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Northwest Maritime Center

Public charity
Other · PORT TOWNSEND, WA · EIN 91-1931643

About

The mission of the northwest maritime center is to engage and educate people of ALL generations in traditional and contemporary maritime life, in a spirit of adventure and discovery.who we are: at our CORE we use powerful maritime experiences to educate, inspire people to adventure, and celebrate our maritime culture. We do it for our own love of boats, in service to our community and maritime industry, but mostly because regardless of the subject, the SEA is the most powerful teacher we know.

Donations are tax-deductible
Category
Other
Employees
134
Volunteers
584

Financial Snapshot

FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$10.1M
Expenses
$7.9M
Assets
$22.7M
Liabilities
$2.6M

Financial history

$10.1M$5.1M$0
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RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $10.1M · Avg: $4.4M

501(h) election

This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.

Political & Grant Activity

Campaign Spending
Lobbying
$53K
Grants Given
NORTHWEST MARITIME CENTER
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Address

431 Water ST
PORT Townsend, WA, 98368-572

Governance

Voting board members25
Independent members25
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes

Compensation practices

Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
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