Northwest Cooperation Fund FY2020 filing

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Tukwila, WA501(c)(5)Mutual / membership EIN 91-1629709Revenue $2.9M in FY2020

On file with the IRSnwlecet.org12201 Tukwila International Blvd, 98168-5121 · Tukwila, WATax-exempt since Aug 1996

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To establish and operate joint labor-management activities designed to improve labor-management relations

501(c)(5) labor or agricultural organization; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$154K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(5)
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
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $195K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
0%
of spending
Concern: 0% of spending went to programs; under 50%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$154K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $2.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 4.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
0.05% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.9M
Spent
$2.6M
To programs
0%
Net assets
$3.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.9M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.9M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.5M
FY2024$3.5M
FY2025$3.6M
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.6M
FY2021$3.1M
FY2022$3.2M
FY2023$3.3M
FY2024$3.1M
FY2025$3.2M
Net assets
$3.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$3.9M
FY2022$3.3M
FY2023$3.8M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$5.2M

From the FY2020 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1996.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

15 people listed on the 990; $154K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$153,544Pt VII · Sec A
Fund Co-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Aubrey Abbott$210,396—————
Aubrey Newton—$203,434$178,661$164,643$164,129$153,544

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

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To establish and operate labor- management activities designed to improve labor-management relations

Pt IX · col B

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 33 grants · $623K · 2020–2025
Laborers Local 341FY2025$51,491
Laborers Union Local 872FY2025$50,000
Laborers Local 737FY2025$30,000
Individual RecipientFY2025$20,000
Northwest Delegate FundFY2025$20,000
Laborers Agc - MontanaFY2025$20,000
Laborers Local Union 292FY2025$18,440
Laborers Union Local 348FY2025$12,265
Laborers Local 252FY2025$10,485
Local Union 242FY2025$8,605
Laborers Local Union 238FY2025$7,000
Laborers Local 341FY2024$79,003
Northwest Delegate FundFY2024$40,000
Washington District CouncilFY2024$15,000
Laborers Union Local 348FY2024$13,390
Liuna Local 720FY2024$10,485
Laborers Local Union 169FY2024$10,000
Local Union 242FY2024$7,476
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.9M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Money outPt IX
$2.6M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$3.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$2.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$31K
Other incomeLn 4–11$2K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$575
Total revenueLn 12$2.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$0
SavingsLn 2$1.0M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$50K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$3.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 612
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.0M$1.0M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M$2.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$76K$50K
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M$3.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$7K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$3.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$91K
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$215K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$428K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$156K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$65K
Payroll taxesLn 10$45K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$12K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$52K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$548K
Office expensesLn 13$105K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$54K
TravelLn 17$79K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$2K
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$28K
InsuranceLn 23$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$651K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M$0$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $3.6M$3.2M$349K$5.2M 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.5M$3.1M$386K$4.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.5M$3.3M$205K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.0M$3.2M−$123K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.1M$3.1M$51K$3.9M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $2.9M$2.6M$303K$3.6M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $2,888,326 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $2,894,885$2,855,824
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $37,695$30,553
I-11 Other revenue$1,949
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,932,580$2,888,326
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $129,684$91,250
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $762,730$909,503
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,670,020$1,584,119
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,562,434$2,584,872
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $370,146$303,454
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,888,326 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $2,855,824$2,855,824
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $31,128$31,128
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$575−$575
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $1,949$1,949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $2,857,198 · Excluded from tax $31,128$2,888,326
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,584,872 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$91,250
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$214,949
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$428,469
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$156,318
IX-9 Other employee benefits$64,850
IX-10 Payroll taxes$44,917
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$12,000
IX-11c Accounting fees$9,956
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$15,762
IX-11g Other fees for services$52,291
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$548,329
IX-13 Office expenses$104,880
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$53,610
IX-17 Travel$79,018
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$1,644
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$27,523
IX-23 Insurance$28,600
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$650,506
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$2,584,872
Part X · Balance sheet $3,617,313 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearing$0
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,040,506$1,025,147
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $76,417$50,121
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,854,263$2,516,983
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $25,000$25,000
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,914$62
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,998,100$3,617,313
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $7,402$1,903
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $7,402$1,903
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,990,698$3,615,410
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,998,100$3,617,313
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,615,410 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,888,326
XI-2 Total expenses$2,584,872
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$303,454
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,990,698
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$321,258
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,615,410

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