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Western State Strategies EIN 93-1316666

Western State Strategies

EIN  93-1316666 Membership association Portland, OR
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Promotes democracy by expanding voting access, fighting racism, and limiting money's influence in politics.
Leadership
Amy Herzfeld-Copple · Executive Director · $6K
Money in and out
$208K revenue, $226K expenses
Bottom line
-9% operating surplus

Promotes democracy by expanding voting access, fighting racism, and limiting money's influence in politics. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $208K in revenue, $226K in expenses, and $142K in net assets.Pt I

Membership & operating revenue · FY2024
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$226K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$142K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$18K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.00 Fundraising $0.05
Operating surplus
-9%
revenue over expenses▲ +100% vs prior filing year
Earned revenue
1%
of revenue from program services & dues
Payroll share
9%
of spending is salaries & benefits▼ -70% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$208K
FY2024▲ ×260
Expenses
$226K
FY2024▲ +221%
Total assets
$254K
FY2024▲ +3%
Total liabilities
$112K
FY2024▲ +31%
Total revenue
$208K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$226K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$142K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$18K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$254K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B95%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 33
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 43
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $215K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Momentum

Equipping communities and institutions to be resilient in the face or organized bigotry, the momentum program partners with those at the state, local, and national levels who share our commitment to shrinking space for hate and violence, creating new tools and innovative methods designed in concert with each community and coalition we…

$215Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWestern State Strategies
EINHdr · item D93-1316666
Principal addressHdr · item CPortland, OR
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.westernstatesstrategies.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MOR
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(4) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W20)
Ruling yearIRS BMFApr 2005

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a3
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b3
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Amy Herzfeld-Copple
Executive Director
$6,230Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Mary Morten
Director (01/01/24-03/31/24)
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Amy Herzfeld-Copple’s $6K as Executive Director is at the 6th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1033 $100K–1M public & societal benefit 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

NameFY2024FY2023
Amy Herzfeld-Copple$6,230$2,054

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$207K · 99%
Program service revenue$2K · 1%
Contributions & grants99%$207K
Program service revenue1%$2K
Total revenueLn 12$208K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.95 Management & general $0.00 Fundraising $0.05
Program services95%$215K
Management & general$122
Fundraising5%$11K
Total functional expensesLn 25$226K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$250K
Total assetsLn 16$254K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$112K
Total net assetsLn 32$142K
Months of cash on handcomputed13.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $250K · Operating expenses/yr $226K
13.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $215K · Total expenses $226K
95%
Management & General
Management & general $122 · Total expenses $226K
0%
Fundraising
Fundraising $11K · Total expenses $226K
5%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $8K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $179K
$0.04 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $207K · Total revenue $208K
99%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $208K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $2K · Total revenue $208K
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $208K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $2K · Total expenses $226K
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $208K · Prior year $801
Prior-year revenue below floor — showing dollar change
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $864K · FY2024 $208K
-30%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $142K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $208K · Expenses $226K
-9%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $254K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $142K · Total assets $254K
56%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $254K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Amy Herzfeld-Copple · Reported title EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR · Highest reported compensation $6K · Total expenses $226K
3%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $20K · Total expenses $226K
9%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 95%——
Overhead ratio 0%——
Fundraising cost ratio 5%——
Revenue growth ×260——
Legal fee ratio 0%——
Accounting fee ratio 0%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Bright Future FundFY2024$100K
Northwest Health FoundationFY2024$30K
Western Futures Fund INCFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$140K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$208K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$801 revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$329K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$56K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$864K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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