2024-11-15T12:49:30-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 911329933 SEVEN STAR WOMENS KUNG-FU SEVE 2067201046 525 21st Avenue Seattle WA 98122 Eugenia Kurtz Executive Director 2067201046 2024-11-15 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X http://www.sevenstarwomenskungfu.org X X 168903 X 32691 134875 0 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1269 1127 142 0 167776 1783 0 106584 3084 41355 147 21386 174339 -6563 147191 0 140628 X 99617 93062 143183 137029 616 616 243416 230707 96225 90079 147191 140628 Seven Star Women's Kung Fu teaches self defense and the art of Kajukenbo to women identifying individuals and genderqueer/nonbinary people who live in the greater Seattle area. We represent four generations of women teaching women and nonbinary folks in the martial arts. For 42 years we have enabled individuals to learn self defense and train in the martial arts by offering free childcare to parents while they train, ASL interpreting, scholarships, sliding scale monthly dues based on income, and free community self defense classes. Martial Arts Program. Seven Star is dedicated to the empowerment of women identifying folks and nonbinary/genderfluid individuals through martial arts and self defense. We have a number of programs in place to facilitate women and girls and nonbinary/genderfluid folks training in the martial arts. Monthly dues are based on a sliding scale. Scholarships are available for ongoing training and special workshops. Parents can take advantage of free, onsite childcare during classes. Sign language interpreters make classes and tests more accessible for our deaf students. We have never turned an individual away due to an inability to pay. Our 2023 martial arts student population ranged between 65-80 students/month. We offer an introductory martial arts and self defense series four times a year serving 20-25 students per series. Our student population grew post Covid, when people felt safer to return to training. We maintained a masking and proof of Covid vaccination status to protect our immunocompromised students. In 2023, we tested 24 student for their next belt rank. We have students who are high school aged and students who are in the late 60s. 0 81729 Self Defense Program. Our mission and programs include a commitment to self defense, particularly for women and girls (age 11+). Seven Star Women's Kung Fu taught 24 self defense workshops serving 253 individuals in 2023. We teach self defense in the community with community partners, at-risk populations, schools, corporate groups, and small private groups. Our students volunteer their time to teach and assist at workshops. We go out into the community to teach self-defense workshops free of charge. 0 6393 In 2023, we offered free childcare to parents to enable them to train in our martial arts classes. Parent demand varied for childcare over the year. At any given time we have anywhere from 1-5 parents who request childcare for classes. 0 1889 We provide ASL interpreting for our deaf students. In 2023, we had one deaf student. 0 2784 92795 Michelle McVadon Chief Instructor 10 30920 6500 0 Eugenia Mares Kurtz Executive Director 24 25471 0 0 Allyson Riley Co-Chief Instructor 20 23039 0 0 Tyler LePard Board President 2 0 0 0 Dawn Monet Board Vice President 1 0 0 0 Vivian Lapenbusch Board Treasurer 1 0 0 0 Ava Olsen Board Secretary 0.5 0 0 0 Elia Grenier Board Member at Large 0.5 0 0 0 Megumi Nagata Board Member at Large 0.5 0 0 0 Josilyn Lundquist Business Manager 12 14750 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 WA Eugenia Mares Kurtz 525 21st Avenue Seattle WA 98122 2067201046 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 47443 20605 39851 25539 18876 152314 99749 76046 95499 123586 135666 530546 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 147192 96651 135350 149125 154542 682860 0 0 0 0 0 0 5000 4950 5000 5000 5500 25450 5000 4950 5000 5000 5500 25450 657410 96 72 46 52 68 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 96 72 46 52 68 334 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44229 0 0 0 44229 147288 140952 135396 149177 154610 727423 0.90375 0.89977 0.00046 0.00057 X Schedule A, Part III, Line 7b One donation from the Kurtz Charitable Foundation in the amount of $5,500 100 S Commons Suite 116 Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5359 Schedule A, Part III, Line 12 There is no other income in year 2023. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10 Continuing Education scholarships for students, assistant teachers and teachers to attend classes/workshops/trainings outside of Seven Star's curriculum and offerings. Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Telephone;113|Business Taxes;2334|Office Equipment and Supplies;1356|Retreat supplies and expenses;8143|Licenses permits and fees;264|Insurance;1969|Dues Refunds;1345|Books and Subscriptions;609|Web hosting;209|Bank Service Charges;3974|Advertising;322|Miscellaneous and Uncategorized Expenses;748^Total;21386^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 Loan cost Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Mortgage Payable Extension filed May 2024