Experience International FY2020 filing

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Bellingham, WA501(c)(3)Since 1989InternationalEIN 91-1430325Revenue $299K in FY2020

On file with the IRSexpint.orgPo Box 894, 98227-0894 · Bellingham, WATax-exempt since May 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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International educational/cultural exchanges and study tour programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$161K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists 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 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $44K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$161K
to officers and key staff · 31% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 31% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $35K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$77K
28% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 28% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$299K
Spent
$525K
To programs
87%
Net assets
$199K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$299K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$299K
FY2021$341K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$687K
FY2024$982K
FY2025$581K
Expenses
$525K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$525K
FY2021$348K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$754K
FY2024$980K
FY2025$579K
Net assets
$199K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$199K
FY2021$185K
FY2022$210K
FY2023$145K
FY2024$147K
FY2025$150K

From the FY2020 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 May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $459K Management & general 13% · $66K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $161K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Mentor/Advisor
$103,257Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$57,282Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Anneliese Cousineau’s $73K as Exec Dir is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Charlie Walkinshaw—————$103,257
Sarah Pearson—$71,825$73,904$66,550$51,667$57,282
Anneliese Cousineau$73,000—————
Thomas Henderson$5,742—————

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 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Facilitates international educational and cultural exchange programs and study tours.

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2 programs · $459K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

As a U.S. State department designated j-1 TRAINEE/INTERN program experience international is authorized to provide up to 18 months of experience in most any field related to agriculture, forestry, resource management, business, commerce, sciences, engineering and architecture.

$296Kprogram expense
02

Experience international works with schools, groups and professional organizations worldwide to design 7-21 day study tours to the united states, latin america and central and western europe. Our specialty is in fields related to agriculture, forestry and resource management and conservation.

$163Kprogram 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$35K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$299K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Money outPt IX
$525K
Ln 25
Programscol B$459K
Managementcol C$66K
Owns and owesPt X
$199K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$102K
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$251K
Investment incomeLn 3$17K
Other incomeLn 4–11$244
Gains on assetsLn 7$12K
Total revenueLn 12$299K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$74K
SavingsLn 2$28K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$77K
Net assetsLn 32$199K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 54
VolunteersI 64
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$321K$102K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$104K$114K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$683K$277K
LiabilitiesLn 26$259K$77K
Net assetsLn 32$424K$199K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$42K$42K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$59K$53K$6K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$103K$93K$10K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$89K$80K$9K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$4K$3K$365
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$20K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$21K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Investment management feesLn 11f$2K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$730$730
Advertising and promotionLn 12$50$50
Office expensesLn 13$11K$9K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$14K$11K$4K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$206$206
InsuranceLn 23$8K$8K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$122K$122K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$525K$459K$66K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $581K$579K$3K$150K 990 PDF
FY2024 $982K$980K$2K$147K 990 PDF
FY2023 $687K$754K−$67K$145K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$1.1M$32K$210K 990 PDF
FY2021 $341K$348K−$7K$185K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $299K$525K−$226K$199K 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $298,877 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$30,141
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $827,725$251,279
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $7,983$17,213
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $35$244
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $835,743$298,877
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$41,550
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $282,554$300,485
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $467,957$183,091
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $750,511$525,126
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $85,232−$226,249
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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 $298,877 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $244 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$30,141
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$30,141
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $251,279$251,279
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $4,932$4,932
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $12,281$12,281
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $251,279 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $17,457$298,877
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $525,126 across 18 lines filed
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $41,550$41,550
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $53,006 · Management $5,890$58,896
IX-6 Pay of disqualified personsPrograms $92,931 · Management $10,326$103,257
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $80,345 · Management $8,927$89,272
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $3,285 · Management $365$3,650
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $19,839 · Management $2,204$22,043
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $21,030 · Management $2,337$23,367
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,130$3,130
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $1,880$1,880
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $730$730
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $50$50
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $8,528 · Management $2,843$11,371
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $10,664 · Management $3,555$14,219
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,375$5,375
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $206$206
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $8,132$8,132
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $122,137$122,137
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $15,861$15,861
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $458,896 · Management $66,230 · Fundraising $0$525,126
Part X · Balance sheet $276,554 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $300,868$73,979
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,335$27,575
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $213,989$16,615
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $103,770$114,218
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $44,167$44,167
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $683,129$276,554
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,276$1,318
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $188,065$2,485
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$46,285
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $259,424$77,171
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $423,705$199,383
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $423,705$199,383
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $683,129$276,554
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $199,383 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$298,877
XI-2 Total expenses$525,126
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$226,249
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$423,705
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,927
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$199,383

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