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Nonprofit · EIN 91-2114772

PONGO POETRY PROJECT

Tax-exempt · EDMONDS, WA 98020

Financials

$215K$255K2023$256K$283K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of PONGO POETRY PROJECT by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$255,733$282,771-$27,038$82,198$34,751$47,447
December 31, 2023990$215,382$255,033-$39,651$92,831$18,346$74,485
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$183,195
of which government grants
$13,500
Program service revenue
$55,712
Investment income
$923
Net income from fundraising events
$15,798
Other revenue
$15,903

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$158,728
Other salaries and wages
$26,530
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$225,090
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$8,640
Occupancy
$2,182
Program services (functional)
$193,587
Management and general (functional)
$36,020
Fundraising (functional)
$53,164

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$92,831
Total assets, end of year
$82,198
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,751
Net assets, end of year
$47,447
Net assets without donor restrictions
$43,074
Net assets with donor restrictions
$4,373
Gross receipts
$256,849
Employees
7
Year formed
2007
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
NEBEU SHIMELESCoExec Dir Dev Fin
Key employee
40$90,192
ASHLEY SKARTVEDTCoExec Director Prgm
Key employee
40$68,536
BRIDGET MCNULTYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
CHRISTIAN HAWTHORNEBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
ALEX LEVITONBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
KATERINA CANYONBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
LIANDA ABRAHAMSecretary
Officer
2$0
AMY SCHLIGHTPresidentTreasurer
Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 10 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
NEBEU SHIMELESCoExec Dir Dev Fin
Key employee
40$0
LIANDA ABRAHAMSecretary
Officer
2$0
KAREN HIRSCHPast President
Trustee or director
1.5$0
NICOLE POMEROYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
MELANIE SHERZADPresident
Officer
2$0
BRIDGET MCNULTYBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
AMY SCHLIGHTTreasurer
Officer
2$0
JAYME YEOBoard Member
Trustee or director
1.5$0
KEVIN O'ROURKEVice President
Officer
2$0
ASHLEY SKARTVEDTCoExec Director Prgm
Key employee
40$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
130 2ND AVE N UNIT 3068, EDMONDS, WA 98020-2128
In care of
% NEBEU SHIMELES
Mailing address (990-N for 2014)
2701 California Ave SW - Box 155, Seattle WA 98116
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
Nebeu Shimeles, 130 2nd Ave N Ste 3068, Edmonds, WA 98020
Principal officer (990-N for 2014)
Richard Gold, 2701 California Ave SW - Box 155, Seattle WA 98116
Signed the 990
NEBEU SHIMELES, Co-Executive Director
Phone
(206) 816-0414
Return prepared by
ADEM Enterprises Inc

Mission

Pongo teaches and mentors personal poetry to teens who have suffered traumas such as abuse, neglect, ad exposure to violence. To accomplish it's goals, PONGO runs writing programs in dentention centers (Sch O)

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • Pongo provides therapeutic poetry writing programs in detention centers, mental health facilities, homeless shelters, and other sites for youth who have experienced trauma, including abuse, neglect, and exposure to violence and oppression. According to our evaluation, the outcomes of these programs indicate that youth writers are able to address core issues through their lives. Based on the success of our poetry writing programs, and in 2014, we codified our methodology Writing with At-Risk Youth: The Pongo Teen Writing Method. Pongo then established a program to train individuals and organizations on the Pongo method, our evidence-based, trauma-informed technique for poetry mentorship.
    Expenses $193,587

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
91-2114772
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
2001
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$82,198
Income (IRS master file)
$256,849

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$255,733$282,771$82,198IRS
990December 2023$215,382$255,033$92,831XML
990December 2022$219,503$276,578$125,544IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2020–––IRS
990-EZDecember 2019–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS
990-N for 2014
Officer: Richard Gold
December 31, 2014≤ $50,000 receipts––e-Postcard

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 91-2114772).

Questions about PONGO POETRY PROJECT

What is the EIN of PONGO POETRY PROJECT?
The employer identification number (EIN) of PONGO POETRY PROJECT is 91-2114772.
Is PONGO POETRY PROJECT tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
Are donations to PONGO POETRY PROJECT tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does PONGO POETRY PROJECT 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 PONGO POETRY PROJECT 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 PONGO POETRY PROJECT 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 PONGO POETRY PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names Nebeu Shimeles.
Who are the officers and directors of PONGO POETRY PROJECT?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 8 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $90,192 (NEBEU SHIMELES, CoExec Dir Dev Fin).
How much revenue does PONGO POETRY PROJECT have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $255,733, expenses of $282,771 and total assets of $82,198 at year end.

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