Nonprofit · EIN 91-1353974
ARTIST TRUST
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98122
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $2,090,907 | $1,170,388 | $920,519 | $6,463,426 | $137,365 | $6,326,061 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,253,841 | $1,260,667 | -$6,826 | $5,226,951 | $134,837 | $5,092,114 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,017,579 | $1,340,120 | -$322,541 | $5,147,067 | $149,717 | $4,997,350 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,215,760
- of which government grants
- $293,134
- Program service revenue
- $7,791
- Investment income
- $223,830
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $97,524
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$356,474
- Other revenue
- -$356,474
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $335,500
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $219,604
- Other salaries and wages
- $215,800
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $534,022
- Professional fundraising fees
- $36,000
- Legal fees
- $1,359
- Accounting fees
- $59,157
- Occupancy
- $22,944
- Travel
- $10,101
- Depreciation
- $35,065
- Program services (functional)
- $750,329
- Management and general (functional)
- $212,398
- Fundraising (functional)
- $207,661
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $5,226,951
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,463,426
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $137,365
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,326,061
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $186,799
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $2,145,806
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,180,255
- Gross receipts
- $2,708,519
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 65
- Year formed
- 1986
- 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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Goetz | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $124,300 | $3,245 |
| Gemma Grace | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $89,791 | $2,271 |
| Joseph Sunga | President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Roy Powell | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Miller | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Vivienne Varay | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn Barron | Director Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Jin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Amir Amini | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony White | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Catherine Nueva Espaa | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Cozette Phillips | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Hankins | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Emma Barnes | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Ewing | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
10 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Johnson | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Judith Rinehart | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Kate Im | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Krista Mirhoseini | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Leah Townsend | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Lee Campbell | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Naeim Rahmani | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Reed Atkin | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Sumi Paranjape | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| Zach Fink | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 27 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Goetz | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $105,528 | $11,504 |
| James Scheall | Finance & Ops Officer | 40 | $74,121 | $10,350 |
| Joseph Sunga | President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Lee Campbell | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Aaron Jin | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Monica Miller | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Nicole Stellner | Past President Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Will Chapman | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Anthony Gipe | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Kurt Kiefer | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Jian Li Zheng | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Amir Amini | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Reed Atkin | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Emma Barnes | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Dawn Barron | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Ginger Ewing | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Zach Fink | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Hankins | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Im | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Krista Mirhoseini | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Sumi Paranjape | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Roy Powell | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Naeim Rahmani | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Judith Rinehart | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Leah Townsend | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Vivienne Varay | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| Gerard Zytnicki | Director Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 19 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRISTINA GOETZ | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $100,500 | $10,348 |
| JAMES SCHEALL | FINANCE AND OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $71,000 | $9,898 |
| NICOLE STELLNER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSEPH SUNGA | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| AARON JIN | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| WILL CHAPMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARIELLA LUZ | IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DAWN BARRON | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| LEE CAMPBELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GINGER EWING | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ANTHONY GIPE | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ELIZABETH HANKINS | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KURT KIEFER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MARGE LEVY | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| MONICA MILLER | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROY POWELL | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| NAEIM RAHMANI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH RINEHART | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| GERARD ZYTNICKI | TRUSTEE Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1211 E DENNY WAY A25, SEATTLE, WA 98122-2516
- Signed the 990
- Kristina Goetz, Executive Director
- Phone
- (206) 467-8734
- Website
- www.artisttrust.org
- Return prepared by
- Jacobson Lawrence & Associates PLLC
Mission
Artist Trust supports the livelihoods of artists working in all disciplines to create a more vibrant and equitable Washington State.
Program accomplishments
- Artist Trust's Artist Support Programs include business practices workshops and webinars, online resources, networking and mentorship events, town halls, artist surveys, focus groups, and other programs that provide career-training and professional development opportunities for artists and help us discover and make visible issues impacting the livelihoods of artists. Over 2,800 artists and community members were served by these programs in 2025.Expenses $248,894 · revenue $7,791
- Artist Trust Fellowship Awards are unrestricted merit-based awards of $10,000 to practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and demonstrated ability. Recipients are selected through an open, competitive panel process. In 2025 there were 15 Fellowship Award recipients, including 1 Vadon Foundation Fellowship Award for Native Artists, 1 Fellowship Award for Black Artists, 1 Greg Kucera & Larry Yocom Fellowship Award, and 1 Lillian Miller Foundation Fellowship Award for Trans* and Indigiqueer Artists.Expenses $195,959 · grants $150,000
- Other Grant Programs include the unrestricted merit-based Arts Innovator Awards of $25,000 given to 2 artists and $500 given to 6 additional finalists, Twining Humber Lifetime Achievement Award of $10,000 given to 1 artist, the Support Old Lady Artists (SOLA) Award of $5,000 given to 5 artists, and other activities to administer Artist Trust's grant programs; all recipients are selected through an open, competitive panel process.Expenses $155,338 · grants $88,000
- Grants for Artist Projects (GAP) are unrestricted project-based grants of $1,500 for artists working in all disciplines across Washington State. Recipients are selected through an open, competitive panel process. There were 65 GAP recipients in 2025.Expenses $150,138 · grants $97,500
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 | 990 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
- 91-1353974
- 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
- 1987
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A91Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,463,426
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,708,519
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $2,090,907 | $1,170,388 | $6,463,426 | XML |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,253,841 | $1,260,667 | $5,226,951 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,017,579 | $1,340,120 | $5,147,067 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,002,177 | $1,234,640 | $5,165,315 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 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 91-1353974).
Questions about ARTIST TRUST
- What is the EIN of ARTIST TRUST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ARTIST TRUST is 91-1353974.
- Is ARTIST TRUST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1987.
- Are donations to ARTIST TRUST tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ARTIST TRUST 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 ARTIST TRUST due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ARTIST TRUST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of ARTIST TRUST?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 25 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $124,300 (Kristina Goetz, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does ARTIST TRUST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,090,907, expenses of $1,170,388 and total assets of $6,463,426 at year end.
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