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A Window Between Worlds FY2023 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 1994Arts & Culture EIN 95-4448606Revenue $1.4M in FY2023

On file with the IRSawbw.com1029 12 W 24th St, 90007-0000 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jul 1998Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A Window Between Worlds is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities impacted by violence and trauma through a transformative healing arts program. We view art as a catalyst to release trauma, build resilience, and ignite social change.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
83¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$154K 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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FY2023 · 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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $248K a year · 18% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
83%
of spending
Looks good: 83% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $1.2M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$111K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
83%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.3M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$1.7M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +3%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$826K
FY2021$927K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.3M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2023▲ +8%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$783K
FY2021$1.2M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.7M
FY2025$2.0M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · 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 Jul 1998.

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Where the money goes

83 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 83% · $1.0M Management & general 15% · $187K Fundraising 2% · $20K

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; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Zachery Scott - Hillel
Executive Director
$153,600Pt VII · Sec A
Lavette Eaddy
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Esperanza Evans
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Evie Tuft
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sunny Cho
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
La Shonda Coleman
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Stacia Kato
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Shelley Kennedy
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Zachery Scott-Hillel’s $150K as Executive Dir. is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3925 $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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Zachery Scott———$175,413$133,000$133,000
Zachery Scott - Hillel—$150,000$153,600———
Zachery Scott-Hillel$150,000—————

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers individuals and communities impacted by violence and trauma through a transformative healing arts program.

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1 program · $1.0M · in their own filed words · FY2023
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A window between worlds collaborates with human service agencies across the country, training and supporting staff at these partner organizations in facilitating our healing arts curriculum.

$1.0Mprogram 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
Social Impact FundFY2025$5K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$890K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$328K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.0M
Managementcol C$187K
Fundraisingcol D$20K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$168K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$890K
Government grantsLn 1e$187K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$328K
Investment incomeLn 3$33K
Other incomeLn 4–11$99K
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$168K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$168K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K
Total assetsLn 16$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$493K$168K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$749K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$42K$29K
Total assetsLn 16$1.3M$1.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K$111K
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$161K$161K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$548K$434K$99K$14K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$73K$61K$10K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$46K$8K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$240K$192K$48K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$598$598
Office expensesLn 13$179$150$25$4
Information technologyLn 14$31K$26K$4K$614
TravelLn 17$38K$32K$5K$769
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$914$768$128$18
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$24K$22K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$6K$918$131
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$66K$55K$9K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$1.0M$187K$20K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.7M$1.4M$321K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.7M$1.3M$377K$1.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$101K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.3M$1.2M$89K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.3M$927K$377K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.0M$826K$221K$783K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,350,335 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $964,398$890,091
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $361,790$327,511
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $19,445$33,293
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$42,223$99,440
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,303,410$1,350,335
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $731,977$836,605
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $482,576$412,362
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,214,553$1,248,967
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $88,857$101,368
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $1,350,335 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$187,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$703,091
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$890,091
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $327,511$327,511
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $33,293$33,293
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $17,592$17,592
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $81,848$81,848
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $442,652 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,592$1,350,335
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,248,967 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $161,085$161,085
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $434,240 · Management $99,221 · Fundraising $14,174$547,635
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $61,102 · Management $10,184 · Fundraising $1,455$72,741
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $46,321 · Management $7,720 · Fundraising $1,103$55,144
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $191,838 · Management $47,959$239,797
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $598$598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $150 · Management $25 · Fundraising $4$179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $25,792 · Management $4,299 · Fundraising $614$30,705
IX-17 TravelPrograms $32,285 · Management $5,381 · Fundraising $769$38,435
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $768 · Management $128 · Fundraising $18$914
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $21,716 · Management $2,413$24,129
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,507 · Management $918 · Fundraising $131$6,556
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $55,375 · Management $9,229 · Fundraising $1,318$65,922
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,127$5,127
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,041,306 · Management $187,477 · Fundraising $20,184$1,248,967
Part X · Balance sheet $1,461,994 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $492,747$167,968
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $49,684$31,500
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $41,902$28,698
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $748,570$1,233,828
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,335,522$1,461,994
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $85,857$95,961
X-19 Deferred revenue$15,000
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $85,857$110,961
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,131,254$1,256,033
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $118,411$95,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,249,665$1,351,033
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,335,522$1,461,994
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,351,033 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,350,335
XI-2 Total expenses$1,248,967
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$101,368
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,249,665
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,351,033

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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