Resolutions Northwest facilitates honest dialogue to resolve conflicts and advance racial ans social justice

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$69K 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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FY2022 · 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 $59K a year · 9% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$69K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $37K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$36K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.0M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$926K
To programs
84%
Net assets
$369K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.0M
FY2022▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$768K
FY2021$859K
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$772K
FY2024$325K
FY2025$249K
Expenses
$926K
FY2022-0.3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$888K
FY2021$930K
FY2022$926K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$364K
FY2025$204K
Net assets
$369K
FY2022▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$364K
FY2021$292K
FY2022$369K
FY2023$123K
FY2024$81K
FY2025$131K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending June 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 1985.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $780K Management & general 7% · $60K Fundraising 9% · $86K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $69K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Governance Director
$69,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sunsong Firedancer’s $69K as Governance Director is at the 45th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1405 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2022FY2021FY2020
Christina Albo——$78,000
Sunsong Firedancer$69,000$49,354—

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

Programs and updates

Facilitates dialogue to resolve conflicts and advance racial and social justice.

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3 programs · $763K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Restorative Justice

In 2021-22 we facilitated 79 trainings in restorative justice, serving 767 people.

$340Kprogram expense
02

Training

In 2021-22 we held trainings 52.

$271Kprogram expense
03

'mediation in 2021-22 we mediated 136 cases.

$152Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$37K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$401K
Money outPt IX
$926K
Ln 25
Programscol B$780K
Managementcol C$60K
Fundraisingcol D$86K
Owns and owesPt X
$369K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$286K
Total assetsLn 16$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$603K
Government grantsLn 1e$354K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$401K
Total revenueLn 12$1.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$284K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$286K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$9K
Total assetsLn 16$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$36K
Net assetsLn 32$369K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 66
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$510K$286K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$599K$405K
LiabilitiesLn 26$307K$36K
Net assetsLn 32$292K$369K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$75K$62K$5K$7K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$536K$446K$37K$53K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$49K$41K$3K$5K
Payroll taxesLn 10$56K$47K$4K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$36K$34K$690$986
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K$104$166
Accounting feesLn 11c$12K$10K$851$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$9K$660$908
Advertising and promotionLn 12$8K$7K$262$272
Office expensesLn 13$12K$10K$827$1K
Information technologyLn 14$7K$5K$409$712
OccupancyLn 16$94K$79K$6K$9K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K$1K$42$63
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K$244$349
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$22K$22K$47$68
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$3K$435$308
Total functional expensesLn 25$926K$780K$60K$86K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $249K$204K$45K$131K 990 PDF
FY2024 $325K$364K−$39K$81K 990 PDF
FY2023 $772K$1.0M−$247K$123K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $1.0M$926K$78K$369K 990 PDF
FY2021 $859K$930K−$71K$292K 990 PDF
FY2020 $768K$888K−$121K$364K 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 FY2022 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,004,063 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $571,378$602,999
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $284,899$401,064
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,255$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $858,532$1,004,063
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 $646,026$716,382
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $283,661$210,104
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $929,687$926,486
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$71,155$77,577
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
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-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,004,063 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$353,610
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$249,389
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$602,999
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $401,064$401,064
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $401,064 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,004,063
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $926,486 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $62,060 · Management $5,208 · Fundraising $7,396$74,664
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $445,536 · Management $37,403 · Fundraising $53,474$536,413
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $40,942 · Management $3,456 · Fundraising $4,941$49,339
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,914 · Management $3,902 · Fundraising $5,150$55,966
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $34,192 · Management $690 · Fundraising $986$35,868
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $1,205 · Management $104 · Fundraising $166$1,475
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,135 · Management $851 · Fundraising $1,161$12,147
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $8,671 · Management $660 · Fundraising $908$10,239
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $7,140 · Management $262 · Fundraising $272$7,674
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,299 · Management $827 · Fundraising $1,242$12,368
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $5,460 · Management $409 · Fundraising $712$6,581
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $79,024 · Management $5,850 · Fundraising $8,684$93,558
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $1,398 · Management $42 · Fundraising $63$1,503
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,888 · Management $244 · Fundraising $349$3,481
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $21,722 · Management $47 · Fundraising $68$21,837
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,630 · Management $435 · Fundraising $308$3,373
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $780,216 · Management $60,390 · Fundraising $85,880$926,486
Part X · Balance sheet $404,595 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $507,968$284,207
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,651$1,652
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $83,910$104,771
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $409$5,313
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $5,544$8,652
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $599,482$404,595
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $30,559$35,574
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $307,088$35,574
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $235,169$311,534
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $57,225$57,487
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $292,394$369,021
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $599,482$404,595
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $369,021 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,004,063
XI-2 Total expenses$926,486
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$77,577
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$292,394
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$950
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$369,021

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