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Western Political Science Association EIN 87-0403268

Western Political Science Association

EIN  87-0403268 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes political science study, research, and public affairs discussion among scholars and students.
Leadership
Richard Clucas · Executive Director · $82K
Money in and out
$467K revenue, $310K expenses
Bottom line
56% program efficiency

Promotes political science study, research, and public affairs discussion among scholars and students. For fiscal year 2025 it reported $467K in revenue, $310K in expenses, and $1.4M in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2025
Total revenue
$467K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$310K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $157K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.03
Program efficiency
56%
of spending reaches programs▼ -26% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
59.9mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +10% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
+34%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +414% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2025 · Form 990
Revenue
$467K
FY2025▲ +62%
Expenses
$310K
FY2025▼ -3%
Total assets
$1.6M
FY2025▲ +8%
Total liabilities
$121K
FY2025▼ -26%
Total revenue
$467K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$310K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.4M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$157K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.6M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B56%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 319
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 419
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $175K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Promoted the study and teachings of government and politics.

$175Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWestern Political Science Association
EINHdr · item D87-0403268
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.csus.ed/org/wpsa
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A70)
Ruling yearIRS BMFNov 1996

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a19
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b19
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Richard Clucas
Executive Director
$82,095Pt VII · Sec A
Christopher Stout
Vice President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ivy Cargile
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tony Affigne
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Carrie Currier
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Marcela Garca-Casteeda
Executive Council
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Gabriele Magni
Executive Council
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard Clucas’s $82K as Executive Director is at the 77th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2021
Richard Clucas$82,095$7,000——
Elsa Favila——$62,568$57,577

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Program service revenue$185K · 40%
Investment income$142K · 30%
Contributions & grants$99K · 21%
Other revenue$41K · 9%
Program service revenue40%$185K
Investment income30%$142K
Contributions & grants21%$99K
Other revenue9%$41K
Total revenueLn 12$467K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.56 Management & general $0.41 Fundraising $0.03
Program services56%$175K
Management & general41%$127K
Fundraising3%$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$310K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$581K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$121K
Total net assetsLn 32$1.4M
Months of cash on handcomputed22.5

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2025 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.6M · Operating expenses/yr $310K
59.9 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $175K · Total expenses $310K
56%
Management & General
Management & general $127K · Total expenses $310K
41%
Fundraising
Fundraising $8K · Total expenses $310K
3%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $14K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $108K
$0.13 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $99K · Total revenue $467K
21%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $467K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $185K · Total revenue $467K
40%
Investment reliance
Investment income $142K · Total revenue $467K
+30%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $185K · Total expenses $310K
60%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $467K · Prior year $289K
+62%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $227K · FY2024 $467K
+20%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.4M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $467K · Expenses $310K
+34%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.6M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.4M · Total assets $1.6M
92%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $969K · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.6M
62%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Richard Clucas · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $82K · Total expenses $310K
26%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $143K · Total expenses $310K
46%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 56%——
Overhead ratio 41%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth 62%——
Accounting fee ratio 5%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 1 grant · $6K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$6,202

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2025 (Latest)$467K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2024$289K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$251K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$222K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$227K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2025IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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