Mission
SEATTLE ARTS AND LECTURES CULTIVATES TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES THROUGH STORY AND LANGUAGE WITH READERS AND WRITERS OF ALL GENERATIONS.
Public Charity
SEATTLE ARTS AND LECTURES
SEATTLE ARTS AND LECTURES is a Public Charity headquartered in SEATTLE, WA. Financial data from the 2025 filing: $3.5M revenue, $3.5M expenses, $3.4M total assets. 97 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $3.0M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 911384964
SEATTLE, WA
Humanities
NTEE: A70
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$3.5M
Total Expenses$3.5M
Total Assets$3.4M
Grant Records97
Funding Total$3.0M
Filing Years2021–2025
Where $100 goes at Seattle Arts and Lectures
How Seattle Arts and Lectures divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 9 years.
$71
Programs
the work itself
$15
Management
running the organization
$14
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $71 for programs
$30
Youth programs/writers in the schools (wits)
$20
Sal presents (including encore)
$11
Literary arts series
Plus 5 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
GENERAL SUPPORT
$10,000
GENERAL SUPPORT
$115,736
GENERAL SUPPORT
$115,736
ARTS, CULTURE & HUMANITIES
$115,250
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$92,865
Showing up to 5 of 97 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
TREASURER
Ben Ranken
MEMBER THOUGH MARCH 2025
Bradley Lane
MEMBER
Debra Dahlen
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Elizabeth Brock
MEMBER
Eric Gerard Parsons
MEMBER
Jamie Miller
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.4M |
| 2024 | $3.7M | $3.0M | $3.3M |
| 2023 | $2.8M | $2.8M | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $2.7M | $2.1M | $2.5M |
| 2021 | $2.3M | $2.1M | $2.0M |
Between 2021 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $2.3M to $3.5M (+50%), with total assets most recently reported at $3.4M.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.