Pilchuck Glass School

Tax-deductible

Seattle, WA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 91-0963132Revenue $3.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSpilchuck.org240 2nd Ave S Ste 100, 98104-2250 · Seattle, WATax-exempt since Jul 1976School — 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)

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Pilchuck Glass School educates artists exploring the creative uses of Glass in art and design encouraging collaboration and exploration among students as part of the educational experience.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
66¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 75 volunteers and 41 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
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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 $381K a year · 9% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
66%
of spending
Fine: 66% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$192K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 76% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $111K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$609K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
27
of 27 voting members
Looks good: 27 of 27 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.6M
-36% vs prior year
Spent
$4.5M
To programs
66%
Net assets
$8.2M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.6M
FY2024▼ -36%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.3M
FY2021$4.0M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$5.5M
FY2024$3.6M
Expenses
$4.5M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.3M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$4.7M
FY2023$5.0M
FY2024$4.5M
Net assets
$8.2M
FY2024▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.4M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$9.0M
FY2024$8.2M

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 Jul 1976.

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

Where the money goes

66 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 66% · $3.0M Management & general 28% · $1.3M Fundraising 5% · $242K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $192K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$173,400Pt VII · Sec A
$6,066Pt VII · Sec A
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
$2,824Pt VII · Sec A
$2,693Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$1,600Pt VII · Sec A
$1,600Pt VII · Sec A
$125Pt VII · Sec A

Donna Davies’s $173K as Executive Director is at the 76th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3924 $1–10M 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 · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Christopher Taylor—$221,758$169,195$178,250$165,443
Donna Davies$173,400$148,667$116,475$116,408$104,162
Benjamin Wright——$103,735——
Therman Statom—$694$6,215——
Ethan Stern$6,066—$1,300——
David Willis——$5,920——
Fritz Dreisbach——$5,270——
Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend$125$5,200———

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

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Teaches artists to explore glass in art and design through collaboration.

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1 program · $3.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Typical summer educational programs serve 350+ students on our 55-ACRE campus in sessions from 8-18 days. Students learn the art of glass blowing, neon fabrication, glass casting, printmaking with glass and other glass working skills.

$3.0Mprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$111K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$296K
Money outPt IX
$4.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.0M
Managementcol C$1.3M
Fundraisingcol D$242K
Owns and owesPt X
$8.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$712K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$609K
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a27
IndependentVI 1b27
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$57K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$986K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$772K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$296K
Gains on assetsLn 7$171K
Total revenueLn 12$3.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$236K
SavingsLn 2$476K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$712K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.3M
Other assetsLn 15$521K
Total assetsLn 16$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$609K
Net assetsLn 32$8.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 541
VolunteersI 675
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$2.0M$712K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$4.8M$4.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2.4M$2.3M
Total assetsLn 16$10.2M$8.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$609K
Net assetsLn 32$9.0M$8.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$285K$285K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$185K$46K$46K$93K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.1M$348K$60K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$119K$64K$47K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$141K$90K$39K$12K
Legal feesLn 11b$40K$40K
Accounting feesLn 11c$152K$152K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$4K$4K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$123K$4K$119K$158
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$75$8K
Office expensesLn 13$115K$24K$81K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$124K$45K$66K$13K
OccupancyLn 16$281K$89K$164K$27K
TravelLn 17$317K$260K$46K$12K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$312K$312K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$753K$650K$104K$178
All other expensesLn 24e$64K$37K$25K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.5M$3.0M$1.3M$242K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $3.6M$4.5M−$966K$8.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $5.5M$5.0M$491K$9.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$4.7M$255K$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.0M$2.8M$1.2M$8.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.3M$2.3M$974K$7.4M 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
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,555,848 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,419,466$2,885,025
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $881,169$1,121,022
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $424,930$295,722
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$204,608−$745,921
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $5,520,957$3,555,848
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $247,965$284,675
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,254,413$1,940,992
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $14,430$3,500
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,512,905$2,292,651
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,029,713$4,521,818
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $491,244−$965,970
Part VI · Governance 27 of 27 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body27
VI-1b Independent voting members27
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,555,848 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $29,408 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$771,609
VIII-1e Government grants$57,148
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,056,268
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$985,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,885,025
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,121,022$1,121,022
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $124,517$124,517
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $171,205$171,205
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$775,329−$775,329
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,150,430 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$479,607$3,555,848
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,521,818 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $284,675$284,675
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $46,366 · Management $46,366 · Fundraising $92,732$185,464
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,087,151 · Management $347,681 · Fundraising $60,011$1,494,843
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $63,657 · Management $47,485 · Fundraising $8,349$119,491
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $90,089 · Management $39,044 · Fundraising $12,061$141,194
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $39,523$39,523
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $152,255$152,255
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $3,500$3,500
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $2,345$2,345
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,119 · Management $118,842 · Fundraising $158$123,119
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $75 · Management $7,959$8,034
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,709 · Management $80,594 · Fundraising $10,365$114,668
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $45,024 · Management $65,936 · Fundraising $13,400$124,360
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $89,468 · Management $164,422 · Fundraising $26,943$280,833
IX-17 TravelPrograms $259,632 · Management $46,002 · Fundraising $11,828$317,462
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $312,223$312,223
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $649,631 · Management $103,562 · Fundraising $178$753,371
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $36,587 · Management $25,034 · Fundraising $2,837$64,458
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,992,406 · Management $1,287,050 · Fundraising $242,362$4,521,818
Part X · Balance sheet $8,789,399 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $609,167$235,941
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,359,439$476,340
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $521,832$497,499
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,655$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $113,637$81,470
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $100,392$143,598
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,387,141$2,294,724
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $4,764,716$4,538,766
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $366,813$521,061
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,225,792$8,789,399
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $228,412$139,266
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $52,101$199,572
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,249,576$608,838
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,222,033$1,943,144
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $6,754,183$6,237,417
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,976,216$8,180,561
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,225,792$8,789,399
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $8,180,561 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,555,848
XI-2 Total expenses$4,521,818
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$965,970
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,976,216
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$154,070
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$16,245
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$8,180,561

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