Nonprofit · EIN 04-3602577
NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98115
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $3,920,853 | $3,165,135 | $755,718 | $5,467,701 | $351,503 | $5,116,198 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $4,626,802 | $2,746,792 | $1,880,010 | $4,550,548 | $190,704 | $4,359,844 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,620,665 | $2,473,434 | $147,231 | $2,650,308 | $171,043 | $2,479,265 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $3,807,674
- of which government grants
- $1,399,064
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $110,939
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $92
- Net income from gaming
- $459
- Other revenue
- $2,240
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $295,281
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $608,650
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,362,012
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,314,168
- Professional fundraising fees
- $16,600
- Legal fees
- $599
- Accounting fees
- $70,825
- Occupancy
- $26,765
- Travel
- $22,351
- Program services (functional)
- $2,591,743
- Management and general (functional)
- $280,525
- Fundraising (functional)
- $292,867
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,550,548
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,467,701
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $351,503
- Net assets, end of year
- $5,116,198
- Publicly traded securities
- $9,782
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $4,253,737
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $862,461
- Gross receipts
- $3,922,837
- Employees
- 25
- Volunteers
- 75
- Year formed
- 2002
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANGELA PIERCE-NGO | CO-ED UNTIL 1/6/25, PROGRAM DIR. REST OF YEAR Officer | 40 | $122,835 | $10,185 |
| COOPER METZ | CO-ED UNTIL 1/6/25, PROGRAM DIR. REST OF YEAR Officer | 40 | $122,282 | $10,165 |
| JEFFREY COREY | CO-ED UNTIL 1/6/25, PROGRAM DIR. REST OF YEAR Officer | 40 | $122,826 | $3,622 |
| KATHERINE CHILDERS | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $114,469 | $9,947 |
| KERRY DIRK | DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR UNTIL APRIL Highest-paid employee | 40 | $109,052 | $7,634 |
| CHELSEA HICKS | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ISI OGWUDE | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARISSA LUNDAY | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY LANE | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW NORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| RATHI SUDHAKARA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMMONE MISRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHOK MISRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES AMBROSE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA DIBERET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONIQUE YVONNE TAYLOR | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FROM 1/6/25 Officer | 40 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 16 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA DIZAZZO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $142,902 | $13,161 |
| KATHERINE CHILDERS | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $102,053 | $9,083 |
| CHELSEA HICKS | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA NOUROZI | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARISSA LUNDAY | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK QUINLAN | BOARD TREASURER UNTIL FEBRUARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| BRADLEY LANE | BOARD TREASURER START MARCH Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RATHI SUDHAKARA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMMONE MISRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW NORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| POOJA SRINIVAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ISI OGWUDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SAFLEY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIA DIBERET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA DIBERET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHOK MISRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURA DIZAZZO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $129,636 | $11,389 |
| KATHERINE CHILDERS | FINANCE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $97,299 | $8,344 |
| CHELSEA HICKS | BOARD PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA NOUROZI | BOARD VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| JESSICA SAFLEY | BOARD SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| NICK QUINLAN | BOARD TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ASHOK MISRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| THOMAS STAIGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SIMMONE MISRA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MATTHEW NORMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| POOJA SRINIVAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| ISI OGWUDE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARISSA LUNDAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GRACIA DIBERET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GLORIA DIBERET | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 6920 ROOSEVELT WAY NE STE 355, SEATTLE, WA 98115-6635
- In care of
- % LAURA DIZAZZO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHELSEA HICKS, 6920 ROOSEVELT WAY NE 355, SEATTLE, WA 98115
- Signed the 990
- CHELSEA HICKS, BOARD PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (206) 523-6200
- Website
- WWW.NWEDUCATIONACCESS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREENWOOD OHLUND PS
Mission
NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT TO HELP LOW-INCOME YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 16-29, IN KING AND PIERCE COUNTIES BUILD THEIR OWN PATH TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND BEYOND.
Program accomplishments
- NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS SERVED 1,291 STUDENTS DURING THE YEAR. COLLEGE PREP PROGRAM: 129 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED THEIR GED (82) OR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA (47); 148 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED A COLLEGE ENTRANCE EXAM, SUCH AS THE COMPASS OR SAT TEST. COLLEGE SUCCESS PROGRAM: 124 STUDENTS STARTED A HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM; 59 STUDENTS EARNED A HIGHER EDUCATION DEGREE.Expenses $2,443,552 · grants $295,281
- NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS ACTS AS THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION FOR THE SOUND REENGAGEMENT COLLABORATIVE (SRC), A NETWORK OF PROVIDERS FROM KING AND PIERCE COUNTIES WHO SUPPORT THE REENGAGEMENT OF BOTH OPPORTUNITY YOUTH AND ADULTS.Expenses $148,191
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 04-3602577
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2002
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,467,701
- Income (IRS master file)
- $3,922,837
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $3,920,853 | $3,165,135 | $5,467,701 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $4,626,802 | $2,746,792 | $4,550,548 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,620,665 | $2,473,434 | $2,650,308 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $2,622,539 | $2,281,487 | $2,516,302 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 04-3602577).
Questions about NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS
- What is the EIN of NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS is 04-3602577.
- Is NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2002.
- Are donations to NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names CHELSEA HICKS.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 16 people; 5 received compensation from the organization, the highest $122,835 (ANGELA PIERCE-NGO, CO-ED UNTIL 1/6/25, PROGRAM DIR. REST OF YEAR).
- How much revenue does NORTHWEST EDUCATION ACCESS have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,920,853, expenses of $3,165,135 and total assets of $5,467,701 at year end.
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