Nonprofit · EIN 75-3108166
PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · OLYMPIA, WA 98501
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 30, 2025 | 990 | $2,379,575 | $1,990,313 | $389,262 | $1,987,853 | $308,656 | $1,679,197 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,773,041 | $1,808,886 | -$35,845 | $1,441,102 | $151,167 | $1,289,935 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,078,816 | $1,909,373 | $169,443 | $1,411,332 | $85,553 | $1,325,779 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,771,356
- of which government grants
- $1,370,931
- Program service revenue
- $581,513
- Investment income
- $28,486
- Net income from fundraising events
- $3,201
- Other revenue
- -$1,780
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $1,335,695
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,335,695
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $25,550
- Travel
- $53,431
- Program services (functional)
- $1,708,825
- Management and general (functional)
- $188,187
- Fundraising (functional)
- $93,301
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,441,102
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,987,853
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $308,656
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,679,197
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,597,322
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $81,875
- Gross receipts
- $2,390,468
- Employees
- 18
- Volunteers
- 0
- Year formed
- 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DRUFFEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| STEVE ROBINSON | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDINE REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN EWALD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CINNAMON BEAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CINDY MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HANFORD MCCLOUD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IGNACIO MARQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASON CALLAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SHAWN BATSTONE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KRISTIN EDLUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TRICIA LUBACH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT SEAMAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LISA PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLARE SOBETSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 18 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LESLIE DRUFFEL | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ERIN EWALD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CLAUDINE REYNOLDS | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| LISA PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| TIM GARCHOW | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIM FRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| IGNACIO MARQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASON CALLAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CINNAMON BEAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT SEAMAN PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CINDY MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLARE SOBETSKI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HANFORD MCCLOUD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JULIE ANDERSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KATHRYN KURTZ | EXECUTIVE DI Officer | 40 | $120,361 |
| CINNAMON BEAR | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JASON CALLAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LESLIE DRUFFEL | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| ERIN EWALD | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| KIM FRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DR TAMARA HOLMUND | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| DOUG KENNEDY | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| IGNACIO MARQUEZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| HANFORD MCCLOUD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| CINDY MITCHELL | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| BILL MONAHAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| JUSTIN PARKER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LISA PERRY | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| SCOTT SEAMAN PHD | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| MARISSA RATHBONE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 0.5 | $0 |
| CLAUDINE REYNOLDS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| STEVE ROBINSON | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RON SHULTZ | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| GARETH WAUGH | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| RHONDA WEAVER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
| LINDSEY WILLIAMS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 724 COLUMBIA ST NW STE 255, OLYMPIA, WA 98501-1201
- In care of
- % GAIL KRAMER
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- KATHRYN KURTZ, 724 COLUMBIA STREET NW 255, OLYMPIA, WA 98501
- Signed the 990
- KATHRYN KURTZ, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (360) 489-6726
- Return prepared by
- LINDLEY & ASSOCIATES LLC
Mission
PEI SUPPORTS EDUCATORS BY SPECIALIZING IN PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND FIELDSTEM IMPLEMENTATION.
Program accomplishments
- STATEWIDE PROGRAM DELIVERY: PEI SPECIALIZES IN PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND CONSULTATION SERVICES FOR EDUCATORS. USING THE FIELDSTEM MODEL, WE ADVANCE EQUITABLE CIVIC AND SCIENTIFIC LITERACY BY EMPOWERING EDUCATORS TO TEACH REAL-WORLD SCIENCE OUTDOORS. OUR RESOURCES AND TOOLS INCLUDE CUSTOMIZABLE, INTEGRETED SCIENCE CURRICULUM FRAMEWORKS, PERFORMANCE TASKS AND STORYLINES THAT ARE DESIGNED BY EDUCATION EXPERTS AND DEEPLY ROOTED IN NATIONAL AND STATE EDUCATION STANDARDS. FROM JULY 2024 TO JUNE 2025, PEI PROVIDED OVER 79 PROFESSIONAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 1,454 FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL EDUCATORS.Expenses $1,388,315
- SECOND ACCOMPLISHMENT REGIONAL FIELDSTEM AND CLIMATE SCIENCE PROGRAM DELIVERY: PEI ENGAGED A PROFESSIONAL EVALUATOR TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE ASSESSMENT OF OUR PROGRAM WORK. THE REPORTS WILL INFORM OUR DECISION MAKING AND PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS. PEI LEADS WORK FOCUSED ON WASHINGTON'S GREEN ECONOMY SPECIFICALLY THE AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTORS, TO IDENTIFY EXEMPLARS OF ARTICULATED PATHWAYS BETWEEN K-12,POST-SECONDARY AND EMPLOYERS FOR GREEN JOBS. PEI'S CURRENT PROJECTS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROGRAM SERVICES RELATED TO OUTDOOR LEARNING, CLIMATE SCIENCE LITERACY, EDUCATING FOR A GREEN ECONOMY, CAREER AND TECHNICAL NATURAL RESOURCE EDUCATION AND INVASIVE SPECIES. PEI CONTINUES TO BE THE STATE COORDINATOR FOR NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ORGANIZATIONS PROJECT LEARNING TREE AND PROJECT WILD, AND BECAME THE STATE COORDINATOR FOR PROJECT WET.Expenses $320,510
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
- 75-3108166
- 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
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- June
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,987,853
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,390,468
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | June 2025 | $2,379,575 | $1,990,313 | $1,987,853 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2024 | $1,773,041 | $1,808,886 | $1,441,102 | XML |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,078,816 | $1,909,373 | $1,411,332 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,864,586 | $1,488,441 | $1,238,447 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 75-3108166).
Questions about PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE is 75-3108166.
- Is PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE 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 PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE 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 PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE 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 PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 names KATHRYN KURTZ.
- Who are the officers and directors of PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 lists 18 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does PACIFIC EDUCATION INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended June 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $2,379,575, expenses of $1,990,313 and total assets of $1,987,853 at year end.
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