Nonprofit · EIN 45-4984520
WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE
Tax-exempt · BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $459,458 | $424,625 | $34,833 | $198,257 | $18,448 | $179,809 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $415,504 | $426,509 | -$11,005 | $163,545 | $18,569 | $144,976 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $24,875
- Program service revenue
- $369,073
- Investment income
- $7,336
- Net income from fundraising events
- $20,789
- Other revenue
- $58,174
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $800
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $124,327
- Other salaries and wages
- $52,979
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $245,867
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $30,735
- Occupancy
- $2,055
- Travel
- $1,550
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $163,545
- Total assets, end of year
- $198,257
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $18,448
- Net assets, end of year
- $179,809
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $179,809
- Gross receipts
- $548,700
- Employees
- 3
- Volunteers
- 15
- Year formed
- 2013
- 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 December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA CHASE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $114,327 | $10,000 |
| JOSH WRIGHT | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM BRADY | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG THOMAS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH TURRELL | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HUNTLEY | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CARTEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT ENGEBRETSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ENSCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH FABER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HAUPT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY KEATHLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LARSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ROTHENBUHLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK SCHUPPERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
1 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| BILLY VANZANTEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 17 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA CHASE | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $91,806 | $12,000 |
| PAM BRADY | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH WRIGHT | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DOUG THOMAS | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOSH TURRELL | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN HUNTLEY | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JANE CARTEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BRYANT ENGEBRETSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JON ENSCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MITCH FABER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HAUPT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SANDY KEATHLY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TONY LARSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SARAH ROTHENBUHLER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PATRICK SCHUPPERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER BYRD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BILLY VANZANTEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2950 NEWMARKET ST STE 101 PMB 173, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226-3872
- In care of
- % WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BARBARA CHASE, 2950 NEWMARKET STREET STE 101-173, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
- Signed the 990
- BARBARA CHASE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (360) 746-0418
- Return prepared by
- LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE (WBA) OPERATES AS A NON-PARTISAN, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION FOUNDED AND OPERATED SOLELY WITH PRIVATE FUNDING. THE WBA LEADERSHIP NETWORK PROVIDES A STRONG VOICE FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR OF BUSINESS THROUGHOUT WHATCOM COUNTY - SMALL OR LARGE, PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, IN ANY INDUSTRY OR NICHE MARKET. WE ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY. THE WBA MEMBERSHIP ROLL CALL CONTINUES TO GROW RAPIDLY WITH A UNIFYING MISSION: SUPPORTING AND CELEBRATING A POSITIVE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, AND PROVIDING A VAST COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK TO ADDRESS ISSUES CONCERNING BUSINESSES.
Program accomplishments
- EVENTS - WBA OFFERS NETWORKING EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO PROMOTE BUSINESS SUCCESS.
- INDUSTRY TOURS - ESTABLISHED IN 2012, WBA INDUSTRY TOURS MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESS WITHIN WHATCOM COUNTY. TOURS TAKE PLACE FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR. PAST TOUR LOCATIONS HAVE INCLUDED COMPANIES SUCH AS BP CHERRY POINT, ALL AMERICAN MARINE, INTALCO, RADER FARMS, SEMIAHMOO RESORT, AND OTHERS.
- BUSINESS PULSE MAGAZINE IS THE PUBLICATION OF THE WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE, WITH 6 ISSUES PER YEAR, CELEBRATING LOCAL BUSINESS SUCCESS AND HIGHLIGHTING ISSUES OF CONCERN IN WHATCOM COUNTY. EACH WBA MEMBER RECEIVES A MAILED COPY OF THE MAGAZINE EVERY OTHER MONTH.
- SPEAKER SERIES - VARIOUS SPEAKERS SHARE THEIR INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCES WITH WBA MEMBERS.ANNUAL ECONOMIC FORECAST UPDATE AND BREAKFAST - THE EVENT FEATURES PRESENTATIONS BY ECONOMIC OBSERVERS WHO LOOK OVER THE PAST YEAR AND PROVIDE PREDICTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
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 December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 45-4984520
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 2013
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Community improvement and capacity building (S41)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $198,257
- Income (IRS master file)
- $548,700
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $459,458 | $424,625 | $198,257 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $415,504 | $426,509 | $163,545 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $485,937 | $446,394 | $185,650 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
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 45-4984520).
Questions about WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE
- What is the EIN of WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE is 45-4984520.
- Is WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2013.
- Are donations to WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE 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 WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names BARBARA CHASE.
- Who are the officers and directors of WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 16 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $114,327 (BARBARA CHASE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $459,458, expenses of $424,625 and total assets of $198,257 at year end.
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