The mission of Spokane Language House is to create a new generation of fluent speakers of the Spokane Language.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$86K 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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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $67K a year · 24% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$86K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 14.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $100K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$408K
+165% vs prior year
Spent
$208K
To programs
96%
Net assets
$251K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$408K
FY2023▲ +165%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$283K
FY2021$367K
FY2022$154K
FY2023$408K
FY2024$186K
Expenses
$208K
FY2023▼ -34%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$277K
FY2022$313K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$61K
Net assets
$251K
FY2023▲ +340%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$123K
FY2021$214K
FY2022$57K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$376K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $200K Management & general 4% · $8K

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

4 people listed on the 990; $86K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Board Pres/E
$51,822Pt VII · Sec A
$34,389Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Barry Moses’s $3K as Board Pres/E is at the 3rd 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Barry Moses$3,250$51,822$60,317$50,213
Felicia Pichette—$34,389——

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Teaches Spokane language to create fluent speakers for a new generation.

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1 program · $200K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

The spokane language house strives to create a new, intergenerational community of fluent speakers who are grounded in the language, spirituality and ancestral practices of the spokane tribe.

$200Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Vadon FoundationFY2024$100K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$100K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$408K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$175
Money outPt IX
$208K
Ln 25
Programscol B$200K
Managementcol C$8K
Owns and owesPt X
$251K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$248K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$230K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$178K
Investment incomeLn 3$175
Total revenueLn 12$408K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$248K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$248K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$251K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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$48K$248K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$57K$253K
LiabilitiesLn 26$262$2K
Net assetsLn 32$57K$251K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$300$300
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$114K$114K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$34K$34K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$18K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1K$400$675
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$1K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$12K$12K
TravelLn 17$9K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$352$352
InterestLn 20$9$9
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$400$400
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$7K$2K$5K
All other expensesLn 24e$373$212$161
Total functional expensesLn 25$208K$200K$8K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $186K$61K$125K$376K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $408K$208K$200K$251K 990 PDF
FY2022 $154K$313K−$159K$57K 990 PDF
FY2021 $367K$277K$90K$214K 990 PDF
FY2020 $283K$204K$79K$123K 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $408,253 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $153,992$230,440
I-9 Program service revenue$177,638
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124$175
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $154,116$408,253
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$300
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $272,016$166,294
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $40,863$41,451
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,879$208,045
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$158,763$200,208
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $408,253 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$230,440
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$230,440
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $177,638$177,638
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $175$175
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $177,813$408,253
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $208,045 across 16 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $300$300
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $114,310$114,310
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $34,227$34,227
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $17,757$17,757
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,840$1,840
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $400 · Management $675$1,075
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,375$3,375
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,138$1,138
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $12,274$12,274
IX-17 TravelPrograms $9,177$9,177
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $352$352
IX-20 InterestPrograms $9$9
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,700$4,700
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $400$400
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,569 · Management $5,169$6,738
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $212 · Management $161$373
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $199,800 · Management $8,245 · Fundraising $0$208,045
Part X · Balance sheet $253,142 assets, 8 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,796; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $47,795$248,265
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $8,983$3,081
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $57,324$253,142
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $262$2,305
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $262$2,305
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $57,062$250,837
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $57,062$250,837
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $57,324$253,142
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $250,837 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$408,253
XI-2 Total expenses$208,045
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$200,208
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$57,062
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$6,433
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$250,837

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