Island Treasure Foundation

Tax-deductible

Bellevue, WA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 82-4494544Revenue $31K in FY2025

On file with the IRSislandtreasureawards.orgPo Box 1458, 98009-1458 · Bellevue, WATax-exempt since Jun 2019Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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The Island Treasure awards honor excellence in the arts and/or humanities, and are presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts and humanities or have been a leader of efforts that have benefitted our cultural community. The award is a community-based program intended to identify and consider creative individuals who are living on bainbridge Island or whose principal work is based on bainbridge Island, and have displayed an ongoing commitment to their chosen field.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
64¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4 volunteers.
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
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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $3K a year · 10% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
64%
of spending
Worth a look: 64% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$5K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 72% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $18K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$31K
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$42K
To programs
64%
Net assets
$25K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$31K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$15K
FY2022$0
FY2023$79K
FY2024$24K
FY2025$31K
Expenses
$42K
FY2025▼ -27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$9K
FY2022$12K
FY2023$14K
FY2024$58K
FY2025$42K
Net assets
$25K
FY2025▼ -31%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$16K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$69K
FY2024$36K
FY2025$25K

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

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jun 2019.

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

Where the money goes

64 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 64% · $27K Management & general 36% · $15K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $5K 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
Treasurer
$5,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ellen Bush’s $5K as Treasurer is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 250 <$100K 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.

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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

Honors outstanding local artists and humanities leaders annually for their cultural contributions.

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1 program · $27K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The island treasure awards honor excellence in the arts AND/OR humanities, and are presented annually to individuals who have made outstanding contributions in the arts and humanities or have been a leader of efforts that have benefitted our cultural community.

$27Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$18K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $25K · 2023–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$31K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Money outPt IX
$42K
Ln 25
Programscol B$27K
Managementcol C$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$25K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Total revenueLn 12$31K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$27K
Total assetsLn 16$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$39K$27K
Total assetsLn 16$39K$27K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$36K$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$10K$10K
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$6K$6K$56
Office expensesLn 13$443$443
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$1K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$42K$27K$15K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $31K$42K−$11K$25K 990 PDF
FY2024 $24K$58K−$34K$36K 990 PDF
FY2023 $79K$14K$66K$69K 990 PDF
FY2022 $0$12K−$12K$4K 990 PDF
FY2021 $15K$9K$6K$16K 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 $30,946 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $17,680$25,156
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $6,780$5,790
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $24,460$30,946
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $15,000$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $42,978$32,074
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $57,978$42,074
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$33,518−$11,128
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $30,946 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$25,156
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$25,156
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $5,790$5,790
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,790$30,946
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $42,074 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $12,247$12,247
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,000 · Management $56$6,056
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $443$443
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $11,037$11,037
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,086$1,086
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $1,205$1,205
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $27,037 · Management $15,037 · Fundraising $0$42,074
Part X · Balance sheet $27,210 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $39,418$27,210
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,418$27,210
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,480$2,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,480$2,400
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $35,938$24,810
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $35,938$24,810
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,418$27,210
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $24,810 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$30,946
XI-2 Total expenses$42,074
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$11,128
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$35,938
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$24,810

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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