Nonprofit · EIN 46-3907731
COUGSFIRST
Tax-exempt · PULLMAN, WA 99163
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $557,294 | $643,113 | -$85,819 | $34,181 | $3,161 | $31,020 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $671,348 | $668,524 | $2,824 | $126,179 | $9,340 | $116,839 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 | $611,404 | $717,675 | -$106,271 | $126,969 | $12,954 | $114,015 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $555,251
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $71
- Other revenue
- $1,972
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $102,969
- Other salaries and wages
- $146,027
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $283,747
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $45
- Accounting fees
- $3,527
- Travel
- $8,529
- Depreciation
- $261
- Program services (functional)
- $359,105
- Management and general (functional)
- $284,008
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $126,179
- Total assets, end of year
- $34,181
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,161
- Net assets, end of year
- $31,020
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $392
- Gross receipts
- $557,294
- Employees
- 3
- Year formed
- 2021
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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY POSTON | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 0 | $102,969 |
| KEVIN BAY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MAX BAER | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DUSTIN BENSON | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| DEBBIE COMPEAU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAN BLAU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRIAN HURLEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL CASEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| ERIC JOHNSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KATE KURKJIAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BEN HABERMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT MIERA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LUKE WETZSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| WHITNEY NIESZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MEGAN WOOD | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
7 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KASEY WEBSTER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL SORENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRANDY FINCH | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| MARIAH MAKI | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BRENNA MCCADDEN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRIS WOLPERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LISA YOUNG | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLENN OSTERHOUT | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAX BAER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DUSTIN BENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM BRANDLE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAN BLAU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARREN CASE | Chairman Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL CASEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEDIDIAH COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LEANN GRIM | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BEN HABERMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT MIERA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LUKE WETZSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JESSICA MOORE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MEGAN WOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KERI RHODES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL SORENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL TALLMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JACK THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID TIFT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY TRIBOLET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 20 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| GLENN OSTERHOUT | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MAX BAER | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DUSTIN BENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| TIM BRANDLE | VICE CHAIRMAN Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAN BLAU | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DARREN CASE | Chairman Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL CASEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JEDIDIAH COLLINS | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LEANN GRIM | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| BEN HABERMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MATT MIERA | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| LUKE WETZSTEIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JESSICA MOORE | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| MEGAN WOOD | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| KERI RHODES | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| PAUL SORENSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JOEL TALLMAN | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| JACK THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| DAVID TIFT | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NANCY TRIBOLET | MEMBER Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 321, PULLMAN, WA 99163-0321
- In care of
- % KELSEY LARSEN
- Signed the 990
- Kelsey Knutson, Executive Director
- Phone
- (208) 290-1271
- Return prepared by
- Presnell Gage PLLC
Mission
This organization promotes Washington State University Alumni's businesses, as well as promoting the hiring of Washington State University graduates. This organization's primary activities include hosting monthly networking events, a trade show and career expo, producing a bi-weekly podcast, and hosting an annual golf tournament.
Program accomplishments
- Educated WSU alumni on how to do business with other Alumni.
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 September, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | September 30, 2026 | February 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 46-3907731
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Exempt since
- 2023
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $34,181
- Income (IRS master file)
- $557,294
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $557,294 | $643,113 | $34,181 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $671,348 | $668,524 | $126,179 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $611,404 | $717,675 | $126,969 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $516,739 | $440,609 | $226,571 | 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 46-3907731).
Questions about COUGSFIRST
- What is the EIN of COUGSFIRST?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COUGSFIRST is 46-3907731.
- Is COUGSFIRST tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 2023.
- Which annual return does COUGSFIRST 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 COUGSFIRST due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COUGSFIRST last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who are the officers and directors of COUGSFIRST?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 22 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $102,969 (TONY POSTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does COUGSFIRST have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $557,294, expenses of $643,113 and total assets of $34,181 at year end.
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