Nonprofit · EIN 94-6136375
WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
Tax-exempt · FOUNTAIN VLY, CA 92708
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $998,871 | $1,222,198 | -$223,327 | $3,906,902 | $497,207 | $3,409,695 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $1,160,321 | $1,207,928 | -$47,607 | $3,628,245 | $444,131 | $3,184,114 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,226,010 | $1,384,003 | -$157,993 | $3,535,273 | $456,924 | $3,078,349 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $78,045
- of which government grants
- $78,045
- Program service revenue
- $856,672
- Investment income
- $64,154
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $2,398
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $162,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $290,147
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $530,689
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $47,007
- Occupancy
- $21,340
- Travel
- $44,381
- Program services (functional)
- $947,997
- Management and general (functional)
- $274,201
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $3,628,245
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,906,902
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $497,207
- Net assets, end of year
- $3,409,695
- Publicly traded securities
- $3,282,883
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $3,409,695
- Gross unrelated business income
- $3,250
- Gross receipts
- $2,806,878
- Employees
- 9
- Volunteers
- 12
- Year formed
- 1934
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WADE MARTIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $162,000 |
| NANCY ROSE | PRESIDENT (THRU 06/2025) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| MAURICE OBSTFELD | PRESIDENT-ELECT/PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HOXBY | VICE PRESIDENT/PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| THOMAS LEMIEUX | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ABREVAYA | SECRETARY-TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| KELLY BEDARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BHASH MAZUMDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PIA ORRENIUS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DAVID NEUMARK | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUCKER JOHNSON | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SUSANN ROHWEDDER | DIRECTOR (THRU 06/2025) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WADE MARTIN | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Officer | 40 | $154,000 | $0 |
| JULIE BARIE | OFFICE MANAGER Highest-paid employee | 40 | $105,195 | $10,519 |
| NANCY ROSE | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| MAURICE OBSTFELD | PRESIDENT-ELECT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CAROLINE HOXBY | VICE PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JASON ABREVAYA | SECRETARY/TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN AMERIKS | SECRETARY/TREASURER (THRU 07/2024) Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| KELLY BEDARD | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RUCKER JOHNSON | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHIL LESLIE | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BHASH MAZUMDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SUSANN ROHWEDDER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOEL WALDFOGEL | DIRECTOR (THRU 07/2024) Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 14 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| WADE MARTIN | Executive Dir. Officer | 40 | $147,000 |
| Julie Barie | OFFICE MANAGER | 40 | $119,219 |
| MAURICE OBSTFELD | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JANET CURRIE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| SUSANN ROHWEDDER | Director Trustee or director | 0 | $0 |
| NANCY ROSE | President-Elect Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOHN AMERIKS | SCRTRY/TRSRR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JASON ABREVAYA | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| RUCKER JOHNSON | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| PHIL LESLIE | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
| JOEL WALDFOGEL | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DORA COSTA | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| BRAD R HUMPHREYS | Editor Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| TIM SALMON | Editor Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 18837 BROOKHURST ST STE 304, FOUNTAIN VLY, CA 92708-7302
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- WADE MARTIN, 18837 BROOKHURST ST 304, FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA 92708
- Signed the 990
- WADE MARTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Phone
- (714) 965-8800
- Website
- WWW.WEAI.ORG
- Return prepared by
- WINDES INC
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-6136375 or by the name WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
TO ENCOURAGE ECONOMIC RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION AND TO DISSEMINATE ECONOMIC KNOWLEDGE THROUGH ORGANIZING CONFERENCES AND PUBLISHING TWO SCHOLARLY JOURNALS: ECONOMIC INQUIRY AND CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY.
Program accomplishments
- ANNUAL CONFERENCES AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES ON ECONOMICS AND RELATED CURRENT EVENTS.Expenses $455,080 · revenue $289,109
- PUBLICATION OF TWO ACADEMIC JOURNALS: CONTEMPORARY ECONOMIC POLICY AND ECONOMIC INQUIRY.Expenses $422,596 · revenue $479,212
- GRADUATE STUDENT WORKSHOP & MEMBERSHIP SERVICESExpenses $70,321 · revenue $85,101
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 | 990 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
- 94-6136375
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1973
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Social science (V22Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $3,906,902
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,806,878
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $998,871 | $1,222,198 | $3,906,902 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2025 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $1,160,321 | $1,207,928 | $3,628,245 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,226,010 | $1,384,003 | $3,535,273 | XML |
| 990-T | December 2023 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $907,375 | $1,198,922 | $3,328,019 | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2022 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990-T | 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 94-6136375).
Questions about WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL
- What is the EIN of WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL is 94-6136375.
- Is WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1973.
- Are donations to WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL 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 WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names WADE MARTIN.
- Who are the officers and directors of WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 13 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $162,000 (WADE MARTIN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does WESTERN ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONAL have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $998,871, expenses of $1,222,198 and total assets of $3,906,902 at year end.
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