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Washington Association for Career and Technical Education

Not tax-deductible

Olympia, WA501(c)(6)EIN 91-0884663Revenue $617K in FY2025

On file with the IRSPo Box 315, 98507-0315 · Olympia, WATax-exempt since Nov 1972

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The mission is to provide leadership and services to members as they prepare students for their role in the workplace and society

Run by 60 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 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
$121K
to officers and key staff · 15% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 15% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$221K
21% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 21% 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
$617K
-35% vs prior year
Spent
$819K
To programs
0%
Net assets
$847K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$617K
FY2025▼ -35%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$643K
FY2022$670K
FY2023$897K
FY2024$952K
FY2025$617K
Expenses
$819K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$385K
FY2022$581K
FY2023$790K
FY2024$900K
FY2025$819K
Net assets
$847K
FY2025▼ -19%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$800K
FY2022$891K
FY2023$998K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$847K

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

990 PDF Claim

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Nov 1972.

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $121K 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
Timothy Knue
Executive Director
$120,650Pt VII · Sec A
Ross Short
President Elect
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kevin Smith
Past President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jodi Jacobs
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Timothy Knue$120,650$117,136$112,956$106,563$100,531

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

Prepares students for the workplace and society through leadership and services.

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1 program · $405K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Washington Association for Career and Technical Education (WA-ACTE) sponsors training conferences and workshops for career and technical education. The 2024 fiscal year (FY) conferences focused on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and Leadership.

$405Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$617K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$483K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$819K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$847K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$659K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$131K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$483K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$372
Total revenueLn 12$617K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$659K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$659K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$401K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$221K
Net assetsLn 32$847K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$795K$659K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$401K$401K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$154K$221K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$847K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$121K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$157K
Payroll taxesLn 10$26K
Accounting feesLn 11c$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$549
Office expensesLn 13$35K
OccupancyLn 16$11K
TravelLn 17$3K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$446K
InterestLn 20$5K
InsuranceLn 23$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$819K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $617K$819K−$203K$847K 990 PDF
FY2024 $952K$900K$52K$1.0M 990 PDF
FY2023 $897K$790K$107K$998K 990 PDF
FY2022 $670K$581K$90K$891K 990 PDF
FY2021 $643K$385K$258K$800K 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 O · Explanations
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $616,639 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $159,955$130,755
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $787,510$482,890
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,755$2,622
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,059$372
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $952,279$616,639
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $293,757$303,708
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $606,054$515,436
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $899,811$819,144
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $52,468−$202,505
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 $616,639 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$130,755
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$130,755
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $482,890$482,890
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,622$2,622
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $372$372
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $485,884 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$616,639
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $819,144 across 12 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$120,650
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$157,372
IX-10 Payroll taxes$25,686
IX-11c Accounting fees$8,280
IX-11g Other fees for services$549
IX-13 Office expenses$35,320
IX-16 Occupancy$11,318
IX-17 Travel$3,121
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$445,791
IX-20 Interest$5,366
IX-23 Insurance$3,604
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$2,087
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$819,144
Part X · Balance sheet $1,068,671 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $794,568$659,069
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $8,106$8,106
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $401,496$401,496
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,204,170$1,068,671
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $36,206$111,468
X-19 Deferred revenue$786
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $154,252$221,258
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,049,918$847,413
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,049,918$847,413
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,204,170$1,068,671
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $847,413 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$616,639
XI-2 Total expenses$819,144
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$202,505
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,049,918
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$847,413

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

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