Washington State Nurses Foundation

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To acquire and develop funds for clinical, literary, scientific and educational advancement of the nursing profession. Funds are used to support projects and activities that promote nursing and its role in the health care community.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1233256) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 10 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · 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)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $11K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
97% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
6.8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $312K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
6.8 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $50K
1 funder names it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31
<0.01% of total assets
Liabilities are 0.01% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 10 voting members
9 of 10 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$119K
+68% vs prior year
Spent
$89K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$119K
FY2025▲ +68%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$40K
FY2021$134K
FY2022$29K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$119K
Expenses
$89K
FY2025▲ +27%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$50K
FY2021$75K
FY2022$44K
FY2023$49K
FY2024$71K
FY2025$89K
Net assets
$362K
FY2025▲ +13%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$218K
FY2021$305K
FY2022$266K
FY2023$281K
FY2024$321K
FY2025$362K

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

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Apr 1984.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $87K Management & general 3% · $3K

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

13 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Wsna Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Wsna President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Trustee - Past
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Funds clinical, literary, scientific, and educational nursing advancements through project support.

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1 program · $87K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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The foundation works to advance the nursing profession and facilitate nursing's contribution to the health of the community by: distributing funds to increase public and professional knowledge and understanding of professional nursing, its science and its art; providing an educational and charitable organization for individuals and…

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 91-1233256) · Dispute this line
$87Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$50K
Grants paid · 9 grants · $352K · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$86,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$66,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$20,000
Unitemized GrantFY2021$19,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$59,500
Unitemized GrantFY2020$11,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2019$20,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$119K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Money outPt IX
$89K
Ln 25
Programscol B$87K
Managementcol C$3K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$51K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$100K
Investment incomeLn 3$6K
Other incomeLn 4–11$13K
Gains on assetsLn 7$5K
Total revenueLn 12$119K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$51K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$312K
Total assetsLn 16$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31
Net assetsLn 32$362K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$33K$51K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$288K$312K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$321K$362K
LiabilitiesLn 26$362$31
Net assetsLn 32$321K$362K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$87K$87K
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$0
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$356$0$356$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$1K$0$1K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$848$0$848$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$89K$87K$3K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Aug 12, 2026 $119K$89K$29K$362K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 7, 2025 $71K$71K$329$321K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Mar 22, 2024 $49K$49K−$343$281K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jun 8, 2023 $29K$44K−$14K$266K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Mar 28, 2022 $134K$75K$59K$305K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Feb 10, 2021 $40K$50K−$10K$218K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support B · Donors D · Assets and endowments I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations R · Related orgs
See the full FY2025 990
Part I · Summary $118,820 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $63,259$99,893
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,621$11,662
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $28$7,265
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $70,908$118,820
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $66,000$86,700
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,579$2,686
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $70,579$89,386
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $329$29,434
Part VI · Governance 9 of 10 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $118,820 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$99,893
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$99,893
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $6,190$6,190
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $5,472$5,472
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $7,265 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$7,265
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,265 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $11,662$118,820
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $89,386 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $86,700$86,700
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)$0
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $356 · Fundraising $0$356
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $1,482 · Fundraising $0$1,482
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $0 · Management $848 · Fundraising $0$848
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $86,700 · Management $2,686 · Fundraising $0$89,386
Part X · Balance sheet $362,490 assets, 30 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $32,931$50,835
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-5 Loans to officers and key peopleStart of year $0$0
X-6 Loans to other insidersStart of year $0$0
X-7 Notes and loans receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $288,264$311,655
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $321,195$362,490
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$0
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-21 Escrow or custodial accountsStart of year $0$0
X-22 Loans from officers and insidersStart of year $0$0
X-23 Secured mortgages and notes payableStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $362$31
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $362$31
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $320,833$362,459
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $320,833$362,459
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $321,195$362,490
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $362,459 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$118,820
XI-2 Total expenses$89,386
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$29,434
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$320,833
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$12,191
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$362,459

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