The University District is dedicated to supporting community economic prosperity, life sciences research and commercialization, world-class health education, smart urban growth and future city design, historic preservation, transportation improvements, environmental sustainability, community building and cultural richness.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
36¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$110K 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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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $23K a year · 6% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
36%
of spending
Concern: 36% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$110K
to officers and key staff · 32% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 32% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$12K
6% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 6% 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
$398K
Spent
$341K
To programs
36%
Net assets
$187K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$398K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$398K
FY2021$378K
FY2022$378K
FY2023$422K
FY2024$450K
Expenses
$341K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$341K
FY2021$360K
FY2022$358K
FY2023$420K
FY2024$430K
Net assets
$187K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$187K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$224K
FY2023$225K
FY2024$247K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

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

Where the money goes

36 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 36% · $124K Management & general 64% · $217K

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

28 people listed on the 990; $110K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Former CEO
$110,313Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director/Non-Voting Legal
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Juliet Sinisterra’s $139K as CEO - Officer is at the 88th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Juliet Sinisterra$139,201$120,000$16,615—
Lars G Gilberts——$62,026$110,313

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

Fosters economic prosperity, research, education, urban growth, preservation, and sustainability.

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1 program · $124K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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The university district is one of the fastest growing urban areas in the inland northwest. Private and public investments are spurring economic development, bringing together research institutions, commercial activities and intellectual capital to drive demand for space, services and infrastructure.

$124Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$398K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$107
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$124K
Managementcol C$217K
Owns and owesPt X
$187K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a23
IndependentVI 1b23
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$107
Total revenueLn 12$398K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$188K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$188K
Total assetsLn 16$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K
Net assetsLn 32$187K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$96K$188K
Total assetsLn 16$141K$199K
LiabilitiesLn 26$11K$12K
Net assetsLn 32$130K$187K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$118K$118K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$70K$70K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$5K$5K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$8K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$16K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$21K$21K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$158$158
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$750$750
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$60K$60K
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$124K$217K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $450K$430K$20K$247K 990 PDF
FY2023 $422K$420K$1K$225K 990 PDF
FY2022 $378K$358K$19K$224K 990 PDF
FY2021 $378K$360K$18K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $398K$341K$57K$187K 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
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $398,348 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $199,005$298,241
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $61,453$100,000
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16$107
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $260,474$398,348
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 $207,126$216,919
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $58,893$124,423
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $266,019$341,342
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,545$57,006
Part VI · Governance 23 of 23 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body23
VI-1b Independent voting members23
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $398,348 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$39,596
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$258,645
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$298,241
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $100,000$100,000
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $107$107
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $100,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $107$398,348
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,342 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $118,357$118,357
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $70,053$70,053
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $5,329$5,329
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $8,044$8,044
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $15,136$15,136
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $16,500$16,500
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $6,801$6,801
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,645$20,645
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $3,058$3,058
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,142$2,142
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $8,971$8,971
IX-17 TravelPrograms $158$158
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $750$750
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,121$5,121
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $60,277$60,277
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $124,423 · Management $216,919 · Fundraising $0$341,342
Part X · Balance sheet $198,530 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $95,981$187,530
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $44,900$11,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $140,881$198,530
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $10,930$11,573
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $10,930$11,573
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $128,951$186,957
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,000$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $129,951$186,957
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $140,881$198,530
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $186,957 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$398,348
XI-2 Total expenses$341,342
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$57,006
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$129,951
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$186,957

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