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Nonprofit · EIN 85-3254085

SE SI LE

Tax-exempt · BELLINGHAM, WA 98228

Financials

$354K$208K2023$322K$408K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of SE SI LE by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$321,748$407,742-$85,994$3,114,761$3,000,000$114,761
December 31, 2023990$353,541$207,569$145,972$200,755$0$200,755
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$321,748
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$90,000
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$100,150
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$100,150
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Legal fees
$963
Accounting fees
$4,640
Occupancy
$25,140
Travel
$17,505
Depreciation
$87,685
Program services (functional)
$321,679
Management and general (functional)
$65,315
Fundraising (functional)
$20,748

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$200,755
Total assets, end of year
$3,114,761
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,000,000
Net assets, end of year
$114,761
Land, buildings and equipment
$2,912,315
Net assets without donor restrictions
$19,761
Net assets with donor restrictions
$95,000
Gross receipts
$321,748
Employees
0
Volunteers
5
Year formed
2020
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 / weekCompensation
Kurt RussoExecutive Director
Officer
32$99,240
April FinkbonnerMember
Trustee or director
3$910
Jay JuliusPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
4$0
JoDe GoudyVice-President
Trustee or director, Officer
3$0
Dana WilsonSecretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
Rueben GeorgeMember
Trustee or director
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 7 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Kurt RussoExecutive Director
Officer
28$87,280
April FinkbonnerMember
Trustee or director
5$7,000
Jay JuliusPresident
Trustee or director, Officer
12$0
JoDe GoudyVice-President
Trustee or director, Officer
8$0
Dana WilsonSecretary/Treasurer
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
Temryss LaneMember
Trustee or director
5$0
Tony HillaireMember
Trustee or director
5$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 28850, BELLINGHAM, WA 98228-0850
In care of
% JEREMIAH JULIUS
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Kurt Russo, PO Box 28850, Bellingham, WA 98228
Signed the 990
Kurt Russo, Executive Director
Phone
(360) 961-4554
Return prepared by
WERSEN NONPROFIT CPAS LLC

Mission

Se-Si-Le (Saw-See-Lah) is the Lummi language term for our grandmother. Respect for elders is central to native life: to acknowledge grandmother earth is to invoke ancestral and cultural power. Founded by Lummi tribal member Jay Julius, Se-Si-Le reintroduces indigenous spiritual law into the mainstream conversation about climate change and the environment.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • During the 2024 Tax Year Se'Si'Le designed, organized, coordinated, and implemented an event to bring attention to the plight of the Southern Resident Killer Whales, an important species for Pacific Northwest Tribal Cultures. It also helped document and finalize the editing of the documentation of the event, and distributed the edited version through our networks. Se'Si'Le continued working with the Publisher Braided River to complete the editing process of our book: In the Spirit of Right and Respectful Relations. This book was released in August, 2025.We continued working on a Climate Action partnership with M.I.T. and its Department of Anthropology. The accomplishment included a three-year blueprint for action to inaugurate the first series of exchanges over the subsequent three-years with the first to take place in the summer of 2025.We worked with XR specialists to capture and archive material to be used in our Cultural Enrichment programs. Working with the contractors, we have now in place material we can deploy in our XR programs.We also received title to 2.14 acres of land on Orcas Island with an interest-free loan from an Orcas Island resident. We are working with the Orcas Island community to design and implement Cultural Enrichment programs on the property.
    Expenses $321,679 · grants $90,000

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
85-3254085
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
2021
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$3,114,761
Income (IRS master file)
$321,748

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$321,748$407,742$3,114,761XML
990December 2023$353,541$207,569$200,755XML
990-EZDecember 2022–––IRS
990December 2021$223,983$126,249$97,734IRS

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 85-3254085).

Questions about SE SI LE

What is the EIN of SE SI LE?
The employer identification number (EIN) of SE SI LE is 85-3254085.
Is SE SI LE tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2021.
Are donations to SE SI LE tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does SE SI LE 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 SE SI LE 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 SE SI LE 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 SE SI LE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Kurt Russo.
Who are the officers and directors of SE SI LE?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $99,240 (Kurt Russo, Executive Director).
How much revenue does SE SI LE have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $321,748, expenses of $407,742 and total assets of $3,114,761 at year end.

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