The Washington Brewers Guild was formed to represent the independent, craft Brewers of Washington state in relations with the state and federal government, to foster a high standard of beer quality and business integrity within the Washington beer industry and to promote the responsible enjoyment of Washington made beer.

501(c)(6) business league; gifts are not tax-deductible as charitable contributions.
$188K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Pay: Part VII

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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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $19K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$188K
to officers and key staff · 63% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 63% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$118K
95% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 95% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$264K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$299K
Net assets
$6K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$264K
FY2025▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$143K
FY2021$212K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$251K
FY2024$222K
FY2025$264K
Expenses
$299K
FY2025▲ +23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$230K
FY2022$235K
FY2023$239K
FY2024$243K
FY2025$299K
Net assets
$6K
FY2025▼ -86%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$101K
FY2021$82K
FY2022$50K
FY2023$62K
FY2024$40K
FY2025$6K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2015.

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Management & general 100% · $299K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990; $188K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$98,687Pt VII · Sec A
Memberships
$88,925Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Daniel Olson’s $99K as Executive Di is at the 71st percentile of top reported officer pay among 1709 $100K–1M community development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021FY2020
Anne McGrath———$101,000$99,583
Daniel Olson$98,687$91,700$87,265——
Shawna Cormier$88,925$82,919$54,713——
Tamara Rice———$65,503$54,958

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

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Advocates for Washington's independent craft brewers, promoting quality and responsible enjoyment.

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1 program · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

The organization successfully organized and held two fundraising brew festival and the craft beer summit and trade show. The beer summit and trade show offered educational seminars on various aspects of the brewing business and compliance, marketing, technical brewing and hospitality geared specifically toward washington breweries, plus…

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$264K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$299K
Ln 25
Managementcol C$299K
Owns and owesPt X
$6K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$119K
Government grantsLn 1e$100K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$97K
Investment incomeLn 3$2K
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Total revenueLn 12$264K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$124K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$124K
Total assetsLn 16$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$118K
Net assetsLn 32$6K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 60
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$164K$124K
Total assetsLn 16$164K$124K
LiabilitiesLn 26$123K$118K
Net assetsLn 32$40K$6K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$188K$188K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$12K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$16K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$13K$13K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$1K$1K
TravelLn 17$22K$22K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16K$16K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$6K
Total functional expensesLn 25$299K$0$299K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $264K$299K−$35K$6K 990 PDF
FY2024 $222K$243K−$21K$40K 990 PDF
FY2023 $251K$239K$12K$62K 990 PDF
FY2022 $203K$235K−$33K$50K 990 PDF
FY2021 $212K$230K−$18K$82K 990 PDF
FY2020 $143K$101K 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 $263,965 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $9,120$118,508
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $87,925$97,475
I-10 Investment income$2,471
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $124,696$45,511
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $221,741$263,965
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $169,166$215,441
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $73,960$83,169
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $243,126$298,610
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$21,385−$34,645
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $263,965 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$100,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$18,008
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$118,508
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $97,475$97,475
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,471$2,471
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $45,511$45,511
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $99,946 · Excluded from tax $45,511$263,965
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $298,610 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $187,612$187,612
IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $12,320$12,320
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $15,509$15,509
IX-11d Lobbying feesManagement $12,933$12,933
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $15,305$15,305
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $1,465$1,465
IX-17 TravelManagement $22,127$22,127
IX-20 InterestManagement $5,063$5,063
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,875$4,875
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $15,891$15,891
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $5,510$5,510
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $0 · Management $298,610 · Fundraising $0$298,610
Part X · Balance sheet $124,044 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,550$124,044
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,550$124,044
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $100,765$97,980
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $22,406$20,334
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $123,171$118,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $40,379$5,730
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $40,379$5,730
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,550$124,044
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,730 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$263,965
XI-2 Total expenses$298,610
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$34,645
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$40,379
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$4
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,730

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