Northwest Creative and Expressive Arts Institute

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 47-3548151

Apr 01, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021 • Filed on Oct 19, 2022

Organization Profile WWW.SEATTLEARTTHERAPY.ORG

PO Box 33032Seattle, WA 98133

(206) 696-6087

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

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Source year 2021

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2021

26%

Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

$42,563

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 22.7% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

140%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

49%

Faster revenue growth than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

$84,613

Up $49,429 (+140%) from 2020

Net Assets

$84,613

Up $49,429 (+140%) from 2020

Liabilities

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailable Net Margin71st percentile

Revenue

$187,749

Up $61,660 (+49%) from 2020

Expenses

$138,320

Up $13,528 (+11%) from 2020

Net Income

$49,429

Up $48,132 (+3711%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

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2021

Assets$84,613

Liabilities-

Net Assets$84,613

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth75th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2021

Revenue$187,749

Expenses$138,320

Net Income$49,429

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Apr 1, 2020 to Mar 31, 2021
Signed: Oct 19, 2022
Return Version: 2020v4.0
Gross Receipts: $187,749

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Northwest creative & expressive arts institute is committed to being the regional leader in providing exceptional education and training in creative & expressive arts therapy. We believe that by promoting the value of creativity as a recognized, respected and integral part of human services, that we honor the human experience. And that has to be a good thing

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATIONS IN SMALLER ENVIRONMENT TO MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS INCLUDING SOCIAL WORKERS, MENTAL HEALTH COUNNSELORS, AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS.	-	$138,320

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
SIBEL GOLDEN	Executive Di	PT	$42,563	-	$42,563
EMILY RICH	Co-President	-	$12,386	-	$12,386
MARIA CALLAHAN	Co-President	-	$0	-	-
ELLEN CARRUTH	Ce/Cirriculu	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Northwest Creative & Express
EIN: 47-3548151
Phone: 2066966087
Address: PO BOX 33032, SEATTLE, WA 98133

Signing Officer

Name: Sibel Golden
Title: Executive Director
Phone: 2066966087
Signed: 2022-10-19
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Vi Le CPA
Address: 707 S GRADY WAY SUITE 600, RENTON, WA 98057
Preparer: Vi Le CPA
Phone: 2063779501

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising and promotion 3,703 office 1,629 meals 93 insurance 930 bank service charges 104 continuing education 300 supplies 6,297 merchant fees 2,521 taxes and license 196 website maintenance 2,420 cellphone 286 moving expenses 1,377 professional development 250 membership 584 total 20,690”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Accounts receivable 0 1,000 security deposit 1,300 1,300 total 1,300 2,300”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Northwest creative & expressive arts institute is committed to being the regional leader in providing exceptional education and training in creative & expressive arts therapy. We believe that by promoting the value of creativity as a recognized, respected and integral part of human services, that we honor the human experience. And that has to be a good thing”

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2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

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Assets: $84,613
Liabilities: -
Net assets: $84,613
Revenue: $187,749
Expenses: $138,320
Net income: $49,429

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.70	$0.00	$0.70	$2.12	$2.32	$0.20
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.90	$0.00	$0.90	$2.52	$2.59	$0.06
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.96	$0.00	$0.96	$1.88	$2.38	$0.49
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.46	$0.00	$1.46	$2.27	$1.66	$0.61
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.85		$0.85	$1.88	$1.38	$0.49
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.35		$0.35	$1.26	$1.25	$0.01
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.34	$0.00		$0.71	$0.47	$0.23
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.00	$0.01		$0.00	$0.01	$0.01