1448 Projects

Seattle, WA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Arts & Culture

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$146K
+34% vs prior year
Spent
$164K
To programs
88%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$146K
FY2025▲ +34%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$109K
FY2025$146K
Expenses
$164K
FY2025▲ +13%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2024$145K
FY2025$164K
Net assets
$0
FY2025
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$0
FY2025$0

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
Yes — exemption reinstated (2023-02-15)
Per the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2025 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item C1448 Projects
EINHdr · item D47-1204467
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2025
Latest filingForm 990FY2025 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A20)
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.the1448projects.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.88 Management & general $0.12
Program services88%$143K
Management & general12%$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25$164K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
88%
of spending reaches programs▼ -7% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
1.0mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +243% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-12%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +64% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Total assets
$36K
FY2025▲ +167%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2024$14K
FY2025$36K
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2025▲ +167%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2024$14K
FY2025$36K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$36K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B88%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 314
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 410

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$14K
Total assetsLn 16$36K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$0
Months of cash on handcomputed1.0

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$97K · 67%
Program service revenue$49K · 33%
Contributions & grants67%$97K
Program service revenue33%$49K
— government grantsLn 1e$45K
Total revenueLn 12$146K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $14K · Operating expenses/yr $164K
1.0 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $143K · Total expenses $164K
88%
Management & General
Management & general $20K · Total expenses $164K
12%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $164K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $47K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $97K · Total revenue $146K
67%
Government reliance
Government grants $45K · Total revenue $146K
31%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $49K · Total revenue $146K
33%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $146K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $49K · Total expenses $164K
30%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $146K · Prior year $109K
+34%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $0 · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $146K · Expenses $164K
-12%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $36K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $0 · Total assets $36K
0%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $36K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Joe Iano · Reported title Director · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $164K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $79K · Total expenses $164K
48%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 88%——
Overhead ratio 12%——
Fundraising cost ratio 0%——
Revenue growth 34%——
Investment management fee ratio 0%——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 2%——
Fundraising fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 14Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 10Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Creates unconventional events to strengthen the arts and surprise audiences.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $139K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival brings together 75 theater artists to write, direct, rehearse, build, score and perform 14 original 10-minute plays in 48 hours. The signature festival in Seattle is typically two weekends of plays with two completely different sets of artists.

$118Kprogram expense
02

14/48: Partners is an apprentice program where artists interested in independent producing work with the staff of The 14/48 Projects to produce a cultural project. This year we worked with playwright David Gordon to produce his play show called Within A Play.

$12Kprogram expense
03

14/48: HS is an education program that supports an independent group of high school students to produce a student version of the popular signature 14/48 festival. All participants are high school students from around the region.

$9Kprogram expense

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Funders

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
ArtsfundFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2025 Latest Viewing $146K$164K+34% 990 PDF
FY2024 $109K$145K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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