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← WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$6,751,813
Total expenses
$13,458,452
Contributions and grants received
$6,437,579
Grants paid
$8,152,057
Program service revenue
$93,997
Investment income
$220,237
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$11,203,954
Total liabilities, end of year
$799,232
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,404,722
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$11,711,243
Management and general expenses
$1,530,330
Fundraising expenses
$216,879
Program service expenses (Part III)
$11,711,243

Program services were 87.0% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $42,960

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $4,579,856

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,814,763

  • 2a · Program service revenue: MEMBERSHIP FEES

    total $93,997 · related or exempt $93,997

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $220,237 · excluded $220,237

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $8,152,057 · program services $8,152,057

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $857,898 · program services $676,396 · management and general $139,257 · fundraising $42,245

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,228,564 · program services $1,093,077 · management and general $66,013 · fundraising $69,474

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $47,646 · program services $2,882 · management and general $44,764

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $153,449 · program services $19,559 · management and general $133,890

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $142,326 · program services $15,625 · management and general $126,701

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $38,386 · program services $27,533 · management and general $10,853

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $42,355 · management and general $42,355

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,217,777 · program services $887,192 · management and general $233,051 · fundraising $97,534

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $711,413 · program services $110,465 · management and general $595,053 · fundraising $5,895

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $91,177 · management and general $91,177

  • 17 · Travel

    total $35,074 · program services $30,127 · management and general $4,947

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $264,847 · program services $223,155 · management and general $41,692

  • 24a · Other expenses: PUBLICATIONS/PRINTING

    total $475,483 · program services $473,175 · management and general $577 · fundraising $1,731

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $100 · end of year $2,479,898

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $9,826,555 · end of year $3,667,136

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $6,384,692 · end of year $3,238,021

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $24,450 · end of year $297

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $41,243 · end of year $33,943

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $1,562,452 · end of year $1,591,939

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $217,149 · end of year $192,720

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $276,743 · end of year $149,183

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $471,200 · end of year $582,164

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $52,053 · end of year $18,739

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $145,284 · end of year $49,146

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $3,523,125 · end of year $3,470,024

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $13,588,236 · end of year $6,934,698

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

WE ADVOCATE FOR & SUPPORT A THRIVING, INNOVATIVE CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR THAT UPHOLDS QUALITY VIA STUDENT CENTERED, COMMUNITY-ROOTED SCHOOLS & ASPIRES TO DISRUPT A SYSTEMATICALLY RACIST & INEQUITABLE EDUCATION SYSTEM.

  • THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVANCES A HIGH-QUALITY CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL SECTOR THROUGH THE RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOL LEADERS, THE SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW SCHOOLS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE AND FAMILIARITY AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, SCHOOL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND BY SUPPORTING A LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND BUREAUCRATIC ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOL GROWTH IN WASHINGTON.

    Expenses $11,711,243 · Grants $8,152,057 · Revenue $93,997

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Dr Joel Domingo

    BOARD CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2 + 2 related
  • James Heugas

    VICE CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Steve Smith

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jim Spady

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Carolyn Chuong Holgate

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Juan Cotto

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Omar Vasquez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Elizabeth Haid Bloxham

    CO-PRESIDENT, FINANCE & OPS

    Total calculated
    $328,327
    From this org
    $283,968
    From related orgs
    $7,503
    Other
    $36,856
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $247,112 + $7,503 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $36,856
    Deferred
    $25,037
    Nontaxable benefits
    $11,819
    Filer's total
    $320,824 + $7,503 related
  • Rekha Bhatt

    CO-PRESIDENT, INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $333,091
    From this org
    $293,380
    From related orgs
    $1,729
    Other
    $37,982
    Hours/week
    40 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $255,398 + $1,729 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $37,982
    Deferred
    $25,037
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,945
    Filer's total
    $331,362 + $1,729 related
  • Natalie Hester

    CO-PRESIDENT, EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

    Total calculated
    $351,766
    From this org
    $280,550
    From related orgs
    $35,202
    Other
    $36,014
    Hours/week
    38 + 2 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $244,536 + $35,202 related
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $36,014
    Deferred
    $25,037
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,977
    Filer's total
    $316,564 + $35,202 related
  • Barbara Gilchrist

    DIRECTOR, PARTNERSHIP AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

    Total calculated
    $149,944
    From this org
    $133,982
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,962
    Hours/week
    40
  • Adan Juarez Cordova

    DIRECTOR, TALENT AND CULTURE

    Total calculated
    $149,709
    From this org
    $131,258
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,451
    Hours/week
    40
  • Bely Luu

    DIRECTOR, INNOVATIVE SCHOOLS

    Total calculated
    $154,217
    From this org
    $135,687
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $18,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $117,158
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $18,529
    Deferred
    $12,545
    Nontaxable benefits
    $5,985
    Filer's total
    $154,217
  • Margaret Meyers

    VP COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $194,412
    From this org
    $169,416
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $24,996
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $144,421
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $24,995
    Deferred
    $17,044
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,952
    Filer's total
    $194,412
  • Jeanette Vaughn

    CSP PROJECT DIR

    Total calculated
    $160,073
    From this org
    $145,488
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,585
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $130,903
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $14,585
    Deferred
    $14,585
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $160,073

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Independent compensation consultant
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

  • WA CHARTERS ACTION

    501(C)(4) · ADVOCATES IN FAVOR OF KEEPING CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS OPEN. · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WASH ST CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSN

  • WA CHARTERS ACTION PAC

    527 · POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORS. · WA · controlled entity

    Directly controlled by WA CHARTERS ACTION

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
14 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413199349309506

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