Nonprofit · EIN 61-1727426
GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP
Tax-exempt · FEDERAL WAY, WA 98063
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $813,802 | $866,019 | -$52,217 | $1,552,105 | $71,290 | $1,480,815 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $827,504 | $1,103,160 | -$275,656 | $1,712,759 | $56,586 | $1,656,173 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $779,324
- Membership dues
- $13,760
- Program service revenue
- $16,411
- Investment income
- $5,848
- Net rental income
- $1,150
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$26,090
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $5,824
- Other revenue
- $12,219
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $126,516
- Other salaries and wages
- $392,552
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $649,779
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $1,000
- Accounting fees
- $34,234
- Occupancy
- $34,620
- Travel
- $992
- Depreciation
- $29,453
- Program services (functional)
- $602,683
- Management and general (functional)
- $153,825
- Fundraising (functional)
- $109,511
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,712,759
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,552,105
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $71,290
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,480,815
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $176,045
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $860,456
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $620,359
- Gross unrelated business income
- $1,522
- Gross receipts
- $862,986
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 52
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAT BAKO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $113,329 | $13,187 |
| GRANT RAUZI | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GATES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERI TONN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON CORNISH MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JENNIFER COSTANTINO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FAJARILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS GRIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSAN RUSSELL HALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| GALEN LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MORK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE SEVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 12 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAT BAKO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $109,973 | $11,927 |
| GRANT RAUZI | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH WAGNER | VICE PRESIDENT THRU DEC 2023 Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARY GATES | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERI TONN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GALEN LOWE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MARK HALEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KATHERINE SEVERSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY FAJARILLO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHYLLIS GRIGGS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHARON CORNISH-MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE ANDERSON THRU 0723 | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 6108, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98063-6108
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PAT BAKO, PO BOX 6108, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98063
- Signed the 990
- PAT BAKO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (253) 353-7345
- Website
- PACIFICBONSAIMUSEUM.ORG
- Return prepared by
- CLARK NUBER PS
Mission
PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM INSPIRES A CLOSER LOOK AT NATURE THROUGH THE LIVING ART OF BONSAI. WE CREATE OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPERIENCE THE POWERFUL PRESENCE OF BONSAI AND BE MOVED TO CULTIVATE A MORE INTENTIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH NATURE. THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXHIBITIONS THAT EMBRACE INNOVATION AS WELL AS TRADITION, PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM ENGAGES A DIVERSE COMMUNITY AND SERVES AS A LIVING REPOSITORY OF CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Program accomplishments
- COLLECTIONS: WE REMAIN AN "ADMISSION BY DONATION" MUSEUM ENSURING EQUITABLE ACCESS FOR EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY. PACIFIC BONSAI MUSEUM STEWARDS A COLLECTION OF 150 BONSAI THAT ARE AMONG THE FINEST EXAMPLES OF BONSAI ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. ONE OF ONLY TWO MUSEUMS IN THE UNITED STATES SOLELY DEDICATED TO BONSAI AND ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF BONSAI MUSEUMS WORLDWIDE. PACIFIC BONSAI MAINTAINS A COLLECTION OF 150 BONSAI WHICH ROTATE REGULARLY WHEN NEW EXHIBITIONS ARE MOUNTED. THE COLLECTION IS ALSO THE MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE BONSAI COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH TREES FROM CANADA, CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA, TAIWAN AND THE UNITED STATES FEATURING 60 TREES ON EXHIBIT AT A GIVEN TIME. OPEN TO THE PUBLIC SIX DAYS A WEEK, THIS CULTURAL GEM OFFERS CONTEMPORARY AND TRADITIONAL BONSAI EXHIBITIONS, GROUPS TOURS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, FIELD TRIPS AND PUBLIC EVENTS.Expenses $422,825 · revenue $16,411
- EXHIBITIONS & INNOVATION: SMALL TALK BRINGS THE MATERIAL OF TEXTBOOKS TO LIFE WITH 41 LIVING TREES. THROUGH ANIME-INSPIRED ILLUSTRATIONS OF MINIATURE TREES, EMOJIS, AND LIGHTHEARTED, TEXT-LIKE EXCHANGES, THE EXHIBITION BRIDGES THE GAP BETWEEN TEXTBOOK STEM EDUCATION AND REAL-WORLD FUN. FROM "THIRST ALERTS" TO "SUNLIGHT STATUS UPDATES AND "PRUNING NOTIFICATIONS," SMALL TALK ANSWERS COMMON, BOTANICALLY-ORIENTED QUESTIONS ABOUT BONSAI IN THE FORMAT OF A CHAT. THIS EXHIBITION WILL INCLUDE INTERACTIVE STATIONS, WHERE YOU CAN TRY YOUR HAND AT BONSAI WIRING AND SIFT THROUGH THE BONSAI'S SPECIAL SOIL.Expenses $82,017
- PUBLIC PROGRAMS: WE PARTNERED WITH PUGET SOUND BONSAI ASSOCIATION TO BRING BONSAIFEST! TO THE MUSEUM, A FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FOCUSED ON LEARNING ABOUT THE ART OF BONSAI AND FURTHERING OUR MISSION OF CONNECTING PEOPLE TO NATURE THROUGH THE LIVING ART OF BONSAI. BONSAI WINTER SOLSTICE EVENT, A FREE COMMUNITY FEATURING A QUIET STROLL IN THE WOODS TO EXPLORE BONSAI ILLUMINATED BY SOFT LIGHTS. WE HELD SUMMER BONSAI SOLSTICE IN JUNE, AN OPEN-HOUSE STYLE, FREE COMMUNITY EVENT FEATURING TAICHI, LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS AND AN OPPORTUNITY TO VIEW THE COLLECTION. EVENTS WERE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.Expenses $97,841
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
- 61-1727426
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Supporting organization, Type I
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Supporting organization, 50% limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,552,105
- Income (IRS master file)
- $862,986
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $813,802 | $866,019 | $1,552,105 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $827,504 | $1,103,160 | $1,712,759 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $880,124 | $1,122,759 | $1,795,231 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | 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 61-1727426).
Questions about GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP
- What is the EIN of GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP is 61-1727426.
- Is GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Supporting organization, 50% limit).
- Which annual return does GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP 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 GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP 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 GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP 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 GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PAT BAKO.
- Who are the officers and directors of GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $113,329 (PAT BAKO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does GEORGE WEYERHAEUSER PACIFIC RIM BONSAI COLLECTION A NONPROFIT CORP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $813,802, expenses of $866,019 and total assets of $1,552,105 at year end.
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