To promote the interests of the Chehalis community through support for education, public works, and cultural and charitable pursuits.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
84¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$131K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.7M a year · 50% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
84%
of spending
Looks good: 84% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
28 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $7.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 28.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $111K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$9K
0.09% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
13
of 13 voting members
Looks good: 13 of 13 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.3M
-21% vs prior year
Spent
$1.3M
To programs
84%
Net assets
$10.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$3.3M
FY2023▼ -21%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$956K
FY2021$5.9M
FY2022$4.3M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$1.3M
FY2023▲ +11%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.3M
FY2024$3.7M
Net assets
$10.8M
FY2023▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$973K
FY2021$6.0M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$10.8M
FY2024$10.7M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2003.

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Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 84% · $1.1M Management & general 9% · $121K Fundraising 7% · $89K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$130,819Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Collins’s $131K as Executive Dir. is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2833 $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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Jennifer Collins$130,819$115,058$115,000$38,333

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports education, public works, and cultural/charitable activities to benefit the Chehalis community.

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3 programs · $932K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Excellence in Education

Funding programs to improve student achievement

$572Kprogram expense
02

Funding chehalis school district science, technology, engineering and math (stem) programs

$201Kprogram expense
03

Funding college scholarships for local high school students

$159Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$111K
Grants paid · 20 grants · $5.8M · 2020–2024
Chehalis School DistrictFY2024$1,497,204
Chehalis School DistrictFY2024$1,285,718
Unitemized GrantFY2024$182,697
Chehalis School DistrictFY2024$6,283
City of ChehalisFY2024$5,263
Chehalis School DistrictFY2022$328,000
Centralia CollegeFY2022$149,905
Unitemized GrantFY2022$135,930
Chehalis School DistrictFY2022$130,848
Chehalis School DistrictFY2022$39,321
City of ChehalisFY2022$33,212
Chehalis School DistrictFY2021$343,000
Centralia CollegeFY2021$196,743
Unitemized GrantFY2021$103,500
Chehalis School DistrictFY2021$95,756
City of ChehalisFY2021$15,591
City of ChehalisFY2020$723,174
Chehalis School DistrictFY2020$446,429
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.3M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Investment incomeLn 3$572K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Money outPt IX
$1.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.1M
Managementcol C$121K
Fundraisingcol D$89K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.1M
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$2.7M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$361K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$8K
Investment incomeLn 3$572K
Other incomeLn 4–11$87K
Gains on assetsLn 7$438K
Total revenueLn 12$3.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.5M
SavingsLn 2$644K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$9K
Net assetsLn 32$10.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.7M$3.1M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$6.7M$7.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.4M$10.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$13K$9K
Net assetsLn 32$8.3M$10.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$131K$65K$65K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$7K$4K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$8K$8K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$17K$17K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$54K$53K$25
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K$2K$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$390$390
Information technologyLn 14$212$212
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$5K$3K$1K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.1M$1.0M$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$8K$19K$7K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.3M$1.1M$121K$89K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.8M$3.7M−$886K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $3.3M$1.3M$2.0M$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.3M$1.2M$3.1M$8.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $5.9M$1.1M$4.8M$6.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 $956K$1.4M−$410K$973K 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 M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $3,346,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,135,389$2,687,780
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $124,880$572,064
I-11 Other revenue$86,697
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,260,269$3,346,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $817,516$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $131,906$153,651
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $245,504$1,174,728
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,194,926$1,328,379
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,065,343$2,018,162
Part VI · Governance 13 of 13 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body13
VI-1b Independent voting members13
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,346,541 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$7,725
VIII-1d Related organizations$395,792
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,284,263
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$360,609
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$2,687,780
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $133,607$133,607
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $438,457$438,457
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$86,697
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $572,064$3,346,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,328,379 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $65,410 · Fundraising $65,409$130,819
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $3,531 · Fundraising $3,532$7,063
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $7,884 · Fundraising $7,885$15,769
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,085$17,085
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management feesPrograms $53,489 · Management $25$53,514
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,208$4,208
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,863 · Management $2,025 · Fundraising $2,448$6,336
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $390$390
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $212$212
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,460 · Management $1,440$4,900
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,182$4,182
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $1,047,692 · Fundraising $3,000$1,050,692
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $7,743 · Management $18,740 · Fundraising $6,726$33,209
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,118,455 · Management $120,924 · Fundraising $89,000$1,328,379
Part X · Balance sheet $10,843,227 assets, 19 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,399,025$2,477,826
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $254,079$643,878
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $6,708,470$7,721,523
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,361,574$10,843,227
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,958$9,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,958$9,372
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $164,161$185,687
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $8,184,455$10,648,168
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $8,348,616$10,833,855
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,361,574$10,843,227
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $10,833,855 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,346,541
XI-2 Total expenses$1,328,379
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,018,162
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$8,348,616
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$592,595
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$125,518
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$10,833,855

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