Charitable and educational purposes in accordance with 501c3 including but not limited to cultivating a joyful multi-generational community through art in nature.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 15 volunteers and 1 employee.
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
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$282K
+127% vs prior year
Spent
$172K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$151K
By yearFY2024–FY2025
Revenue
$282K
FY2025▲ +127%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2024$124K
FY2025$282K
Net assets
$151K
FY2025▲ +267%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2024$41K
FY2025$151K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 2025.

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Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $149K Management & general 12% · $21K Fundraising 1% · $2K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Caz Northwest is a recreation and sports nonprofit based in Mercer Island, WA, formed in 2023.

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1 program · $149K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

We held two annual sessions of our multi-generational summer camp serving a community of approx 150 people with educational programming in arts and creativity

$149Kprogram 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$6K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$282K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Other incomeLn 4–11$167
Money outPt IX
$172K
Ln 25
Programscol B$149K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$2K
Owns and owesPt X
$151K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$139K
Total assetsLn 16$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$167K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$115K
Investment incomeLn 3$110
Other incomeLn 4–11$167
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$282K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$39K
SavingsLn 2$100K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$151K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
VolunteersI 615
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$40K$139K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$42K$151K
LiabilitiesLn 26$378$0
Net assetsLn 32$41K$151K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$0$0$0$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0$0$0$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$53K$47K$7K$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0$0$0$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0$0$0$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$5K$779$0
Management feesLn 11a$644$231$413$0
Legal feesLn 11b$522$0$522$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0$0$0$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$2K$2K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0$0$0$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$3K$3K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$45$0
Office expensesLn 13$72$0$72$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$0$2K$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0$0$0$0
OccupancyLn 16$34K$34K$0$0
TravelLn 17$0$0$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$6K$6K$0$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$2K$2K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$48K$4K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$659$0$659$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$172K$149K$21K$2K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $282K$172K$110K$151K 990 PDF
FY2024 $124K$41K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $282,427 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,300$166,935
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $83,128$115,215
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$110
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$167
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $124,428$282,427
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 $21,055$59,102
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$1,964
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $62,184$111,378
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $83,239$172,444
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $41,189$109,983
Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $282,427 across 16 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $167 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
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$166,935
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$166,935
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $115,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$115,215
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$110
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-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated 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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $115,215 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$282,427
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $172,444 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $0$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $46,564 · Management $6,802 · Fundraising $0$53,367
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $4,956 · Management $779 · Fundraising $0$5,735
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $231 · Management $413 · Fundraising $0$644
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $0 · Management $522 · Fundraising $0$522
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $4,222 · Fundraising $0$4,222
IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $1,964$1,964
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,625 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,625
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,367 · Management $45 · Fundraising $0$5,412
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $72 · Fundraising $0$72
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $0 · Management $1,573 · Fundraising $0$1,573
IX-15 RoyaltiesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $33,796 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$33,796
IX-17 TravelPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0
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 $5,571 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,571
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,250 · Management $1,825 · Fundraising $0$4,075
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $47,889 · Management $4,318 · Fundraising $0$52,207
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $659 · Fundraising $0$659
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $149,249 · Management $21,230 · Fundraising $1,964$172,444
Part X · Balance sheet $151,172 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $40,400$39,062
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$100,000
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,075$110
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$12,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
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 $92$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $41,567$151,172
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,303$0
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 −$1,925$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $378$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $41,189$151,172
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $41,189$151,172
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $41,567$151,172
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $151,172 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$282,427
XI-2 Total expenses$172,444
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$109,983
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$41,189
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$151,172

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