NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (EIN 14-1889101)
Tax period
2022-09-01 to 2023-08-31
Filed
2024-07-11
IRS object ID
202411939349302156
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-07-11T18:27:26-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN912011386PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JACOBSON JARVIS & CO PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 1ST AVE W SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98119ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN141889101EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES ANDBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2UNIVERSITIESBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4255584224PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18060 165TH AVENUE NE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSONNY RAMASWAMYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4255584224PhoneNum
Signature2024-06-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSONNYPersonFirstNm
Person LastRAMASWAMYPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonZOE JOENS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP02389255PTIN
Phone2066288990PhoneNum
Preparation2024-06-12PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSONNY RAMASWAMYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18060 165TH AVENUE NE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$5,821,361GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NWCCU.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionNORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCREDITS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY APPLYING EVIDENCE-INFORMED STANDARDS AND PROCESSES TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTE EQUITABLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent21VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee19TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers600TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,234,901PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$492,768CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$3,391,699PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$5,100,369CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$146,543PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$188,722CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$18,620PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$39,502CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$4,754,523PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$5,821,361CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$3,151,530PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$845,901PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,800,136CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$3,997,431PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$5,142,550CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$757,092PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$678,811CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$11,921,312TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,584,626TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,086,971TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,780,806NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,834,341NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionNORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCREDITS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY APPLYING EVIDENCE-INFORMED STANDARDS AND PROCESSES TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTE EQUITABLE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$3,563,180ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,100,369RevenueAmt
DescTHE COMMISSION IS RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AS THE AUTHORITY ON EDUCATIONAL QUALITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS. IN THE PAST FISCAL YEAR, OVER 160 INSTITUTIONS WERE SERVED.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$3,563,180TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee19EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members21GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member21IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SONNY RAMASWAMYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4255584224PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18060 165TH AVENUE NE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (32 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
THAYNE MCCULLOH
CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARLENE TROMP
VICE CHAIR1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBIN BAKER
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
SUSAN CAPALBO
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
BOGDAN HOANCA
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LISA AVERY
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARK CALVERT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTY CAVALLUZZI
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARIE CHISHOLM-BURNS
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DELORES KANDEE CLEARY
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SCOTT FINNIE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BECKY HERMANSEN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEFANI HICSWA
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN MELCHER
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
AMY MORRISON
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD MORTENSEN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAKE RIVERA
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOSEPH SCHAFFER
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RACHEL SOLEMSAAS
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KEVIN WORTHEN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DAVID YARLOTT
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARTA YERA CRONIN
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM YOUDE
COMMISSIONER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SONNY RAMASWAMY
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$486,670$0$22,376
SELENA M GRACE
EXECUTIVE VP40.00Yes (X)$230,119$0$34,777
RONALD W LARSEN
SENIOR VP40.00Yes (X)$220,144$0$34,455
JESSICA STAHL
VP OF DATA SCIENCE40.00Yes (X)$198,984$0$34,598
GITA BANGERA
SENIOR VP40.00Yes (X)$163,383$0$28,446
CHARLES M POWELL
SENIOR VP40.00Yes (X)$134,770$0$19,751
JOSEPH P CALISE
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS40.00$111,056$0$25,093Yes (X)
SHANNA M TOTH
PROJECT MANAGER40.00$106,922$0$11,212Yes (X)
RANDY J ALIMENT
SENIOR VP OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS20.00$176,501$0$32,785Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$1,828,549TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$243,493TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K9IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$492,768AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$492,768TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
MEMBERSHIP DUES900099$3,004,101$3,004,101
MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS541900$1,226,268$1,226,268
EVALUATIONS AND REPORT541900$870,000$870,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$5,100,369TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$188,722TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$188,722ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$36,423RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$0RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$36,423RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$36,423TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$36,423ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescVENDER DISCOUNTSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,079TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$3,079ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,079OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$5,821,361TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,100,369RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$228,224ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,602,571TotalAmt
Program Services$1,602,571ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,137,913TotalAmt
Program Services$181,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$955,919ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$131,662TotalAmt
Program Services$47,339ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,323ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$286,246TotalAmt
Program Services$160,527ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$125,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$184,022TotalAmt
Program Services$115,994ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,028ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11,302TotalAmt
Program Services$9,624ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,678ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$43,146TotalAmt
Management And General$43,146ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$22,350TotalAmt
Management And General$22,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,000TotalAmt
Management And General$30,000ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,297TotalAmt
Program Services$315,766ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,531ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,735TotalAmt
Program Services$21,030ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$15,705ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$158,438TotalAmt
Program Services$99,697ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$58,741ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$76,399TotalAmt
Program Services$48,156ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,243ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$572,227TotalAmt
Program Services$565,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,827ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$56,965TotalAmt
Program Services$35,906ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,059ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$108,339TotalAmt
Program Services$4,222ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$104,117ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
ACCREDITATION ACTIVITIE$350,221$346,237$3,984
STATE TAXES$8,717$8,717

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,142,550TotalAmt
Program Services$3,563,180ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,579,370ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37BOYAmt
EOY$675,899EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,101,011BOYAmt
EOY$3,680,754EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$46,278BOYAmt
EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$184,093BOYAmt
EOY$107,137EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,037,575LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$768,852LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,325,688BOYAmt
EOY$1,268,723EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,414,236BOYAmt
EOY$5,889,710EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,089BOYAmt
EOY$294,089EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,365,432BOYAmt
EOY$11,921,312EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$468,867BOYAmt
EOY$485,889EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,115,759BOYAmt
EOY$601,082EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,584,626BOYAmt
EOY$1,086,971EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,780,806BOYAmt
EOY$10,834,341EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,780,806BOYAmt
EOY$10,834,341EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,365,432BOYAmt
EOY$11,921,312EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$678,811ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$374,724NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,544,034CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,234,901CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$492,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,271,703TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,620,917CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,441,533CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,988,320CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,391,699CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,100,369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,542,838TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,620,917CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,441,533CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,532,354CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,626,600CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,593,137CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22,814,541TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,302,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,024,901CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$492,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,820,140TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,302,471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,024,901CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$492,768CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,820,140TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$18,994,401PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,436CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$98,321CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,466CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$168,843CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$225,145CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$691,211TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86,436CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$98,321CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$112,466CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$168,843CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$225,145CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$691,211TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,524CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,039CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$471CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,757CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,079CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,870TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,709,877CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,545,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,645,291CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,797,200CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,821,361CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,519,622TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.80760PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97630PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.02940InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02280InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Volunteers0VolunteersInd
Paid Staff Or Management0PaidStaffOrManagementInd
Media Advertisements0MediaAdvertisementsInd
Mailings Members0MailingsMembersInd
Publications Or Broadcast0PublicationsOrBroadcastInd
Grants Other Organizations0GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd
Direct Contact LegislatorsYes (1)DirectContactLegislatorsInd
Direct Contact Legislators$22,350DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$22,350TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,302,653BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$322,387InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
End Year Balance$3,625,040EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,899,286BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$575,141InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$21,492AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,302,653EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,835,754BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$1,076,001InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$12,469AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,899,286EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,498,383BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$347,478InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$10,107AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,835,754EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$2,408,853ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$93,197InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Administrative Expenses$3,667AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$2,498,383EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY1.00000BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.00000PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$449,554OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$449,554BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,480,680OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$661,511DepreciationAmt
Book Value$819,169BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$107,341OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$107,341DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,268,723TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,166,085TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$374,724NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$374,724RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,791,361RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$30,000InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$30,000RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,821,361TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,112,550TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$5,112,550ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$30,000InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$30,000ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$5,142,550TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
SONNY RAMASWAMY
PRESIDENT$476,670$0$10,000$0$0$0$20,500$0$1,876$0$509,046$0$0$0
SELENA M GRACE
EXECUTIVE VP$227,619$0$2,500$0$0$0$20,500$0$14,277$0$264,896$0$0$0
RONALD W LARSEN
SENIOR VP$217,644$0$2,500$0$0$0$19,500$0$14,955$0$254,599$0$0$0
JESSICA STAHL
VP OF DATA SCIENCE$196,984$0$2,000$0$0$0$20,321$0$14,277$0$233,582$0$0$0
RANDY J ALIMENT
SENIOR VP OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AF$175,251$0$1,250$0$0$0$19,028$0$13,757$0$209,286$0$0$0
GITA BANGERA
SENIOR VP$162,133$0$1,250$0$0$0$17,376$0$11,070$0$191,829$0$0$0
CHARLES M POWELL
SENIOR VP$134,770$0$0$0$0$0$11,827$0$7,924$0$154,521$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 1AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationHOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR PRESIDENT RAMASWAMY, TREATED AS TAXABLE COMPENSATION.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4AS REQUIRED BY THE US DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE SCOPE OF ACCREDITATION IN THE BYLAWS WAS REVISED TO INCLUDE CORRESPONDENCE AND DISTANCE EDUCATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE SCOPE WAS REVISED TO INCLUDE THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO BE A DECISION-MAKING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS ARE THE 160 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST REGION. THEY BECOME MEMBERS VOLUNTARILY AND PAY ANNUAL DUES. FOR THEIR STUDENTS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR TITLE IV FUNDING, THE INSTITUTIONS MUST BE ACCREDITED, WHICH NWCCU OFFERS. THEIR RIGHTS ARE DERIVED FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 34 CFR PART 602.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AALL MEMBERS HAVE THE POWER TO ELECT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD. THE NWCCU BYLAWS PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE MAKEUP OF THE GOVERNING BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION REVIEW THE RETURN FOR CORRECTNESS AND ACCURACY PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL STAFF, CONTRACTORS, COMMISSIONERS, APPEALS PANEL MEMBERS, AND EVALUATORS ARE COVERED BY NWCCU'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST (COI) POLICY. AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR, EVERYONE MUST READ THE COI POLICY AND SIGN. EVALUATORS ARE REQUIRED TO READ THE COI POLICY AND SIGN BEFORE ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE. THE NWCCU PRESIDENT MAKES THE DETERMINATIONS OF WHETHER A COI EXISTS AND AS APPROPRIATE WILL DISCUSS WITH THE NWCCU BOARD CHAIR AND NWCCU VICE PRESIDENT OF LEGAL AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS. INDIVIDUALS WITH CONFLICTS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE THE SAME AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DECISION MAKING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18FORM 990 IS KEPT AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS (GOVERNING DOCUMENT) AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ON THE NWCCU PUBLIC WEBSITE. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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