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Old Fairhaven Association DBA Fairhaven Association

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Bellingham, WA501(c)(6)Since 1984Mutual / membership EIN 91-1257046Revenue $226K in FY2025

On file with the IRSenjoyfairhaven.com1106 Harris Ave Ste 313, 98225-7002 · Bellingham, WATax-exempt since Aug 1984

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The Old Fairhaven Association is a membership organization providing economic development resources to member businesses. In addition we act as a Destination Marketing Organization (DMO); marketing the Fairhaven Village through events and promotion. Voice & Advocacy: Provide a consistent voice and advocacy for Fairhaven as a district and village.Attract Visitors: Promote and support the beauty, history, welfare, and vibrancy of the village through events and activities that attract visitors.Connect Members: Support Fairhaven Association Members (Both businesses and community) and create connections through communication, education, and action.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
Run by 150 volunteers and 5 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · 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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $6K a year · 2% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$57K
to officers and key staff · 24% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 24% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$226K
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$233K
Net assets
$75K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$226K
FY2025▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$86K
FY2021$72K
FY2022$243K
FY2023$273K
FY2024$260K
FY2025$226K
Expenses
$233K
FY2025-0.4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$240K
FY2023$271K
FY2024$234K
FY2025$233K
Net assets
$75K
FY2025▼ -9%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$68K
FY2021$51K
FY2022$53K
FY2023$56K
FY2024$82K
FY2025$75K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

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

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990; $57K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$29,013Pt VII · Sec A
$28,115Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Evert
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Anderson
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ralph Havens
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Heather Carter$28,115$63,750$62,519$22,500——
Scott Ward———$30,938$30,000$30,000
Kimberly Anderson$29,013—————

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

Promotes and supports the Fairhaven Village, attracting visitors and connecting member businesses.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Fairhaven Festival

Promotional tourism event which draws thousand of visitors to the historic fairhaven village to patronize village shops, restaurants and other businesses.

Pt IX · col B
02

Dirty Dan Days

Multi-Day event celebrating the founder of the Fairhaven Village.

Pt IX · col B
03

Winterfest-Christmas time celebration and promotion of the Fairhaven Village.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$226K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Investment incomeLn 3$275
Money outPt IX
$233K
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$75K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$70K
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$68K
Government grantsLn 1e$68K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$158K
Investment incomeLn 3$275
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$226K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$30K
SavingsLn 2$40K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$75K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 6150
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$78K$70K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$1K
Total assetsLn 16$84K$77K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$82K$75K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$57K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$15K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$6K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K
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$551
InsuranceLn 23$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$103K
All other expensesLn 24e$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$233K$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $226K$233K−$7K$75K 990 PDF
FY2024 $260K$234K$26K$82K 990 PDF
FY2023 $273K$271K$3K$56K 990 PDF
FY2022 $243K$240K$2K$53K 990 PDF
FY2021 $72K$51K 990 PDF
FY2020 $86K$68K 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 $226,222 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $95,893$67,920
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $163,265$158,027
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,201$275
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $260,359$226,222
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $78,294$78,706
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $156,091$154,767
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $234,385$233,473
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $25,974−$7,251
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $226,222 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$67,910
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$10
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$67,920
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $158,027$158,027
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $275$275
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $158,302$226,222
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $233,473 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$57,128
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$15,276
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$6,302
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,348
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$5,870
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$18,205
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$551
IX-23 Insurance$5,652
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$103,384
IX-24e All other expenses$11,757
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$233,473
Part X · Balance sheet $77,080 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $78,073$29,583
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$40,275
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$1,937
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,000$4,000
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,836$1,285
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $83,909$77,080
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,942$2,364
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,942$2,364
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $81,967$74,716
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $83,909$77,080
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $74,716 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$226,222
XI-2 Total expenses$233,473
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$7,251
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$81,967
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$74,716

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

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