SeattleFWC26

Legal name: Seattle International Soccer Local Organizing Committee

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
873823518
IRS 990 coverage
2023–2025
Official website data refreshed
Sep 2026
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-N 2022
Location
Seattle, WA, USA
Phone
2063706658
Rating
73
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Community Improvement, Capacity Building N.E.C.

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$17,934,361
Expenses
$13,136,363
Assets
$10,271,695
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

25 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETER TOMOZOWA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

Highest reported compensation

  • ANN KAWASAKI ROMERO (CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER): $268,899 total reported compensation
  • JOHN DIAZ (CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER): $268,899 total reported compensation
  • PETER TOMOZOWA (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER): $264,104 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our vision is to foster a lasting legacy for our region, guided by the spirit of soccer, innovation, and inclusion.

What it reported doing in 2025

Community engagement: seattlefwc26 partnered with the three stadium neighborhoods to launch the stadium neighborhood world cup liaison program. Beginning in summer 2025 seattlefwc26 contracted with a community-based organization in each stadium neighborhood for that organization to hire a full-time employee whose job is to serve as a source of information and provide consistent small business outreach to ensure that businesses have early and accurate information about the 2026 fifa world cup(tm). Additionally, playbooks were launched for small businesses, watch parties, brand, inclusion and accessibility - all designed to ensure businesses across the state can take advantage of the once in a lifetime opportunity brought by the world cup. Youth empowerment/health & wellness: in partnership with the rave foundation, developed an additional 7 mini-pitches across the state of Washington, including two focused on indigenous communities. Human rights: partnership with businesses ending sex trafficking (best), to provide resources and training to businesses on prevention of human trafficking. These resources included 2,500 licenses to the best basics online training, and in person sessions involving around 50 businesses to create customized human trafficking prevention and response plans. Social inclusion and equity: continued the development of programs like the world cup canoe journey and pow wow. Supporting the growth of blind soccer and creating a downtown path (unity loop) to showcase street art. Building advisory committees to ensure matches on juneteenth and pride dates provide a forum for inclusive education and storytelling. Ensuring collaboration to promote workers' rights and wellbeing through the labor standards agreement. Public art: continued programs to work with local and international artists to create works of public art that will enhance seattle's streetscape while contributing to a more inviting and exciting environment, both during the tournament and for years to come.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 82% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 79
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 58
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 52%; rating input score 52
  • Program expense ratio: 70.1%; rating input score 70
  • Fundraising efficiency: $8.08 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 27; 27th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.8%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.78; rating input score 22; 22nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 98; 98th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 17.7%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 93.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 66.1% per year; rating input score 100; 99th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 49.6% per year; rating input score 100; 98th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • What they do: 8 programs and campaigns described on the official site · 2 operating locations identified
  • Where the money goes: 52% of revenue deployed · 70.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 14 of 14 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $9.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $269K · 25 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 29 of 29 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Filing history: 3 filing years from 2023 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 10 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 52/100.
  • High — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 27/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 22/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Form 990 shared with the board not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.