SHYAN SELAH FOUNDATION

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2025 · Form 990EZ · revenue $47K · expenses $21K · assets $40K

EIN
46-2489754
Address
33530 1ST WAY S STE 102, FEDERAL WAY, WA 98003-7332
Website
www.theselahfoundation.org
NTEE code
A20
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Shyan Selah (its 2021 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2021 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

The Selah Foundation joins with Schools, Universities, and Community Organizations to help produce special events, workshops, and resources for youth and young adults to encourage higher education via the arts and the natural sciences.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

5 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Shyan Selah Founder/President2022-2025 $5,500$170,790 1
Candice Richardson Vice President/Program Manager2022-2025 $4,630$111,686 1
Lorna Pack Secretary2024-2025 $1,870$2,590 1
Asia Selah (former) Employee2022-2023 $17,684$30,184 1
Darion Dotson (former) Employee2022-2023 $4,202$20,035 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $12K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shyan Selah Founder/President30 $5,500-- $5,5001
Candice Richardson Vice President/Program Manager25 $4,630-- $4,6301
Lorna Pack Secretary15 $1,870-- $1,8701
2024 · 3 people listed · 3 paid, $15K
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shyan Selah Founder/President38 $9,790-- $9,7901
Candice Richardson Vice President/Program Manager40 $4,008-- $4,0081
Lorna Pack Secretary15 $720-- $7201
2023 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $166K · 3 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shyan Selah Founder/President90 $0$0$80,250 $80,2501
Candice Richardson Vice President/Program Manager80 $63,881$0$0 $63,8811
Asia Selah Employee35 $17,684$0$0 $17,6841
Darion Dotson Employee25 $4,202$0$0 $4,2021
2022 · 4 people listed · 4 paid, $143K · 3 employees · 2 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Shyan Selah Founder/President90 $0$0$75,250 $75,2501
Candice Richardson Vice President/Program Manager80 $39,167$0$0 $39,1671
Darion Dotson Employee35 $15,833$0$0 $15,8331
Asia Selah Employee30 $12,500$0$0 $12,5001

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990EZ period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$46,749$20,507 $40,200$22,058 $46,749$0 ---
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,437$26,060 $14,338$14,338 $24,437$0 ---
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$536,329$668,689 $179,842$179,842 $536,329$0 $166,01632
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$625,830$313,704 $312,202$312,202 $625,830$0 $142,75032

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $40,000 in all, tax years 2018 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
PHILANTHROPY NORTHWEST Public charity Exact 2020 1$25,000 2020$25,000
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SCHOOLS OUT WASHINGTON Public charity Exact 2020 1$10,000 2020$10,000
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WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION Public charity Exact 2018 1$5,000 2018$5,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990EZ · $20,507 spent · pay $9,000 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $9,000 43.9%
Fees to independent contractors $4,883 23.8%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,423 21.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,201 10.7%
Total$20,507100%

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2024 · Form 990EZ · $26,060 spent · pay $14,389 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Salaries, other pay and benefits $14,389 55.2%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $5,669 21.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $5,068 19.4%
Fees to independent contractors $934 3.6%
Total$26,060100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $668,689 spent · pay $223,825 · grants $0 · events $25,626
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $198,000$198,000-- 29.6%
Advertising and promotion $190,939$190,939-- 28.6%
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $166,016$166,016-- 24.8%
Payroll taxes $53,139$53,139-- 7.9%
Other (as described) EventMeals for AW attendees over 8 events $17,813$17,813$0$0 2.7%
Office expenses $13,135$10,430$2,705- 2.0%
Information technology $9,780$4,924$4,856- 1.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $7,813$7,813-- 1.2%
Other salaries and wages $4,670$4,670-- 0.7%
Travel $4,112$4,112-- 0.6%
Fees: management $2,681-$2,681- 0.4%
Insurance $591-$591- 0.1%
Total$668,689100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $313,704 spent · pay $150,501 · grants $0 · events $1,470
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees $142,750$142,750-- 45.5%
Fees: other services $78,695$78,695-- 25.1%
Advertising and promotion $61,402$61,402-- 19.6%
Office expenses $15,740$13,776$1,964- 5.0%
Payroll taxes $6,751$6,751-- 2.2%
Information technology $4,427-$4,427- 1.4%
Other (as described) EventMeal Per Diems for Staff and Event Participants $1,470$1,470$0$0 0.5%
Other salaries and wages $1,000$1,000-- 0.3%
Travel $700$700-- 0.2%
Insurance $575-$575- 0.2%
All other expenses $194-$194- 0.1%
Total$313,704100%

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