlights · Everett & Snohomish County 2026
  • 5,672 nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations in Snohomish County with combined assets of $4.75 billion and combined income of $2.65 billion (TaxExemptWorld, October 2025)
  • Providence Regional Medical Center Everett is the county’s flagship hospital — a Level II Trauma Center rated among Seattle Metro’s Best Regional Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report 2025-26, and part of the Sisters of Providence mission-driven health system
  • Volunteers of America Western Washington, headquartered in Everett, generated $98.9 million in revenue in FY2025 and fields more than 315,000 requests for assistance annually — one of the largest nonprofits in Snohomish County
  • Boeing’s Everett complex employs 30,000+ workers — the world’s largest Boeing concentration — and the Boeing Employees Community Fund of Puget Sound has donated over $630 million to Washington nonprofits since 1951, with Snohomish County organizations consistently among the beneficiaries
  • Community Foundation of Snohomish County stewards approximately $62 million in charitable assets, awarded $9.3 million across 516 grants in 2025, and provides 3,000 hours of free consulting annually to regional nonprofits
  • Washington state nonprofit Executive Director median salary: $193,500 (Salary.com, June 2026) — 8.4% above the national average; Snohomish County’s lower cost of living vs. Seattle means strong purchasing power for mission-sector leaders
  • Washington state nonprofits employ 269,361 people — 10% of private-sector employment statewide, with $49.3 billion in total nonprofit revenues across 30,808 registered organizations (Nonprofit Impact Matters / IRS data)
  • Cocoon House ($9.2M revenue, FY2025) and Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (the county’s only DV emergency shelter provider, 57 employees) anchor Everett’s human services cluster alongside Housing Hope ($48.3M in assets) and VOA Western Washington
  • Snohomish County healthcare and social assistance sector employs 36,531 people — the county’s third-largest employment sector after manufacturing and government — representing the core of the regional nonprofit labor market (WA ESD, 2024 annual average)
  • Imagine Children’s Museum (Everett) holds a 100% Charity Navigator score, $37.8 million in assets, and serves nearly 30,000 attendees annually including 10,000 children through free-admission programming

The Everett Nonprofit Market: An Insider’s View

Everett occupies an unusual position in the Pacific Northwest nonprofit landscape. It is a city defined in the national imagination by aerospace — the Boeing Everett factory is the largest building in the world by volume, and Snohomish County’s manufacturing sector still turns on Boeing’s fortunes — yet beneath that industrial identity lies a human services sector that has grown steadily for decades, shaped by the same workforce pressures, housing costs, and economic volatility that Boeing’s layoff cycles periodically intensify. For nonprofit leaders, Everett is a market where the needs are real, the institutional roots run deep, and the philanthropic infrastructure has matured substantially in recent years.

The single institution that most shapes Everett’s nonprofit ecosystem is one that most people would not immediately think of as a nonprofit: Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. As part of the Providence Health & Services system — a Catholic, Sisters of Providence mission organization — PRMCE serves as the county’s Level II Trauma Center, a regional anchor for behavioral health services, and a major employer of clinical administrators, development professionals, and community health executives. Its U.S. News & World Report ranking among Seattle metro’s best regional hospitals reflects a quality standard that creates genuine career opportunity for leaders who want to work within a faith-mission framework at meaningful scale.

Volunteers of America Western Washington, headquartered in Everett, is the county’s dominant community-services nonprofit by revenue — $98.9 million in FY2025 — and one of the most complex social-service organizations in the state. VOA WW fields more than 315,000 annual assistance requests across programs spanning housing, re-entry services, domestic violence intervention, substance use recovery, and veteran support. Its headquarters status in Everett, rather than Seattle, reflects a deliberate orientation toward the communities north of the ship canal that have historically been underserved by Seattle-centric philanthropy. For executive candidates interested in large-scale service delivery, development leadership, and organizational management, VOA WW offers scope that rivals anything available in the Seattle market — at Snohomish County cost-of-living.

The Boeing connection to Snohomish County’s nonprofit sector is more direct than in most aerospace communities. The Boeing Employees Community Fund of Puget Sound — one of the largest employee-managed charitable funds in the world — operates on voluntary payroll deductions with Boeing covering all administrative costs, and has donated more than $630 million to Washington organizations since its founding in 1951. Snohomish County nonprofits are explicit beneficiaries of Boeing’s Washington state grantmaking priorities. The 2024 cycle of Boeing layoffs (17,000 nationwide, with 1,422+ positions eliminated in Everett across two rounds) created a parallel challenge: workforce development organizations and human services nonprofits absorbed the impact of sudden job losses among a highly skilled, well-compensated workforce — a dynamic that accelerated funding from state emergency grants and created new program leadership needs across the county.

The Community Foundation of Snohomish County has emerged as a genuinely significant force in the regional philanthropic ecosystem, with approximately $62 million in charitable assets, 516 grants totaling $9.3 million in 2025, and a distinctive commitment to BIPOC-led organizations ($2.5 million directed in the most recent cycle). Its 3,000 hours of free nonprofit consulting annually make it a resource not just for grantees but for the organizational development of the county’s entire nonprofit infrastructure. United Way of Snohomish County, while smaller in revenue, anchors the county’s corporate giving partnerships and campaign infrastructure. Together they provide the philanthropic scaffolding that smaller organizations like Cocoon House, Domestic Violence Services, Imagine Children’s Museum, and the Everett Community College Foundation depend on to sustain programming and build reserves.

County Nonprofits
5,672
Tax-exempt organizations in Snohomish County; $4.75B combined assets

County Sector Income
$2.65B
Combined nonprofit income in Snohomish County (TaxExemptWorld, 2025)

ED Median (Washington)
$193,500
Salary.com June 2026; 8.4% above U.S. national average for the role

Everett & Snohomish County Nonprofit Power Map: Key Clusters

Providence / Downtown Healthcare Corridor

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett anchors the city’s healthcare nonprofit cluster along Colby Avenue and 13th Street. Level II Trauma Center status, a broad behavioral health service line, and a Sisters of Providence mission framework create sustained demand for clinical administrators, development officers, and community health executives. Healthcare is the primary driver of nonprofit employment and compensation across the county.

Human Services & Housing

Volunteers of America Western Washington ($98.9M revenue, Everett HQ), Housing Hope ($48.3M assets), Cocoon House ($9.2M revenue), and Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County (the county’s only DV emergency shelter) form a dense human services cluster addressing homelessness, housing insecurity, youth crisis, and domestic violence. Executive Director, COO, and Chief Program Officer roles at these organizations represent the market’s strongest career development pathways in mission services.

Boeing Workforce & Community Giving

Boeing’s 30,000+ Everett employees and the Boeing ECF of Puget Sound ($630M+ in cumulative Washington giving) are a structural force in Snohomish County philanthropy. Workforce development nonprofits, STEM education organizations, and social service agencies benefit from Boeing’s corporate giving cycle. The 2024 layoffs created new demand for workforce transition, re-entry, and economic stability programs — generating executive hiring across the sector.

Philanthropy & Foundation Infrastructure

The Community Foundation of Snohomish County ($62M assets, 516 grants, $9.3M awarded in 2025) and United Way of Snohomish County anchor the county’s grantmaking and corporate partnership infrastructure. Development officers and philanthropic strategy leaders who can work within a community foundation ecosystem — and who understand the Snohomish County donor base’s distinct relationship to aerospace, faith communities, and regional civic identity — are consistently in demand.

Arts, Culture & Children’s Programming

Imagine Children’s Museum (Everett; $37.8M assets, 100% Charity Navigator score, ~30,000 annual attendees) and the Everett Community College Foundation ($8.8M assets; 74% need-based scholarships) anchor Everett’s arts and educational philanthropy cluster. The Museum’s free-admission commitment and the Foundation’s scholarship focus create leadership roles oriented around earned revenue, community partnerships, and access-focused program design.

Outlying Snohomish Communities

The county’s geography extends well beyond Everett to communities including Marysville, Lynnwood, Mukilteo, Edmonds, Arlington, and Stanwood. Village Community Services (Arlington; serving adults with developmental disabilities for 60+ years) and regional service organizations across the county create executive opportunities for leaders who want to operate in the north suburban and rural parts of Snohomish County, at generally lower cost-of-living than Everett proper.


Salary Benchmarks: What Everett & Snohomish County Nonprofit Executives Earn

Washington State’s nonprofit executive compensation is among the highest in the nation — Salary.com ranks the state 4th nationally, with a median Executive Director salary of $193,500 (June 2026), 8.4% above the U.S. average. The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro’s wage growth (2.8% for the 12 months ending March 2026, BLS) has lifted all professional compensation in the region, including nonprofit leadership. Snohomish County’s key advantage is cost-of-living: housing runs 34.1% cheaper than Seattle, making an Everett-market salary meaningfully more livable than the same nominal figure in the city. The data below reflects 2024-2026 market conditions based on Salary.com, ZipRecruiter, and Candid compensation reports.

Everett / Snohomish County Executive Director Salary Range (2026)

Organization TypeTypical ED/CEO SalarySalary RangeNotes
Large Health System / Hospital (Providence RMCE)$300,000 — $700,000+$250K — $1M+Mission-system C-suite; total comp includes incentive and benefits
Large Community Nonprofit ($20M+ budget, e.g. VOA WW)$175,000 — $275,000$150K — $320K$98.9M revenue org; COO at VOA WW earned $275,925 in most recent filing
Mid-Sized Nonprofit ($5M — $20M budget)$120,000 — $175,000$95K — $210KCocoon House CEO: $165,221; Community Foundation of Snohomish County range
Small-Mid Nonprofit ($1M — $5M budget)$85,000 — $130,000$70K — $155KDVS of Snohomish County; Imagine Children’s Museum CEO: $121,009
Foundation / Scholarship Fund (<$2M budget)$90,000 — $135,000$75K — $150KEvCC Foundation ED: $126,498; revenue $1.5M, assets $8.8M
Higher Education (EvCC)$140,000 — $220,000$110K — $280KCommunity college president/senior administration; state classification applies
Sources: Salary.com Washington State ED (June 2026); ProPublica Form 990 data for VOA WW, Cocoon House, Imagine Children’s Museum, EvCC Foundation; ZipRecruiter Seattle metro nonprofit; Candid 2024 Nonprofit Compensation Report. Snohomish County housing is 34.1% less expensive than Seattle (Salary.com COL data).

Role-by-Role Salary Benchmarks — Everett / Snohomish County Nonprofits (2026)

RoleSmall–Mid Org (<$5M)Mid–Large Org ($5M–$25M)Healthcare / Large Social Services
Executive Director / CEO$85,000 — $130,000$135,000 — $195,000$250,000 — $700,000+
Chief Financial Officer$75,000 — $115,000$120,000 — $165,000$180,000 — $400,000+
Chief Development Officer$75,000 — $115,000$125,000 — $175,000$160,000 — $320,000+
Chief Operating Officer$80,000 — $120,000$135,000 — $185,000$200,000 — $450,000+
VP of Programs / Chief Program Officer$72,000 — $108,000$115,000 — $158,000$155,000 — $270,000
Director of Development$72,000 — $108,000$115,000 — $162,000$140,000 — $250,000+
VP of Marketing / Communications$65,000 — $98,000$95,000 — $138,000$125,000 — $195,000
Program Director$60,000 — $90,000$85,000 — $125,000$105,000 — $168,000
Sources: Salary.com Washington State (June 2026); ZipRecruiter Seattle-Everett metro nonprofit; Candid 2024 Nonprofit Compensation Report; ProPublica 990 data. Washington’s minimum wage ($17.13/hr) and living wage ($29.71/hr in Snohomish County, MIT Calculator 2026) set a meaningful compensation floor for all mission-sector employers.

Top Nonprofit Employers in Everett & Snohomish County

Snohomish County’s largest nonprofit employers span healthcare, human services, community philanthropy, arts, and higher education. The organizations below are verified active nonprofits with demonstrated Everett or Snohomish County presence and confirmed executive leadership roles.

Healthcare

Providence Regional Medical Center Everett

Integrated Health System · Everett, WA
Snohomish County’s flagship hospital and the region’s only Level II Trauma Center (1700 13th St, Everett). Rated among Seattle Metro’s Best Regional Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report 2025-26. Operates full-service acute care with specialized cardiac, neurosciences, orthopedic, behavioral health, and maternity programs. Part of the Sisters of Providence Catholic mission-health network (EIN 91-0568303). A major employer of clinical administrators, philanthropy officers, and health system executives throughout Snohomish County.

Volunteers of America Western Washington

Human Services · Everett, WA (Statewide)
Headquartered in Everett with statewide reach. Revenue: $98.9M (FY2025); assets: $57M; expenses: $93.8M. More than 315,000 annual assistance requests across housing, re-entry, domestic violence, substance use recovery, and veteran services. EIN 91-0577129. Top compensation: COO Brian Smith ($275,925); Chief Development Officer Kristi Myers ($234,625). Among the largest nonprofit employers in Snohomish County — a strong career destination for executives in large-scale program management, development, and senior operations.

Human Services, Housing & Youth

Housing Hope

Affordable Housing / Homeless Services · Everett, WA
Promotes and provides affordable housing and services to reduce homelessness and poverty for Snohomish County and Camano Island residents. Revenue: $9.6M (FY2023); assets: $48.3M. EIN 94-3060709; tax-exempt since 1988. Approximately 64 employees. Services span emergency shelter, transitional housing, supportive housing, and financial stability programs. A key career environment for housing-policy executives and affordable-housing development leaders in the Snohomish market.

Cocoon House

Youth Homelessness · Everett, WA
Empowers young people, families, and community to break the cycle of homelessness through outreach, housing, and prevention. Serves homeless and at-risk youth ages 12-24 across Snohomish County. Revenue: $9.2M (FY2025); assets: $18.1M. EIN 91-1497667. Operates emergency shelters in Everett (8 beds) and Monroe (8 beds) plus 20-bed transitional housing. CEO Joseph Alonzo earns $165,221. A highly regarded regional organization for youth-services, program leadership, and development executives.

Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County

DV Services · Everett, WA (Est. 1976)
The only program in Snohomish County providing emergency shelter and comprehensive, confidential services to all domestic abuse victims. 57 employees. Revenue: $4M (FY2025); assets: $5.6M. EIN 91-0982722. Programs include emergency shelter (108 adults + 156 children served; 9,523 safe nights), Legal Advocacy (270 clients, 116 protection orders), and Transitional Housing (99 adults + 159 children; 37,783 safe nights). A consequential organization for DV service executives and social work leadership professionals.

Village Community Services

Disability Services · Arlington, Snohomish County
60+ years serving adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities across north Snohomish County (Arlington, Marysville, Stanwood, Smokey Point). Services include Residential Supported Living, Employment Services, the Village Experience Learning Center, Voices of the Village arts programming, and Village Housing for affordable IDD-specific housing. 90%+ funded by federal, state, and county sources. A specialized career environment for developmental disabilities leadership and program management executives.

Philanthropy, Arts & Higher Education

Community Foundation of Snohomish County

Community Foundation · Everett, WA
Partners with families, nonprofits, and community groups for grantmaking, innovation, and community impact. Assets: ~$62M charitable; 16 employees. Revenue: $9.4M (FY2024). EIN 94-3188703. 2025 grantmaking: $9.3M across 516 grants; 155 charitable funds; $2.5M specifically to BIPOC-led organizations; 3,000 hours of free consulting to nonprofits. The county’s primary philanthropic infrastructure organization — a critical relationship for every development officer and ED in Snohomish County.

United Way of Snohomish County

Federated Philanthropy · Everett, WA
Focuses on successful kids, financially stable families, and healthy communities through its corporate campaign and nonprofit partner network. Revenue: $1.2M (FY2024); assets: $4.5M; 11 employees. EIN 91-0606507. Anchors Snohomish County’s corporate giving ecosystem, providing fundraising infrastructure and donor stewardship expertise that connects Boeing, other aerospace employers, and local businesses to the county’s human services network.

Imagine Children’s Museum

Children’s Museum / Arts & Culture · Everett, WA
100% Charity Navigator score; four-star rating. Revenue: $5.5M (FY2024); assets: $37.8M. EIN 94-3153591; tax-exempt since 1995. Serves nearly 30,000 annual attendees including 10,000 children through Free Admission Nights. CEO Elizabeth Wood earns $121,009. A flagship community arts institution for Everett — leadership roles here sit at the intersection of arts programming, earned revenue strategy, and community access.

Everett Community College Foundation

Higher Ed Philanthropy · Everett, WA
Makes accessible learning opportunities available to all through scholarships (74% need-based), program support, and emergency aid. Revenue: $1.5M (FY2025); assets: $8.8M (net assets $8.8M). EIN 91-1280495. Executive Director Kristen McConahay earns $126,498. Issued $999,456 in grants in FY2024. Serves the Everett Community College student population — a career opportunity for higher-education philanthropy executives who want to work in a community college access mission.


Executive Search Firms Serving Everett & Pacific Northwest Nonprofits

Snohomish County nonprofit executive searches draw from both local Pacific Northwest specialists with strong regional roots and national nonprofit-focused firms that actively recruit in the Seattle metro area. The firms below are verified as active in the Pacific Northwest mission sector.

  • 1

    Hagel Executive Search

    Founded 1993 — the Pacific Northwest’s deepest-rooted nonprofit-only executive search firm. Founder Frank Hagel spent 24 years at United Way, including 14 years as President/CEO of United Way of Pierce County. Practices exclusively in Western Washington and the Pacific Northwest, placing Executive Directors and senior nonprofit leaders at organizations including Goodwill, Washington State PTA, Yakima Valley Community Foundation, Facing Homelessness, Elevate Health, and United Way chapters. Also conducts board member placement. No firm understands the Snohomish County and broader Western Washington nonprofit market from a practitioner’s vantage point better than Hagel.

  • 2

    Herd Freed Hartz

    Seattle’s top-ranked retained executive search firm (Forbes #1 in the Northwest, three consecutive years; CEOWORLD #39 globally, 2024). 25 years and 1,000+ searches completed, with nonprofit as a named practice area and documented placements at Northwest Harvest, Pike Place Market, YMCA, Woodland Park Zoo, Hopelink, Seattle Children’s Research Institute, VOA Western Washington, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. For Snohomish County organizations conducting competitive regional or national searches, Herd Freed Hartz brings the deepest Seattle-metro retained search infrastructure.

  • 3

    Clover Search Works

    Seattle-based nonprofit-only boutique search firm founded 2016 with explicit Puget Sound regional focus. 125+ searches completed nationwide. Specifically designed to serve smaller, community-based nonprofits that larger firms do not prioritize — placing Executive Directors, co-leadership pairs, Development Directors, and Operations Directors. Verified regional clients include Freedom Education Project Puget Sound, Leadership Tomorrow, and Cooper House. Strong equity-in-search methodology. A natural fit for Snohomish County’s community-scale nonprofits conducting ED, program director, or development searches.

  • 4

    Isaacson Miller

    The nation’s premier retained search firm for mission-driven institutions — 40+ years, 500 searches per year, offices in Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland (ME), and Washington DC. Verified active Pacific Northwest practice: current searches at Seattle University (Vice Provost for Student and Campus Life; Associate Provost and Chief of Staff) and ongoing work with the University of Washington. Serves the full nonprofit spectrum including healthcare systems, higher education, foundations, and cultural institutions. For Snohomish County organizations seeking a national search of the highest caliber, Isaacson Miller is the standard.

  • 5

    DRG Talent

    35+ years placing nonprofit leaders nationally — CEO, ED, CDO, Head of School, DEI Director, and senior program roles at organizations of all sizes. Distributed national team with strong experience across multiple regions. Serves community foundations, human services agencies, healthcare nonprofits, and educational institutions. Snohomish County organizations conducting national searches for development, program, or senior leadership talent will find DRG an experienced nonprofit-sector partner with a broad candidate pool.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Snohomish County hosts 5,672 nonprofit and tax-exempt organizations with combined assets of $4.75 billion and combined income of $2.65 billion (TaxExemptWorld, October 2025). The county’s healthcare and social assistance sector alone employs 36,531 people — the third-largest employment sector in the county — and nonprofits dominate that sector. Washington state nonprofits as a whole employ 269,361 people, representing 10% of private-sector employment statewide.
While Everett does not have the sheer concentration of Seattle’s nonprofit market, its anchor employers — Providence Regional Medical Center Everett, Volunteers of America Western Washington ($98.9M revenue), the Community Foundation of Snohomish County ($62M in charitable assets), and Cocoon House — represent genuine executive career destinations. The Boeing workforce’s philanthropic giving through the Boeing Employees Community Fund ($630M+ in cumulative Washington giving since 1951) also makes Snohomish County one of the most institutionally supported nonprofit markets in the Pacific Northwest outside Seattle proper.

Washington State’s nonprofit Executive Director median salary is $193,500 (Salary.com, June 2026), 8.4% above the national average and the 4th-highest state figure in the country. In Snohomish County specifically, compensation at mid-sized organizations ($5M–$20M budget) typically runs $120,000–$175,000 for Executive Directors and CEOs. ProPublica 990 data confirms: Cocoon House CEO $165,221; Imagine Children’s Museum CEO $121,009; Everett Community College Foundation ED $126,498.
The key Snohomish County advantage is purchasing power. Housing costs run 34.1% lower than Seattle (Salary.com COL comparison), meaning a $150,000 salary in Everett goes materially further than the same figure in Seattle proper. For very large organizations like Volunteers of America Western Washington (COO: $275,925; CDO: $234,625), compensation approaches or exceeds Seattle-market rates at a fraction of the cost of living. Sources: Salary.com Washington State ED Salary (2026)

Boeing is Snohomish County’s largest employer, with 30,000+ workers at its Everett complex — the world’s largest Boeing concentration. The Boeing Employees Community Fund of Puget Sound, funded through voluntary employee payroll deductions (Boeing covers all administrative costs), has donated more than $630 million to Washington state organizations since 1951 and consistently prioritizes Snohomish County nonprofits in its grantmaking. Boeing itself also invests directly in King, Pierce, and Snohomish County organizations, including a $500,000 gift to the YMCA of Snohomish County.
When Boeing’s fortunes shift, so does Snohomish County’s nonprofit sector — in both directions. The 2024 round of layoffs (17,000 nationally, 1,422+ in Everett) triggered increased demand for workforce development, housing stability, and economic support programs, drawing a $2 million federal grant to the Workforce Development Council for dislocated Boeing workers. Executives with workforce development, housing, and economic stability program backgrounds will find the Snohomish market particularly active in the current period.

Snohomish County’s nonprofit market is strongest in four clusters: healthcare administration (Providence RMCE, plus behavioral health and community health organizations), human services leadership (VOA Western Washington, Housing Hope, Cocoon House, Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County), community philanthropy (Community Foundation of Snohomish County, United Way of Snohomish County), and youth and family services (Cocoon House, Village Community Services, Imagine Children’s Museum).
The most consistently recruited executive roles in Everett-area nonprofits are Executive Director, Chief Program Officer, Director of Development, and Director of Housing or Shelter Services. Development directors and grant writers with Pacific Northwest foundation relationships are particularly in demand given the Boeing ECF grantmaking cycle and the Community Foundation’s active grantmaking portfolio. Healthcare administration executives with Providence Health system experience or community health backgrounds are recruited year-round at Providence RMCE and affiliated community health programs.

For the right candidate, Everett is a genuinely attractive alternative to Seattle rather than a second-tier compromise. The cost-of-living differential is substantial: housing in Snohomish County runs 34.1% cheaper than Seattle, the county living wage is $29.71/hour (MIT Calculator, 2026) versus a significantly higher Seattle figure, and the average covered wage across all Snohomish County sectors reached $79,964 in 2024. An executive salary of $140,000 in Everett delivers noticeably more purchasing power than the same salary in Seattle.
Everett’s nonprofit ecosystem also offers scope of responsibility that is difficult to match at equivalent seniority in Seattle. Volunteers of America Western Washington’s $98.9M operation, Providence RMCE’s Level II Trauma Center, and the Community Foundation of Snohomish County’s $62M in assets represent organizations where a department head or program director can have genuine strategic influence. Professionals who want to grow into C-suite roles without the competition density of the Seattle market — and who value the community relationships that come with being embedded in a county-scale civic ecosystem — frequently find Everett the stronger career development environment.

Sources

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  2. Salary.com — Washington State Nonprofit Executive Director Salary (June 2026). https://www.salary.com/research/salary/alternate/executive-director-non-profit-organization-salary/wa
  3. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Volunteers of America Western Washington (EIN 91-0577129). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/910577129
  4. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Cocoon House (EIN 91-1497667). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911497667
  5. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Housing Hope (EIN 94-3060709). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943060709
  6. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Imagine Children’s Museum (EIN 94-3153591). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/943153591
  7. ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer — Everett Community College Foundation (EIN 91-1280495). https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/911280495
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  9. Community Foundation of Snohomish County — 2025 Impact Data. https://www.cf-sc.org
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  17. Providence Health — Providence Regional Medical Center Everett. https://www.providence.org/locations/wa/providence-regional-medical-center-everett
  18. Village Community Services. https://villagecommunitysvcs.org/
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