Nonprofit · EIN 45-1488860
SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
Also known as Windsong School
Tax-exempt · SPOKANE, WA 99224
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,035,995 | $1,211,679 | -$175,684 | $103,631 | $112,349 | -$8,718 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $929,182 | $852,166 | $77,016 | $272,954 | $105,988 | $166,966 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $746,764 | $823,593 | -$76,829 | $195,827 | $105,877 | $89,950 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $9,941
- Program service revenue
- $1,016,575
- Investment income
- $116
- Net income from fundraising events
- $9,285
- Other revenue
- $9,363
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $529,596
- Other salaries and wages
- $212,603
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $816,583
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,831
- Occupancy
- $280,423
- Depreciation
- $348
- Program services (functional)
- $956,527
- Management and general (functional)
- $221,596
- Fundraising (functional)
- $33,556
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $272,954
- Total assets, end of year
- $103,631
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $112,349
- Net assets, end of year
- -$8,718
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,826
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$8,718
- Gross receipts
- $1,042,312
- Employees
- 24
- Year formed
- 2011
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| EVENING BOWERS | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $61,619 |
| HOLLY HICKS | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $59,270 |
| MARTA MATSUMOTO | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $46,731 |
| MICHELLE LINGO | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $45,092 |
| LAUREN BERGSTEDT-KOHLER | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $43,779 |
| JAYCEE MAGEE | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $43,627 |
| CARYN DUDLEY | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $42,832 |
| BRIAN BLESSING | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $42,620 |
| ELIZABETH SHAW | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $40,562 |
| SARAH MORTENSON GAUSS | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $37,676 |
| ZEYNEB HOBSON | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $33,588 |
| MELISSA WILSON | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $32,200 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 7 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARTA MATSUMOTO | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $43,321 |
| CARYN DUDLEY | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $41,960 |
| BRIAN BLESSING | Director Trustee or director | 40 | $40,911 |
| JAYCEE MAGEE | Director Trustee or director | 36 | $38,453 |
| SARAH MORTENSON GAUSS | Director Trustee or director | 22 | $32,475 |
| CINDY JORDAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CORY RICKARD | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CINDY JORDAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| CORY RICKARD | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| MICHELLE KLIPPERT | Director Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JAYCEE MAGEE | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 4225 W FREMONT RD, SPOKANE, WA 99224-5254
- In care of
- % LAUREN BERGSTEDT-KOHLER
- Mailing address (990-N for 2010)
- 4225 W Fremont, Spokane WA 99224
- Principal officer (990-N for 2010)
- Melissa wright, 4225 W Fremont, Spokane WA 99224
- Signed the 990
- JAYCEE MAGEE, Director
- Phone
- (509) 326-6638
- Website
- Spokanewindsongschool.org
- Return prepared by
- Wayne E Vinson CPA PS
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION SEEKS TO EDUCATE CHILDREN USING WALDORF EDUCATION BASED ON A HUMANISTIC APPROACH TO PEDAGOGY BASED UPON THE EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY OF THE AUSTRIAN PHILOSOPHER RUDOLF STEINER, THE FOUNDER OF ANTHROPOSOPHY. THIS IS DONE IN CONJUNCTION WITH MINDFUL PARENTING.
Program accomplishments
- Windsong School served a diverse student body of approximately 155 students during the 2024-2025 school year. Through our Tuition Affordability Program, we were able to support access for 86 low-income students, ensuring that more families could experience the benefits of a Waldorf-inspired education. Our dedicated team included 15 full- and part-time lead teachers, along with 9 support staff members who contributed to a nurturing and dynamic learning environment.During the 24-25 academic year, we were able to acquire the third and final building on our parcel. It now houses our 4th and 6th grade as well as music class. Planning began long ago to acquire this building for needed classroom space, office space and bathrooms. Independent schools like Windsong help invigorate conversations about education where curriculum is not bound by standards but rather driven by child development and teacher creativity. Our faculty welcomed education students form Gonzaga, Whitworth and Mukogawa last year into classrooms as well as guest lectured in education courses. Views into alternative forms of education are vital to the next generation of teachers.We graduated our first 8 grade class this year. They took their last trip together to Holden Village learning about this self-sustaining community. They are all doing well in their new high schools. Some have become captains of their football team, others first chair in their orchestras. We also graduated our 6 grade class who took their class trip to the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce National Parks and the Hoover Dam. All transitioned to their local neighborhood schools and we have heard there are a few Students of the Month in this group! We welcomed our largest first grade class ever during the 2024-2025 school year, the majority of whom have been at the school since they were toddlers! As we grow, Windsong remains deeply committed to its identity as one of the few Waldorf-inspired educational programs in the Spokane region, continuing to cultivate its roots and expand its impact in our community.Expenses $956,527
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in June, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 30, 2026 | November 16, 2026 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | June 30, 2025 | November 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | June 30, 2024 | November 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-1488860
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- School
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2012
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $103,631
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,042,312
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $1,035,995 | $1,211,679 | $103,631 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $929,182 | $852,166 | $272,954 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $746,764 | $823,593 | $195,827 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $736,951 | $695,379 | $266,955 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-N for 2010 Officer: Melissa wright | June 30, 2011 | ≤ $50,000 receipts | – | – | e-Postcard |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 45-1488860).
Questions about SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION is 45-1488860.
- Is SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2012.
- Are donations to SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending June 30, 2026) is due November 16, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended June 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990-N for 2010 names Melissa wright.
- Who are the officers and directors of SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 12 people; 12 received compensation from the organization, the highest $61,619 (EVENING BOWERS, Director).
- How much revenue does SPOKANE WALDORF EDUCATION ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,035,995, expenses of $1,211,679 and total assets of $103,631 at year end.
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