Washington Gorge Action Programs is a multipurpose human service organization dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities address basic human needs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers and 55 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $252K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$178K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.5 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $8K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$990K
33% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 33% 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
$8.2M
-1% vs prior year
Spent
$8.2M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$2.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$8.2M
FY2024▼ -1%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$5.7M
FY2021$7.9M
FY2022$8.3M
FY2023$8.3M
FY2024$8.2M
Expenses
$8.2M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$5.0M
FY2021$7.6M
FY2022$8.1M
FY2023$8.4M
FY2024$8.2M
Net assets
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +0.9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.8M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.0M
FY2024$2.0M

From the FY2024 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 Dec 1966.

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Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $7.7M Management & general 6% · $480K Fundraising 0% · $26K

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; $178K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$91,147Pt VII · Sec A
Finance Manager
$86,828Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sec/Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jennifer Pauletto’s $91K as Executive Dir. is at the 26th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3869 $1–10M human services 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Leslie Naramore—$113,527$95,507$79,010$74,966
Jennifer Pauletto$91,147————
Sheila Ball$86,828————

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

Helps people and families meet basic needs and improve their communities.

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3 programs · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Housing Assistance Programs There are four types of housing assistance programs offered by WAGAP: Emergency Shelter, Supportive Housing, Permanent Supportive Housing, and Turning Point Rapid Re-housing. The Emergency Shelter Program offers homeless individuals and families a 3 to 90 day stay.

$2.6Mprogram expense
02

Food and Nutrition WAGAP is the lead organization and distribution center for the food banks in Klickitat and Skamania counties. Low-income families are eligible for a food box once a month. The food in a box varies but generally there is enough for three to twelve nutritionally balanced meals depending on the size of the family.

$2.1Mprogram expense
03

Family Services This program includes crime victim services (assistance for victims of general crime), domestic violence & sexual assault client services along with community outreach and education.

$929Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$8K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$8.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$8.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.7M
Managementcol C$480K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$990K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$6.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$1.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$6K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$8.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
SavingsLn 2$137
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$845K
Other assetsLn 15$83K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$990K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 555
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.3M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$43K$17K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$931K$845K
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.1M$990K
Net assetsLn 32$2.0M$2.0M
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$199K$10K$188K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.5M$2.4M$126K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$407K$377K$30K
Payroll taxesLn 10$574K$506K$67K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$280$249$11$20
Accounting feesLn 11c$14K$13K$580$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$242K$216K$9K$17K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$10K$162$4K
Office expensesLn 13$185K$168K$15K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$239K$223K$16K
TravelLn 17$112K$103K$8K$960
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$113$113
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$86K$86K
InsuranceLn 23$79K$70K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$3.5M$3.5M$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$21K$15K$6K$160
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.2M$7.7M$480K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $8.2M$8.2M$18K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $8.3M$8.4M−$20K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.3M$8.1M$207K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $7.9M$7.6M$331K$1.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $5.7M$5.0M$722K$1.5M 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
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Part I · Summary $8,216,195 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,461,406$8,208,609
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $699$1,484
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$124,683$6,102
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $8,337,422$8,216,195
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,338,089$3,681,680
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $5,019,096$4,516,107
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,357,185$8,197,787
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$19,763$18,408
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $8,216,195 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$6,492,465
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,716,144
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$1,290,259
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,208,609
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,484$1,484
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission −$132,716−$132,716
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $75,360 · Excluded from tax $63,458$138,818
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$55,872 · Excluded from tax $63,458$8,216,195
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,197,787 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 staffPrograms $10,147 · Management $188,465$198,612
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $2,376,917 · Management $125,639$2,502,556
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $376,532 · Management $30,469$407,001
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $506,355 · Management $67,156$573,511
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $249 · Management $11 · Fundraising $20$280
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $12,905 · Management $580 · Fundraising $1,015$14,500
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $216,373 · Management $8,843 · Fundraising $16,524$241,740
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,369 · Management $162 · Fundraising $4,300$14,831
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $167,871 · Management $15,043 · Fundraising $1,801$184,715
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $223,062 · Management $16,418$239,480
IX-17 TravelPrograms $102,886 · Management $8,059 · Fundraising $960$111,905
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestPrograms $113$113
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $86,168$86,168
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $70,242 · Management $8,282$78,524
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $3,516,380 · Management $4,778 · Fundraising $1,200$3,522,358
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,906 · Management $6,427 · Fundraising $160$21,493
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,691,475 · Management $480,332 · Fundraising $25,980$8,197,787
Part X · Balance sheet $3,015,595 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,276,265$1,047,322
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $564$137
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $606,664$855,830
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $126,441$101,384
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $46,349$66,416
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $931,307$845,139
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $42,860$16,777
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $122,407$82,590
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,152,857$3,015,595
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $437,076$411,846
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $291,630$250,580
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,146,050$990,367
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,765,008$1,779,974
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $241,799$245,254
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,006,807$2,025,228
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,152,857$3,015,595
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,025,228 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,216,195
XI-2 Total expenses$8,197,787
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$18,408
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,006,807
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$13
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,025,228

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