Nonprofit · EIN 30-0894683
BASE
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98102
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $281,606 | $198,300 | $83,306 | $113,245 | $0 | $113,245 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990-EZ | $169,375 | $193,295 | -$23,920 | $30,340 | – | $30,340 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990-EZ | $159,891 | $153,114 | $6,777 | $54,508 | $248 | $54,260 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $240,809
- of which government grants
- $56,750
- Program service revenue
- $39,615
- Investment income
- $1,182
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $52,800
- Other salaries and wages
- $23,706
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $80,634
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $6,093
- Travel
- $8,840
- Depreciation
- $577
- Program services (functional)
- $91,970
- Management and general (functional)
- $78,855
- Fundraising (functional)
- $27,475
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $30,340
- Total assets, end of year
- $113,245
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $0
- Net assets, end of year
- $113,245
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $2,175
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $113,245
- Gross receipts
- $281,606
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 18
- Year formed
- 2016
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM KENT | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| NATALIE SANDOVAL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PEGGY PIACENZA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKOLAI LESNIKOV | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SHARON PARK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALICE DE MUIZON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KOUSHIK GHOSH | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRIAN COLLINS-FRIEDRICHS | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LINDA SAHLIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAYNA HANSON | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended August 31, 2024: 5 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM KENT | President | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE SANDOVAL | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| ETTA LILIENTHAL | Director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKOLAI LESNIKOV | Director | 1 | $0 |
990-EZ for the year ended August 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JIM KENT | President | 1 | $0 |
| NATALIE SANDOVAL | Vice President | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN ROBINSON | Treasurer | 1 | $0 |
| NIKOLAI LESNIKOV | Director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 234 10TH AVE E, SEATTLE, WA 98102-5720
- In care of
- % DAYNA HANSON
- Mailing address (990-N for 2016)
- 6520 5th Ave South, Seattle WA 98108
- Principal officer (990-N for 2016)
- Margaret Piacenza, 4515 West McLaren Street, Seattle WA 98199
- Signed the 990
- JIM KENT, President
- Phone
- (206) 250-6573
- Return prepared by
- Bembridge & Associates LLC
Mission
Creation of dance and interdisciplinary art.
Program accomplishments
- Base presented a range of events, programs, and activities, all aimed at supporting Seattle artists working in dance, performance and multidisciplinary art. Knowing that Seattle's rising cost of living is making it harder for artists to sustain their practices and realize their projects, Base strives to make outstanding creative space available to artists experimenting at the edges of their disciplines.Expenses $91,970
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990-EZ on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 30-0894683
- 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
- 2016
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A62)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $113,245
- Income (IRS master file)
- $281,606
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $281,606 | $198,300 | $113,245 | XML |
| 990-EZ | August 2024 | $169,375 | $193,295 | $30,340 | XML |
| 990-EZ | August 2023 | $159,891 | $153,114 | $54,508 | XML |
| 990-EZ | August 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-EZ | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2016 Officer: Margaret Piacenza | December 31, 2016 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
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 30-0894683).
Questions about BASE
- What is the EIN of BASE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of BASE is 30-0894683.
- Is BASE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2016.
- Are donations to BASE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does BASE 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 BASE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did BASE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of BASE?
- The 990-N for 2016 names Margaret Piacenza.
- Who are the officers and directors of BASE?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does BASE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $281,606, expenses of $198,300 and total assets of $113,245 at year end.
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