Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 84-6008945)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$31.7M
FY2021	$17.2M
FY2022	$19.2M
FY2023	$20.2M
FY2024	$20.7M
FY2025	$21.9M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$30.3M
FY2021	$15.2M
FY2022	$17.9M
FY2023	$18.8M
FY2024	$18.7M
FY2025	$19.6M

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$10.5M
FY2021	$12.6M
FY2022	$13.9M
FY2023	$15.4M
FY2024	$17.3M
FY2025	$19.6M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1983.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

84 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

84%

16%

Program services 84% · $16.5M Management & general 16% · $3.1M

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

57 people listed on the 990; $1.8M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII

Demaree Michelau

President

$308,644Pt VII · Sec A

Dennis Mohatt

VP Behavioral Health

$221,303Pt VII · Sec A

Russell Poulin

VP for Tech-Enhanced Learning

$172,669Pt VII · Sec A

Craig Milburn

Chief Financial Officer

$172,303Pt VII · Sec A

Raymonda Burgman Gallegos

VP Programs and Services

$171,092Pt VII · Sec A

Patrick Lane

VP Policy Analysis & Research

$168,848Pt VII · Sec A

David Clark

Chief of Digital Services

$154,127Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Helvig

Director of Education and Training

$148,098Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

Name	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022	FY2021	FY2020
Demaree Michelau	$308,644	$292,959	$279,327	$270,080	$273,990	$264,595
Dennis Mohatt	$221,303	$196,688	$168,543	$177,661	$172,312	$168,954
Russell Poulin	$172,669	$166,430	$161,240	$152,596	$147,665	$147,676
Craig Milburn	$172,303	$163,078	$155,903	$149,771	$147,345	$144,869
Raymonda Burgman Gallegos	$171,092	—	—	—	—	—
Patrick Lane	$168,848	$155,360	$145,090	$138,474	$136,553	$141,761
Raymonda Gallegos	—	$161,915	$154,488	—	—	—
David Clark	$154,127	$145,947	$139,780	$134,592	$132,733	$131,561

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

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

Programs and updates

Promotes higher education in the West through collaborative regional programs, policy research, and resource sharing among sixteen member states and territories.

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3 programs · $16.0M · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Mental Health Program

To improve the quality of mental health services in the west.

$9.4Mprogram expense

02

Educational Telecommunication

To promote access to and utilization of broadband networks for education, research, and health care in the west.

$4.9Mprogram expense

03

Policy Analysis and Research

To improve higher education policymaking in the west.

$1.7Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2025

Excelencia in Education INCFY2025$32K

Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$32K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$21.9M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.7M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M

Money outPt IX

$19.6M

Ln 25

Programscol B$16.5M

Managementcol C$3.1M

Owns and owesPt X

$19.6M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$23.4M

Total assetsLn 16$27.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M

PeoplePt VI, VII

57

listed · VII A

PaidVII A10

Voting boardVI 1a47

IndependentVI 1b47

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13.7M

Government grantsLn 1e$9.2M

Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.0M

Investment incomeLn 3$1.2M

Total revenueLn 12$21.9M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$167K

SavingsLn 2$23.2M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$23.4M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$224K

Other assetsLn 15$0

Total assetsLn 16$27.5M

LiabilitiesLn 26$7.9M

Net assetsLn 32$19.6M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 5102

VolunteersI 648

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14Yes

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY25	End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$21.6M	$23.4M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$2.1M	$2.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$293K	$224K
Total assetsLn 16	$26.2M	$27.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$8.9M	$7.9M
Net assetsLn 32	$17.3M	$19.6M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4	$0	$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$1.3M	$774K	$561K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$7.1M	$6.6M	$491K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$508K	$453K	$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$1.5M	$1.3M	$179K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$598K	$525K	$73K
Legal feesLn 11b	$33K	$31K	$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$62K	$62K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$3.5M	$2.1M	$1.4M	$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$20K	$20K
Office expensesLn 13	$205K	$189K	$16K
Information technologyLn 14	$201K	$160K	$41K
OccupancyLn 16	$279K	$127K	$152K
TravelLn 17	$1.1M	$1.0M	$88K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$876K	$807K	$69K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$126K	$126K
InsuranceLn 23	$56K	$52K	$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$2.1M	$2.0M	$26K
All other expensesLn 24e	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total functional expensesLn 25	$19.6M	$16.5M	$3.1M	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest Viewing	$21.9M	$19.6M	$2.3M	$19.6M	990 PDF
FY2024	$20.7M	$18.7M	$2.0M	$17.3M	990 PDF
FY2023	$20.2M	$18.8M	$1.5M	$15.4M	990 PDF
FY2022	$19.2M	$17.9M	$1.3M	$13.9M	990 PDF
FY2021	$17.2M	$15.2M	$2.0M	$12.6M	990 PDF
FY2020	$31.7M	$30.3M	$1.4M	$10.5M	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)

Part I · Summary $21,889,026 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $13,395,578$13,664,584

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,038,385$6,997,022

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,219,159$1,227,420

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $20,653,122$21,889,026

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $10,981,372$11,091,159

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,698,986$8,510,817

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $18,680,358$19,601,976

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,972,764$2,287,050

Part VI · Governance 47 of 47 board members independent, 1 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body47

VI-1b Independent voting members47

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $21,889,026 across 6 lines filed

VIII-1e Government grants$9,198,969

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,465,615

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,664,584

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,997,022$6,997,022

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,227,420$1,227,420

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,997,022 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,227,420$21,889,026

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $19,601,976 across 19 lines filed

IX-4 Benefits paid to or for membersPrograms $0$0

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $774,155 · Management $560,840$1,334,995

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $6,645,544 · Management $490,545$7,136,089

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $452,781 · Management $54,759$507,540

IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,335,763 · Management $178,997$1,514,760

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $524,565 · Management $73,210$597,775

IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $30,698 · Management $2,608$33,306

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $62,496$62,496

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $2,100,830 · Management $1,355,416 · Fundraising $0$3,456,246

IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $19,839$19,839

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $188,692 · Management $16,032$204,724

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $160,043 · Management $40,852$200,895

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $126,718 · Management $152,353$279,071

IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,037,793 · Management $88,170$1,125,963

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $807,422 · Management $68,598$876,020

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $126,398$126,398

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $51,675 · Management $4,390$56,065

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,043,492 · Management $26,302$2,069,794

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$0

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $16,488,904 · Management $3,113,072 · Fundraising $0$19,601,976

Part X · Balance sheet $27,530,407 assets, 17 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,317,267$167,360

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,271,212$23,208,741

X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $2,060,930$1,757,759

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $82,747$9,832

X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,633$652

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $73,282$53,967

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $292,733$223,778

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $2,138,420$2,108,318

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $26,242,224$27,530,407

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,730,559$1,620,151

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,779,652$5,725,349

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $409,223$575,067

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $8,919,434$7,920,567

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $17,322,790$19,609,840

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $17,322,790$19,609,840

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $26,242,224$27,530,407

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $19,609,840 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$21,889,026

XI-2 Total expenses$19,601,976

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,287,050

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$17,322,790

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$19,609,840

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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