Nonprofit · EIN 46-3224248
WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98134
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $7,233,904 | $11,414,870 | -$4,180,966 | $6,508,478 | $284,722 | $6,223,756 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $6,751,813 | $13,458,452 | -$6,706,639 | $11,203,954 | $799,232 | $10,404,722 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $6,580,849
- of which government grants
- $3,781,219
- Membership dues
- $44,461
- Program service revenue
- $431,692
- Investment income
- $221,363
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $5,774,480
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $1,004,829
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,261,773
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $2,634,449
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $35,531
- Accounting fees
- $47,120
- Occupancy
- $67,231
- Travel
- $40,523
- Program services (functional)
- $9,651,407
- Management and general (functional)
- $1,583,215
- Fundraising (functional)
- $180,248
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $11,203,954
- Total assets, end of year
- $6,508,478
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $284,722
- Net assets, end of year
- $6,223,756
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,742,596
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $4,481,160
- Gross receipts
- $7,233,904
- Employees
- 15
- Volunteers
- 14
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIE HESTER | CO-PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Officer | 40 | $241,360 | $15,095 |
| REKHA BHATT | CO-PRESIDENT, INNOVATIVE SCHOOL Officer | 40 | $244,555 | $8,849 |
| ELIZABETH HAID BLOXHAM | CO-PRESIDENT, FINANCE & OPS Officer | 40 | $239,007 | $14,023 |
| CHRISTINE KORSMO | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $240,833 | $1,108 |
| MARGARET MEYERS | COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $154,609 | $31,440 |
| BARBARA GILCHRIST | DIRECTOR OF COALITION & GOVT. RELATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,923 | $13,692 |
| JEANETTE VAUGHN | CSP PROJECT DIRECTOR & SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION COACH Highest-paid employee | 40 | $142,183 | $0 |
| DIANA MARKER | VICE PRESIDENT OF INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,272 | $9,730 |
| ADAN JUAREZ CORDOVA | HUMAN RESOURCES DIRECTOR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $122,219 | $10,266 |
| DR JOEL DOMINGO | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HEUGAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN CHUONG HOLGATE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR VASQUEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN COTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| TODD ZIEBARTH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 |
8 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIS GIBBONS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| STEVE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| MORGEN FLOWERS-WASHINGTON | MEMBER COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ANTHONY CLARKE | MEMBER COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| JULIE KENNEDY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DEBBIE VENEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| ERIC PETTIGREW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
| DAN EFFLAND | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 15 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | From related orgs | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATALIE HESTER | CO-PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS Officer | 38 | $280,550 | $35,202 | $36,014 |
| REKHA BHATT | CO-PRESIDENT, INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS Officer | 40 | $293,380 | $1,729 | $37,982 |
| ELIZABETH HAID BLOXHAM | CO-PRESIDENT, FINANCE & OPS Officer | 38 | $283,968 | $7,503 | $36,856 |
| MARGARET MEYERS | VP COMMUNICATIONS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $169,416 | $0 | $24,996 |
| JEANETTE VAUGHN | CSP PROJECT DIR Highest-paid employee | 40 | $145,488 | $0 | $14,585 |
| BELY LUU | DIRECTOR, INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $135,687 | $0 | $18,530 |
| BARBARA GILCHRIST | DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT Highest-paid employee | 40 | $133,982 | $0 | $15,962 |
| ADAN JUAREZ CORDOVA | DIRECTOR, TALENT AND CULTURE Highest-paid employee | 40 | $131,258 | $0 | $18,451 |
| DR JOEL DOMINGO | BOARD CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JAMES HEUGAS | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE SMITH | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM SPADY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLYN CHUONG HOLGATE | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| JUAN COTTO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| OMAR VASQUEZ | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 210 S HUDSON ST STE 302, SEATTLE, WA 98134-2417
- In care of
- % MCKINSTRY
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- CHRISTINE KORSMO, 210 S HUDSON ST 302, SEATTLE, WA 98134
- Signed the 990
- CHRISTINE KORSMO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (206) 424-2780
- Website
- WWW.WACHARTERS.ORG
- Return prepared by
- LARSON GROSS ADVISORS LLC
Mission
THROUGH ADVOCACY AND POLICY, THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION WORKS TO ENSURE A STRONG, VIBRANT, AND GROWING COMMUNITY OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS THAT DELIVER EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES TO ALL FAMILIES, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED.
Program accomplishments
- THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR THROUGH EDUCATION, COMMUNICATIONS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY.Expenses $9,651,407 · grants $5,774,480 · revenue $431,692
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
- 46-3224248
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2014
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $6,508,478
- Income (IRS master file)
- $7,233,904
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $7,233,904 | $11,414,870 | $6,508,478 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $6,751,813 | $13,458,452 | $11,203,954 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $16,830,336 | $11,149,478 | $18,056,641 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | 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 46-3224248).
Questions about WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION is 46-3224248.
- Is WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2014.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS 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 WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 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 WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION 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 WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names CHRISTINE KORSMO.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 23 people; 9 received compensation from the organization, the highest $241,360 (NATALIE HESTER, CO-PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $7,233,904, expenses of $11,414,870 and total assets of $6,508,478 at year end.
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