Western Regional Examining Board

Phoenix, AZUnknown exempt organizationSince 1993 EIN 93-0692146Revenue $7.8M in FY2021

On file with the IRSwreb.org23460 N 19th Ave · Phoenix, AZ

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The mission of the Western Regional Examining Board is to develop and administer competency assessments for state agencies that license dental professionals.

70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$1.1M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2021
latest Form 990
Concern: the latest return is for FY2021, 5 tax years back; more than 4 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
0 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3.8M a year · 45% of revenue · last 2 filings
Concern: a surplus in 0 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.1M
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Liabilities
$0
total owed
No data yet: the filing does not give total assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$7.8M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$14.8M
To programs
70%
Net assets
$0
By yearFY2020–FY2021
Revenue
$7.8M
FY2021▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.1M
FY2021$7.8M
Expenses
$14.8M
FY2021▲ +49%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$9.9M
FY2021$14.8M
Net assets
$0
FY2021▼ -100%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$11.8M
FY2021$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending November 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2021.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $10.3M Management & general 30% · $4.5M

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

14 people listed on the 990; $1.1M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
CEO & Secret
$1,099,984Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Beth Cole$1,099,984$247,596

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

Programs and updates

Develops and administers dental professional licensing exams for state agencies.

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3 programs · $10.0M · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Administering exams in dentistry dental, dentistry hygiene, anesthesia and restorative at 68 testing locations in 21 states by the board and qualified representatives.

$10.0Mprogram expense
02

Collecting and reviewing credentials for dentists, dental hygienists, anethesiologists and restorative specialists to forward to licensing and other agencies.

$13Kprogram expense
03

Travel department to minimize travel costs for testing services.

$8Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$7.8M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$400K
Investment incomeLn 3$182K
Money outPt IX
$14.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.3M
Managementcol C$4.5M
Owns and owesPt X
$0
net assets · Ln 32
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
14
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$400K
Government grantsLn 1e$400K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$7.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$182K
Gains on assetsLn 7−$259K
Total revenueLn 12$7.8M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
Total assetsLn 16$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$0
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 540
Fiscal year endsHeaderNovember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Total assetsLn 16$16.8M$0
LiabilitiesLn 26$5.0M$0
Net assetsLn 32$11.8M$0
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.1M$825K$275K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.3M$1.8M$587K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$219K$165K$55K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$235K$176K$59K
Payroll taxesLn 10$185K$139K$46K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$269K$202K$67K
Office expensesLn 13$137K$103K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$204K$153K$51K
OccupancyLn 16$249K$187K$62K
TravelLn 17$8K$8K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$7K$2K
InterestLn 20$5K$5K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$363K$272K$91K
InsuranceLn 23$58K$43K$14K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$9.3M$6.2M$3.1M
All other expensesLn 24e$67K$50K$17K
Total functional expensesLn 25$14.8M$10.3M$4.5M$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2021 Latest Viewing $7.8M$14.8M−$7.0M$0 990 PDF
FY2020 $9.1M$9.9M−$740K$11.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants J · Pay O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $7,805,212 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$399,815
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,453,470$7,482,292
I-10 Investment incomePrior year −$319,740−$76,895
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $9,133,730$7,805,212
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,604,437$4,087,587
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,269,713$10,672,178
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,874,150$14,759,765
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$740,420−$6,954,553
Part VI · Governance 5 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $7,805,212 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$399,815
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$399,815
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $7,482,292$7,482,292
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $181,661$181,661
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission −$258,556−$258,556
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $7,405,397$7,805,212
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $14,759,765 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $824,988 · Management $274,996$1,099,984
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,760,715 · Management $586,905$2,347,620
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $164,593 · Management $54,864$219,457
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $176,424 · Management $58,808$235,232
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $138,971 · Management $46,323$185,294
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $201,958 · Management $67,319$269,277
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $102,540 · Management $34,177$136,717
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $153,232 · Management $51,078$204,310
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $187,090 · Management $62,364$249,454
IX-17 TravelPrograms $8,434$8,434
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $6,664 · Management $2,222$8,886
IX-20 InterestPrograms $4,782$4,782
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $271,882 · Management $90,628$362,510
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $43,309 · Management $14,437$57,746
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $6,165,627 · Management $3,137,410$9,303,037
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $50,268 · Management $16,757$67,025
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,261,477 · Management $4,498,288 · Fundraising $0$14,759,765
Part X · Balance sheet $0 assets, 4 lines filed
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,798,450$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,026,769$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $11,771,681$0
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,798,450$0
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $0 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$7,805,212
XI-2 Total expenses$14,759,765
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$6,954,553
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$11,771,681
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,094,366
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$5,911,494
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$0

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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