Public Charity

The Vera Project

The Vera Project is a nonprofit organization categorized as Public Charity based in Seattle, WA. Its most recent IRS filing (2024) reports revenue of $1.6M, expenses of $1.7M, total assets of $557K. Imperigo tracks 35 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $790K.

EIN: 311816016 Seattle, WA Arts & Culture NTEE: A20 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$1.6M
Total Expenses$1.7M
Total Assets$557K
Grant Records35
Funding Total$790K
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

A MUSIC AND ARTS NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO FOSTERING A PARTICIPATORY CREATIVE CULTURE THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC CONCERTS, ARTS PROGRAMS, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING, AND VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL AGES, ESPECIALLY YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 14-24. SIGNIFICANT PROGRAM ACTIVITIES CLASSIFIED BY PRESENTATION, EDUCATION, AND PARTICIPATION IN MUSIC AND ART.

Where $100 goes at The Vera Project

How The Vera Project divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$61 Programs the work itself
$30 Management running the organization
$9 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $61 for programs

$46
Popular music concerts and visual art presentation for audiences of all ages, serving over 75,000 people in 2024, including 50,000 show attendees, 3,500 individual artists, and over 22,000…
75% of program spending
$9
Youth engagement and participation, including volunteer leadership opportunities at all concert events and a membership structure that integrates youth members into the organizations governance and operations
15% of program spending
Reported in the filing
  • Vera engaged over 400 new and active volunteers in 2024, fulfilling 20,000 volunteer hours in 2,800 shifts of total opportunities.
  • Additionally, 130 young people participated as members in 2024, and over 100 young people participated in other leadership opportunities through veras committee structures
$6
Youth-oriented music and arts-based education programming, including classes, workshops, open sessions, internships, and experiential learning opportunities, serving 2,000 people
10% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Officers & Directors

BOARD MEMBER Aaron Carr
CO CHAIR Abe Claiborne
BOARD MEMBER Andrew Walsh
SECRETARY Anisa Khoshbakhtian
TREASURER Betsy Troutman
VICE CHAIR Brandon Bermudez

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$665,619 25 grants
Education
$47,500 3 grants
Human & Social Services
$22,500 1 grant
Health & Medicine
$12,500 1 grant
Training & Professional Development
$8,000 1 grant

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $1.6M $1.7M $557K
2023 $1.4M $1.5M $690K
2022 $1.2M $1.3M $858K
2020 $722K $698K $769K
2019 $910K $956K $687K

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $910K to $1.6M (+75%), with total assets most recently reported at $557K.

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