POTTERY NORTHWEST

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

4 risk indicators measuring financial stability and operational resilience

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1965

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Edwin King

Phone

2062091094

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

POTTERY NORTHWEST, founded in 1965, is a community nonprofit in the Arts, Culture & Humanities sector that reported $1.0M in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue decreased 15% compared to the prior year.

Mission

Promote excellence in the ceramic arts by inspiring and educating an inclusive community centered in clay.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $336,767 Revenue: $468,728

Provided community classes, workshops, and apprenticeships on a range of ceramic topics and skills. Partnered with organizations to run youth ceramic educational programming. Provided sliding-scale tuition assistance, below-market-rate pricing, and free programming to make ceramics education accessible to all.

Program 2

Expenses: $101,031 Revenue: $28,400

Gallery: Provided gallery space for exhibitions, artist talks, and events. All of which were free and open to the public. Hosted artist markets and exhibitions for artists to sell their artwork.

Program 3

Expenses: $235,738 Revenue: $0

Offered studio memberships for the community to come work independently in our ceramics facility with access to our equipment and materials.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $530,215

Program Service Revenue $497,128

Investment Income $14,677

Other Revenue $-14,738

TOTAL REVENUE $1,027,282

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $569,155

Fundraising Expenses $58,542

Program Expenses $673,536

Other Expenses $433,767

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,005,897

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$1,027,282	$1,211,969	-0.2%
Expenses	$1,005,897	$1,007,935	0.0%
Net Income	$21,385	$204,034	-0.9%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✓ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✓ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✓ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$122,590

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Edwin King	Executive Director	40	Officer	$122,590	$0	$122,590
Ritika Kanade	President	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Su Liu	Vice President	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Nicoel Zarfos	Secretary	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Alison Sholm	Treasurer	1	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Harsimrat Parmar	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Terese Jennings	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Katherine Prince	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Jennifer Chevchek	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Olivia Garcia	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Rob Strong	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Anna Rustness-Peterson	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0
Susan Springer	Director	1	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	No data	No data	No data	No data
2024	$1,027,282	$1,005,897	$1,177,215	$21,385
2023	$1,211,969	$1,007,935	$1,126,060	$204,034
2022	$963,105	$1,266,411	$879,744	$-303,306
2021	$523,661	$757,767	$1,169,498	$-234,106
2020	$464,376	$455,025	$1,171,604	$9,351
2019	$719,141	$533,472	$1,151,626	$185,669
2018	$523,196	$468,803	$906,760	$54,393