The purpose of the woa is to provide qualified Officials for wiaa sanctioned regular season and post-season events. This shall be accomplished by developing a) a registration process that is thorough, accurate, and prompt. B) a core of knowledgable sports rules clinicians who are dedicated to interscholastic coaches, Officials, participants and to the game itself. C) a process to recruit, train, and retain competent Officials, particularly from the female and minority segments of the population. D) a board of directors who are leaders and who are responsive to the needs of the associations and boards.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
77¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 14 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
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $69K a year · 8% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
77%
of spending
Looks good: 77% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$131K
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $127K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$890K
57% of total assets
Fine: liabilities are 57% of assets; 50% to 65%.
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
$1.1M
+3% vs prior year
Spent
$982K
To programs
77%
Net assets
$663K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$711K
FY2021$538K
FY2022$706K
FY2023$930K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$982K
FY2025▲ +4%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$699K
FY2021$551K
FY2022$685K
FY2023$799K
FY2024$942K
FY2025$982K
Net assets
$663K
FY2025▲ +26%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$237K
FY2021$224K
FY2022$245K
FY2023$376K
FY2024$528K
FY2025$663K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending July 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.

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Where the money goes

77 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 77% · $760K Management & general 23% · $222K

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

16 people listed on the 990; $131K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Commissioner
$131,248Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Todd Stordahl’s $131K as Commissioner is at the 54th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Todd Stordahl$131,248$124,008$124,389$132,326$107,003$101,251

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

Supplies officials for school sports and events.

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2 programs · $760K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The organization provided approximately 5,000 qualified officials for sanctioned athletic events of junior and senior high schools of the state of washington. This ensures uniformity of the application and interpretation of the rules throughout the state; encourages sportsmanship among the youth participants and enables the activities to…

$450Kprogram expense
02

Woa has established a program for the recruitment, training, and observing of officials (rto program). The rto program is currently funded through an rto administrative fee included in assessed game fees.

$309Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$127K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$982K
Ln 25
Programscol B$760K
Managementcol C$222K
Owns and owesPt X
$663K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$989K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$890K
PeoplePt VI, VII
16
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.0M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Other incomeLn 4–11$57K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$517K
SavingsLn 2$473K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$989K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$134K
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$890K
Net assetsLn 32$663K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 614
Fiscal year endsHeaderJuly
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$858K$989K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$191K$405K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$141K$134K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.6M
LiabilitiesLn 26$688K$890K
Net assetsLn 32$528K$663K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$164K$82K$82K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$73K$47K$25K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$8K$5K$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$28K$18K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$23K$12K$12K
Management feesLn 11a$13K$13K
Legal feesLn 11b$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$10K$10K
Investment management feesLn 11f$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$5K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$51K$51K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$32K$32K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$7K$7K
InsuranceLn 23$10K$10K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$521K$521K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$982K$760K$222K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$982K$130K$663K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$942K$134K$528K 990 PDF
FY2023 $930K$799K$131K$376K 990 PDF
FY2022 $706K$685K$21K$245K 990 PDF
FY2021 $538K$551K−$13K$224K 990 PDF
FY2020 $711K$699K$13K$237K 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 $1,112,034 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,000$5,000
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,018,671$1,044,802
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,763$5,437
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $47,789$56,795
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,076,223$1,112,034
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $288,239$296,539
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $653,673$685,644
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $941,912$982,183
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $134,311$129,851
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 3 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-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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,112,034 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $41,322 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,000
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,044,802$1,044,802
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $5,437$5,437
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $15,473$15,473
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,086,124 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $20,910$1,112,034
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $982,183 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $82,206 · Management $82,206$164,412
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $47,134 · Management $25,380$72,514
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $5,200 · Management $2,800$8,000
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,461 · Management $9,940$28,401
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,606 · Management $11,606$23,212
IX-11a Management feesManagement $13,100$13,100
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,350$1,350
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $9,870$9,870
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $4,042$4,042
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $4,602$4,602
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $50,882$50,882
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,588$26,588
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $32,354$32,354
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $6,698$6,698
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $521,158$521,158
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,000$5,000
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $759,707 · Management $222,476 · Fundraising $0$982,183
Part X · Balance sheet $1,553,090 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $382,655$516,632
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $474,953$472,750
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,984$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $20,230$21,038
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,669$3,755
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $140,703$134,005
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $191,185$404,910
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,216,379$1,553,090
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $688,126$889,849
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $688,126$889,849
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $526,874$661,841
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $1,379$1,400
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $528,253$663,241
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,216,379$1,553,090
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $663,241 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,112,034
XI-2 Total expenses$982,183
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$129,851
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$528,253
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$5,137
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$663,241

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