NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization: NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (EIN 91-1163554)
Tax period: 2016-07-01 to 2017-06-30
Filed: 2018-04-10
IRS object ID: 201831009349301018
Schema version: 2016v3.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2018-04-10T15:17:40-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2017-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	911194016	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CLARK NUBER PS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10900 NE 4TH ST SUITE 1400	AddressLine1Txt
City	BELLEVUE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98004	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	911163554	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	NORT	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2063748844	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	600 UNIVERSITY STREET NO 2409	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98101	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CINDY R SEREMEK	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2063748844	PhoneNum
Signature	2018-04-08	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MEGAN RYAN	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00737884	PTIN
Phone	4254544919	PhoneNum
Preparation	2018-04-09	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	65.158.230.202	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2018-04-08	IPDt
IP Tm	09:08:22	IPTm
IP Timezone	PD	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	EE9472A6866F5D2CC65667176191C38BB98995E0	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	C070BA3AF7F6D7D87E83B9D9DF9412DF7C2C6F3F	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	AMERICAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	CINDY R SEREMEK	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	600 UNIVERSITY STREET NO 2409	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98101	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$3,837,313	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MYFINANCIALGOALS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1986	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION PROMOTES, SUPPORTS, MAINTAINS, DEVELOPS, AND EXTENDS EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND THE PURSUIT THEREOF AT OR IN CONNECTION WITH NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.AMERICAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (AFS) IS A DIVISION OF NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, THE MISSION OF WHICH IS TO EMPOWER PEOPLE TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES THROUGH FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND COUNSELING. WE REDIRECT A PORTION OF OUR PROCEEDS TO A FUND THAT PROVIDES STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS, FACULTY GRANTS, AND OTHER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	9	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	9	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	43	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	3	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$1,289,071	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,226,558	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$1,699,761	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$2,115,075	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$121,381	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$151,714	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$3,110,213	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$3,493,347	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$135,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$246,500	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,057,034	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$2,040,988	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,596,373	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,772,340	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$3,788,407	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$4,059,828	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$678,194	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$566,481	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$5,329,494	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$5,255,331	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$718,818	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,043,104	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,610,676	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$4,212,227	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION (THE FOUNDATION) OPERATES EXCLUSIVELY FOR RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, OR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954, AS AMENDED. - SEE SCHEDULE O	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,374,719	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$2,115,075	RevenueAmt
Desc	CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING PROGRAM TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED INDIVIDUALS GAIN CONTROL OF PERSONAL FINANCIAL SITUATIONS THROUGH EDUCATION AND INDIVIDUALLY TAILORED SOLUTIONS. NET REVENUES ARE AVAILABLE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD TO FUND THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL AND PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT OF THE COLLEGE.CREDIT COUNSELING - AMERICAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (AFS) HELPS CLIENTS FREE THEMSELVES FROM THE ANXIETY AND STRESS OF CREDIT, DEBT AND FINANCIAL WORRIES BY PROVIDING CREDIT COUNSELING, FINANCIAL EDUCATION AND DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT PUT CLIENTS IN CONTROL OF THEIR FINANCIAL SUCCESS. 7,954 CLIENTS WERE COUNSELED IN A CONFIDENTIAL, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING SESSION, WHERE CERTIFIED CREDIT COUNSELORS HELP ASSESS CLIENTS' SITUATIONS AND IDENTIFY OPTIONS TO MANAGE AND PAY OFF DEBTS. THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR COUNSELING OR EDUCATION SERVICES. DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS - ONE OF THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS WHO ARE STRUGGLING WITH REPAYING UNSECURED DEBT IS A DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN. A DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN IS A WAY TO CONSOLIDATE CREDIT AND UNSECURED DEBT INTO ONE MONTHLY PAYMENT THAT FITS WITHIN A CLIENT'S BUDGET, ALLOWING REPAYMENT OF DEBTS MORE QUICKLY OVER TIME THAN WOULD OTHERWISE BE POSSIBLE. CHARGES APPLY TO ENROLL IN DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS BUT FEES ARE WAIVED IN CASES OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP. THESE FEES ARE REGULATED BY THE 50 STATES IN WHICH AFS IS LICENSED AND BY INDUSTRY GUIDELINES DEVELOPED BY NON-PROFIT CREDIT COUNSELING AGENCIES. 3,232 DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS WERE ENTERED INTO DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.HOME FORECLOSURE COUNSELING - AFS IS A SUB-GRANTEE OF THE WASHINGTON STATE HOUSING FINANCE COMMISSION, A HUD-APPROVED HOUSING COUNSELING AGENCY. AFS OFFERS ASSISTANCE TO CLIENTS TO HELP THEM TRY TO AVOID THE LOSS OF THEIR HOMES. IN CONFIDENTIAL, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING SESSIONS, 145 CLIENTS WERE OFFERED HELP BY AFS COUNSELORS WHO ASSESS THEIR SITUATIONS, INFORM THEM OF OPTIONS AND WORK DIRECTLY WITH THEIR LENDERS TO TRY TO FIND SOLUTIONS THAT WILL WORK FOR THE CLIENT. MORTGAGE COUNSELING SESSIONS ARE OFFERED FREE OF CHARGE TO CLIENTS.HOME BUYER COUNSELING - AFS ASSISTS CLIENTS TO PREPARE FOR HOME OWNERSHIP BY ASSESSING THEIR INCOME, ASSETS, MONTHLY EXPENSES AND DEBT. OUR COUNSELORS HELP CLIENTS UNDERSTAND THE LENDING PROCESS AND DETERMINE WHAT THEY CAN BORROW, ESTABLISH GOALS FOR SAVING FOR A DOWN PAYMENT AND INFORM THEM OF DOWN PAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. OUR HOUSING COUNSELORS WILL ASSIST WITH PREPARATION OF A HOME BUDGET INCLUDING EXPENSES RELATED TO THE HOME SUCH AS UTILITIES, MAINTENANCE, TAXES AND INSURANCE. THE COUNSELORS ALSO OFFER TO REVIEW LOAN DOCUMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THE CLIENT UNDERSTANDS THEM.COUNSELING BEFORE BANKRUPTCY - IN CONFIDENTIAL, ONE-ON-ONE COUNSELING SESSIONS, AFS CERTIFIED CREDIT COUNSELORS HELPED 120 CLIENTS ASSESS THEIR CURRENT INCOME AND ASSETS VERSUS MONTHLY EXPENSES AND DEBTS. WITH THIS INFORMATION, AFS CREATES AN ACCURATE AND DETAILED MONTHLY BUDGET THAT CAPTURES THE CLIENT'S OVERALL FINANCIAL SITUATION. THIS PROCESS ALLOWS THE COUNSELOR TO BETTER EXPLAIN WHAT BANKRUPTCY MEANS TO THE CLIENT AND THE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES FOR HANDLING DEBTS. AFS IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. TRUSTEES (EOUST) TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF CREDIT COUNSELING IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BANKRUPTCY CODES OF ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW MEXICO, NEVADA, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WYOMING, WASHINGTON DC, AND WISCONSIN. APPROVAL DOES NOT ENDORSE OR ASSURE THE QUALITY OF AN AGENCY'S SERVICES.POST-BANKRUPTCY EDUCATION - THE BANKRUPTCY CODE REQUIRES CONSUMERS TO COMPLETE AN APPROVED FINANCIAL EDUCATION COURSE, ALSO KNOWN AS POST-BANKRUPTCY CREDIT COUNSELING, WITH AN APPROVED AGENCY BEFORE DEBTS CAN BE DISCHARGED. AFS PROVIDES THIS COURSE UTILIZING THE "MONEY IN MOTION" PROGRAM. AFS IS APPROVED BY THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR U.S. TRUSTEES (EOUST) TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED POST-BANKRUPTCY EDUCATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE BANKRUPTCY CODES OF ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, HAWAII, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSISSIPPI, MISSOURI, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, SOUTH DAKOTA, TENNESSEE, TEXAS, UTAH, VERMONT, VIRGINIA, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING, AND WASHINGTON DC. THERE WERE 54 CLIENTS SERVED DURING THE YEAR.STUDENT LOAN COUNSELING - AFS CERTIFIED STUDENT LOAN COUNSELORS HELP PERSONS MANAGE THEIR STUDENT LOANS WITH A PLAN SPECIFICALLY TAILORED TO THEM. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO HELP CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY MANAGE THEIR STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND AVOID THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF LOAN DELINQUENCY AND DEFAULT. COUNSELORS HELP EVALUATE THE LOAN INFORMATION, REVIEW AVAILABLE PAYMENT OPTIONS AND PUT A PLAN IN PLACE FOR REPAYMENT. ADDITIONALLY, AFS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES, OFFERS ROADMAP FOR STUDENTS, A POWERFUL TOOLBOX OF DEBT MANAGEMENT RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT AND POSITION COLLEGES AND THEIR STUDENTS FOR CONTINUED SUCCESS BY REDUCING OR AVOIDING HIGH STUDENT LOAN DEFAULT RATES AND HOLISTICALLY APPROACHING STUDENTS' FINANCIAL SITUATIONS. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES CAN PURCHASE THE PROGRAM FROM AFS AND OFFER IT TO THEIR STUDENTS AND ALUMNI. THE PROGRAM INCLUDES ONSITE CLASSES, TARGETED AND INTEGRATED EMAIL CAMPAIGNS, ONLINE CLASSES AND TOOLS, A MOBILE APP, WORKBOOKS, CLASS FLYERS, AND POSTERS.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$246,500	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$246,500	GrantAmt
Desc	SUPPORTS NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE THROUGH FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, FACULTY GRANTS AND OTHER PURPOSES, AND BY PROVIDING FOUNDATION PERSONNEL THE RESOURCES FOR SPECIFIC EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE COLLEGE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$7,315	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH ACTIVITIES FOCUS ON CONSUMER DEBT AND OTHER PERSONAL FINANCE SUBJECTS, INCLUDING FREE WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS, PUBLICATIONS AND ONLINE COURSES. 2,665 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN FACE TO FACE EDUCATION CLASSES, WHILE 3,149 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN ON-LINE EDUCATION CLASSES.FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION - IN JANUARY 2017, AMERICAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS LAUNCHED UPDATED VERSIONS OF OUR PERSONAL FINANCES COURSES, INVESTING IN YOURSELF. THE UPDATED VIDEOS AND COURSEWORK INCLUDE THE ORIGINAL EIGHT PART SERIES AND TWO ADDITIONAL COURSES, ROADMAP FOR STUDENTS, A GUIDE FOR PAYING FOR COLLEGE AND ROADMAP FOR STUDENTS, STUDENT LOAN REPAYMENT. THIS SERIES OF PROGRAMS IS FREE TO THE PUBLIC AND TEACHES THE ESSENTIALS OF SMART MONEY MANAGEMENT. AFS ALSO CONDUCTS WORKSHOPS IN THE WESTERN WASHINGTON COMMUNITY TO BUILD FINANCIAL LITERACY AND HELP INDIVIDUALS TO BETTER MANAGE THEIR MONEY. A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS, YOUNG ADULTS, PARENTS AND TEACHERS.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,628,534	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	Yes (1)	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	43	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	9	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	9	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	OR	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	KIM NGUYEN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2063748855	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	600 UNIVERSITY STREET SUITE 2409	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98101	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
JEROME GRONFEIN
CHAIRMAN	1.50	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,100	$0	$0
JOSEPH JAHN
VICE-CHAIR	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$2,100	$0	$0
JAMES MEDLEY
SECRETARY	1.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$1,800	$0	$0
CAROLYN BARTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WARREN BROWN
DIRECTOR, EX OFFICIO	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
REED DAVIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$2,100	$0	$0
WILLIAMS JARVIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$600	$0	$0
MARY ELLEN O'KEEFFE
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$1,800	$0	$0
V LEE REES
DIRECTOR	1.00	Yes (X)		$2,100	$0	$0
CINDY R SEREMEK
PRESIDENT	40.00		Yes (X)	$154,718	$0	$16,577
THERESE COAD
TREASURER	20.00		Yes (X)	$46,153	$0	$4,658

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$213,471	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$21,235	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
3C INCORPORATED
9755 PATUXENT WOODS DRIVE SUITE 10	COLUMBIA	MD	21046	MARKETING	$558,755
GOOGLE
1600 AMPHITHEATER PARKWAY	MOUNTAIN VIEW	CA	94043	MARKETING	$130,508

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Info In Schedule O Part VIII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIIIInd
Government Grants	$94,449	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,132,109	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,226,558	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	CLIENT/SETUP, NSF FEES	Desc
Business	541990	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$2,115,075	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,115,075	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$2,115,075	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$118,973	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$118,973	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$376,457	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$250	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$343,966	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$32,491	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$250	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$32,741	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$32,741	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$3,493,347	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$2,115,075	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$151,714	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$246,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$246,500	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$235,930	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,982	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$176,948	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,469,008	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,414,685	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$54,323	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,031	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,073	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$958	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$167,723	TotalAmt
Program Services	$164,343	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,380	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,296	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,536	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,760	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,321	TotalAmt
Program Services	$31,321	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,279	TotalAmt
Management And General	$33,279	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$14,400	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,400	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$852,968	TotalAmt
Program Services	$852,968	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$121,480	TotalAmt
Program Services	$102,020	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,460	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$66,007	TotalAmt
Program Services	$58,451	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$7,556	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$214,948	TotalAmt
Program Services	$177,987	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$36,961	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,748	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,937	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$11,811	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$24,481	TotalAmt
Program Services	$23,458	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,023	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$144,160	TotalAmt
Program Services	$84,492	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,668	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROCESSING & BANK FEES	$124,231	$124,231
LICENSES & PERMITS	$44,815	$44,815
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS	$40,688	$36,619	$4,069
CLIENT EDUCATION	$7,315	$7,315

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$36,499	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,401	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$17,098	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,059,828	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,628,534	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$431,294	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$428,429	BOYAmt
EOY	$479,395	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,022,382	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,508,912	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$27,748	BOYAmt
EOY	$21,187	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$61,610	BOYAmt
EOY	$91,405	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$474,495	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$448,056	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,934	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,439	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,745,391	BOYAmt
EOY	$3,127,993	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,329,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,255,331	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$225,529	BOYAmt
EOY	$502,904	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$493,289	BOYAmt
EOY	$540,200	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$718,818	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,043,104	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,610,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,212,227	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,610,676	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,212,227	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,329,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,255,331	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$566,481	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$168,032	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,300,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,867,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,446,935	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,289,071	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,226,558	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,130,418	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,300,804	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,867,050	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,446,935	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$1,289,071	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,226,558	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$8,130,418	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$4,415,356	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,715,062	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$37,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,104	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$88,636	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$121,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$118,973	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$416,246	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$8,546,664	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$9,640,950	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.43470	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.45910	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd
Incl Escrow Custodial Acct Liab	Yes (1)	InclEscrowCustodialAcctLiabInd
Explanation Provided	Yes (X)	ExplanationProvidedInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$114,189	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$111,237	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$2,952	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$360,306	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$336,819	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$23,487	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$26,439	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,661,379	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst	$168,032	NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$168,032	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$3,493,347	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$3,493,347	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$4,059,828	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$4,059,828	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$4,059,828	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART IV, LINE 2B:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	AMERICAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, A DIVISION OF NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, COLLECTS PAYMENTS FROM CLIENTS THAT IT DISTRIBUTES TO VARIOUS CREDITORS ON THE CLIENT'S BEHALF IN ACCORDANCE WITH EACH CLIENT'S DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN. THE AMOUNTS COLLECTED BUT NOT YET REMITTED TO CREDITORS ARE SHOWN AS CASH HELD IN TRUST WITH A CORRESPONDING LIABILITY FOR THE AMOUNTS HELD IN TRUST.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE EDUCATION FUND
9600 COLLEGE WAY NORTH	SEATTLE	WA	98103	412178833	501(C)(3)	$10,000	SPONSORSHIP FOR AUCTION AND SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS.
NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE
9600 COLLEGE WAY NORTH	SEATTLE	WA	98103	910826872	GOV'T ENTITY	$236,500	SCHOLARSHIPS FOR STUDENTS, FACULTY GRANTS, COLLEGE PROGRAMS AND OTHER ACADEMIC PURPOSES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COLLEGE PRESIDENT.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	2	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	0	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION GRANTED FUNDS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, FACULTY GRANTS AND OTHER PURPOSES. A SUMMARY IS RECEIVED FROM THE RECIPIENTS SHOWING HOW THE FUNDS WERE SPENT.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	CINDY R SEREMEK	PersonNm
Title	PRESIDENT	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$154,718	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$4,523	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$12,054	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$171,295	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6 - VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES:	THERE WERE THREE VOLUNTEERS DURING THE YEAR. TWO VOLUNTEERS SERVED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ONE AS AN EX-OFFICIO BOARD MEMBER AND ONE WHO SERVED WITHOUT ACCEPTING A MEETING FEE. THE OTHER VOLUNTEER PERFORMED ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES FOR THE ORGANIZATION. THE ADDITIONAL SEVEN VOTING DIRECTORS OF THE BOARD CONTRIBUTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO THE ORGANIZATION. HOWEVER, THEY RECEIVED A NOMINAL MEETING FEE FOR THEIR SERVICE AND ARE THEREFORE NOT INCLUDED ON PART I, LINE 6 OF THE TAX RETURN.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1, ORGANIZATION MISSION STATEMENT	INCLUDING PROMOTING, SUPPORTING, MAINTAINING, DEVELOPING, AND EXTENDING EDUCATIONAL OFFERINGS AND THE PURSUIT THEREOF AT OR IN CONNECTION WITH NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE. AMERICAN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS (AFS) IS A DIVISION OF NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION, A NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. AFS IS DEDICATED TO: -EDUCATING THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE PROPER USE OF CREDIT, DEBT MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER RELATED PURPOSES. -PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE TO FUND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. NO PART OF THE NET EARNINGS OF THE FOUNDATION OR OF AFS INURES TO THE BENEFIT OF ANY PRIVATE PERSON OR ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND RELATED PROGRAMS OF NORTH SEATTLE COLLEGE. AFS WAS ESTABLISHED AS A PROGRAM OF THE FOUNDATION DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1999. AFS OPERATES A CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING PROGRAM AND AS SUCH, OFFERS COUNSELING, EDUCATION, REFERRAL RESOURCES, AND DEBT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS TO ITS CALLERS. AFS ALSO OFFERS A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL AND COUNSELING RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS. THE PURPOSE OF THESE SERVICES IS TO ENABLE FINANCIALLY DISTRESSED PEOPLE TO HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR PERSONAL FINANCES AND USE OF CREDIT BY OFFERING RESOURCES AND ALTERNATIVES TO THEM. PROGRAMS OFFERED INCLUDE FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION, CREDIT COUNSELING, DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS, HOME FORECLOSURE COUNSELING, COUNSELING BEFORE BANKRUPTCY, POST-BANKRUPTCY EDUCATION AND STUDENT LOAN COUNSELING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	EACH BOARD MEMBER IS PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 AND ASKED TO REVIEW THE FORM AND PROVIDE ANY COMMENTS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE YEARLY. THE ORGANIZATION'S ATTORNEY REVIEWS ALL INFORMATION TO ENSURE THERE ARE NO CONFLICTS. IF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST ARISES WITH A BOARD MEMBER, THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION OR VOTE ON SUCH TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND SETS THE SALARY OF THE CEO BASED UPON COMPARABILITY DATA. IN ADDITION, THEY APPROVE THE SALARIES SUGGESTED BY THE CEO FOR HER DIRECT REPORTS. SALARY REVISIONS WERE BASED ON LOCAL SALARY SURVEYS OBTAINED AND JOB PERFORMANCE. THE LAST COMPENSATION REVIEW WAS PERFORMED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2016.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE ORGANIZATION WOULD REVIEW EACH REQUEST AND IF DEEMED REASONABLE, PROVIDE COPIES OF THE REQUESTED DATA.
FORM 990, PART VIII, LINE 2	NSF REFERS TO NON-SUFFICIENT FUNDS.
I.R.C. SECTION 501(Q) DISCLOSURE	THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE HAS ESTABLISHED GUIDELINES FOR TAX EXEMPT CREDIT COUNSELING ORGANIZATIONS, WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN IRC SECTION 501(Q). NORTH SEATTLE COMMUNITY COLLEGE FOUNDATION REVIEWS THESE GUIDELINES EACH YEAR AND VERIFIES THAT IT DOES MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF IRC SECTION 501(Q), AS FOLLOWS: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICES TAILORED TO THE SPECIFIC NEEDS AND CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE CONSUMER; DOES NOT MAKE LOANS TO DEBTORS; PROVIDES ONLY INCIDENTAL SERVICES TO IMPROVE CONSUMER CREDIT RECORDS AND CREDIT HISTORY, AND DOES NOT CHARGE A SEPARATE FEE FOR SUCH SERVICES; DOES NOT REFUSE SERVICES BASED ON ABILITY TO PAY OR INELIGIBILITY/UNWILLINGNESS OF CONSUMER TO ENROLL IN A DEBT MANAGEMENT PLAN (DMP); CHARGES REASONABLE FEES AND PROVIDES WAIVERS IF CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO PAY; THE MAJORITY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS REPRESENT BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC AND ARE NOT EMPLOYED BY THE ORGANIZATION OR BENEFIT FROM IT; THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE OWNERSHIP IN AN ENTITY THAT IS INVOLVED IN THE CREDIT COUNSELING OR SIMILAR BUSINESS; AND DOES NOT PAY FOR REFERRALS OR RECEIVE AMOUNTS FOR PROVIDING REFERRALS FOR DEBT MANAGEMENT PLANS. IN ADDITION, THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT SOLICIT CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CONSUMERS DURING THE INITIAL COUNSELING PROCESS, OR WHILE A CONSUMER IS RECEIVING SERVICES FROM THE ORGANIZATION; AND THE AMOUNT OF REVENUE THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES FROM ITS CUSTOMERS' CREDITORS ATTRIBUTABLE TO DMP SERVICES DOES NOT EXCEED THE LIMIT OF 50 PERCENT OF TOTAL REVENUES.