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Whatcom Community College Foundation FY2021 filing

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Bellingham, WA501(c)(3)Education EIN 94-3064448Revenue $1.4M in FY2021

On file with the IRSwhatcom.edu237 W Kellogg Rd, 98226-8033 · Bellingham, WATax-exempt since Jul 1988College/university support org — 170(b)(1)(A)(iv)

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Promote, support, develop, increase, and extend the educational offerings of Whatcom Community College.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
87¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $607K a year · 34% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
87%
of spending
Looks good: 87% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $9.7M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 8.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $20K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.9M
22% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 22% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
10
of 10 voting members
Looks good: 10 of 10 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-28% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
87%
Net assets
$14.1M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2021▼ -28%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.9M
FY2021$1.4M
FY2022$2.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.1M
FY2025$1.8M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2021▼ -9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.3M
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$1.0M
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.6M
Net assets
$14.1M
FY2021▲ +14%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$12.4M
FY2021$14.1M
FY2022$14.3M
FY2023$14.8M
FY2024$16.5M
FY2025$17.4M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · 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 Jul 1988.

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

Where the money goes

87 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 87% · $994K Management & general 12% · $135K Fundraising 1% · $10K

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

10 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tim Douglas
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bob Macisaac
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Justin Gill
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Anne-Marie Faiola
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Manny Eusebio
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jennifer Slattery
Board Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Programs and updates

Supports and expands educational programs at Whatcom Community College.

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2 programs · $994K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

College Support Program

Promotes, develops and increases visability of whatcom community college in the community and statewide. Also supports education, creativity, and diversity on campus.

$684Kprogram expense
02

Scholarships and Awards Program

Helps to further academic development of students, faculty, and staff at whatcom community college.

$310Kprogram 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 · FY2025
The Taylor-Schale FoundationFY2025$12K
Whatcom Educational Credit UnionFY2025$8K
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$20K
Grants paid · 6 grants · $2.4M · 2019–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$674,200
Unitemized GrantFY2023$339,093
Unitemized GrantFY2022$311,776
Unitemized GrantFY2021$358,997
Unitemized GrantFY2020$309,968
Unitemized GrantFY2019$370,005

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$781K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$454K
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$994K
Managementcol C$135K
Fundraisingcol D$10K
Owns and owesPt X
$14.1M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$756K
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a10
IndependentVI 1b10
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$454K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$781K
Investment incomeLn 3$132K
Other incomeLn 4–11$91
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$729K
SavingsLn 2$27K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$756K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$9.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$14.1M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 690
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$402K$756K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$8.2M$9.7M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.7M$7.5M
Total assetsLn 16$16.5M$18.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$4.1M$3.9M
Net assetsLn 32$12.4M$14.1M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$310K$310K
Accounting feesLn 11c$21K$21K
Investment management feesLn 11f$61K$61K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$21K$5K$16K
Office expensesLn 13$127$127
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$9K$3K$6K
InterestLn 20$126K$126K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$198K$198K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$391K$356K$31K$4K
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$994K$135K$10K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $1.8M$1.6M$219K$17.4M 990 PDF
FY2024 $2.1M$1.0M$1.1M$16.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.4M$1.1M$341K$14.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.1M$1.0M$1.1M$14.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $1.4M$1.1M$227K$14.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $1.9M$1.3M$654K$12.4M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,366,381 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $419,542$453,574
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $781,173$781,173
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $700,020$131,543
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $8,099$91
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,908,834$1,366,381
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $370,005$309,968
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $10,030$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $875,157$829,439
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,255,192$1,139,407
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $653,642$226,974
Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10
VI-1b Independent voting members10
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
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,366,381 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $91 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$453,574
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$453,574
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $781,173$781,173
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $131,543$131,543
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $781,173 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $131,634$1,366,381
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,139,407 across 10 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $309,968$309,968
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $21,299$21,299
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $60,541$60,541
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $4,792 · Management $16,123$20,915
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $127$127
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $3,079 · Fundraising $5,895$8,974
IX-20 InterestPrograms $125,518$125,518
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $198,244$198,244
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,866$2,866
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $355,800 · Management $30,722 · Fundraising $4,433$390,955
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $994,322 · Management $134,757 · Fundraising $10,328$1,139,407
Part X · Balance sheet $18,014,975 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $284,626$729,080
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $117,148$27,415
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $62,843$47,061
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $86,896$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $5,420$5,212
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,690,834$7,492,590
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $8,242,563$9,713,617
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $16,490,330$18,014,975
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,413$4,062
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $4,074,765$3,880,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,076,178$3,884,462
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $4,823,998$5,706,491
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $7,590,154$8,424,022
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $12,414,152$14,130,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $16,490,330$18,014,975
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $14,130,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,366,381
XI-2 Total expenses$1,139,407
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$226,974
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$12,414,152
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$1,489,387
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$14,130,513

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

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