Civic Intelligence

Nordso Foundation

EIN 45-3134439 • 501(c)3 • Seattle, WA

Profile

The foundation's primary exempy purpose is the intention of cleaning up plastic waste from the waters and beaches of the salish sea and using the waste collected for art to educate the public about the dangers and hazards of plastic waste to marine life and the environment.

PO Box 2906Seattle, WA 98111

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2014

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $85,287 (-100%) from 2013

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2013

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $85,287 (-100%) from 2013

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Up

$0

Up $2,000 (+100%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$85,287

Up $72,316 (+558%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

-$85,287

Down $70,316 (-470%) from 2013

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2012: $100,258Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $100,2582012Assets 2013: $85,287Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $85,2872013Assets 2014: $0Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $02014

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2012: $123,737Expenses 2012: $23,479Net Income 2012: $100,2582012Revenue 2013: -$2,000Expenses 2013: $12,971Net Income 2013: -$14,9712013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $85,287Net Income 2014: -$85,2872014

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$0
Expenses$85,287
Net Income-$85,287
Open 2014 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$85,287
Net income
-$85,287
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.85$0.85
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.00$0.85$0.02$0.13$0.15
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.00$0.00$1.00$1.24$0.23$1.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Aug 15, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The foundation's primary exempy purpose is the intention of cleaning up plastic waste from the waters and beaches of the salish sea and using the waste collected for art to educate the public about the dangers and hazards of plastic waste to marine life and the environment.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Cleaning up plastic waste from the waters and beaches of the Salish Sea and using the waste collected for art to educate the public about the dangers and hazards of plastic waste to marine life and the environment.$79,895$726
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MIRIAM PIERCEPresident/Chair-$0--
ALAN BOYDDirector-$0--
KARLI PICKETTDirector-$0--
MICHELLE BUFANOExecutive-$0--
CHERYL GRUNBOCKDirector-$0--
COLETTE CHANSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Nordso Foundation
EIN
45-3134439
In Care Of
% COLETTE CHAN
Phone
2066642500
Address
PO BOX 2906, SEATTLE, WA 98111

Signing Officer

Name
Colette Chan
Title
Secretary
Phone
2066642500
Signed
2015-08-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Bader Martin Ps
Address
1000 SECOND AVENUE 34TH FLOOR, SEATTLE, WA 98104-1022
Preparer
Walter R Smith
Phone
2066211900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ Part I Line 10

“Donees name:the seattle foundation donees address:1200 fifth avenue, suite 1300 relationship:none purpose of payment:to provide support to exempt organization amount:79895”

Form 990EZ Part I Line 16

“Description:LICENSE FEES Amount:78”

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