Discover Your Northwest

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Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 91-0921955

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Discover Your Northwest promotes the discovery of northwest public lands, enriches the experience of visitors and builds community stewardship of these special places today and for generations to come.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 71 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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FY2024 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $55K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 58% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $404K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$414K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.1M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$4.0M
To programs
72%
Net assets
$3.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.1M
FY2024▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$3.4M
FY2022$3.6M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.1M
Expenses
$4.0M
FY2024▲ +2%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.8M
FY2023$3.9M
FY2024$4.0M
Net assets
$3.2M
FY2024▲ +4%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.2M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 1974.

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

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $2.9M Management & general 24% · $973K Fundraising 3% · $125K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $220K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$112,445Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance
$107,124Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Martin Stamat’s $112K as Executive Dir. is at the 42nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Martin Stamat$112,445————
Martin Stamat—$112,445———
David Whitney—$110,338———
David Whitney$107,124————
Heidi Walker—$94,269———
Jim Adams——$85,218——
Jim Adams———$82,106$85,218

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Encourages exploring northwest public lands, enhancing visitor experiences, and fostering community care.

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3 program services account for $2.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Educational Sales and Information Staffing

Provided educational merchandise to visitors, through operation of 104 visitor center bookstores at federal, state and local public lands throughout the Pacific Northwest. Provided staff and volunteers to assist with visitor orientation, enhancing the visitor experience for approximately 10 million annual public lands visitors, and…

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Educational Materials Publishing

Published books, brochures, maps and newspapers to support education and increased knowledge of Northwest public lands.

$629Kprogram expense
03

Interpretive Programs and Research (aid to Agencies)

Provided assistance to the National Park Service, USDA Forest Service, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation, and City of Seattle in conducting interpretive programs and research.

$296Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.1M
Ln 12
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$857K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Money outPt IX
$4.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.9M
Managementcol C$973K
Fundraisingcol D$125K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$857K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$408
Fees for servicesLn 2g$322K
Investment incomeLn 3$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$4.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$748K
SavingsLn 2$978K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$78K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$414K
Net assetsLn 32$3.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 571
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.5M$1.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$73K$78K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$411K$414K
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$220K$158K$61K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.7M$1.2M$467K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$69K$50K$19K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$218K$157K$61K
Payroll taxesLn 10$265K$190K$74K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$32K$32K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$478K$337K$20K$120K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$146K$85K$60K
Information technologyLn 14$125K$65K$59K$800
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$50K$42K$6K$2K
TravelLn 17$170K$126K$43K$676
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$8K$8K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$30K$15K$15K
InsuranceLn 23$23K$2K$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$480K$446K$32K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.0M$2.9M$973K$125K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.1M$4.0M$131K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.8M$3.9M−$141K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.6M$2.8M$820K$3.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.4M$2.4M$1.0M$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.3M$2.9M−$1.6M$1.4M 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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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,112,087 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $2,426,276 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$857,095
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$408
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$857,095
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $321,854$321,854
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $97,263$97,263
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $1,096$1,096
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $408,503$408,503
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,749,226 · Excluded from tax $505,766$4,112,087
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,981,298 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $158,090 · Management $61,479$219,569
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,201,112 · Management $467,100$1,668,212
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $49,717 · Management $19,335$69,052
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $157,195 · Management $61,132$218,327
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $190,481 · Management $74,076$264,557
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $32,465$32,465
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $336,941 · Management $20,381 · Fundraising $120,471$477,793
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $85,362 · Management $60,494$145,856
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $65,172 · Management $59,047 · Fundraising $800$125,019
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $42,491 · Management $5,873 · Fundraising $1,825$50,189
IX-17 TravelPrograms $126,365 · Management $43,129 · Fundraising $676$170,170
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $7,678$7,678
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $14,882 · Management $14,854$29,736
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,102 · Management $20,807$22,909
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $445,972 · Management $32,477 · Fundraising $1,317$479,766
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,883,560 · Management $972,649 · Fundraising $125,089$3,981,298
Part X · Balance sheet $3,649,524 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,152,056$747,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $347,203$978,283
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $843,675$690,190
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $1,099,374$1,155,771
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $73,389$77,754
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,515,697$3,649,524
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $146,946$263,778
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $150,000$150,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $410,740$413,778
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,704,580$1,882,669
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,400,377$1,353,077
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,104,957$3,235,746
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,515,697$3,649,524
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,235,746 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,112,087
XI-2 Total expenses$3,981,298
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$130,789
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,104,957
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,235,746

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