Zeitgeist Northwest FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Portland, OR501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 80-0724615

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Providing german language services

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
$11K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
1 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $7K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$11K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $17
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$37K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$155K
+21% vs prior year
Spent
$150K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$45K
By yearFY2022–FY2025
Revenue
$155K
FY2023▲ +21%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$128K
FY2023$155K
FY2024$159K
FY2025$149K
Expenses
$150K
FY2023
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022Not on file
FY2023$150K
FY2024$165K
FY2025$169K
Net assets
$45K
FY2023▲ +13%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$40K
FY2023$45K
FY2024$39K
FY2025$18K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

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

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $11K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
School Director
$5,600Pt VII · Sec A
Deutsche Schule Corvallis Director
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marina Raj’s $6K as School Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2216 $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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Heather Kalowsky——$5,600$12,901
Ludmilla Schuster———$10,863
Marina Raj$5,600$5,600——
Ludmila Provazni Schuster$5,000$5,000——
Ludmila Provaznikova Schuster——$5,000—

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

Offers German language instruction and resources.

Provided by the organization

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3 programs · $102K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Providing german language services at a saturday school located in beaverton, oregon. Includes summr camp

$53Kprogram expense
02

Providing german language services at a saturday school located in corvallis, oregon named deutsche schule corvallis.

$47Kprogram expense
03

Supporting sommerschule am pazfic through portland state university and period book readings.

$2Kprogram expense

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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$17

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$155K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Money outPt IX
$150K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a0
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$21K
Government grantsLn 1e$3K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$134K
Investment incomeLn 3$28
Total revenueLn 12$155K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$470
SavingsLn 2$74K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$74K
Total assetsLn 16$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$37K
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$69K$74K
Total assetsLn 16$75K$82K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$37K
Net assetsLn 32$40K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$90K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K
Management feesLn 11a$9K
Legal feesLn 11b$500
Accounting feesLn 11c$746
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$692
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K
Total functional expensesLn 25$150K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $149K$169K−$21K$18K 990 PDF
FY2024 $159K$165K−$6K$39K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $155K$150K$5K$45K 990 PDF
FY2022 $128K$40K 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 FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $155,341 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$1,990
VIII-1e Government grants$3,028
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$9,039
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$21,273
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)$134,040
VIII-3 Investment income$28
VIII-12 Total revenue$155,341
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $149,941 across 10 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$89,962
IX-10 Payroll taxes$7,726
IX-11a Management fees$8,548
IX-11b Legal fees$500
IX-11c Accounting fees$746
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$692
IX-11g Other fees for services$3,723
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$1,240
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$9,856
IX-24e All other expenses$26,948
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$149,941
Part X · Balance sheet $81,811 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,360$470
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $67,599$73,744
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,356$2,297
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,665$5,300
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $74,980$81,811
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,263$4,707
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $31,910$32,025
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,173$36,732
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $39,807$45,079
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $74,980$81,811
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $45,079 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$155,341
XI-2 Total expenses$149,941
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$5,400
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$39,807
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$128
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$45,079

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