Northwest Share provides services in the areas of Healthvegetarian food Artsdances and Drama Relationshipsmentoring & finally formal education. As a charity we have helped many people with free food. My Sweet Lord Restaurant for 13 years & through free burrito distribution on the streets. As a formal school we are taking care of educating students regardless of their ability to pay. We also procured a food truck to give out free food from 2015 for distribution food serving many parts of Seattle. Finally we also give animal shelter & organic farming showcase Vedic museum.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$23K 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
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 $355K a year · 18% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$23K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $202K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$11K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 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
+71% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$1.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2021▲ +71%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.4M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▲ +26%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$851K
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.4M
FY2023$2.7M
FY2024$2.3M
Net assets
$1.5M
FY2021▲ +112%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$707K
FY2021$1.5M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.2M

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Dec 1998.

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Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $950K Management & general 11% · $123K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $23K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Vice President
$22,790Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Arts
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Farm
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Accounting
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Whh
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director Manasamskriti
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Viji Raman’s $23K as Vice President is at the 3rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1691 $1–10M philanthropy & grantmaking 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.

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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

Programs and updates

Offers free food, education, arts, and animal shelter services.

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3 programs · $950K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The Synergy Learning Academy a part of NW Share provides elementary education and primary education to those who needit. A total of 70 kids are being trained to reduce the burden on overcrowded public-school classrooms and to provide holistic education. The education is subsidized through donations received by Norwest Share.

$755Kprogram expense
02

The Health Part of Northwest SHARE provides free food at Seattle's University district via a Vegetarian food truck to give free food. This truck also roams the greater Seattle area and is feeding 200 plates of hot food three times a week to the various visitors on the street to those who need them predominantly unemployed and homeless…

$170Kprogram expense
03

Vedic Museum showcases organic farming and animal protection. The organization is leasing a farm in Black Diamond Area to showcase its activities and takes care of cows as a showcase of traditional organic farming. Please visit the website https: www.nwshare.org organic-farm

$25Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$202K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $2.0M · 2022–2024
Vedic Cultural Center - InternationWA · FY2023$1,121,992

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$518
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$950K
Managementcol C$123K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$518
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.4M
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$147K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K
Net assetsLn 32$1.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 650
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$576K$1.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$131K$147K
Total assetsLn 16$707K$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$11K
Net assetsLn 32$707K$1.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$20K$0$20K$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$348K$259K$89K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$23K$23K$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$65K$52K$14K$0
Management feesLn 11a$0$0$0$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0$0$0$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0$0$0$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$266K$266K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$194K$194K$0$0
Information technologyLn 14$0$0$0$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$0$0$0$0
TravelLn 17$13K$13K$0$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0$0$0$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0$0$0$0
InterestLn 20$0$0$0$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0$0$0$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K$28K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$0$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$104K$104K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$950K$123K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.4M$2.3M$35K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.7M$2.7M−$7K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.4M$711K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.9M$1.1M$794K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$851K$243K$707K 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 $1,866,581 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,092,946$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,866,063
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,376$518
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,094,322$1,866,581
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 $544,831$456,241
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $306,534$616,615
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $851,365$1,072,856
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $242,957$793,725
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,866,581 across 14 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,866,063 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,866,063
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $518 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$518
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 $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,866,581 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,866,581
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,072,856 across 26 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $20,500 · Fundraising $0$20,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $258,625 · Management $89,210 · Fundraising $0$347,835
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $22,586 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$22,586
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $51,749 · Management $13,571 · Fundraising $0$65,320
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $0$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $265,758 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$265,758
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,304 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$10,304
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $194,038 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$194,038
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $12,993 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$12,993
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officialsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliatesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $27,591 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$27,591
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,351 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,351
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $103,580 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$103,580
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $949,575 · Management $123,281 · Fundraising $0$1,072,856
Part X · Balance sheet $1,512,191 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $575,964$1,364,811
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $131,413$147,380
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
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 $707,377$1,512,191
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$11,088
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$11,088
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $707,377$1,501,103
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $707,377$1,501,103
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $707,377$1,512,191
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,501,103 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,866,581
XI-2 Total expenses$1,072,856
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$793,725
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$707,377
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$1
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,501,103

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