Program areas at Foss Waterway Seaport
The Foss Waterway Seaport is puget sound's maritime heritage, education, and event center where families, groups and communities come to discover, explore, work, and play. The Foss Waterway Seaport celebrates tacoma's rich maritime heritage- past, present and future. It is located on the waterfront in a century-old wooden wheat warehouse built for cargo arriving by rail and departing by sail ("where rails meet sails") during the early years of tacoma. Activities include maritime heritage exhibits, heritage boat shop, land- and boat-based education, event rental space and guest boat moorage.
Who funds Foss Waterway Seaport
Grants from foundations and other nonprofits
Personnel at Foss Waterway Seaport
| Name | Title | Compensation | Date of data |
|---|
| Brent Mason | Executive Director | | 2024-11-14 |
| Julia Berg | Director of Education | | 2024-09-26 |
| Amber Fish | Event Sales and Marketing Manager | | 2024-09-26 |
| J Brent Mason | Past Executive Director | $114,625 | 2023-12-31 |
Financials for Foss Waterway Seaport
| Revenues | FYE 12/2023 | FYE 12/2022 | % Change |
|---|
| Total grants, contributions, etc. | $1,213,055 | $887,269 | 36.7% |
| Program services | $456,186 | $390,427 | 16.8% |
| Investment income and dividends | $20,262 | $20,091 | 0.9% |
| Tax-exempt bond proceeds | $0 | $0 | - |
| Royalty revenue | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net rental income | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net gain from sale of non-inventory assets | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from fundraising events | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from gaming activities | $0 | $0 | - |
| Net income from sales of inventory | $3,403 | $2,986 | 14% |
| Miscellaneous revenues | $60 | $40,959 | -99.9% |
| Total revenues | $1,692,966 | $1,341,732 | 26.2% |
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Data update history
January 5, 2025
Updated personnel
Identified 6 new personnel
January 4, 2025
Posted financials
Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2023
December 24, 2024
Received grants
Identified 3 new grant, including a grant for $65,000 from James M Lea Foundation September 21, 2024
Received grants
Identified 8 new grant, including a grant for $30,000 from Sequoia Foundation Nonprofit Types
Arts, culture, and humanities nonprofitsMuseumsCharities
Issues
Arts, cultural, and humanities
Characteristics
State / local levelReceives government fundingTax deductible donationsAccepts online donations
General information
- Address
- 705 Dock St
- Tacoma, WA 98402
- Metro area
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
- County
- Pierce County, WA
- Website URL
- fosswaterwayseaport.org/
- Phone
- (253) 272-2750
- Facebook page
- fosswaterwayseaport
IRS details
- EIN
- 91-1741794
- Fiscal year end
- December
- Taxreturn type
- Form 990
- Year formed
- 1996
- Eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions (Pub 78)
- Yes
Categorization
- NTEE code, primary
- A56: Natural History, Natural Science Museums
- NAICS code, primary
- 7121: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions
- Parent/child status
- Independent
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