Washington Student Association

Not tax-deductible

Olympia, WA501(c)(4)EducationEIN 91-1192925

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Increasing postsecondary attainment and creating a more equitable system through state legislative advocacy.

80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 30 volunteers and 3 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(4)
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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$88K
to officers and key staff · 34% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 52% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 34% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.1 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $40K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$248K
Spent
$259K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$45K

From the FY2023 Form 990 (year ending June 2023) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Revoked Nov 2010, reinstated. IRS ruling Jul 2022, per the IRS master file. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Jul 2022.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $207K Management & general 10% · $26K Fundraising 10% · $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

8 people listed on the 990; $88K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$60,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Legislative Affairs
$6,000Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Student Opportunity
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
President
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Communications
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Finance
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
Board Chair
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Graduate Student Affair
$3,600Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Canales-Montiel’s $60K as Executive Director is at the 52nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Advocates for state laws to boost college access and create a fairer education system.

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1 program · $207K · in their own filed words · FY2022
01

Fall General Assembly

Statewide student conference to propose and vote on legislation that will help pursue their higher education.Spring General Assebly: Statewide student conference to celebrate the legislation passed during the legislative session.

$207Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$40K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$248K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Money outPt IX
$259K
Ln 25
Programscol B$207K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$45K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$248K
Total revenueLn 12$248K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$34K
SavingsLn 2$10K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$45K
Total assetsLn 16$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$45K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 630
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$59K$45K
Total assetsLn 16$59K$45K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$0
Net assetsLn 32$55K$45K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$88K$76K$6K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$90K$72K$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$16K$12K$2K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$12K$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$979$122$122
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$6K$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$943$118$118
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$439$439
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$678$678
TravelLn 17$18K$15K$2K$2K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$190$190
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$146$116$15$15
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$260$261
Total functional expensesLn 25$259K$207K$26K$26K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $248K$259K−$10K$45K 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
See the full FY2023 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $248,411 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$85,416
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$162,995
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$248,411
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$248,411
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $258,732 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $75,600 · Management $6,000 · Fundraising $6,000$87,600
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $71,667 · Management $8,958 · Fundraising $8,958$89,583
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $12,416 · Management $1,552 · Fundraising $1,552$15,520
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,757 · Management $1,470 · Fundraising $1,469$14,696
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $979 · Management $122 · Fundraising $122$1,223
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $6,200 · Management $4,225 · Fundraising $4,225$14,650
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $943 · Management $118 · Fundraising $118$1,179
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,514 · Management $439 · Fundraising $439$4,392
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $5,428 · Management $678 · Fundraising $678$6,784
IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,766 · Management $1,846 · Fundraising $1,845$18,457
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,521 · Management $190 · Fundraising $190$1,901
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $116 · Management $15 · Fundraising $15$146
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $2,080 · Management $260 · Fundraising $261$2,601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $206,987 · Management $25,873 · Fundraising $25,872$258,732
Part X · Balance sheet $44,523 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $16,045$34,070
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $42,550$10,453
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $58,595$44,523
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $3,751$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $54,844$44,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $54,844$44,523
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $58,595$44,523
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $44,523 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$248,411
XI-2 Total expenses$258,732
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$10,321
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$54,844
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$44,523

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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