What Northshore Senior Center does

Northshore Senior Center is a Washington-state 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit founded in 1972 that serves older adults, families, and disabled individuals across the Northshore region north of Seattle. Its service footprint comprises four owned/operated locations — the Bothell senior center, Kenmore, Mill Creek, and the Northshore Health & Wellness/Adult Day Health Center — plus an extension site at the Peter Kirk Community Center in Kirkland, collectively reaching residents of at least five municipalities.

The organization delivers roughly 300 recurring programs spanning fitness and recreation, education, social services, community dining, and Adult Day Health, supported by more than 500 volunteers. Its service mix is community-led and event-driven, with direct-to-consumer delivery to individual seniors and caregivers through physical centers, membership activities, and recurring fairs and events such as the Wellness World Health Fair 2025.

The business model is a diversified nonprofit revenue stack: individual membership fees, program fees, donations and fundraising, corporate and healthcare sponsorships, Adult Day Health services, community-dining revenue, and facility rentals. Capital funding is partially supported by the Northshore Parks & Recreation Service Area (NPRSA), a public taxing district whose voters approved Prop 1 in 2019 to underwrite multi-year capital improvements beginning in 2022. The organization operates with 101-250 employees and reports no external equity investors or material acquisition activity.

Name

Northshore Senior Center

Legal name

Northshore Senior Center

Website

https://northshoreseniorcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Northshore Senior Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1972 that operates four senior centers plus a partner site in the Northshore region north of Seattle, delivering roughly 300 programs in fitness, education, social services, community dining, and Adult Day Health to older adults, families, and disabled individuals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Senior Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Community Food Services (62421)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Senior Centers with Adult Day Services (HLADAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Senior Social Clubs & Community-Based Day Programs (Non-Clinical) (HSABANAK), Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF), Meals, Nutrition & Congregate Dining Day Programs (HSABANAM), Community & Senior Center Lifelong Learning Programs (EDAAAMAB), Social, Community & Senior Center Outings Transport (HSABAOAG)

Keywords

• Senior services
• Adult day health
• Community dining
• Senior transportation
• Social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bothell

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual and lifetime membership fees provide recurring revenue. Individual annual membership is $48/year, couple annual membership is $85/year, with lifetime options at $500 (individual) and $750 (couple).
2. Individual Donations: The organization relies on individual community member donations to support operations and mission. Donations go to area of greatest need unless otherwise designated.
3. Program and Class Fees: Fees for fitness classes, art programs, and other recreational activities. Members receive discounted rates compared to non-members.
4. Community Dining: Hot lunch served Monday-Friday with suggested donation of $5 per meal for members aged 60+, $10 for non-members. Partnership with Sound Generations.
5. Corporate Sponsorships: Local businesses sponsor events and programs at various tiers (Gold, Silver, Bronze, Elite sponsorships).
6. Facility Rentals: Rental of indoor facilities to members for events. Currently limited to long-term ongoing rentals due to capital improvements.
7. Adult Day Health Services: State-approved Adult Day Health Program providing clinical care to adults with various health conditions, offering respite for family caregivers.
8. Personal Care Services: Hair care and medical foot care services offered at Tootsie's Parlor. Medical foot care is $45 per appointment.
9. Employment Matching Program: Seniors Helping Seniors program that matches service providers with clients needing home repairs and services. Commission from facilitated matches.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Northshore Senior Center delivers a portfolio of community-based senior services across four physical locations in the Northshore region of Washington State. Core offerings include a state-approved Adult Day Health program, Community Dining and Meals on Wheels, food pantry, door-to-door transportation, fitness and recreation classes, personal care at Tootsie's Parlor, social services and caregiver support groups, and the Northshore Wranglers Inclusion Program for individuals with special needs.

Product overview

Northshore Senior Center is a community service organization operating multiple senior centers (Bothell, Kenmore, Mill Creek) and the Northshore Health & Wellness/Adult Day Health Center. It offers a portfolio of social, health, and recreational services centered around its senior center facilities. Core services include food assistance (Food Pantry, Community Dining, Meals on Wheels), health services (Adult Day Health, Tootsie's Parlor personal care), social support (Social Services with support groups and referrals), transportation coordination, fitness programs, and the Northshore Wranglers Inclusion Program for special needs individuals. The organization also provides membership programs, facility rentals, and financial assistance scholarships. Founded in 1972, it serves the Northshore region of north King County and south Snohomish County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Northshore Wranglers Inclusion Program: Inclusion program providing fun and friendships for special needs individuals of all ages through recreation, sports, life skills and social opportunities.
• Tootsie's Parlor

Products and services

• Membership Program Annual and lifetime membership program offering Individual ($48/year), Couple ($85/year), Lifetime Individual ($500), and Lifetime Couple ($750) tiers with discounted program fees for members across all four locations.
• Adult Day Health Program State-approved clinical care program serving adults with physical, mental, or social challenges including arthritis, diabetes, stroke, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and developmental disabilities, providing respite for family caregivers. Located at the Northshore Health & Wellness Center, Monday-Friday 10am-2:30pm.
• Community Dining Hot lunch program served Monday-Friday in partnership with Sound Generations, available for in-person dining and to-go pickup with a suggested donation of $5 for members aged 60+ and $10 for non-members.
• Meals on Wheels Home-delivered meal program for individuals unable to easily leave their homes, coordinated through King County and Snohomish County contacts.
• Food Pantry Food assistance program open to all community members regardless of age, offering shelf-stable food donations at Bothell Senior Center (Tuesdays and Saturdays) and Kenmore Senior Center (2nd and 4th Wednesdays), with online ordering for contactless pickup.
• Transportation Services Door-to-door transportation for medical appointments and grocery/food services using wheelchair-lift-equipped mini-buses, with transit trip planning and free transit passes for qualified individuals in partnership with King County Metro and Community Transit.
• Social Services Professional support services including telephonic support, online/telephone support groups, emergency financial assistance for Bothell residents, information and referral services, and the Seniors Helping Seniors employment matching program.
• Tootsie's Parlor Personal care services including hair care and medical foot care (medical foot care at $45 per appointment) offered by appointment at the Northshore Health & Wellness facility.
• Northshore Wranglers Inclusion Program Inclusion program providing recreation, sports, life skills, and social opportunities for special needs individuals of all ages, including cooking classes, theater, martial arts, and yoga.
• Fitness Programs Fitness classes including Line Dancing, Enhance Fitness, Cardio Drumming, Pilates, Circuit Training, Aerobics, Spin Class, S.T.A.R.T., Strength & Balance, Tone Up, Yoga, Zumba, and access to the Health & Wellness Fitness Center.
• Financial Assistance Scholarship Income-based scholarship program providing membership and a 10-class fitness punch card for qualifying individuals based on HHS Poverty Guidelines.
• Facility Rentals Indoor facility rental program (currently limited to long-term ongoing rentals) and Rhododendron Park covered pavilion reservations for members aged 21+.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of participants have made new friends
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered major, minor and core.

• Chateau Bothell LandingmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Title Sponsor for the Wellness World Health Fair 2025 event at NSC.
• Koelsch CommunitiesmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Gold Sponsor for the Wellness World Health Fair 2025 event.
• First Light Home CareminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Silver Sponsor for the Wellness World Health Fair 2025 event.
• Global Credit UnionminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Silver Sponsor for the Wellness World Health Fair 2025 event.
• Interim HealthcareminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Silver Sponsor for the Wellness World Health Fair 2025 event.
• Next Step TransitionsminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 25 September 2025Silver Sponsor for the Wellness World Health Fair 2025 event.
• Sound GenerationscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Sound Generations to provide Community Dining hot lunch program Monday-Friday. Sound Generations prepares the meals and NSC serves them to members and community members aged 60+.
• King County MetrocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partnership providing bus services, free transit passes to qualified individuals, and application assistance for King County Metro Access paratransit service.
• Community TransitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partnership providing bus services in Snohomish County, including free transit passes and application assistance for Community Transit DART paratransit.
• Northshore Parks and Recreation Service Area (NPRSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNPRSA is the governmental taxing district that owns NSC's Bothell buildings and makes capital improvements there. They funded the skybridge refurbishment project between the Senior Center and Health & Wellness Building through Prop 1 Levy approved by voters in 2019.
• MBK CreeksidemajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSilver Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.
• Woodland TerraceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.
• Evergreen HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerBronze Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center. Board member Linda Brabant represents Evergreen Health.
• Village Concepts of Bothell Riverside EastminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElite Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.
• Essential Home CareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElite Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.
• Evergreen Care SolutionsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElite Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.
• Marellas HomesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerElite Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.
• Chateau (Bothell Landing)majorGTM or Marketing PartnerGold Level sponsor of Northshore Senior Center.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Full Life Care: Full Life Care is a Seattle-based nonprofit providing adult day health, home care, and social services for adults with disabilities and seniors — directly overlapping with NSC's Adult Day Health and inclusion programming for the same populations.
• Sound Generations: Sound Generations is the Seattle-area Area Agency on Aging that prepares meals for NSC's Community Dining program and provides comparable senior services (congregate meals, transportation, case management) across King County, making it the closest peer in mission, geography, and service mix.
• Pike Market Senior Center: Pike Market Senior Center is another large Puget Sound senior center offering congregate meals, fitness, social services, and case management — a directly comparable senior center operating in the same regulatory and donor environment.

Others

• National Council on Aging: The National Council on Aging is the national umbrella and advocacy organization for senior centers and aging services — a thematically related organization that provides benchmarking, grants, and best practices relevant to NSC's operating model.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Community Services of Western Washington: CCS provides aging and disability services across Western Washington including senior centers, meals on wheels, and supportive housing — a broader incumbent operating at greater scale with overlapping social service programming.
• Aegis Living: Aegis Living operates assisted living and memory care communities in the Puget Sound region (and is a known NSC sponsor adjacent), making it a broader incumbent with overlapping senior wellness programming but a residential care business model.
• Aging and Disability Services (Area Agency on Aging for Seattle/King County): Aging and Disability Services is the regional Area Agency on Aging that funds and coordinates many of the same services NSC delivers (meals, transportation, case management) at a broader jurisdictional level.
• YMCA of Greater Seattle: The YMCA of Greater Seattle offers senior fitness, social programming, and community services across the region — a broader incumbent whose senior offerings partially overlap with NSC's fitness and recreation programming.

Regional players

• Eastside Friends of Seniors: Eastside Friends of Seniors is a Bellevue-area nonprofit providing transportation, errands, and light home repair for seniors — a regionally adjacent peer addressing the same Northshore-adjacent demographic with a narrower service mix.
• Homage (Snohomish County senior services): Homage provides senior services in Snohomish County — the same county NSC partly serves — including meals, transportation, and in-home care, making it a regionally comparable peer with overlapping service lines.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SeniorsNSC

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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