Seattle Nativity School is a catholic, jesuit-endorsed, science, technology, engineering and mathmatics (stem) middle School seeking to break the cycle of poverty though education that nourishes soles and ignites leaders for love and service.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 40 volunteers and 27 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $628K a year · 25% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$274K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 20.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
20
named funders · $781K
Looks good: 20 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$52K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
22
of 22 voting members
Looks good: 22 of 22 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
+24% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$5.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2025▲ +24%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.3M
FY2025$2.9M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2025▲ +2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M
FY2025$2.3M
Net assets
$5.9M
FY2025▲ +15%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.8M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$4.8M
FY2023$5.1M
FY2024$5.1M
FY2025$5.9M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 2012.

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Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $1.7M Management & general 8% · $188K Fundraising 19% · $434K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $274K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Principal
$101,090Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Finance
$96,570Pt VII · Sec A
$76,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Maria Bernal’s $101K as Principal is at the 32nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Maria Bernal$101,090——
Randall Twait$96,570$64,845—
Fr Jeffrey McDougall Sj$76,600—$76,600
Fr Jeffrey McDougall—$76,600—

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Educates disadvantaged middle schoolers to break poverty cycles through faith-based learning.

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1 program · $1.7M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Seattle nativity school is a catholic, jesuit-endorsed, science, co-educational school, enrolling a total of 68 students who qualify as low income by the federal free and reduced lunch program or by seattle housing authority.

$1.7Mprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $387K · 2022–2022

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$127K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.7M
Managementcol C$188K
Fundraisingcol D$434K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.9M
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a22
IndependentVI 1b22
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$764K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$401K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$24K
Investment incomeLn 3$127K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$140K
SavingsLn 2$3.7M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$764K
Other assetsLn 15$14K
Total assetsLn 16$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$52K
Net assetsLn 32$5.9M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.5M$3.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$192K$764K
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M$5.9M
LiabilitiesLn 26$151K$52K
Net assetsLn 32$5.3M$5.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$87K$87K
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$295K$135K$128K$32K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.0M$776K$0$234K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$23K$18K$0$6K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$90K$66K$0$23K
Payroll taxesLn 10$108K$78K$9K$21K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K$8K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$628$628
Advertising and promotionLn 12$90K$6K$2K$83K
Office expensesLn 13$22K$15K$2K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$27K$19K$4K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$108K$89K$10K$9K
TravelLn 17$19K$16K$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$19K$15K$1K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$50K$1K$725
InsuranceLn 23$19K$12K$5K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$289K$269K$10K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K$5K$7K$500
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$1.7M$188K$434K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $2.9M$2.3M$578K$5.9M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.3M$2.2M$69K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.2M$347K$5.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$1.8M$2.5M$4.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.9M$1.5M$398K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.3M−$171K$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,856,866 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,200,892$2,698,115
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,854$23,580
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $84,657$126,607
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,098$8,564
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,315,501$2,856,866
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $43,482$87,068
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,516,837$1,525,550
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $19,200$628
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $651,969$665,944
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,231,488$2,279,190
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $84,013$577,676
Part VI · Governance 22 of 22 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body22
VI-1b Independent voting members22
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,856,866 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$400,527
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,297,588
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$764,203
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,698,115
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $23,580 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$23,580
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $126,607$126,607
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 −$16,037−$16,037
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $24,601$24,601
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $23,580 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $135,171$2,856,866
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,279,190 across 22 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $87,068$87,068
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 $134,750 · Management $128,436 · Fundraising $31,514$294,700
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $775,758 · Management $0 · Fundraising $234,166$1,009,924
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $17,605 · Management $0 · Fundraising $5,774$23,379
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $66,352 · Management $0 · Fundraising $23,396$89,748
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $78,127 · Management $8,670 · Fundraising $21,002$107,799
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,085$8,085
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $628$628
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,646 · Management $1,745 · Fundraising $82,955$90,346
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $14,878 · Management $2,496 · Fundraising $4,768$22,142
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $19,402 · Management $4,021 · Fundraising $3,124$26,547
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,462 · Management $9,867 · Fundraising $8,502$107,831
IX-17 TravelPrograms $16,196 · Fundraising $2,976$19,172
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $14,875 · Management $1,008 · Fundraising $2,783$18,666
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $50,492 · Management $1,140 · Fundraising $725$52,357
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,380 · Management $5,167 · Fundraising $1,531$19,078
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $269,169 · Management $10,419 · Fundraising $9,897$289,485
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $4,964 · Management $6,771 · Fundraising $500$12,235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,657,124 · Management $187,825 · Fundraising $434,241$2,279,190
Part X · Balance sheet $5,904,748 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $144,967$139,585
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $3,340,051$3,740,176
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $1,429,688$909,336
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $204,175$220,684
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $96,642$117,418
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $192,476$763,744
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $18,375$13,805
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,426,374$5,904,748
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $137,665$42,871
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $13,313$8,805
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $150,978$51,676
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,275,396$5,853,072
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,275,396$5,853,072
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,426,374$5,904,748
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,853,072 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,856,866
XI-2 Total expenses$2,279,190
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$577,676
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,275,396
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$5,853,072

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