Nonprofit · EIN 23-7246862
ONE REEL
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $83,772 | $78,101 | $5,671 | $3,940 | $360 | $3,580 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $156,288 | $174,181 | -$17,893 | $7,347 | $9,438 | -$2,091 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $68,885
- of which government grants
- $13,825
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $1,935
- Other revenue
- $14,887
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $7,842
- Other salaries and wages
- $3,762
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $11,849
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $108
- Accounting fees
- $5,383
- Occupancy
- $6,750
- Travel
- $1,238
- Program services (functional)
- $52,946
- Management and general (functional)
- $25,084
- Fundraising (functional)
- $71
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $7,347
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,940
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $360
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,580
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,580
- Gross unrelated business income
- $12,952
- Gross receipts
- $84,207
- Employees
- 1
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 1973
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN GRISWOLD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $7,842 |
| ELISHEBA JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX DAISLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN CUGIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTIN GRISWOLD | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 5 | $9,785 |
| ELISHEBA JOHNSON | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ALEX DAISLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STEPHEN CUGIER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1122 E PIKE ST 1016, SEATTLE, WA 98122-3916
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ELISHEBA JOHNSON, 1122 E PIKE ST 1016, SEATTLE, WA 98122
- Signed the 990
- ELISHEBA JOHNSON, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (206) 673-5060
- Website
- WWW.ONEREEL.ORG
- Return prepared by
- GREENWOOD OHLUND PS
Mission
ONE REEL FUELS CIVIC PRIDE THROUGH SIGNATURE PROGRAMS THAT FOSTER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT IN COMMUNITY AND THE ARTS.
Program accomplishments
- AT THE START OF 2024, ONE REEL'S BOARD RECOGNIZED THAT THE ORGANIZATION COULD NOT CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT PUBLICDISPLAY.ART, THE PRINT PUBLICATION AND WEBSITE SERVING SEATTLE'S ARTISTS AND CREATIVE COMMUNITY. YET, THEY RECOGNIZED ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTOOD HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO FIND ANOTHER ORGANIZATION TO TRANSFER THE PROGRAM AS ONE REEL PREPARED TO DISSOLVE ITS NON-PROFIT STATUS.PUBLICDISPLAY.ARTIN 2024, ONE REEL PUBLISHED THE FIRST TWO ISSUES OF PUBLICDISPLAY.ART. THE MARCH ISSUE CENTERED AROUND THE THEME "THE STATE OF THE ARTS" A LOCAL EXPLORATION OF HOW THE SEATTLE'S ARTS COMMUNITY WAS FARING IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD. IT INCLUDED IN-DEPTH ARTICLES WITH KING COUNTY'S EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DOW CONSTANTINE, AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE'S OFFICE OF ARTS AND CULTURE AND FEATURED THE RESULTS OF THE PUBLICATIONS RECENT LOCAL ARTIST SURVEY AND THE ARTS ORGANIZATION SURVEY. MANY IN THE COMMUNITY CITED THIS ISSUE TO BE INSTRUMENTAL IN SECURING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR THE ARTS THROUGH KING COUNTY AND THE CITY OF SEATTLE. OUR JUNE 2024 ISSUE'S THEME, "PRIDE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY", FOCUSED ON CELEBRATING LGBTQIA+ ARTISTS.ONE REEL PROVED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING ANOTHER NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION TO TRANSFER THE PROGRAM PUBLICDISPLAY.ART AND ITS COMPANION WEBSITE, ENSURING THE PUBLICATION WOULD CONTINUE TO BE PUBLISHED FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS GUARANTEED.PRIDE ON PUBLIC DISPLAYIN ADDITION TO PUBLISHING A THEMED ISSUE THAT FOCUSED ON LGBTQIA+ LOCAL ARTISTS, ONE REEL WORKED WITH 6 SELECTED LGBTQIA+ ARTISTS TO CREATE A SERIES OF PRIDE THEMED POSTERS. THE ARTISTS WERE CELEBRATED IN A CEREMONY IN JUNE AND 6,000 COPIES OF THE POSTERS WERE PRINTED AND POSTED THROUGHOUT SEATTLE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH TO PROMOTE LGBTQIA+ VISIBILITY AND IN CELEBRATION OF PRIDE.TIE-IN EVENTSIN ADDITION TO PRIDE ON PUBLIC DISPLAY, ONE REEL WORKED WITH 10 LOCAL ARTISTS TO CREATE A PUBLIC INSTALLATION IN APRIL OF THEIR ART AND HOSTED AN ARTIST RECEPTION FOR THE PARTICIPATING ARTISTS.ADDITIONALLY, ONE REEL PARTNERED WITH THE CONRU ART FOUNDATION, THE NEWLY FORMED NON-PROFIT THAT WAS ESTABLISHED AS THE FUTURE PUBLISHERS OF PUBLICDISPLAY.ART, TO HOST AN EVENT FOR LOCAL CIVIC LEADERS AND ART NON-PROFITS TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE IMPORTANT CHANGES TO ONE REEL'S PROGRAMMING PLANS. AS SAD AS THE NEWS WAS THAT THE ONE REEL BOARD PREPARED TO FILE DOCUMENTS OF DISSOLUTION, THEY RECEIVED PRAISE FOR FINDING A NEW HOME FOR THEIR KEY PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE, PUBLICDISPLAY.ART.Expenses $52,946
- BUMBERSHOOT POSTER SALES - IN 2024, ONE REEL CONTINUED ITS ONLINE SALE OF VINTAGE OFFICIAL BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL POSTERS. THE NEW PROMOTERS OF THE BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL ALSO PURCHASED THE SOCIAL MEDIA RIGHTS FROM ONE REEL.revenue $1,935
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 23-7246862
- 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
- 1975
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A610)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,940
- Income (IRS master file)
- $84,207
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $83,772 | $78,101 | $3,940 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $156,288 | $174,181 | $7,347 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $170,477 | $163,518 | $26,414 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | 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 23-7246862).
Questions about ONE REEL
- What is the EIN of ONE REEL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ONE REEL is 23-7246862.
- Is ONE REEL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1975.
- Are donations to ONE REEL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ONE REEL 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 ONE REEL due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ONE REEL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ONE REEL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ELISHEBA JOHNSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of ONE REEL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $7,842 (MARTIN GRISWOLD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does ONE REEL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $83,772, expenses of $78,101 and total assets of $3,940 at year end.
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