The organization supports the continued growth of overnight visitation, fosters economic development through visitor activities and amenities, and promotes destination stewardship as part of its Tourism mission.

$118K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $41K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$118K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$127K
13% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 13% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.3M
Spent
$1.0M
Net assets
$838K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$1.3M
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.3M
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.5M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M
Net assets
$838K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$838K
FY2022$702K
FY2023$553K
FY2024$577K
FY2025$726K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Revoked May 2018, reinstated. IRS ruling Nov 2020, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 2020.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $118K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$117,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Immediate Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Guy Glaeser’s $135K as Executive Director is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2832 $1–10M community development nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Guy Glaeser$134,988$120,000$73,816——
Robert Hansen———$47,136$117,500
Ron Peck——$19,500——
Ron Peck Interim———$3,000—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports Walla Walla Valley's growth and quality of life.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Our marketing activities support events that attract outside visitors, including non-profit organizations (walla walla symphony, walla walla chamber music festival), sporting events (walla walla sweets baseball, whitman college, walla walla community college athletics), coordinating events such as barrel release with the walla walla wine…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2024–2024
Hospice Du RhoneCA · FY2024$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$276
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$838K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$618K
Total assetsLn 16$966K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.3M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$276
Total revenueLn 12$1.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$151K
SavingsLn 2$467K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$618K
Other assetsLn 15$66K
Total assetsLn 16$966K
LiabilitiesLn 26$127K
Net assetsLn 32$838K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 513
VolunteersI 617
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$388K$618K
Total assetsLn 16$533K$966K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$127K
Net assetsLn 32$521K$838K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$324
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$122K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$11K
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K
Management feesLn 11a$71K
Legal feesLn 11b$180
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$670K
Office expensesLn 13$16K
Information technologyLn 14$13K
OccupancyLn 16$21K
TravelLn 17$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$845
InsuranceLn 23$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$10K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.5M$1.4M$150K$726K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.2M$1.2M$23K$577K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.2M$1.3M−$149K$553K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.1M$1.2M−$136K$702K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.3M$1.0M$320K$838K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,325,079 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,023,196$1,324,803
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $541$276
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,023,737$1,325,079
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $5,824$324
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $93,502$145,389
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $670,631$859,564
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $769,957$1,005,277
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $253,780$319,802
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,325,079 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,270,359
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$54,444
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,324,803
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $276$276
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $276$1,325,079
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,005,277 across 15 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$324
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$122,421
IX-9 Other employee benefits$11,317
IX-10 Payroll taxes$11,651
IX-11a Management fees$71,241
IX-11b Legal fees$180
IX-11c Accounting fees$43,849
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$670,396
IX-13 Office expenses$15,590
IX-14 Information technology$13,483
IX-16 Occupancy$20,960
IX-17 Travel$9,798
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$845
IX-23 Insurance$3,164
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$10,058
IX-25 Total functional expenses$1,005,277
Part X · Balance sheet $965,798 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $180,395$150,621
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $207,684$467,054
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $140,774$265,452
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,511$17,165
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$65,506
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $533,364$965,798
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,899$121,882
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$5,525
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $11,899$127,407
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $521,465$838,391
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $521,465$838,391
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $533,364$965,798
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $838,391 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,325,079
XI-2 Total expenses$1,005,277
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$319,802
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$521,465
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$2,876
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$838,391

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