Institute for Workforce Development and Sustainability

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Olympia, WA501(c)(3)Since 2001EducationEIN 91-2140837Revenue $923K in FY2025

On file with the IRSawbinstitute.orgPo Box 7933, 98507-7933 · Olympia, WATax-exempt since Jan 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing the business community with tools and resources to build a strong Workforce.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 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 $222K a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
21 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 21.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $381K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$923K
-32% vs prior year
Spent
$657K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$1.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$923K
FY2025▼ -32%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$636K
FY2021$588K
FY2022$808K
FY2023$599K
FY2024$1.4M
FY2025$923K
Expenses
$657K
FY2025▼ -5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$488K
FY2021$504K
FY2022$559K
FY2023$685K
FY2024$692K
FY2025$657K
Net assets
$1.4M
FY2025▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$255K
FY2021$339K
FY2022$589K
FY2023$503K
FY2024$1.2M
FY2025$1.4M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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 Jan 2003.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $541K Management & general 18% · $117K

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

21 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Secretary-Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kris Johnson’s $467K as Director is at the 99th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Kris Johnson$466,986$442,608
Gary Chandler$262,427$245,108

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • 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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Empowers businesses with tools and resources to build a strong workforce.

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2 programs · $541K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The institute continued to work with the state's 34 community and technical colleges, acting as a liaison between the colleges and the state's business community. The institute conducted interviews, site visits and group discussions with educators and business executives in order to meet the state's need for highly trained and skilled…

$517Kprogram expense
02

Community involvement and student scholarships to help further the entity's exempt purpose.

$24Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $10K · 2023–2023
Washington State UniversityWA · FY2023$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$923K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K
Money outPt IX
$657K
Ln 25
Programscol B$541K
Managementcol C$117K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
21
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$582K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$341K
Total revenueLn 12$923K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 620
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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$669K$1.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M$1.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M$1.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$24K$24K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$218K$218K
Payroll taxesLn 10$3K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$216K$216K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$51K$51K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$43K$43K
Office expensesLn 13$9K$9K
TravelLn 17$27K$27K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$27K$2K$25K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$40K
Total functional expensesLn 25$657K$541K$117K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $923K$657K$266K$1.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.4M$692K$667K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $599K$685K−$86K$503K 990 PDF
FY2022 $808K$559K$249K$589K 990 PDF
FY2021 $588K$504K$84K$339K 990 PDF
FY2020 $636K$488K$148K$255K 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 FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $923,405 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,008,583$582,156
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $350,170$341,249
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,358,753$923,405
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,390$24,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $145,099$220,954
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $501,017$412,512
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $691,506$657,466
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $667,247$265,939
Part VI · Governance 17 of 18 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members17
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 $923,405 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1d Related organizations$106,548
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,608
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$582,156
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $341,249$341,249
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $341,249 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$923,405
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $657,466 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $24,000$24,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $218,285$218,285
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,669$2,669
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $215,896$215,896
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $50,883$50,883
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $43,182$43,182
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $8,765$8,765
IX-17 TravelPrograms $26,688$26,688
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $2,486 · Management $25,000$27,486
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $39,612$39,612
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $540,907 · Management $116,559 · Fundraising $0$657,466
Part X · Balance sheet $1,436,023 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $669,210$1,169,423
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $533,300$266,600
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,202,510$1,436,023
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $32,426$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $502,078$768,222
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $668,006$667,801
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,170,084$1,436,023
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,202,510$1,436,023
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,436,023 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$923,405
XI-2 Total expenses$657,466
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$265,939
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,170,084
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,436,023

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

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