TOJ's mission is to help maintain a vital and diverse arts culture in Seattle. We accomplish this by offering and operating an affordable, sustainable venue dedicated to performance, art and community. We amplify the voices of Seattle's diverse artistic community by supporting new and established artists through the production process, and assisting them in achieving their unique vision on our stages.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
67¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$50K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
67%
of spending
Fine: 67% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$50K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $164K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$222K
Spent
$193K
To programs
67%
Net assets
$93K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$222K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$222K
FY2022$401K
FY2023$250K
FY2024$180K
FY2025$288K
Expenses
$193K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$193K
FY2022$260K
FY2023$242K
FY2024$331K
FY2025$308K
Net assets
$93K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$93K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$92K
FY2025$70K

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2005.

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Where the money goes

67 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 67% · $130K Management & general 31% · $60K Fundraising 2% · $3K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $50K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$49,589Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pamala Mijatov’s $76K as Executive Director is at the 72nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2215 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Pamala Mijatov$75,938$75,034———
Patricia West$14,755$28,662$60,833$56,004$49,589

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

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

Programs and updates

Supports Seattle artists by providing an affordable venue for diverse performances and community events.

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2 programs · $130K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Theatre Off Jackson's Co-Production Series presents selected performance work from the performing arts communities of Seattle. We were closed for performances during our entire fiscal year due to the COVID pandemic so no revenue was generated.

$119Kprogram expense
02

The Expanding Access video program offers sliding scale filming for performing arts organizations and individual performers for online presentation.

$11Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$164K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$222K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$193K
Ln 25
Programscol B$130K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$93K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$90K
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$214K
Government grantsLn 1e$19K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$55K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$222K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$67K
SavingsLn 2$24K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$93K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K$90K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$14K
Total assetsLn 16$112K$144K
LiabilitiesLn 26$48K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$65K$93K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$51K$46K$5K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$19K$9K$10K$127
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$18K$3K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$816
Office expensesLn 13$7K$1K$5K$513
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$635
OccupancyLn 16$78K$64K$14K
TravelLn 17$196$40$156
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$193K$130K$60K$3K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $288K$308K−$20K$70K 990 PDF
FY2024 $180K$331K−$151K$92K 990 PDF
FY2023 $250K$242K$9K$243K 990 PDF
FY2022 $401K$260K$141K$235K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $222K$193K$29K$93K 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
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $221,575 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $134,255$214,453
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $151,006$7,714
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $13$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $17,915−$599
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $303,189$221,575
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $90,647$78,332
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $217,104$114,667
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $307,751$192,999
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$4,562$28,576
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $221,575 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$55,233
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$19,300
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$139,920
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$214,453
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,714 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,714
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $7$7
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$599−$599
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,714 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$592$221,575
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $192,999 across 17 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $45,900 · Management $5,100 · Fundraising $0$51,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $9,120 · Management $10,218 · Fundraising $127$19,465
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $1,412$1,412
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,613 · Management $1,842$6,455
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $18,027 · Fundraising $2,720$20,747
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,190 · Management $816$2,006
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $1,112 · Management $4,948 · Fundraising $513$6,573
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,329 · Management $635$1,964
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $64,139 · Management $14,079$78,218
IX-17 TravelPrograms $40 · Management $156$196
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,435$2,435
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,528$2,528
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $129,878 · Management $59,761 · Fundraising $3,360$192,999
Part X · Balance sheet $144,016 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $61,604$66,608
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,057$23,604
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$36,916
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $3,058$3,058
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $1,749$128
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,911$13,702
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $112,379$144,016
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,352$4,736
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $21,865$27,552
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $65$65
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $19,300$18,290
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $47,582$50,643
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $64,797$93,373
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $112,379$144,016
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $93,373 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$221,575
XI-2 Total expenses$192,999
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$28,576
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$64,797
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$93,373

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