WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization: WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION (EIN 84-6008945)
Tax period: 2023-07-01 to 2024-06-30
Filed: 2025-04-01
IRS object ID: 202500919349301855
Schema version: 2023v6.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-04-01T15:44:50+00:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	440160260	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Forvis Mazars LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	111 South Tejon Suite 800	AddressLine1Txt
City	Colorado Springs	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	809039848	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2023-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	846008945	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WESTERN INTERSTATE COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WEST	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3035410200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3035 CENTER GREEN DR STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80301	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DEMAREE MICHELAU	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3035410200	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-04-01	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Adam R Smith	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00958966	PTIN
Phone	7194714290	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-03-25	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2023	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Principal Ofcr Business Name PrincipalOfcrBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DEMAREE MICHELAU	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3035 CENTER GREEN DR STE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$20,653,122	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WICHE.EDU	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Other	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd
Other Organization Dsc	INTERSTATE COMPACT	OtherOrganizationDsc
Formation	1953	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF WICHE WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	47	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	47	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	117	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	48	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$13,960,114	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$13,395,578	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$5,491,493	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,038,385	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$792,872	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$1,219,159	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$20,244,479	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$20,653,122	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$9,764,706	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$10,981,372	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$8,998,150	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$7,698,986	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$18,762,856	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$18,680,358	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,481,623	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,972,764	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$22,922,882	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$26,242,224	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$7,572,856	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$8,919,434	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$15,350,026	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$17,322,790	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE SIXTEEN MEMBERS OF WICHE WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	false	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	false	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$9,589,451	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$3,525,306	RevenueAmt
Desc	MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM - TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN THE WEST.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$4,151,306	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,543,265	RevenueAmt
Desc	EDUCATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION - TO PROMOTE ACCESS TO AND UTILIZATION OF BROADBAND NETWORKS FOR EDUCATION, RESEARCH, AND HEALTH CARE IN THE WEST.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,564,824	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$530,000	RevenueAmt
Desc	POLICY ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH - TO IMPROVE HIGHER EDUCATION POLICYMAKING IN THE WEST.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$439,814	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$439,814	RevenueAmt
Desc	PROFESSIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PSEP) - IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIFTEEN WESTERN STATES AND THE U.S. PACIFIC TERRITORIES AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES, WICHE OPERATES AN INTERSTATE COMPACT ORGANIZATION CREATED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS TO EXCHANGE STUDENTS BETWEEN STATES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION AND FILLING THE VARIOUS NEEDS BETWEEN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES BY REDUCING DUPLICATE COSTS AND CREATING GREATER EFFICIENCIES.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$439,814	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$439,814	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$15,745,395	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (true)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	false	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (true)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	Yes (true)	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	false	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (true)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	false	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (true)	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	false	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	false	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	false	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	false	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	false	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	false	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	false	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	false	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	false	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (true)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	Yes (true)	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	Yes (true)	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	false	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (true)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	190	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	117	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (true)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	false	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	false	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	47	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	47	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	false	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	false	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	false	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	false	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (true)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (true)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	false	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (true)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (true)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (true)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (true)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (true)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CRAIG MILBURN	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3035410200	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3035 CENTER GREEN DR SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80301	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (55 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
ANGIE PACCIONE
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANN MILLNER
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ANTWAN JEFFERSON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BARBARA DAMRON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BEN CANNON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN MAHER
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CAMILLE PREUS
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CATHERINE DINAUER
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRISTOPHER CABALDON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CLAYTON CHRISTIAN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
COLLEEN SATHRE
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DALE ERQUIAGA
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DANITA BYE
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID LASSNER
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID LENT
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DAVID WOOLSTENHULME
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
DIANA VANDERWOUDE
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ELLEN JUNN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRANKIE M ELIPTICO
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRED BALDWIN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
FRED LOKKEN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
GERRY POLLET
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
HILDA ROSSELLI
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM CHAVEZ
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN ARNOLD
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOHN MORTON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOSE L CRUZ RIVERA
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KALANI R KANEKO
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KATHLEEN GOEPPINGER
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KEVIN CARMAN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KIMBERLY DALE
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KYLE DAVISON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LARRY TIDEMANN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LAURIE BISHOP
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK HAGEROTT
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MARK MOORES
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MATT FREEMAN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL MEOTTI
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA JONES
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PATRICIA SULLIVAN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
PEARL BROWER
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICK AMAN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
ROBERT SHIREMAN
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RODNEY J JACOB
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHEILA STEARNS
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SUSAN ANDERSON
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
THOMAS L LES PURCE
COMMISSIONER	1.0	0.0	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG MILBURN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	37.5	0.0		$163,078	$0	$42,250	Yes (X)
DEMAREE MICHELAU
PRESIDENT	37.5	0.0		$292,959	$0	$52,296	Yes (X)
DENNIS MOHATT
VP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	37.5	0.0		$196,688	$0	$40,884	Yes (X)
PATRICK LANE
VP POLICY ANALYSIS & RESEARCH	37.5	0.0		$155,360	$0	$44,306	Yes (X)
RAYMONDA GALLEGOS
VP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES	37.5	0.0		$161,915	$0	$39,328	Yes (X)
RUSSELL POULIN
VP FOR TECH-ENHANCED LEARNING	37.5	0.0		$166,430	$0	$31,418	Yes (X)
DAVID CLARK
CHIEF OF DIGITAL SERVICES	37.5	0.0		$145,947	$0	$44,285		Yes (X)
VAN DAVIS
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, WCET	37.5	0.0		$136,664	$0	$35,984		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$1,419,041	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$330,751	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	17	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	false	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (true)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	false	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Achieving the Dream
8484 Georgia Ave Ste 500	Silver Spring	MD	20910	Research/Consulting	$776,205
Association of Public & Land Grant Universities
1220 L Street NW Ste 1000	Washington	DC	20005	Consulting	$449,682
Bross Group Inc
200 Union Blvd Ste 200	Lakewood	CO	80228	Educational networking/consulting	$412,356
Healthcare Systems Consulting
16705 Singletree Court	Morrison	CO	80465	Consulting	$202,510
Answer Creek Consulting LLC
7128 Presido Glen	Lakewood Ranch	FL	34202	Consulting	$123,833

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants	$8,529,346	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$4,866,232	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$13,395,578	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
INSTITUTIONAL DUES/FEES	611710	$5,611,898	$5,611,898
SEMINAR REGISTRATION FEES & OTHER INCOME	611710	$448,561	$448,561
EQUITY INVESTMENT	611710	-$22,074	-$22,074

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,038,385	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,219,159	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$1,219,159	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$0	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$20,653,122	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,038,385	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$1,219,159	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,420,253	TotalAmt
Program Services	$809,111	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$611,142	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,066,556	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,600,185	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$466,371	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$488,598	TotalAmt
Program Services	$467,199	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$21,399	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,405,182	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,245,544	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$159,638	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$600,783	TotalAmt
Program Services	$553,655	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$47,128	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,349	TotalAmt
Program Services	$8,502	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$847	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$51,000	TotalAmt
Management And General	$51,000	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,091,503	TotalAmt
Program Services	$2,866,035	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,225,468	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$11,809	TotalAmt
Program Services	$11,809	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$191,614	TotalAmt
Program Services	$176,584	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$15,030	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$253,119	TotalAmt
Program Services	$233,263	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,856	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$328,716	TotalAmt
Program Services	$179,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$149,246	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,173,166	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,081,139	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$92,027	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$832,512	TotalAmt
Program Services	$767,207	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$65,305	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$135,360	TotalAmt
Program Services	$135,360	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$59,048	TotalAmt
Program Services	$54,416	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$4,632	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
SUBCONTRACTS	$319,629	$319,629
ALL OTHER EXPENSES	$167,275	$167,275
STAFF DEVELOPMENT	$74,886	$69,012	$5,874

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt
Program Services	$0	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$0	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$18,680,358	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,745,395	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,934,963	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$893,573	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,317,267	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$18,063,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$20,271,212	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,119,767	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,060,930	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$77,704	BOYAmt
EOY	$82,747	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,324	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,633	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$224,911	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,282	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$1,088,617	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$795,884	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$378,828	BOYAmt
EOY	$292,733	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,160,494	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,138,420	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,922,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,242,224	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,403,170	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,730,559	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,498,439	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,779,652	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,671,247	BOYAmt
EOY	$409,223	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$7,572,856	BOYAmt
EOY	$8,919,434	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,350,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,322,790	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$15,350,026	BOYAmt
EOY	$17,322,790	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$22,922,882	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,242,224	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,972,764	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (true)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (true)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,809,660	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,095,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,805,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,829,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,395,578	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,936,350	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$13,809,660	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$6,095,876	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$6,805,620	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$13,829,616	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$13,395,578	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$53,936,350	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$24,240,650	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$29,695,700	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$246,765	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$25,378	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$43,152	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$792,872	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,219,159	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$2,327,326	TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$56,263,676	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$52,678,283	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	0.5278	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.4795	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,088,617	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$795,884	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$292,733	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$292,733	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	INVESTMENTS	Desc
Book Value	$2,138,420	BookValueAmt
Method Valuation	C	MethodValuationCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities	$2,138,420	TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SICK LEAVE CONVERSION BENEFIT	Desc
Amt	$409,223	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$409,223	TotalLiabilityAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule D, Part X, Line 2	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	MANAGEMENT HAS EVALUATED THEIR INCOME TAX POSITIONS UNDER THE GUIDANCE INCLUDED IN ASC 740. BASED ON THEIR REVIEW, MANAGEMENT HAS NOT IDENTIFIED ANY MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS TO BE RECORDED OR DISCLOSED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Idemnification Gross Up Pmts	Yes (X)	IdemnificationGrossUpPmtsInd
Discretionary Spending Acct	Yes (X)	DiscretionarySpendingAcctInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (true)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (true)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	false	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	false	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	false	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	false	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	Yes (true)	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
DEMAREE MICHELAU
PRESIDENT	$283,419	$0	$1,500	$0	$8,040	$0	$28,342	$0	$23,954	$0	$345,255	$0	$0	$0
DENNIS MOHATT
VP BEHAVIORAL HEALTH	$173,943	$0	$21,905	$0	$840	$0	$17,394	$0	$23,490	$0	$237,572	$0	$0	$0
CRAIG MILBURN
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER	$160,738	$0	$1,500	$0	$840	$0	$16,074	$0	$26,176	$0	$205,328	$0	$0	$0
RAYMONDA GALLEGOS
VP PROGRAMS AND SERVICES	$159,575	$0	$1,500	$0	$840	$0	$15,958	$0	$23,370	$0	$201,243	$0	$0	$0
PATRICK LANE
VP POLICY ANALYSIS & RESEARCH	$153,027	$0	$1,500	$0	$833	$0	$15,303	$0	$29,003	$0	$199,666	$0	$0	$0
RUSSELL POULIN
VP FOR TECH-ENHANCED LEARNING	$161,090	$0	$4,500	$0	$840	$0	$16,109	$0	$15,309	$0	$197,848	$0	$0	$0
DAVID CLARK
CHIEF OF DIGITAL SERVICES	$143,643	$0	$1,500	$0	$804	$0	$14,364	$0	$29,921	$0	$190,232	$0	$0	$0
VAN DAVIS
CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER, WCET	$129,629	$0	$6,309	$0	$726	$0	$12,963	$0	$23,021	$0	$172,648	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Schedule J, Part I, Line 1a Tax indemnification and gross-up payments	THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES INDEMNIFICATION OF DISABILITY PAYMENTS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES (EXCLUDING INTERNS & POSTDOCS).
Schedule J, Part I, Line 7 Non-fixed payments	DESCRIPTION OF NON-FIXED PAYMENT: PRESIDENT IS PROVIDED A $5,000 DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT; CFO AND VICE PRESIDENTS ARE PROVIDED A $2,500 DISCRETIONARY SPENDING ACCOUNT EACH. THE REPORTING ORGANIZATION HAS A NON-FIXED PAYMENT WHEN VACATIONS ACCRUALS SURPASS CEILING. THE EXCESS FUNDS ARE SHARED ACROSS ALL STAFF. PRESIDENT CAN APPROVE BONUS PAYMENTS FOR STAFF ON EXCEPTIONAL BASIS.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 4d Description of other program services	(Expenses $ 439,814 including grants of $)(Revenue $ 439,814) PROFESSIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM (PSEP) - IN CONJUNCTION WITH FIFTEEN WESTERN STATES AND THE U.S. PACIFIC TERRITORIES AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES, WICHE OPERATES AN INTERSTATE COMPACT ORGANIZATION CREATED BY THE U.S. CONGRESS TO EXCHANGE STUDENTS BETWEEN STATES IN ORDER TO PROMOTE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE WEST THROUGH COLLABORATION AND COOPERATION AND FILLING THE VARIOUS NEEDS BETWEEN THE STATES AND TERRITORIES BY REDUCING DUPLICATE COSTS AND CREATING GREATER EFFICIENCIES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15 LINE 15A & 15B	WICHE RECEIVES COMPENSATION DATA FROM AN OUTSIDE THIRD-PARTY FIRM TO ASSIST IN REVIEWING COMPENASTION FOR THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER OFFICERS. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF WICHE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND APPROVING PAY FOR THE PRESIDENT AND THE PRESIDENT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ESTABLISHING AND APPROVING PAY FOR ALL OTHER WICHE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THE OTHER OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. THE COMPENSATION PROCESS AND DECISIONS ARE DOCUMENTED WITH HUMAN RESOURCES.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12b	SIGNED CODE OF ETHICS REQUIRED BY EACH COMMISSIONER AND EACH STAFF PERSON.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 1a Delegate broad authority to a committee	48 member Commission (3 members from each state) meet twice per year to conduct business. That commission delegates authority to conduct timely business to an Executive Committee composed of one commissioner from each state plus the Commission Chair, Vice-chair and Immediate Past chair.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b Review of form 990 by governing body	A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE AUDIT COMMITTEE WITH A FOLLOW-UP MEETING IF REQUESTED. THE PRESIDENT AND CFO WILL ALSO REVIEW AND APPROVE THE FORM 990 PRIOR TO SUBMISSION.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c Conflict of interest policy	THE WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED BI-ANNUALLY AT THE MAY COMMISSION MEETING.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19 Required documents available to the public	GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Other Fees	CONSULTING FEES - Total Expense: 3375733, Program Service Expense: 2206413, Management and General Expenses: 1169320, Fundraising Expenses: ; ON-LINE LEARNING - Total Expense: 715770, Program Service Expense: 659622, Management and General Expenses: 56148, Fundraising Expenses: ;

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Org Txbl Partnership IdRelatedOrgTxblPartnershipGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STATE HIGHER EDUCATION POLICIY CENTER (SHEPC) LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3035 CNTR GREEN DR	AddressLine1Txt
City	BOULDER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	80301	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201574409	EIN
Primary Activities	SHEPC OWNS A BUILDING THAT IS USED BY WICHE AND FUNDED THROUGH OWNER CONTRIBUTION	PrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile State	CO	LegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NA	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Predominant Income Type	Related	PredominantIncomeTypeTxt
Share Of Total Income	-$306,608	ShareOfTotalIncomeAmt
Share Of EOY Assets	$2,135,760	ShareOfEOYAssetsAmt
Disproportionate Allocations	false	DisproportionateAllocationsInd
General Or Managing Partner	false	GeneralOrManagingPartnerInd
Ownership	0.574	OwnershipPct

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	false	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (true)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	false	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	false	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	false	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	false	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	false	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	Yes (true)	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	false	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	false	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	false	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	Yes (true)	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	false	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	false	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STATE HIGHER EDUCATION POLICY CENTER LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	P	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$300,881	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	FMV OF RENT	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt