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Nonprofit · EIN 61-1502822

SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98122

Financials

$2.5M$3M2023$2.9M$3M2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$2,852,200$3,043,144-$190,944$2,935,850$35,669$2,900,181
December 31, 2023990$2,451,068$2,977,740-$526,672$3,099,199$8,074$3,091,125
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,275,550
Program service revenue
$1,492,940
Investment income
$36,544
Other revenue
$47,166

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$293,701
Other salaries and wages
$516,411
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$940,721
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$20,759
Accounting fees
$54,265
Occupancy
$1,135,484
Travel
$153,082
Depreciation
$100,975
Program services (functional)
$2,508,453
Management and general (functional)
$531,229
Fundraising (functional)
$3,462

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$3,099,199
Total assets, end of year
$2,935,850
Total liabilities, end of year
$35,669
Net assets, end of year
$2,900,181
Land, buildings and equipment
$19,203
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,800,322
Net assets with donor restrictions
$1,099,859
Gross receipts
$2,852,200
Employees
8
Volunteers
5
Year formed
2006
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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
GREG HOFFMANPRESIDENT (THRU 8/24)
Officer
0.5$0$3,880,224$390,705
ANNA NEWSOMSECRETARY (THRU 8/24)
Officer
1$0$2,610,531$285,144
ROD OSKOUIAN MDBOARD OF DIRECTOR, PRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$1,582,392$97,149
GUY HUDSON MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$1,311,149$0
JO ANN ESCASA-HAIGHFRMR EVP/ASSISTANT TREASURER
Former
0$0$879,466$0
BETSY VOASSISTANT SECRETARY (THRU 8/24)
Officer
1$0$555,606$63,385
ALEXIS TAKASUMI-WESTCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, SECRETARY
Officer
55$275,000$0$18,701
LINDA SAHLINDIRECTOR - EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
50$133,612$0$10,751
GARY HOLLEYLAB MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$120,000$0$13,113
DAVID SABEYCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$0$0
JOE SABEYBOARD OF DIRECTOR, VP, TREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
0.5$0$0$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensationFrom related orgsOther / benefits
GUY HUDSON MDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$6,155,606$39,652
GREG HOFFMANPRESIDENT
Officer
0.5$0$3,204,594$334,955
JO ANN ESCASA-HAIGHEVP/ASSISTANT TREASURER
Officer
0.5$0$3,291,797$10,754
ANNA NEWSOMSECRETARY
Officer
1$0$1,917,204$412,545
ROD OSKOUIAN MDBOARD PRESIDENT AND CEO
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0$1,574,844$116,104
BETSY VOASSISTANT SECRETARY
Officer
1$0$573,446$92,726
JOHN WHIPPLEFRMR SECRETARY
Former
0$0$541,701$0
ALEXIS TAKASUMI-WESTCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
Key employee
55$275,000$0$16,353
LINDA SAHLINDIRECTOR - EDUCATION
Highest-paid employee
50$143,004$0$12,376
GARY HOLLEYLAB MANAGER
Highest-paid employee
50$113,581$0$11,494
DAVID SABEYBOARD CHAIR
Trustee or director
1$0$0$0
JOE SABEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
0.5$0$0$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
550 17TH AVE STE 600, SEATTLE, WA 98122-5797
In care of
% SABEY CORP
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Alexis Takasumi, 550 17th Avenue 600, SEATTLE, WA 98122
Signed the 990
Alexis Takasumi, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, SECRETARY
Phone
(206) 732-6500
Return prepared by
ERNST & YOUNG US LLP

Mission

DEDICATED TO ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • THE SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION IS ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY. THROUGH OUR INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION PLATFORM WE BRING TOGETHER MEDICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD AND PROVIDE ALL OF THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR PHYSICIANS AND RESEARCHERS TO MAKE GROUNDBREAKING ADVANCEMENTS IN THE FIELD OF MEDICINE. PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED 17 FULL AND MULTI-DAY CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES FOR PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS, FELLOWS, MEDICAL STUDENTS, NURSES AND OTHER ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONALS. TOPICS INCLUDED: * 9TH ANNUAL INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO BRAIN TUMOR MANAGEMENT * 12TH ANNUAL SEATTLE OTOLOGY & RHINOLOGY COURSE * 14TH ANNUAL MULTIMODAL SPINAL TUMORS * 14TH ANNUAL MULTIMODAL SPINAL TUMORS * 10TH ANNUAL ADVANCED LATERAL APPROACHES TO THE SPINE * 3RD ANNUAL IMAGE GUIDED INTERVENTIONAL SPINE PROCEDURES COURSE * 10TH ANNUAL MIS SPINE SYMPOSIUM * 12TH ANNUAL SSF SPINE MASTERS * 2ND ANNUAL ENDOSCOPIC SPINE COURSE * 15TH ANNUAL SSF SPINE RESIDENTS & FELLOWS * 9TH ANNUAL SPINAL DEFORMITY SYMPOSIUM * 6TH ANNUAL ADVANCES IN MOTION PRESERVATION OF THE SPINE * PACIFIC NW OR PERSONNEL TRAINING COURSE * 11TH ANNUAL INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MGMT FELLOWS * 10TH ANNUAL SPINE TRAUMA SYMPOSIUM * 9TH ANNUAL SSF ROBOTICS COURSE PLANNED AND IMPLEMENTED 8 REGULAR SCHEDULED CONFERENCES. * INTERESTING SPINE CASE DISCUSSION SERIES * STED TALKS SERIES * ARTHROPLASTY TRIUMPHS & DEFEATS CASE DISCUSSION SERIES * CEREBROVASCULAR CONFERENCE * AN EVENING WITH A SPINE SURGEON * NEUROSURGERY GRAND ROUNDS * NEUROLOGY GRAND ROUNDS & CASE CONFERENCE * VIRTUAL SPINE JOURNAL CLUB IN 2024, WE AWARDED 3,807 CME CREDITS FOR OUR ACCME ACCREDITED COURSES. WE CREATED 650 NEW EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS THAT WERE POSTED ONLINE FOR FREE, REACHING PHYSICIANS IN OVER 196 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. TOP COUNTRIES REACHED INCLUDE: * AUSTRIA * BRAZIL * CANADA * FRANCE * GERMANY * GREECE * HON KONG * INDIA * INDONESIA * JORDAN * KENYA * MALAYSIA * MEXICO * NIGERIA * PAKISTAN * PERU * POLAND * RUSSIA * SINGAPORE * TURKEY * UKRAINE * UNITED KINGDOM * UNITED STATES 90% OF THE COMBINED ONLINE AND IN PERSON ATTENDEES IDENTIFIED AS MD OR DO. 36% OF OUR COMBINED ONLINE AND IN PERSON ATTENDEES HAVE BEEN IN PRACTICE FOR 0-5 YEARS. AS A PHYSICIAN DRIVEN, OPEN ACCESS COMMUNICATION PLATFORM, WE WORKED WITH 280 VOLUNTEER FACULTY, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY TO CREATE OUR OPEN ACCESS MEDICAL EDUCATION CONTENT AND TRAINING COURSES. IN 2024, WE REACHED 6.5 MILLION VIEWS ON OUR SSF YOUTUBE CHANNEL (WWW.SSFYOUTUBE.ORG). AN INCREASE OF 71%. WE ALSO ADDED 46.2K NEW SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR SSF YOUTUBE CHANNEL. AN INCREASE OF MORE THAN 149%. WE CONTINUED TO DEVELOP WEEKLY EDUCATIONAL TRAININGS FOR THE FOLLOWING SPINE TRAINING PROGRAMS ACROSS THE UNITED STATES. * BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE * CEDARS SINAI * CENTER FOR SPINE AND ORTHOPEDICS * HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY * INDIANA SPINE GROUP * MAYO CLINIC * NORTON LEATHERMAN SPINE CENTER * PENN MEDICINE * ROTHMAN ORTHOPEDIC INSTITUTE * SWEDISH NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE * UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS * UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE * UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND * WEILL CORNELL * TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE * UC SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNITY OUTREACH WE PROVIDED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL, UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE LEVEL STUDENTS LOOKING TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MEDICINE. * MINI MEDICAL SCHOOL - SSF PROVIDED AN ACADEMIC SUMMER OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN PRE-MED OR MEDICALLY RELATED FIELD. STUDENTS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISSECT HUMAN CADAVERIC SPECIMENS, WORK WITH THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL FACILITY AND NETWORK WITH LEADING PHYSICIANS, RESIDENTS AND FELLOWS. * SUMMER INTERNSHIP - SSF OFFERED A UNIQUE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY THAT ALLOWED HIGH SCHOOL AND UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK DIRECTLY WITH A CLINICAL RESEARCH PHYSICIAN. ON DAY ONE, INTERNS BEGAN DEVELOPING A MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJECT THAT ENHANCED THEIR EXPERIENCE IN SCHOLARLY WRITING FORMAT, ACADEMIC JOURNAL REVIEW, STATISTICAL COMPREHENSION, AND ANATOMICAL ANALYSIS. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, STUDENTS GAVE FORMAL CONFERENCE-STYLE PRESENTATIONS DESCRIBING THEIR RESEARCH PROJECTS TO PARTNERING NEUROSURGEONS, ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS, SURGICAL FELLOWS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO SUPPORT OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS. * RESEARCH FELLOWS - SSF WORKED WITH A NUMBER OF RESEARCH FELLOWS WHO WERE IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING TO OR IN MEDICAL SCHOOL. THESE VOLUNTEERS WORKED UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF OUR CLINICAL RESEARCH PHYSICIAN TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF CLINICAL STUDIES. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF JENS R. CHAPMAN, M.D., ROD J. OSKOUIAN, M.D., AND GLEN DAVID, M.D., A TOTAL OF FIVE (5) ATTENDING SPINE PHYSICIANS, FIVE (5) COMPLEX AND MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINE SURGERY FELLOWS, THREE (1) RESEARCH FELLOW (TRAINED ORTHOPEDIC SURGEONS FROM BOCHUM GERMANY) AS WELL AS ONE (1) INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT FELLOW WERE ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING RESEARCH PROJECTS. PROJECT UPDATES AND LARGER GROUP DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD TWICE WEEKLY DURING THE MONDAY MORNING (7-8 A.M. PST) AND EVENING (5-6 P.M. PST) RESEARCH MEETINGS CONDUCTED BY DR. JENS CHAPMAN. FEATURED PUBLICATIONS 1. LEWIK, G., PIERRE, C., RAO, G., HICKS, J., DAVIS, D., ANDERSON, B., PATEL, N., CHAPMAN, J., OSKOUIAN, R. A CADAVER STUDY: THE RELATIONSHIP OF VITAL ORGANS OF THE THORACOLUMBAR JUNCTION DURING A FAR LATERAL APPROACH USING A T-12 CORPECTOMY MODEL. GLOBAL SPINE JOURNAL (ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION 11/2024- PENDING FINAL DETAILS) [CADAVER STUDY] 2. GERSTMEYER J, AVANTAGGIO A, PIERRE C, ET AL. THE HIDDEN RISK: INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE FOLLOWING DUROTOMIES IN SPINE SURGERY. N AM SPINE SOC J. 2024;20:100555. PUBLISHED 2024 SEP 3. DOI:10.1016/J.XNSJ.2024.100555 3. GORBACHEVA A, PIERRE C, GERSTMEYER J, ET AL. RECENT GLOBAL TRENDS AND HOTSPOTS IN OCCIPITOCERVICAL FUSION: A BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION STUDY. WORLD NEUROSURG. PUBLISHED ONLINE OCTOBER 23, 2024. DOI:10.1016/J.WNEU.2024.09.128 4. PIERRE C., ALCORN KW, CHEN D, FESLER J, LANDIS D, LITVACK ZN, KONKLE BA, HEGEROVA L. NEUROSURGICAL BLEEDING IN PLATELET STORAGE POOL DISORDER: A CASE REPORT. PLATELETS. 2024 DEC;35(1):2380374. DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2024.2380374. EPUB 2024 JUL 23. PMID: 39041657. 5. VON GLINSKI A, YILMAZ E, GODOLIAS P, ET AL. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE EVOLUTION OF SPINO-PELVIC FIXATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON CLINICAL CARE A NARRATIVE REVIEW. GLOBAL SPINE J. PUBLISHED ONLINE SEPTEMBER 11, 2024. DOI:10.1177/21925682241283726 6. COSTA M, AVILA MJ, VIVANCO-SUAREZ J, KARAS P, MONTEITH S, PATEL A. MINIMALLY INVASIVE TECHNIQUE FOR CHIARI I DECOMPRESSION WITHOUT DUROTOMY: SURGICAL TECHNIQUE AND PRELIMINARY CASE SERIES. WORLD NEUROSURG. 2024 AUG;188:E145-E154. DOI: 10.1016/J.WNEU.2024.05.061. EPUB 2024 MAY 15. PMID: 38759783. 7. VON GLINSKI A, PIERRE C., ELIA C, ISHAK B, GODOLIAS P, BLECHER R, DETORRI JR, NORVELL DC, JOUPPI L, GERSTMEYER J, DEEM SA, GOLDEN JB, SCHILDHAUER TA, OSKOUIAN RJ, CHAPMAN JR. THE POSTOPERATIVE AIRWAY COMPROMISE SCORE-FIRST STEPS TO DEVELOPING A POSTOPERATIVE TOOL FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF UPPER AIRWAY-RELATED COMPLICATIONS FOLLOWING ANTERIOR CERVICAL SPINE SURGERY. WORLD NEUROSURG. 2024 JUL;187:E714-E721. DOI: 10.1016/J.WNEU.2024.04.156. EPUB 2024 APR 29. PMID: 38692566. 8. SACINO AN, NORVELL D, GORBACHEVA A, ET AL. ASSOCIATION OF DAILY STEP COUNT WITH PATIENT KNOWLEDGE, STEP TRACKING, AND PHYSICAL FACTORS IN PATIENTS WITH SPINE PATHOLOGY. AM J LIFESTYLE MED. PUBLISHED ONLINE MARCH 7, 2024. DOI:10.1177/15598276241238170 9. PLUEMER J, FREYVERT Y, PRATT N, GODOLIAS P, AL-AWADI HA, YOUNG MH, ABDUL-JABBAR A, SCHILDHAUER TA, CHAPMAN JR, OSKOUIAN RJ. ONGOING DECISION-MAKING DILEMMA FOR TREATMENT OF DE NOVO SPINAL INFECTIONS: A COMPARISON OF THE SPINAL INFECTION TREATMENT EVALUATION SCORE WITH THE SPINAL INSTABILITY SPONDYLODISCITIS SCORE AND SPINE INSTABILITY NEOPLASTIC SCORE. J NEUROSURG SPINE. 2024 MAY 17:1-10. DOI: 10.3171/2024.2.SPINE23664. EPUB AHEAD OF PRINT. PMID: 38759240. 10. GODOLIAS P, PLUMER J, CIBURA C, DUDDA M, SCHILDHAUER TA, CHAPMAN JR. POSTERIOR PELVIC RING INJURIES, LUMBOSACRAL JUNCTION INSTABILITIES AND STABILIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR SPINOPELVIC DISSOCIATION: A NARRATIVE REVIEW. ARCH ORTHOP TRAUMA SURG. 2024 APR;144(4):1627-1635. DOI: 10.1007/S00402-024-05211-X. EPUB 2024 FEB 14. PMID: 38353686. 11. COSTA M, PIERRE C, BASAMH M, VIVANCO-SUAREZ J, BALDONCINI M, MONTEITH SJ. NOVEL TECHNIQUE OF HEAD-MOUNTED AUGMENTED REALITY-ASSISTED ENDOVASCULAR NEUROSURGERY: PROOF OF CONCEPT ON A FLOW MODEL. WORLD NEUROSURG. 2024;182:99. DOI:10.1016/J.WNEU.2023.11.099
    Expenses $2,508,453 · revenue $1,540,106

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
61-1502822
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
2007
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Category (NTEE)
Medical research (H05)
Assets (IRS master file)
$2,935,850
Income (IRS master file)
$2,852,200

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$2,852,200$3,043,144$2,935,850IRS
990December 2023$2,451,068$2,977,740$3,099,199XML
990December 2022$2,616,778$2,822,555$3,643,216IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 61-1502822).

Questions about SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION

What is the EIN of SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION is 61-1502822.
Is SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2007.
Are donations to SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION 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 SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION 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 SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION 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 SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Alexis Takasumi.
Who are the officers and directors of SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 11 people; 3 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,852,200, expenses of $3,043,144 and total assets of $2,935,850 at year end.

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