Nonprofit · EIN 26-4485060
WHIM WHIM
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98109
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,005,884 | $1,156,828 | -$150,944 | $4,238,574 | $3,655,894 | $582,680 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,031,019 | $1,121,670 | -$90,651 | $4,200,378 | $3,648,294 | $552,084 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $938,640 | $782,417 | $156,223 | $4,128,229 | $3,533,794 | $594,435 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $711,440
- of which government grants
- $66,820
- Program service revenue
- $272,728
- Investment income
- $47
- Net rental income
- $70,492
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$59,200
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $10,377
- Other revenue
- $21,669
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $176,428
- Other salaries and wages
- $388,864
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $663,710
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $7,784
- Accounting fees
- $4,736
- Occupancy
- $112,355
- Travel
- $37,330
- Depreciation
- $59,689
- Program services (functional)
- $727,203
- Management and general (functional)
- $390,412
- Fundraising (functional)
- $39,213
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $4,200,378
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,238,574
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,655,894
- Net assets, end of year
- $582,680
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $3,919,107
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $582,680
- Gross unrelated business income
- $52,637
- Gross receipts
- $1,230,843
- Employees
- 29
- Volunteers
- 30
- Year formed
- 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Wever | Artistic Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $82,604 | $2,390 |
| Karl Watson | Company Mgr. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $60,415 | $3,250 |
| Patricia Barker | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Aki Namioka | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Sandra King | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Dunn | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Molly Boose | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Lott | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Paulette Camara | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Roger Keeton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Elyse Postlewaite | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Suzanne Shaw | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Lewis | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olivier Wevers | Artistic Dir. Officer | 40 | $76,789 |
| Melody O'Neill | Executive Mgr. Officer | 40 | $62,769 |
| Karl Watson | Company Mgr. Officer | 40 | $52,882 |
| Kathleen Roan | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Elyse Postlewaite | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Darren Focareta | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Sandra King | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 |
| Molly Boose | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Nicole Lott | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Patricia Barker | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Paulette Camara | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Roger Keeton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Aki Namioka | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Suzanne Shaw | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Samuel Schwab | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Houlton | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| Tariq Mitri | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
| James Rogers | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVIER WEVERS | ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $73,401 | $2,868 |
| MELODY O'NEILL | EXECUTIVE MANAGER Officer | 40 | $60,000 | $3,000 |
| KATHLEEN ROAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELYSE POSTLEWAITE | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDRA KING | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DARREN FOCARETA | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHANNON CARPENTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER KEETON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AKI NAMIOKA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MOLLY BOOSE | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICIA BARKER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PAULETTE CAMARA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SAM SCHWAB | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HOULTON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TARIQ MITRI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1716 2ND AVE N, SEATTLE, WA 98109-2805
- In care of
- % OLIVIER WEVERS
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Olivier Wever, 1716 2nd Ave N, Seattle, WA 98109
- Signed the 990
- Olivier Wevers, Artistic Dir.
- Phone
- (707) 350-9446
- Website
- www.whimwhim.org
- Return prepared by
- JACOBSON LAWRENCE & ASSOCIATES PLLC
Mission
Whim WHim nurtures community with contemporary dance by cultivating space for artists to imagine and explore the human condition.
Program accomplishments
- Whim W'him offers classes, workshops, camps, and intensives to dancers of all ages and experience levels in the studios at our Dance Center. Classes are taught by staff, company dancers, guest artists and choreographers.Expenses $499,484 · revenue $187,325
- Winter '25 was our January 2025 production featuing new creations by Robyn Mineko Williams, Cameron Fraser-Monroe, Olivier Wevers. Live performances took place at the Cornish Playhouse in the Seattle Center and Vashon Center for the Arts. Approximately x people in total attended performances at these venues.Expenses $86,702 · revenue $32,517
- Spring '25 was our May 2025 production featuring new creations by Lauren Edson, Mark Casetera, Oliver wevers. Live performances took place at the Cornish Playhouse in Seattle Center and Vashon Center for the Arts. Approximately 1300 people attended all live performances.Expenses $80,789 · revenue $30,299
- Fall '24 was our September 2024 production featuring new creations by Noelle Kayser, arlos Franquiz, Adam McGaw Live performances were held at the Erickson Theatre. Approximately 1000 people in total attended performances at these venues.Expenses $60,228 · revenue $22,588
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
- 26-4485060
- 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
- 2009
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,238,574
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,230,843
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,005,884 | $1,156,828 | $4,238,574 | XML |
| 990-T | June 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,031,019 | $1,121,670 | $4,200,378 | IRS |
| 990-T | June 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $938,640 | $782,417 | $4,128,229 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $582,220 | $552,263 | $468,837 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | 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 26-4485060).
Questions about WHIM WHIM
- What is the EIN of WHIM WHIM?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WHIM WHIM is 26-4485060.
- Is WHIM WHIM tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2009.
- Are donations to WHIM WHIM tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WHIM WHIM 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 WHIM WHIM 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 WHIM WHIM 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 WHIM WHIM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names Olivier Wever.
- Who are the officers and directors of WHIM WHIM?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 13 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $82,604 (Olivier Wever, Artistic Dir.).
- How much revenue does WHIM WHIM have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,005,884, expenses of $1,156,828 and total assets of $4,238,574 at year end.
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