2025-09-15T17:58:33-05:00 2024-10-31 911123435 THE MYERS ASSOCIATES PC 520 PIKE ST STE 1040 SEATTLE WA 981012397 990 2023-11-01 911311548 NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE NORT 2066847300 305 HARRISON ST SEATTLE WA 98109 MARISSA A TANIMURA MANAGING DIRECTOR 2066847300 2025-09-15 1 0 MARK T LONG CPA P00047630 2066236116 2025-09-15 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MARISSA A TANIMURA 305 HARRISON ST SEATTLE WA 98109 1573809 0 X NWFOLKLIFE.ORG X 1984 WA NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO CELEBRATE, SHARE, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE EVOLVING CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 11 11 160 260 0 0 872733 872733 697438 697438 3638 3638 0 0 1573809 1573809 0 0 0 0 1213819 1213819 0 0 161930 834955 834955 2048774 2048774 -474965 -474965 605967 605967 670618 670618 -64651 -64651 X NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO CELEBRATE, SHARE, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE EVOLVING CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. 0 0 1640131 697438 NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE IS A WASHINGTON-BASED 501(C)(3) ARTS AND HERITAGE ORGANIZATION THAT PRESERVES, CULTIVATES, AND UPLIFTS THE INTRICATE TAPESTRY OF DYNAMIC CULTURES AND TRADITIONS IN OUR REGION. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION CELEBRATED ITS 52ND ANNIVERSARY AND WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO RUNNING A MAJORITY OF IN-PERSON EVENTS AND PROGRAMS. AT ITS CORE, NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE IS ABOUT FOSTERING CONNECTIONS TO HERITAGE, IDENTITY AND COMMUNITY. FROM THE ANNUAL NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL TO OUR YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ARTS & HERITAGE (Y.E.A.H.) PROGRAMS, NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE EMBRACES CULTURAL MENTORSHIP AND CREATIVE PRACTICE AS A VEHICLE TO PROMOTE EXPLORATION OF HERITAGE, BRIDGE COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING, AND FORGE OPPORTUNITIES. THIS WORK EXPANDS ACROSS GENERATIONS AS WELL AS RACIAL AND ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, IS INCLUSIVE OF DIVERSE EXPRESSIONS OF IDENTITY, AND SUPPORTS THE EVOLUTION AND TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITIES. FROM DAILY CREATIVITY AND IMAGINATION TO FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CUSTOMS, FOLKLIFE IS A PART OF EACH OF OUR LIVES - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE'S MISSION IS TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL TO CELEBRATE, SHARE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE EVOLVING CULTURAL TRADITIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND REMAINS COMMUNITY POWERED THANKS TO DONORS, SPONSORS, VOLUNTEERS, PARTNERING ORGANIZATIONS, ARTISTS AND CULTURAL LEADERS FROM ACROSS THE REGION.SINCE 1972, THE ANNUAL NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL HAS BEEN HELD DURING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND AT THE SEATTLE CENTER, HISTORIC SITE OF THE 1962 WORLD'S FAIR. THE FOUR-DAY FESTIVAL HAS FEATURED THOUSANDS OF PERFORMERS AND CULTURE BEARERS ACROSS 20+ STAGES AND HAS BEEN ATTENDED BY UP TO A QUARTER OF A MILLION PEOPLE, ANNUALLY. A CORE VALUE FOR THE ORGANIZATION IS FOR COMMUNITIES TO HAVE VOICE AND AGENCY IN THE REPRESENTATION OF THEIR CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS. THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE CO-CURATION OF THE FESTIVAL SHOWCASES BY COMMUNITY COORDINATORS - PROMINENT ARTISTS, EDUCATORS, AND LEADERS FROM ORGANIZATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION - MANY WHO PARTNER WITH US ON PROGRAMS YEAR-ROUND. IN 2020, WE MOVED THIS EVENT TO A VIRTUAL FORMAT IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. EVEN WITH ONLY A MONTH TO TRANSFORM, THE ONLINE 49TH ANNUAL NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL HOSTED SIX CHANNELS OF BOTH LIVE STREAMING AND ON-DEMAND PROGRAMS WHICH REACHED OVER 39,000 PEOPLE ACROSS 86 COUNTRIES. FOR OUR 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN 2021, THERE WERE 161 SESSIONS OR PARTICIPATORY ZOOM SESSIONS THAT RAN DURING THE WEEKEND AS COMPARED TO THE 61 FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR. WITH THE SUCCESS AND REACH OF THE ONLINE PROGRAMMING, NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE CONTINUES TO ENGAGE IN "HYBRID" ACTIVITIES AS IT RESUMED LIVE ACTIVITIES IN 2022 AND 2023. THE 52ND ANNUAL NW FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL EXPANDED ITS IN-PERSON ACTIVITIES TO 23 STAGES WITH APPROXIMATELY 3,500 ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND CULTURE BEARERS PARTICIPATING. NEW HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED TWO VISUAL ARTS GALLERIES, A FASHION/WEARABLES FOCUSED AREA CALLED "THREADS OF THE PEOPLE, AND A CLUSTER OF PARTNERS ROOTED IN FOODWAYS, FOOD JUSTICE/SOVEREIGNTY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP NAMED "KULEANA CORRIDOR" (RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN CONCEPT OF RESPONSIBILITY). THIS WAS ALSO THE FIRST FESTIVAL IN OUR HISTORY WHERE PERFORMER COMPENSATION WAS OFFERED TO PARTICIPANTS. 45% OF ARTISTS STILL OPTED TO DONATE THEIR TIME AND SKILLS TO THE FESTIVAL.THE ANNUAL CULTURAL FOCUS WAS THE SECOND CHAPTER IN A FIVE-YEAR OUTLOOK FOLLOWING THE 2022 THEME OF METAMORPHOSIS. LAGOM: NOT TOO LITTLE, NOT TOO MUCH, JUST RIGHT, MUSES UPON AN ABSTRACT SWEDISH CONCEPT IN A PROCESS OF FINDING BALANCE. INSTEAD OF SOMETHING TO ACHIEVE, IT IS THE UNDERSTANDING THAT ONE MUST CONSTANTLY SEEK, EXPLORE, AND ADAPT. LEANING INTO THE IDEA OF LAGOM AS A JOURNEY, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EXPLORATION IS DYNAMIC, SHAPED NOT JUST BY THE INTERNAL CHANGES WE MAKE WITHIN OURSELVES, BUT ALSO THE WAY IN WHICH WE NAVIGATE WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR ENVIRONMENT.OUR YEAR-ROUND, COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMMING CONTINUES TO EXPAND. IN 2022, OUR BIG NEIGHBORHOOD WAS REIMAGINED TO HOLD PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS FOR ALL AGES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. NOTABLY, BRINGING GROUPS OF MUSICIANS FROM DIVERSE GENRES AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS TOGETHER TO PRESENT LIVE IMPROVISATION, EDUCATION AND PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING A MINI FESTIVAL AT THE WA STATE HISTORY MUSEUM IN TACOMA. YOUTH EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ARTS AND HERITAGE (YEAH) CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SPACE FOR YOUNG CREATIVES TO COLLABORATE, SHARE IDEAS, INTERACT WITH LOCAL TEACHING ARTISTS, AND WORK WITH CULTURAL MENTORS TO EXPLORE AND DEVELOP THEIR ARTISTIC VOICE AND EXPRESSIONS. UNBROKEN CIRCLE SESSIONS EMPOWER STUDENTS TO TRANSMIT THEIR PERSONAL, LOCAL, AND CULTURAL HISTORY THROUGH THEIR CHOSEN ART FORMS.SINCE 2020, NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE HAS PARTNERED WITH THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF ARTS & CULTURE AND THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO RUN THE CULTURAL & CREATIVE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. ENGAGING IN CAREER-CONNECTED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AT SITES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, YOUNG PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN PAID INTERNSHIPS REPRESENTING DIVERSE FACETS OF WORK WITHIN THE CREATIVE ECOSYSTEM. PROGRAM PARTNERS OFFER INTERNS MENTORSHIP GROUNDED IN COMMUNITY-BUILDING AND LIVED EXPERIENCES. THESE VIBRANT PARTICIPANTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED THOUSANDS OF HOURS OF WORK, IDEAS AND ENERGY TOWARDS THE RECOVERY AND REIMAGINATION OF OUR SECTOR. THIS PROGRAM DEEPENS NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE'S MISSION BY ESSENTIALIZING ARTS AND CULTURE THROUGH HOLISTIC SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION.__ 1640131 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 35 0 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 11 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 WA X X THE ORGANIZATION 2066847300 305 HARRISON ST SEATTLE WA 98109 MICHELLE DEMERS SHAEVITZ VICE PRESIDENT,PRESIDENT ( 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SIMON OKELO PRESIDENT (PART YEAR) 2.00 X X 0 0 0 JESSICA KRAVITZ VICE PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MIKE RICHARDSON SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL HERSCHENSOHN TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 LUTHER BLACK BOARD MEMBER 4.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON DUDLEY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ABRAHAM KEBEDE BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 HARVEY NIEBULSKI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARY SANFORD BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LATHA SAMBAMURTI BOARD MEMBER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARISSA TANIMURA MANAGING DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 BENJAMIN N HUNTER ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 TONY ICASIANO FINANCIAL DIRECTOR 40.00 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 251425 621308 52379 872733 COMMUNITY PROGRAMMING 711300 328138 328138 MERCHANT COMMISSIONS 711300 172371 172371 MERCHANT FEES 711300 168704 168704 OTHER SALES 711300 28225 28225 697438 3638 3638 1573809 697438 0 3638 X 239335 111510 95734 32091 824629 703629 85199 35801 4339 3287 710 342 35893 26907 4928 4058 109623 83711 19210 6702 15195 8916 2968 3311 209727 144143 4477 61107 15947 12721 1381 1845 62792 43377 8389 11026 26292 20248 3031 3013 17485 16189 1296 13383 13383 5715 5715 26343 21075 2634 2634 PRODUCTION 389697 386324 3373 IN-KIND SUPPLIES 49879 49879 IN-KIND MEDIA 2500 2500 2048774 1640131 246713 161930 124959 124959 103983 103983 112500 112500 25848 25848 41987 41987 270957 74267 196690 196690 605967 605967 166118 166118 4500 4500 500000 500000 670618 670618 X -64651 -64651 -64651 -64651 605967 605967 -474965 474965 0 X X 0 0 0 X 804034 926618 1708495 836386 836386 5111919 242578 219876 437703 651406 651406 2202969 88370 102202 922531 1112182 1112182 3337467 1134982 1248696 3068729 2599974 2599974 10652355 82321 80358 33433 104319 104319 404750 88650 88650 170971 80358 33433 104319 104319 493400 10158955 33 53 5095 3638 3638 12457 33 53 5095 3638 3638 12457 1135015 1248749 3073824 2603612 2603612 10664812 0.95260 0.95240 0.00120 0.00080 X 270957 74267 196690 196690 X MEDIA SPONSOR 1 49879 PROVIDED BY DONOR X EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES SERVICES 9 2500 PROVIDED BY DONOR 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE'S FULL BOARD REVIEWS THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C BOARD MEMBERS UPDATE AND SIGN CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ANNUALLY. _ FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 AUDITED / REVIEWED (ALTERNATING YEARS) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 144,143. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 4,477. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 61,107. TOTAL EXPENSES 209,727. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 25 BECAUSE MUCH OF NORTHWEST FOLKLIFE'S REVENUE AND EXPENSE REPRESENTS CONTRIBUTED LABOR AND FACILITIES (WHICH THE IRS DOES NOT INCLUDE IN REVENUE AND EXPENSE FOR THE FORM 990), THE PROGRAM RATIO FOR IRS PURPOSES IS MUCH LOWER THAN APPEARS ON THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C AUDIT OVERSIGHT: THE AUDIT IS OVERSEEN BY THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. ANY UNUSUAL OR SIGNIFICANT ITEMS ARE DISCUSSED AND RESOLVED. 2024 FORM 990 THE INFORMATION NECESSARY TO COMPLETE THE FORM 990 TIMELY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE RETURN IS BEING FILED BASED ON ESTIMATED INFORMATION BASED ON THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR. ONCE CORRECTED INFO IS AVAILABLE, AN AMENDED RETURN WILL BE FILED.