Nonprofit · EIN 91-1741794
FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT
Tax-exempt · TACOMA, WA 98402
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,490,472 | $3,962,667 | -$2,472,195 | $1,105,628 | $385,732 | $719,896 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,692,966 | $1,445,021 | $247,945 | $3,559,919 | $383,266 | $3,176,653 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $962,926
- of which government grants
- $413,396
- Membership dues
- $32,726
- Program service revenue
- $509,867
- Investment income
- $12,652
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,790
- Other revenue
- $5,027
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $127,688
- Other salaries and wages
- $681,515
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $982,901
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $246,356
- Accounting fees
- $39,014
- Occupancy
- $94,404
- Travel
- $8,364
- Depreciation
- $5,528
- Program services (functional)
- $3,371,580
- Management and general (functional)
- $497,225
- Fundraising (functional)
- $93,862
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,559,919
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,105,628
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $385,732
- Net assets, end of year
- $719,896
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $52,993
- Publicly traded securities
- $449,860
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$678,293
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $1,398,189
- Gross receipts
- $1,495,150
- Employees
- 52
- Volunteers
- 40
- Year formed
- 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J BRENT MASON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $116,392 | $11,294 |
| ALEX RITSEMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISA PRASKOVICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA H REAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUD BRONSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA SANTORNO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BRANDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUNCAN LIVINGSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYDEN TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HATCHER | OMBUDSMAN Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| KARINA MARTIJA-HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE CURTIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT LEWIS | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK ORRINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SCHMIDTKE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
2 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY RHYMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TAL EDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J BRENT MASON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $114,625 | $10,500 |
| ALEX RITSEMA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| ALISA PRASKOVICH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRISTINE BRANDT | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TAL EDMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BUD BRONSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| DONALD MEYER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDREA H REAY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| CARLA SANTORNO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM OSSINGER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 | $0 |
| HAYDEN TAYLOR | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| LUKE CURTIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD BAERG | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE KELLER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 4 | $0 | $0 |
| PAT LEWIS | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RICHARD SCHMIDTKE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HATCHER | OMBUDSMAN Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| KARINA MARTIJA-HARRIS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 3 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK ORRINO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DUNCAN LIVINGSTON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| RODNEY RHYMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 705 DOCK ST, TACOMA, WA 98402-4625
- In care of
- % JOSEPH MANJARREZ
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BRENT MASON, 705 DOCK STREET, TACOMA, WA 98402
- Signed the 990
- BRENT MASON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (253) 272-2750
- Website
- WWW.FOSSWATERWAYSEAPORT.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON STONE & PAGANO PS
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT IS TO CELEBRATE TACOMA'S RICH MARITIME HERITAGE - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE.
Program accomplishments
- THE FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT IS PUGET SOUND'S MARITIME HERITAGE, EDUCATION, AND EVENT CENTER WHERE FAMILIES, GROUPS AND COMMUNITIES COME TO DISCOVER, EXPLORE, WORK, AND PLAY. THE FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT CELEBRATES TACOMA'S RICH MARITIME HERITAGE- PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. IT IS LOCATED ON THE WATERFRONT IN A CENTURY-OLD WOODEN WHEAT WAREHOUSE BUILT FOR CARGO ARRIVING BY RAIL AND DEPARTING BY SAIL ("WHERE RAILS MEET SAILS") DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF TACOMA. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE MARITIME HERITAGE EXHIBITS, HERITAGE BOAT SHOP, LAND- AND BOAT-BASED EDUCATION, EVENT RENTAL SPACE AND GUEST BOAT MOORAGE.Expenses $3,371,580 · revenue $514,894
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
- 91-1741794
- 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
- 1997
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Arts, culture and humanities (A50)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,105,628
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,495,150
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,490,472 | $3,962,667 | $1,105,628 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,692,966 | $1,445,021 | $3,559,919 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,341,732 | $1,164,894 | $3,015,253 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 91-1741794).
Questions about FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT
- What is the EIN of FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT is 91-1741794.
- Is FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1997.
- Are donations to FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT 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 FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT 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 FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT 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 FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BRENT MASON.
- Who are the officers and directors of FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 17 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $116,392 (J BRENT MASON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does FOSS WATERWAY SEAPORT have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,490,472, expenses of $3,962,667 and total assets of $1,105,628 at year end.
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