The Seattle Center Foundation supports the vision and purpose of Seattle Center by advocating for public support and private dollars for major capital and program improvements.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$220K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

Before you give

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $228K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$220K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
104 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 104.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $95K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$21.1M
85% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 85% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$1.9M
+0.2% vs prior year
Spent
$1.7M
To programs
77%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024+0.2%
Tap a bar for its year
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$959K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$1.9M
FY2024$1.9M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.7M
FY2024▲ +11%
Tap a bar for its year
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.2M
FY2021$838K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.2M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2024▲ +6%
Tap a bar for its year
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$3.6M
FY2025$3.1M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Give Claim
You’re viewing the FY2024 filing — not the latest on file. See the latest (FY2025) →

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Sep 1977.

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

Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $1.3M Management & general 19% · $315K Fundraising 4% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Something off? Claim to add context

Who runs it and what they're paid

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

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$219,996Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jane Zalutsky’s $252K as Executive Director (former) is at the 93rd 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jane Zalutsky$252,379$219,996$198,000$180,000$150,000$150,000
Margaret Bellefuil$112,699—————
Francisca-Mae Schwarz$100,440—————
Rob Johnson$48,127—————

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.

See Seattle Center Foundation executive salaries →

On this list? Claim this org

Something off? Claim to add context

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

Advocates for public and private funding to improve Seattle Center's facilities and programs.

Questions for Seattle Center Foundation

Tap to ask. Seattle Center Foundation sees how many people are interested.

Your first name shows with your question. Seattle Center Foundation answers here, for everyone.

Provided by the organization

Know this org? Add your story

2 programs · $1.3M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Seattle/King County Clinic

Seattle Center and Seattle Center Foundation partner with organizations across the state to produce the Seattle/King County Clinic which provides free dental, vision and medical care, as well as resource information and social services to underserved and vulnerable populations in the region.

$1.0Mprogram expense
02

Other Programs

Festal, Naturalization Ceremony, Winterfest, and Sound Transit.

$260Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$95K
Grants paid · 2 grants · $50K · 2025–2025
Northwest FolklifeWA · FY2025$25,000

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$254K
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Money outPt IX
$1.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.3M
Managementcol C$315K
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14.5M
Total assetsLn 16$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$9K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$58K
Investment incomeLn 3$254K
Other incomeLn 4–11$220K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$133K
SavingsLn 2$14.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$14.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$21.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
VolunteersI 616
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$2.8M$14.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$24.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$15K$21.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.4M$3.6M
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$88K$66K$66K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$381K$274K$106K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$20K$897
Payroll taxesLn 10$34K$24K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$9K$6K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$2K$52K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$178K$160K$18K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$24K$24K$125
Office expensesLn 13$98K$91K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$17K$17K
TravelLn 17$18K$13K$5K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$7K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$597K$584K$13K$187
All other expensesLn 24e$20K$9K$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.7M$1.3M$315K$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$2.2M−$442K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 Viewing $1.9M$1.7M$214K$3.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.9M$1.5M$380K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.2M$1.1M$1.1M$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.2M$838K$387K$1.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 $959K$1.2M−$282K$1.6M 990 PDF

More to add? Claim this org

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2024 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,890,815 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,361,943$1,359,186
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $253,668$58,081
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,387$253,972
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $200,376$219,576
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,886,374$1,890,815
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $585,180$655,120
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $920,376$1,021,671
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,506,556$1,676,791
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $379,818$214,024
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,890,815 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$9,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,350,186
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,359,186
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $58,081$58,081
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $253,972$253,972
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $219,576$219,576
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $58,081 · Excluded from tax $473,548$1,890,815
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,676,791 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 $87,998 · Management $65,999 · Fundraising $65,998$219,995
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $274,302 · Management $106,222$380,524
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,836 · Management $897$20,733
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,456 · Management $9,412$33,868
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,128 · Management $2,473$8,601
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,000 · Management $51,600$53,600
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $159,746 · Management $17,976$177,722
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $24,002 · Management $125$24,127
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $90,887 · Management $7,146$98,033
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $16,660$16,660
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,918 · Management $5,195$18,113
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $7,111$7,111
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $584,305 · Management $12,816 · Fundraising $187$597,308
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $9,000 · Management $11,396$20,396
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,295,578 · Management $315,028 · Fundraising $66,185$1,676,791
Part X · Balance sheet $24,729,468 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $258,095$133,466
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,571,216$14,394,681
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $150,000$9,950,000
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $504$3,256
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $449,935$224,450
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $20,910$23,615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 $3,450,660$24,729,468
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,983$10,289
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $14,983$21,079,767
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,330,299$1,372,158
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,105,378$2,277,543
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,435,677$3,649,701
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,450,660$24,729,468
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,649,701 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,890,815
XI-2 Total expenses$1,676,791
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$214,024
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,435,677
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,649,701

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

Similar organizations you could support · Compare with another nonprofit

Names, privacy, and removal requests More

The names, titles, and compensation shown on this page are reproduced from IRS Form 990 filings, which are public records.

Philanthropy.org does not alter the content of those filings. All information appears exactly as reported by the filing organization for the tax year shown.

We publish only information contained in the public IRS filing — and less than the filing contains. Our profile pages do not display street addresses, telephone numbers, personal email addresses, or other personal contact information, even where the filing includes them.

Many people share the same name. A name shown on this page reflects only what one organization reported in one IRS filing for one tax year. It should not be interpreted as identifying any other individual with the same or a similar name.

If you are no longer affiliated with the organization, your name will generally stop appearing in future IRS filings once the organization no longer reports you. Pages for tax years in which you were reported remain published because those filings remain part of the public record.

Philanthropy.org does not alter or remove IRS filing records. Removing a page from this website would not remove the underlying IRS filing, which remains publicly available from the IRS and other publishers of the same information.

If you believe the IRS filing itself is inaccurate, corrections must be made by the filing organization or the IRS directly.

Your org? Add context

Made it to the end? Claim this org

All figures are derived from public IRS Form 990 filings and are presented without evaluation of any organization. philanthropy.org does not rate, score, or rank organizations, including the pay comparisons above.