Northwest Education Access: FY2020 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 04-3602577)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$3.0M
FY2021	$2.8M
FY2022	$2.6M
FY2023	$2.6M
FY2024	$4.6M
FY2025	$3.9M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.1M
FY2021	$2.3M
FY2022	$2.3M
FY2023	$2.5M
FY2024	$2.7M
FY2025	$3.2M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$1.5M
FY2021	$2.0M
FY2022	$2.3M
FY2023	$2.5M
FY2024	$4.4M
FY2025	$5.1M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2002.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

80%

13%

Program services 80% · $1.7M Management & general 8% · $159K Fundraising 13% · $267K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

16 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Katherine Childers

Development & Finance Director

$90,038Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Dizazzo

Executive Director (started 7/19)

$53,077Pt VII · Sec A

Matthew Norman

Board President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pooja Srinivas

Board Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jessica Safley

Board Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ashok Misra

Board Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Thomas Staiger

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ganita Musa

Board Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Angela Pierce-Ngo’s $123K as Co-Ed Until 1/6/25, Program Dir. Rest of Year is at the 48th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3394 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Laura Dizazzo	—	$142,902	$129,636	$113,449	$119,637	$53,077
Angela Pierce-Ngo	$122,835	—	—	—	—	—
Jeffrey Corey	$122,826	—	—	—	—	—
Cooper Metz	$122,282	—	—	—	—	—
Katherine Childers	$114,469	$102,053	$97,299	$93,039	$98,288	$90,038
Kerry Dirk	$109,052	—	—	—	—	—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Helps young people build paths to higher education and careers.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2019

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Northwest education access served 849 students during the year. College prep program: 74 participants completed their ged (32) or high school diploma (42); 191 participants completed a college entrance exam, such as the compass or sat test.

$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid

Grants received · FY2025

Eastside Community AidFY2025$2K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$2K

Grants paid · 6 grants · $1.4M · 2019–2024

Unitemized GrantFY2024$280,215

Unitemized GrantFY2023$259,519

Unitemized GrantFY2022$225,929

Unitemized GrantFY2021$183,251

Unitemized GrantFY2020$235,506

Unitemized GrantFY2019$166,761

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$3.0M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$754

Money outPt IX

$2.1M

Ln 25

Programscol B$1.7M

Managementcol C$159K

Fundraisingcol D$267K

Owns and owesPt X

$1.5M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.1M

Total assetsLn 16$2.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$543K

PeoplePt VI, VII

16

listed · VII A

PaidVII A2

Voting boardVI 1a12

IndependentVI 1b12

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.6M

Noncash giftsLn 1g$1K

Fundraising eventsLn 1c$124K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M

Investment incomeLn 3$754

Other incomeLn 4–11$712

Total revenueLn 12$3.0M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$1.0M

SavingsLn 2$101K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$5K

Total assetsLn 16$2.0M

LiabilitiesLn 26$543K

Net assetsLn 32$1.5M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 522

VolunteersI 670

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes

Records policyVI 14Yes

3More from this return

EndowmentSch D · Pt V

Line	FY20	FY19	FY18	FY17	FY16
End of yearLn 1g	$6K	$6K	$5K	$5K	$5K
SpentLn 1d–1f				$63

4Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$386K	$1.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$5K	$5K
Total assetsLn 16	$802K	$2.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$188K	$543K
Net assetsLn 32	$614K	$1.5M

5Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2	$213K	$213K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$227K	$69K	$95K	$64K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$1.1M	$951K		$110K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$43K	$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$72K	$56K	$2K	$13K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$99K	$78K	$7K	$14K
Legal feesLn 11b	$925	$925
Accounting feesLn 11c	$42K	$5K	$32K	$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$39K	$39K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e	$20K			$20K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$70K	$70K
Office expensesLn 13	$13K	$13K		$126
OccupancyLn 16	$16K	$3K	$2K	$12K
TravelLn 17	$42K	$30K	$2K	$9K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$137K	$99K	$18K	$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$2.1M	$1.7M	$159K	$267K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS Jan 24, 2026	$3.9M	$3.2M	$756K	$5.1M	990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Feb 20, 2025	$4.6M	$2.7M	$1.9M	$4.4M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 25, 2024	$2.6M	$2.5M	$147K	$2.5M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Feb 23, 2023	$2.6M	$2.3M	$341K	$2.3M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jan 19, 2022	$2.8M	$2.3M	$504K	$2.0M	990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS May 13, 2021	$3.0M	$2.1M	$872K	$1.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $2,968,506 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $823,395$1,588,902

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,106,709$1,378,138

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $398$754

I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$17,785$712

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,912,717$2,968,506

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $127,337$213,197

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,288,208$1,503,275

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$19,750

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $246,646$359,965

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,662,191$2,096,187

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $250,526$872,319

Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12

VI-1b Independent voting members12

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,968,506 across 9 lines filed

VIII-1c Fundraising events$124,067

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,464,835

VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,092

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,588,902

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,378,138$1,378,138

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $754$754

VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$9,234−$9,234

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $9,946$9,946

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,378,138 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,466$2,968,506

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,096,187 across 15 lines filed

IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $213,197$213,197

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $68,818 · Management $94,974 · Fundraising $63,692$227,484

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $951,470 · Fundraising $109,933$1,061,403

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $43,423$43,423

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,227 · Management $2,050 · Fundraising $13,327$71,604

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,034 · Management $7,120 · Fundraising $14,207$99,361

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $925$925

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $4,788 · Management $31,987 · Fundraising $5,102$41,877

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $39,000$39,000

IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $19,750$19,750

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $69,865$69,865

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $12,993 · Fundraising $126$13,119

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $2,525 · Management $1,667 · Fundraising $12,143$16,335

IX-17 TravelPrograms $30,328 · Management $2,409 · Fundraising $9,366$42,103

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $98,579 · Management $18,362 · Fundraising $19,800$136,741

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,670,172 · Management $158,569 · Fundraising $267,446$2,096,187

Part X · Balance sheet $2,029,271 assets, 15 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $385,899$1,043,337

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$100,612

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $400,928$870,868

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,988$8,975

X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,425$5,479

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $802,240$2,029,271

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $106,724$149,891

X-18 Grants payableStart of year $3,447$6,145

X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$266,493

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $78,148$120,458

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $188,319$542,987

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $390,510$711,729

X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $223,411$774,555

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $613,921$1,486,284

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $802,240$2,029,271

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,486,284 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$2,968,506

XI-2 Total expenses$2,096,187

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$872,319

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$613,921

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$44

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,486,284

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Before you give

Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Northwest Education Access

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV