Nonprofit · EIN 91-0462216
WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY
Tax-exempt · OLYMPIA, WA 98507
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 30, 2025 | 990 | $1,408,276 | $1,129,616 | $278,660 | $5,402,813 | $3,555,456 | $1,847,357 |
| September 30, 2024 | 990 | $1,172,857 | $1,089,811 | $83,046 | $6,433,125 | $4,907,020 | $1,526,105 |
| September 30, 2023 | 990 (amended) | $1,156,776 | $975,991 | $180,785 | $7,654,435 | $6,287,545 | $1,366,890 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $127,460
- Program service revenue
- $1,227,062
- Investment income
- $53,189
- Other revenue
- $565
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $241,295
- Other salaries and wages
- $264,813
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $605,733
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $21,428
- Occupancy
- $25,771
- Travel
- $26,312
- Depreciation
- $2,964
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $6,433,125
- Total assets, end of year
- $5,402,813
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $3,555,456
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,847,357
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $542
- Publicly traded securities
- $766,859
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,847,357
- Gross receipts
- $1,408,276
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 8
- Year formed
- 1899
- 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 September 30, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMMIE HETRICK | PRESIDENT & CEO Officer | 40 | $201,856 | $7,777 |
| KATIE BEESON | DIRECTOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $138,243 | $0 |
| ANDRA MOBLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KAPIOSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HIETALATI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE PALELEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KURTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN CONONETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KEVIN STORMANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ONEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
14 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD BYRNE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG SAAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DON STOLZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAN ALSAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLIFF RIGSBEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG GAYLORD | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MONTEMAYOR | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RAY SPRINKLE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HENDRICKSON | AT-LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER MYERS | VICE CHAIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON MEGAHAN | VICE CHAIR FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS AKINS | VICE CHAIR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2024: 30 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAMMIE HETRICK | PRESIDENT & CEO, SECRETARY Officer | 40 | $199,377 | $13,012 |
| KATIE BEESON | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,351 | $13,012 |
| MIKE MONTEMAYOR | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY SPRINKLE | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CRAIG GAYLORD | VICE CHAIR FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RON MEGAHAN | VICE CHAIR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| TYLER MYERS | VICE CHAIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LARRY BAKER | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| NICHOLAS AKINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAN ALSAKER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE BAYLOR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHRIS BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LORI BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KAREN CONONETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JIM HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR AT LARGE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAM HIETALATI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| STUART HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL KAPIOSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE KURTZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| ANDRA MOBLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF ONEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE PALELEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CLIFF RIGSBEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| GREG SAAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JEFF SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MIKE NELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended September 30, 2023: 31 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| TAMMIE HETRICK | SECRETARY/PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 1 | $188,128 |
| LARRY BAKER | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RON MEGAHAN | IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DON RHOADS | FIRST VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| TYLER MYERS | VICE CHAIR EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE MONTEMAYER | VICE CHAIR FINANCE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CHELSIE ACTON | VICE CHAIR GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| DON STOLZ | CHAIR AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| RAY SPRINKLE | CHAIR AT LARGE Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| ROGER CROSHAW | CHAIR EMERITUS (NO VOTE) Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL BLACKBURN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CHRIS BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LORI BROWN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KAREN CONONETZ | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CRAIG GAYLORD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ALI HAYTON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JIM HENDRICKSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| STUART HOLMES | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RICK JENSEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PAUL KAPIOSKI | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE KOENS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANDRA MOBLEY | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN MORROW | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE NELLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF O'NEAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MIKE PALELEK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| CLIFF RIGSBEE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| GREG SAAR | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JEFF SMALL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KEVIN STORMANS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID WILLIS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 706, OLYMPIA, WA 98507-0706
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- TAMMIE HETRICK, PO BOX 706, OLYMPIA, WA 98507
- Signed the 990
- TAMMIE HETRICK, PRESIDENT & CEO
- Phone
- (360) 753-5177
- Website
- WA-FOOD-IND.ORG
- Return prepared by
- JOHNSON STONE & PAGANO PS
Mission
WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION (WFIA) IS THE ONLY STATE-BASED ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE GROCERY INDUSTRY SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1899. WFIA IS COMPOSED OF INDEPENDENT RETAILERS. MEANING PRIVATELY OWNED OR CONTROLLED FOOD RETAIL COMPANIES OPERATING IN A VARIETY OF FORMATS, AND THE MANY WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS, FOOD VENDORS/MANUFACTURERS AND SERVICE SUPPLIERS WHO SUPPORT AND WORK WITH THEIR RETAILERS, INDEPENDENTS ARE THE TRUE "ENTREPRENEURS" OF THE GROCERY INDUSTRY AND ARE DEDICATED TO THEIR CUSTOMERS, ASSOCIATES, AND NEIGHBORS, AND ARE OFTEN THE HEARTS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES. WFIA STRIVES TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE INDEPENDENTS AND THEIR SUPPLIERS THROUGH PROGRAMS THAT SAVE MONEY IN RETROSPECTIVE RATING AND REDUCES EXCESSIVE BURDENS OR BARRIERS FOR EMPLOYERS BY WORKING WITH STATE LEGISLATURE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Program accomplishments
- FOR 127 YEARS, WFIA HAS SUPPORTED AND PROTECTED THE INDEPENDENT GROCERS' OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR MEMBERS TO CONNECT WITH EACH OTHER AND THEIR LEGISLATORS. IT IS OUR HOPE THAT THIS LEGACY CONTINUES AS WE GROW AS AN ASSOCIATION AND FIND CREATIVE WAYS TO BETTER SERVE OUR MEMBERS IN THIS COMING YEAR.THE WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 553 FOOD AND BEVERAGE RETAIL, WHOLESALE, MANUFACTURERS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS WHO WORK TOGETHER THROUGH LEGISLATIVE ACTION TO ASSURE THAT EVERY LEVEL OF THE FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY IS ABLE TO OPERATE AT A PROFIT WITHOUT UNDUE GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE. IN ADDITION, WE FOSTER REPLATIONSHIP BUILDING BETWEEN RETAILERS AND SUPPLIERS TO BRING NEW AND EXCITING PRODUCTS TO MARKET. WFIA CREATED AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS WITH WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD STORES, WASHINGTON WINERY INSTITUTE, AND WASHINGTON BREWERS GUILD TO ALLOW THEIR MEMBERS TO BECOME MEMBERS OF WFIA AND UTILIZE OFFERED ENHANCED SERVICES. FINALLY, WFIA FOCUSES ON SAVING MEMBERS MONEY THROUGH REDUCING THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS IN WORKERS' COMPENSATION AND EDUCATION IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE LAWS, THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION RETROSPECTIVE PROGRAM RETURNED 5.8 MILLION DOLLARS TO PARTICIPATING MEMBERS.
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 16, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | September 30, 2025 | February 17, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | September 30, 2024 | February 18, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-0462216
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(6): Business league or chamber of commerce
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1943
- Accounting year ends
- September
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $5,402,813
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,408,276
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | September 2025 | $1,408,276 | $1,129,616 | $5,402,813 | XML |
| 990 | September 2024 | $1,172,857 | $1,089,811 | $6,433,125 | XML |
| 990 | September 2023 | $1,156,776 | $975,991 | $7,654,435 | XML |
| 990 | September 2022 | $821,387 | $1,228,338 | $6,160,025 | IRS |
| 990 | September 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | September 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 91-0462216).
Questions about WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY is 91-0462216.
- Is WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(6) since 1943.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY 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 FOOD INDUSTRY due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending September 30, 2026) is due February 16, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended September 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 names TAMMIE HETRICK.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY?
- The 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 lists 29 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $201,856 (TAMMIE HETRICK, PRESIDENT & CEO).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON FOOD INDUSTRY have?
- On its 990 for the year ended September 30, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,408,276, expenses of $1,129,616 and total assets of $5,402,813 at year end.
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