Coyote sparks creativity in young people, putting tools in their hands to build skills and forge their futures.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$97K 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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FY2021 · 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $24K a year · 2% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$97K
to officers and key staff · 11% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 11% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
17
named funders · $319K
Looks good: 17 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$16K
0.4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
16
of 16 voting members
Looks good: 16 of 16 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.6M
+13% vs prior year
Spent
$915K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$4.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.6M
FY2021▲ +13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.6M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$986K
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.0M
Expenses
$915K
FY2021▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$961K
FY2021$915K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.5M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$4.4M
FY2021▲ +19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$4.4M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.4M

From the FY2021 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 1991.

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Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $713K Management & general 10% · $89K Fundraising 12% · $113K

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

17 people listed on the 990; $97K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$97,304Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Marlette Buchanan’s $122K as Board Member is at the 47th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Marlette Buchanan$122,200$20,923———
Claudia Stelle——$29,811$97,304$110,847
Jen Smoose—$94,403———
Bryn Mooney—$53,201———
Gabriel Bello Diaz—$22,074$40,617——

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

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3 programs · $686K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Studio Coyote engaged over 1,000 youth ages 10 to 15 with professional artists, filmmakers, chefs, furniture makers, fashion designers, music producers, animators, dancers, jewelers, writers and more. Participants learned hands-on skills and drew on their personal and cultural identities to design individual projects.

$647Kprogram expense
02

CoyoteWorks engages refugee and immigrant youth ages 12 to 17 from the Seattle World School and elsewhere in after-school programming in creative vocations such as culinary arts, furniture making, fashion design, and photography.

$29Kprogram expense
03

CityWorks engages youth with professional artists to create public art for their community, building social awareness and the pride of community stewardship in our future leaders. CityWorks projects take place throughout the year.

$10Kprogram expense

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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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.6M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Money outPt IX
$915K
Ln 25
Programscol B$713K
Managementcol C$89K
Fundraisingcol D$113K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$579K
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a16
IndependentVI 1b16
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$759K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$237K
Investment incomeLn 3$19K
Other incomeLn 4–11$76K
Total revenueLn 12$1.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$380K
SavingsLn 2$199K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$579K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.3M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$16K
Net assetsLn 32$4.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$427K$579K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$34K$55K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M$3.3M
Total assetsLn 16$3.8M$4.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$145K$16K
Net assetsLn 32$3.7M$4.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$418K$284K$46K$88K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$54K$26K$17K$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$36K$25K$4K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$158K$210$550
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$1K$181$46
Office expensesLn 13$4K$3K$1K$8
Information technologyLn 14$7K$6K$616$69
OccupancyLn 16$31K$29K$2K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$108
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$81K$81K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$13K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$105K$84K$15K$6K
All other expensesLn 24e$0$0$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$915K$713K$89K$113K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.0M$1.1M−$121K$3.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.3M$1.5M−$225K$3.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $986K$1.5M−$498K$3.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.3M−$193K$4.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.6M$915K$708K$4.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.4M$961K$473K$3.7M 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
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Part I · Summary $1,623,496 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,118,613$1,291,745
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $234,879$237,186
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,972$18,756
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $69,640$75,809
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,434,104$1,623,496
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $511,370$508,416
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $450,097$407,015
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $961,467$915,431
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $472,637$708,065
Part VI · Governance 16 of 16 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body16
VI-1b Independent voting members16
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 $1,623,496 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $237,186 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$29,833
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$758,715
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$503,197
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,291,745
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $18,756 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$18,756
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,809$75,809
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $255,942 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $75,809$1,623,496
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $915,431 across 13 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $284,065 · Management $45,962 · Fundraising $88,073$418,100
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $26,199 · Management $16,689 · Fundraising $10,966$53,854
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $24,529 · Management $4,118 · Fundraising $7,815$36,462
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $158,396 · Management $210 · Fundraising $550$159,156
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,139 · Management $181 · Fundraising $46$1,366
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,169 · Management $1,088 · Fundraising $8$4,265
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $6,026 · Management $616 · Fundraising $69$6,711
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,246 · Management $1,863$31,109
IX-17 TravelPrograms $2,126 · Management $108$2,234
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $81,341$81,341
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $12,858 · Management $3,215$16,073
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $84,220 · Management $14,694 · Fundraising $5,846$104,760
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $713,314 · Management $88,744 · Fundraising $113,373$915,431
Part X · Balance sheet $4,413,282 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $229,857$380,490
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $197,517$198,591
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$441,350
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $5,010$14,920
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,367,754$3,322,469
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $34,225$55,462
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,834,363$4,413,282
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,147$15,996
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $145,142$15,996
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,689,221$4,359,706
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$37,580
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,689,221$4,397,286
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,834,363$4,413,282
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,397,286 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,623,496
XI-2 Total expenses$915,431
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$708,065
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,689,221
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,397,286

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