To promote the cause of public Education on behalf of its members.

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$215K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $65K a year · 12% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$215K
to officers and key staff · 44% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 44% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
24 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 23.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$260K
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% 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
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$610K
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$491K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$731K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$610K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$471K
FY2022$484K
FY2023$538K
FY2024$587K
FY2025$610K
Expenses
$491K
FY2025▼ -1%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$377K
FY2021$414K
FY2022$445K
FY2023$522K
FY2024$496K
FY2025$491K
Net assets
$731K
FY2025▲ +20%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$466K
FY2022$505K
FY2023$521K
FY2024$611K
FY2025$731K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending August 2025) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1976.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

14 people listed on the 990; $215K 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
President
$194,809Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$3,051Pt VII · Sec A
$3,034Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$2,542Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,034Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$2,034Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,017Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$1,017Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Elaine Hogg$194,809$195,350$193,744$177,776$172,823$176,084
Aaron Cowan$3,051—$1,859$1,870$1,718$825
Laura Williams$3,034$1,961————
Paul Cooper$2,542$2,452$2,323$2,313$2,148$2,063
Leslie Lafayette$2,034$1,961$929$985$860—
Scott Husar$2,034$981$929$985$860$825
Molly Picatti-Baker——$1,239$1,870$1,718—
Lainee Dow——$1,859$1,870$1,718$1,650

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

Advocates for public education for its members.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Contract maintenance for members. Organization is a teachers association for the auburn school district. Activities include greivance processing, arbitration and representation for teachers at the state and national levels.

Pt IX · col B

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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 · 8 grants · $80K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,000
Auburn Food BankWA · FY2022$25,000
Auburn Public SchoolsFY2022$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$6,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$8,000
Unitemized GrantFY2020$8,000
Auburn Food BankWA · FY2019$7,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$610K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$605K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$797
Money outPt IX
$491K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$731K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$963K
Total assetsLn 16$991K
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a13
IndependentVI 1b13
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$605K
Investment incomeLn 3$4K
Other incomeLn 4–11$797
Total revenueLn 12$610K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$659K
SavingsLn 2$304K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$963K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$19K
Total assetsLn 16$991K
LiabilitiesLn 26$260K
Net assetsLn 32$731K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderAugust
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
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$749K$963K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$790K$991K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179K$260K
Net assetsLn 32$611K$731K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$1K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$8K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$215K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$43K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$6K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K
Accounting feesLn 11c$472
Office expensesLn 13$19K
OccupancyLn 16$22K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$55K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$110K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$491K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $610K$491K$120K$731K 990 PDF
FY2024 $587K$496K$90K$611K 990 PDF
FY2023 $538K$522K$16K$521K 990 PDF
FY2022 $484K$445K$39K$505K 990 PDF
FY2021 $471K$414K$57K$466K 990 PDF
FY2020 $443K$377K$66K$409K 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $610,246 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $580,556$605,023
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,863$4,426
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,247$797
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $586,666$610,246
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $8,000$9,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $266,489$267,472
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $221,762$214,224
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $496,251$490,696
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $90,415$119,550
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-13 Written whistleblower 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-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $610,246 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $605,023$605,023
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,426$4,426
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $797$797
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $605,820 · Excluded from tax $4,426$610,246
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $490,696 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$1,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$8,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$214,623
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$43,095
IX-9 Other employee benefits$6,035
IX-10 Payroll taxes$3,719
IX-11c Accounting fees$472
IX-13 Office expenses$18,782
IX-16 Occupancy$22,164
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$54,820
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,308
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$109,779
IX-24e All other expenses$5,899
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$490,696
Part X · Balance sheet $990,567 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $449,602$658,745
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $299,709$304,135
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $2,111$2,111
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $9,699$3,558
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $5,754$3,446
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $23,574$18,572
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $790,449$990,567
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $157,453$242,765
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $21,946$17,202
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $179,399$259,967
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $611,050$730,600
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $611,050$730,600
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $790,449$990,567
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $730,600 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$610,246
XI-2 Total expenses$490,696
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$119,550
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$611,050
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$730,600

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

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