THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OF THE ARTS HUMANITIES AND ENVIRONMENT
EIN 91-1061146 SEATTLE, WA
- Revenue 2023
- $23,375,238
- Expenses 2023
- $24,070,879
Program services were 82.8% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
As filed
- Subsection
- 03
- NTEE code
- B200
- Classification
- 2000
- Street
- 1415 SUMMIT AVE
These codes are the IRS's own and are shown exactly as filed. What each one means is in the Business Master File documentation (opens in a new tab).
Mission and programs · 2023
Mission
THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL OFFERS A FACULTY WHO ENGAGE EACH STUDENT IN SEQUENTIAL, CROSS-DISCIPLINARY STUDY IN THE HUMANITIES, SCIENCES AND THE ARTS. WE ARE A DIVERSE COMMUNITY OF PEOPLE WHO CHALLENGE EACH OTHER TO LEARN IN A HEALTHY, CREATIVE AND COLLABORATIVE ATMOSPHERE OF RESPECT FOR OURSELVES, OTHERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT. WE GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH HISTORICAL, SCIENTIFIC, ARTISTIC AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, ENABLING THEM TO THINK AND ACT WITH INTEGRITY, BELIEVING THEY HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE WORLD.
Activities or mission (Part I)
WE OFFER AN OUTSTANDING INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM FOR GRADES 6-12.
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AT THE NORTHWEST SCHOOL, WE OFFER AN INTERDISCIPLINARY LIBERAL ARTS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDES AN EXPANSIVE STUDY OF MATHEMATICS, SCIENCE, HUMANITIES, ARTS, AND MODERN LANGUAGES. BY EXPLORING SOCIETAL ISSUES, CUTTING EDGE IDEAS, AND INNOVATIVE METHODS ACROSS THESE SUBJECT AREAS, OUR STUDENTS LEARN TO READ CRITICALLY, WRITE COGENTLY, THINK CREATIVELY, AND SOLVE COMPLEX PROBLEMS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM OF STUDY, STUDENTS DEVELOP THE SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, AND CONFIDENCE TO EMBRACE THE EXPECTATIONS OF COLLEGE AND BEYOND.OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY IS GROUNDED IN THE CONVICTION THAT STUDENTS REQUIRE NOT ONLY ACADEMIC PREPARATION, BUT ALSO A STRONG SENSE OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY. THROUGH OUR COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH HAS PRIORITIZED SOCIAL JUSTICE, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY, AND A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE, FOR OVER 40 YEARS, WE INSTILL IN EACH STUDENT A DEEP UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR ROLE IN SOCIETY AND THE WORLD. WE BELIEVE THAT EVERY STUDENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, AND WE STRIVE TO FOSTER A SENSE OF AGENCY AND PURPOSE IN EACH OF THEM. OUR COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAM IS FOR STUDENTS IN GRADES 6-12. APPROXIMATELY 420 STUDENTS ATTEND THE SCHOOL AND OVER 10% ARE FROM SIX DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.
Expenses $19,939,157 · Grants $3,421,262 · Revenue $21,702,784
As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Officers and directors · 2023
As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.
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Julie LyssJULIE LYSS
PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Dan RaymondDAN RAYMOND
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Alan CaplanALAN CAPLAN
VICE-PRESIDENT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Dwayne KingDWAYNE KING
SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jamie Cardenas JrJAMIE CARDENAS JR
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Tosh DrakeTOSH DRAKE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Oceania EaganOCEANIA EAGAN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Katharine GreggKATHARINE GREGG
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Glenn HareGLENN HARE
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Carlton HarrisCARLTON HARRIS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
-
Tiffany Kelly-GrayTIFFANY KELLY-GRAY
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Gladys Ly-Au YoungGLADYS LY-AU YOUNG
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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John LynchJOHN LYNCH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Mahtab MahmoodzadehMAHTAB MAHMOODZADEH
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Morva McDonaldMORVA MCDONALD
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Val NelsonVAL NELSON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Emily ParkerEMILY PARKER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Gwendolyn PaytonGWENDOLYN PAYTON
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Darya SaberDARYA SABER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Steve SchlemmerSTEVE SCHLEMMER
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Jonathan WarrenJONATHAN WARREN
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Lowell WeissLOWELL WEISS
MEMBER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 10
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Ray WilsonRAY WILSON
HEAD OF SCHOOL
- Total calculated
- $386,926
- From this org
- $330,248
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $56,678
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $330,248
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $19,800
- Nontaxable benefits
- $36,878
- Filer's total
- $386,926
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Fernando VianaFERNANDO VIANA
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & OPERATIONS
- Total calculated
- $284,356
- From this org
- $249,286
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $35,070
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $249,286
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $14,059
- Nontaxable benefits
- $21,011
- Filer's total
- $284,356
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James JosephJAMES JOSEPH
UPPER SCHOOL DIRECTOR THRU 12/23
- Total calculated
- $209,525
- From this org
- $187,512
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $22,013
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $187,512
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0
- Deferred
- $9,820
- Nontaxable benefits
- $12,193
- Filer's total
- $209,525
The first 25 listed. Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.
Filings
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2023
- Revenue
- $23,375,238
- Expenses
- $24,070,879
- Contributions
- $725,926
- Grants paid
- $3,421,262
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2022
- Revenue
- $23,222,549
- Expenses
- $24,360,101
- Contributions
- $1,173,419
- Grants paid
- $3,765,367
The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.
Other returns filed
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2023 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2022 · 990-T
- Revenue
- not reported
- Expenses
- not reported
- Assets (EOY)
- not reported
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2021 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,666,685
- Expenses
- $23,577,711
- Assets (EOY)
- $76,047,059
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2020 · 990
- Revenue
- $22,972,982
- Expenses
- $22,750,979
- Assets (EOY)
- $79,999,966
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2019 · 990
- Revenue
- $23,367,861
- Expenses
- $23,354,221
- Assets (EOY)
- $72,657,027
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2018 · 990
- Revenue
- $22,726,886
- Expenses
- $21,955,598
- Assets (EOY)
- $74,051,760
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2017 · 990
- Revenue
- $22,610,633
- Expenses
- $20,854,248
- Assets (EOY)
- $73,487,291
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2016 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,104,256
- Expenses
- $19,087,393
- Assets (EOY)
- $66,281,331
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2015 · 990
- Revenue
- $21,099,915
- Expenses
- $17,755,905
- Assets (EOY)
- $63,502,799
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2014 · 990
- Revenue
- $19,933,583
- Expenses
- $17,324,099
- Assets (EOY)
- $63,624,713
Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all. Showing the 10 most recent; the API carries the rest.
Grants made
No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.
Grants received
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$148,250
2024 EDUCATION
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$145,000
2023 EDUCATION
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2022 GENERAL SUPPORT
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING
$72,000
2022 EDUCATION
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2023 GENERAL SUPPORT
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2022 SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUAL SCHOOLS
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2022 SUPPORT OF PIZAZZ
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2024 GENERAL SUPPORT
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$25,000
2023 HEALTH
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2022 For grant recipient's exempt purposes
The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.
Taxable family
From Schedule R Parts I, III and IV: entities that legally are the filer, and taxable partnerships, corporations and trusts it is related to. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money.
Disregarded entities on its 2023 return
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PROPERTY INVESTMENT · WA · income $104,551 · assets $2,465,200
Other IRS files
Auto-Revocation List
Not listed. The IRS publishes this list for organizations whose exemption was automatically revoked for failing to file for three consecutive years.
Publication 78
Listed as of 13 October 2026, under deductibility PC.
These are two separate IRS files on two separate schedules, shown as published and not reconciled with each other. Neither is a statement about whether a contribution is deductible today: 19,245 organizations appear in Publication 78 while the IRS's own revocation file lists them as currently revoked, more than half of those revoked before 2019. Absence from Publication 78 is evidence of nothing, and presence is not evidence either. Verify current status with the IRS before relying on it.
What this page reflects
The registration facts above come from the IRS Business Master File published 9 November 2026 and read 9 November 2026, for every organization at once. Returns through tax year 2023, the newest we have parsed for this organization.