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A vibrant gathering place in the heart of Seattle, Town Hall fosters an engaged community through civic, arts, and educational programs that reflect and inspire our regions best impulses: creativity, empathy, and the belief that we all deserve a voice.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 60 volunteers and 68 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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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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $581K a year · 14% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$204K
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $5.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 2.2 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $25K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
5% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 5% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
23
of 23 voting members
Looks good: 23 of 23 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.9M
+33% vs prior year
Spent
$5.0M
To programs
75%
Net assets
$31.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$4.9M
FY2025▲ +33%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$4.5M
FY2023$2.8M
FY2024$3.7M
FY2025$4.9M
Expenses
$5.0M
FY2025▼ -4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$3.3M
FY2022$4.4M
FY2023$4.9M
FY2024$5.2M
FY2025$5.0M
Net assets
$31.6M
FY2025▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$35.5M
FY2021$34.6M
FY2022$33.9M
FY2023$32.3M
FY2024$31.2M
FY2025$31.6M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · 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 Jun 2000.

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

Where the money goes

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $3.8M Management & general 13% · $664K Fundraising 11% · $570K

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

25 people listed on the 990; $204K 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
$137,775Pt VII · Sec A
Dir. of Finance
$65,748Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kate Nagle-Caraluzzoprtlyr’s $138K as Executive Dir. is at the 60th 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 · 7 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Julian Wier Harman III——$116,347$98,436$96,292$193,654
Kate Nagle-Caraluzzoprtlyr$137,775—————
Mary Cutler—————$112,887
David Song—$110,697————
Kate Nagle-Caraluzzo—$89,183$110,391———
Morgan Larsen—$94,800$73,577$39,394$47,454—
Jeesook Kutzprtlyr$65,748—————

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

Provides affordable space for arts, civic, science, and cultural programs.

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2 programs · $3.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Town Hall Productions

Town Hall Seattle typically produces 150+ programs annually, spanning science, civics, the arts, and culture. From chamber, world, and family concerts to public policy forums and scientific discovery, Town Halls season is a present-tense reflection of life on the Puget Sound.

$2.0Mprogram expense
02

Town Hall Seattle is a shared resource for nearly 90 community organizations that rely on the facility as an affordable performance and meeting home, as well as a source of production and promotional support. 183 rentals were hosted from the Town Hall stage in FY25.

$1.7Mprogram 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 1 funder$25K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Money outPt IX
$5.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.8M
Managementcol C$664K
Fundraisingcol D$570K
Owns and owesPt X
$31.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$925K
Total assetsLn 16$33.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
25
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$140K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$187K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$476K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.6M
Investment incomeLn 3$184K
Gains on assetsLn 7$27K
Total revenueLn 12$4.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$925K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$925K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.2M
Other assetsLn 15$290K
Total assetsLn 16$33.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$31.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 568
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$187K
EndowmentSch D · Pt V
LineFY25FY24FY23FY22FY21
End of yearLn 1g$4.5M$4.5M$4.0M$3.7M$2.5M
Given inLn 1b$8K$1.7M
SpentLn 1d–1f$525K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$702K$925K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$5.2M$5.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27.4M$26.2M
Total assetsLn 16$33.9M$33.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.7M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$31.2M$31.6M
5Every 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$272K$70K$132K$70K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$955K$219K$298K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$34K$20K$8K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$165K$114K$22K$29K
Payroll taxesLn 10$195K$130K$30K$35K
Management feesLn 11a$36K$35K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$40K$22K$10K$8K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$27K$27K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$200K$66K$95K$40K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$115K$102K$290$12K
Office expensesLn 13$86K$51K$18K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$253K$219K$19K$15K
TravelLn 17$33K$4K$28K$758
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$7K$153$5K$2K
InterestLn 20$83K$83K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$1.1M$1.1M
InsuranceLn 23$70K$67K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$784K$734K$14K$37K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$5.0M$3.8M$664K$570K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS May 15, 2026 $4.9M$5.0M−$65K$31.6M 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS May 16, 2025 $3.7M$5.2M−$1.5M$31.2M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS May 15, 2024 $2.8M$4.9M−$2.1M$32.3M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS May 11, 2023 $4.5M$4.4M$94K$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS May 13, 2022 $2.4M$3.3M−$966K$34.6M 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS May 4, 2021 $5.7M$4.6M$1.1M$35.5M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $4,943,084 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,359,859$3,245,721
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,271,666$1,630,201
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $187,818$183,794
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$95,924−$116,632
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,723,419$4,943,084
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,969,917$2,138,495
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $3,268,303$2,869,537
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,238,220$5,008,032
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$1,514,801−$64,948
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
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 $4,943,084 across 12 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$475,705
VIII-1e Government grants$140,355
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,629,661
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$187,225
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,245,721
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,630,201$1,630,201
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $156,617$156,617
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $27,177$27,177
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$116,632−$116,632
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,630,201 · Excluded from tax $67,162$4,943,084
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $5,008,032 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 $70,133 · Management $131,972 · Fundraising $70,133$272,238
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $955,153 · Management $218,501 · Fundraising $298,179$1,471,833
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $20,496 · Management $8,046 · Fundraising $5,225$33,767
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $114,413 · Management $22,384 · Fundraising $28,507$165,304
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $129,528 · Management $30,359 · Fundraising $35,466$195,353
IX-11a Management feesManagement $34,563 · Fundraising $1,340$35,903
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $21,891 · Management $9,836 · Fundraising $8,308$40,035
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $26,722$26,722
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $65,902 · Management $94,913 · Fundraising $39,628$200,443
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $102,152 · Management $290 · Fundraising $12,407$114,849
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $51,347 · Management $18,149 · Fundraising $16,235$85,731
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $219,086 · Management $18,592 · Fundraising $15,190$252,868
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,886 · Management $28,256 · Fundraising $758$32,900
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $153 · Management $5,230 · Fundraising $2,011$7,394
IX-20 InterestPrograms $83,218$83,218
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,135,152$1,135,152
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $67,018 · Management $2,953$69,971
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $733,788 · Management $13,607 · Fundraising $36,956$784,351
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,773,316 · Management $664,373 · Fundraising $570,343$5,008,032
Part X · Balance sheet $33,168,265 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $682,777$924,659
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,124$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $205,162$164,461
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $29,098$35,447
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $27,364,164$26,246,946
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $5,240,249$5,506,466
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $339,444$290,286
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $33,880,018$33,168,265
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $229,087$254,205
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $78,224$79,281
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $311,476$266,617
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,657,614$1,575,525
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $26,737,675$27,078,585
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $4,484,729$4,514,155
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $31,222,404$31,592,740
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $33,880,018$33,168,265
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,592,740 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,943,084
XI-2 Total expenses$5,008,032
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$64,948
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$31,222,404
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$435,283
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,592,740

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

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