Nonprofit · EIN 91-1152629
WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
Tax-exempt · OLYMPIA, WA 98502
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,867,590 | $1,991,362 | -$123,772 | $917,555 | $86,062 | $831,493 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,591,012 | $1,507,218 | $83,794 | $1,056,483 | $101,218 | $955,265 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $737,751
- Membership dues
- $737,751
- Program service revenue
- $1,093,795
- Investment income
- $36,044
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $168,054
- Other salaries and wages
- $264,138
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $519,262
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $18,426
- Travel
- $29,431
- Depreciation
- $2,000
- Program services (functional)
- $1,841,471
- Management and general (functional)
- $149,891
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,056,483
- Total assets, end of year
- $917,555
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $86,062
- Net assets, end of year
- $831,493
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,500
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $831,493
- Gross receipts
- $1,867,590
- Employees
- 4
- Year formed
- 1981
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN LEIGHTON | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $168,054 |
| MELANIE ESPINOSA | DEPUTY DIREC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,647 |
| MALINDA ADAMS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHELLE ALLISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMY ASHER | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMILY BERGKAMP | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LEANN CAVER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOE CLARK | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN CLAUSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NICK COVEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| THOMAS DROZT | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BESTY DUNBAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM FETZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NICOLE GAUTHIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNY GEORGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
18 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MIKE GRIFFUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RIC ILGENFRITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN LAGERBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIC LOOMIS | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| KEN MEHIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| DAVID OCAMPO | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANGIE PETERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRANDON RAPEZ-BETTY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LES REARDANZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEF RUCHERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL SCHMIEDER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM SEEKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ALEX SOLDANO | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRYSTAL STIDHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| GREG STORY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WAYNE THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRENT TIMM | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL WAGNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 32 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| JUSTIN LEIGHTON | EXECUTIVE DI Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $156,964 |
| MELANIE ESPINOSA | DEPUTY DIREC Highest-paid employee | 40 | $108,352 |
| MICHELLE ALLISON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| AMY ASHER | VICE PRESIDE Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| EMILY BERGKAMP | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOE CLARK | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JOHN CLAUSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NICK COVEY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SHAUN DONAGHY | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BESTY DUNBAR | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM FETZER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| NICOLE GAUTHIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JENNY GEORGE | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RACHELLE GLAZIER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MIKE GRIFFUS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TOM HINGSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| RIC ILGENFRITZ | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| BRIAN LAGERBERG | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ERIC LOOMIS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| KEN MEHIN | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| SUSAN MEYER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| TODD MORROW | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | – | $0 |
| DAVID OCAMPO | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| ANGIE PETERS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| LES REARDANZ | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JEF RUCHERT | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JIM SEEKS | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| CRYSTAL STIDHAM | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| WAYNE THOMPSON | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| BRENT TIMM | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| JULIE TIMM | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
| MICHAEL WAGNER | MEMBER Trustee or director | – | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2629 12TH CT SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502-1118
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- AMY ASHER, 2629 12TH COURT SW, OLYMPIA, WA 98502
- Signed the 990
- JUSTIN LEIGHTON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (360) 786-9734
- Website
- WWW.WATRANSIT.COM
- Return prepared by
- PATRICIA L PICH CPA PLLC
Mission
WSTA ADVANCES THE VALUE OF PUBLIC TRANSIT THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH, ADVOCACY OF POSITIVE AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC POLICY AND FOSTERING THE COLLABORATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC TRANSIT EMPLOYEES.
Program accomplishments
- MEMBER SERVICES, MEETINGS AND EVENTS: THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (WSTA) MEMBERS CONSIST OF 30 PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCIES AND THE WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. WSTA ORGANIZES OVER 50 MEETINGS PER YEAR FOR THE WSTA BOARD AND THE 12 STANDING COMMITTEES MADE UP OF TRANSIT PROFESSIONALS FROM OUR MEMBER AGENCIES. WSTA ALSO ORGANIZES SPECIAL EVENTS, INCLUDING AN ANNUAL SPRING MAINTENANCE VENDOR FORUM, ANNUAL PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ROADEO, AND IN ALTERNATING YEARS A STATEWIDE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYMPOSIUM AND MARKETING & COMMUNICATION EXCHANGE. MANY OF WSTA'S ASSOCIATE MEMBERS PARTICIPATE IN WSTA EVENTS. WSTA PRODUCES A WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FOR MEMBERS AND ASSOCIATE MEMBERS AND PROVIDES OTHER MEMBER SERVICES AS APPROPRIATE CONSISTENT WITH THE WSTA MISSION AND VISION. THE ASSOCIATION INITIATED A CARBON CREDIT AGGREGATING PROGRAM FOR IT'S MEMBERS IN THE CURRENT YEAR.Expenses $1,235,969
- LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC OUTREACH: THE WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION (WSTA) MEMBERS WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A STATE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA AND THEN WORK TOGETHER (MEMBERS, WSTA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND WSTA AND SMTA (A CAUCUS OF WSTA) CONTRACT LOBBYISTS) TO PURSUE THE LEGISLATIVE AGENDA. WSTA PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION AND BRIEFINGS, AS WELL AS A CENTRAL POINT OF CONTACT TO LEGISLATORS, LEGISLATIVE STAFF, AND THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND STAFF, AND STATE AGENCIES. AS NEEDED, WSTA PREPARES COMMENTS ON PROPOSED STATE LAWS, RULES, AND BUDGET PROPOSALS, AND FUNDING PACKAGES. WSTA PROVIDES WEEKLY UPDATTES AND CALLS TO KEEP MEMBERS INFORMED OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES DURING THE STATE LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WSTA PARTICIPATES IN LEGISLATIVE STUDIES RELATED TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. OCCASIONALLY, WSTA PROVIDES LEGISLATIVE UPDATES TO MEMBERS REGARDING ISSUES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL AND MAY PREPARE COMMENT LETTERS ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS. WSTA ALSO COLLABORATES WITH OTHER PARTNERS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND EDUCATION ON THE BENEFITS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATIUON. THIS WORK INCLUDES DEVELOPMENT OF INFORMATIONAL DOCUMENTS, RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS, DRAFTING OF ARTICLES AND/OR NEWS RELEASES FOR THE PRESS, AND COORDINATING WITH OTHER GROUPS INCLUDING GRASS ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS AND VARIOUS BUSINESS GROUPS. IN RECENT YEARS, THIS WORK HAS BEEN CLOSELY TIED TO DISCUSSIONS ABOUT A POSSIBLE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PACKAGE.Expenses $605,502
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
- 91-1152629
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(4): Social welfare organization
- Donations deductible
- No
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $917,555
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,867,590
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,867,590 | $1,991,362 | $917,555 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,591,012 | $1,507,218 | $1,056,483 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,183,303 | $1,158,479 | $945,831 | 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 91-1152629).
Questions about WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION
- What is the EIN of WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION is 91-1152629.
- Is WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(4) since 1983.
- Are donations to WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
- No. The IRS master file says contributions to it are not deductible.
- Which annual return does WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT 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 TRANSIT 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 TRANSIT 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 TRANSIT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names AMY ASHER.
- Who are the officers and directors of WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 33 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $168,054 (JUSTIN LEIGHTON, EXECUTIVE DI).
- How much revenue does WASHINGTON STATE TRANSIT ASSOCIATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,867,590, expenses of $1,991,362 and total assets of $917,555 at year end.
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