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Washington State Transit Association

Not tax-deductible

Olympia, WA501(c)(4)EIN 91-1152629Revenue $1.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSwatransit.com2629 12th CT Sw, 98502-1118 · Olympia, WATax-exempt since Mar 1983

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Wsta advances the value of public Transit through public education and outreach, advocacy of positive and effective public policy and fostering the collaboration and professional development of public Transit employees.

92¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$284K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $27K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
92%
of spending
Looks good: 92% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$284K
to officers and key staff · 14% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 14% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$86K
9% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 9% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
32
of 32 voting members
Looks good: 32 of 32 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.9M
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$2.0M
To programs
92%
Net assets
$831K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.9M
FY2024▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$823K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.6M
FY2024$1.9M
Expenses
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +32%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$724K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$2.0M
Net assets
$831K
FY2024▼ -13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$747K
FY2021$847K
FY2022$871K
FY2023$955K
FY2024$831K

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 Mar 1983.

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

Where the money goes

92 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 92% · $1.8M Management & general 8% · $150K

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

33 people listed on the 990; $284K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Justin Leighton
Executive Di
$168,054Pt VII · Sec A
Melanie Espinosa
Deputy Direc
$115,647Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Asher
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Joe Clark
Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Justin Leighton$168,054$156,964$158,167$134,856$153,081
Melanie Espinosa$115,647$108,352———

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 public transit through education, advocacy, and professional development for employees.

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2 programs · $1.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Member Services, Meetings and Events

The washington state transit association (wsta) members consist of 30 public transit agencies and the washington state department of transportation. Wsta organizes over 50 meetings per year for the wsta board and the 12 standing committees made up of transit professionals from our member agencies.

$1.2Mprogram expense
02

Legislative and Public Outreach

The washington state transit association (wsta) members work together to develop a state legislative agenda and then work together (members, wsta executive director, and wsta and smta (a caucus of wsta) contract lobbyists) to pursue the legislative agenda.

$606Kprogram 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 · FY2020
American Public Transportation AssociationFY2020$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$738K
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Money outPt IX
$2.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.8M
Managementcol C$150K
Owns and owesPt X
$831K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$862K
Total assetsLn 16$918K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
PeoplePt VI, VII
33
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a32
IndependentVI 1b32
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$738K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$36K
Total revenueLn 12$1.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$460K
SavingsLn 2$403K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$862K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K
Total assetsLn 16$918K
LiabilitiesLn 26$86K
Net assetsLn 32$831K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
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$953K$862K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6K$4K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$918K
LiabilitiesLn 26$101K$86K
Net assetsLn 32$955K$831K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$168K$126K$42K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$264K$198K$66K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$50K$37K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$38K$28K$9K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$226K$222K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$27K$25K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$18K$17K$2K
TravelLn 17$29K$29K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$534K$534K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K$400
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$630K$624K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.0M$1.8M$150K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $1.9M$2.0M−$124K$831K 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.6M$1.5M$84K$955K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.2M$25K$871K 990 PDF
FY2021 $823K$724K$99K$847K 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.1M$1.0M$52K$747K 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 $1,867,590 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $669,601$737,751
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $904,775$1,093,795
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $16,636$36,044
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,591,012$1,867,590
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $487,463$519,262
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,019,755$1,472,100
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,507,218$1,991,362
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $83,794−$123,772
Part VI · Governance 32 of 32 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body32
VI-1b Independent voting members32
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 $1,867,590 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$737,751
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$737,751
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,093,795$1,093,795
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $36,044$36,044
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,129,839$1,867,590
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,991,362 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $126,040 · Management $42,014$168,054
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $198,104 · Management $66,034$264,138
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $37,172 · Management $12,391$49,563
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $28,130 · Management $9,377$37,507
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $221,634 · Management $4,638$226,272
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $24,729 · Management $2,748$27,477
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $16,583 · Management $1,843$18,426
IX-17 TravelPrograms $29,431$29,431
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $534,451$534,451
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $1,600 · Management $400$2,000
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $1,691$1,691
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $623,597 · Management $6,745$630,342
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $2,010$2,010
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,841,471 · Management $149,891 · Fundraising $0$1,991,362
Part X · Balance sheet $917,555 assets, 11 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $553,347$459,520
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $399,795$402,895
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $96,711$46,640
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $130$4,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $6,500$4,500
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,056,483$917,555
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $101,218$86,062
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $101,218$86,062
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $951,765$831,493
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $955,265$831,493
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,056,483$917,555
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $831,493 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,867,590
XI-2 Total expenses$1,991,362
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$123,772
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$955,265
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$831,493

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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