NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES (EIN 14-1889101)
Tax period
2019-09-01 to 2020-08-31
Filed
2021-04-30
IRS object ID
202111209349301451
Schema version
2019v5.2
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)
Return2021-04-30T11:53:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLARK NUBER PSBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110900 NE 4TH STREET SUITE 1400AddressLine1Txt
CityBELLEVUECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98004ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSONNY B RAMASWAMYPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4255584224PhoneNum
Signature2021-04-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSARA ELIZABETH J HYREPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00235495PTIN
Phone4254544919PhoneNum
Preparation2021-04-22PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerSONNY B RAMASWAMYPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18060 165TH AVENUE NE NO 200AddressLine1Txt
CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98052ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$3,971,503GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NWCCU.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE COMMISSION ACCREDITS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN ALASKA, IDAHO, MONTANA, NEVADA, OREGON, UTAH, WASHINGTON, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers700TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$51,886PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$113,081CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$16,092PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,465CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$3,558,079CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Revenues Less Expenses$238,423PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,787,103TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$7,185,341NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$7,771,828NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE NORTHWEST COMMISSION ON COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCREDITS INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION BY APPLYING EVIDENCE-INFORMED STANDARDS AND PROCESSES TO SUPPORT CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENTS AND PROMOTE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND SUCCESS.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,298,669ExpenseAmt
Revenue$3,441,533RevenueAmt
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
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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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
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document25IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
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Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Change To Org DocumentsYes (1)ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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CityREDMONDCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (26 entries)

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PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)$443,200$0$20,435
CHARLES M POWELL
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LES L STEELE
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PAMELA J GOAD
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VALERIE W MARTINEZ
VICE PRESIDENT THRU 09/1940.00Yes (X)$111,323$0$21,861
THAYNE M MCCULLOH
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ROBIN E BAKER
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SUSAN CAPALBO
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARTY R CAVALLUZZI
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
NOELLE COCKETT
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
WADED CRUZADO
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SCOTT FINNIE
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BOGDAN HOANCA
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARC JOHNSON
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAN LOMBARDI
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARK MITSUI
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AMY MORRISON
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN SCARINGE
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
SANDRA A SURAN
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARY WACK
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEVIN J WORTHEN
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID YARLOTT JR
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES YOUDE
COMMISSIONER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RONALD W LARSEN
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SELENA M GRACE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FROM 02/2040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JESSICA STAHL
VICE PRESIDENT FROM 03/2040.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$814RealAmt

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Real-$2,574RealAmt

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Securities$425,610SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$409,398SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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Exclusion$15,574ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$116,546ExclusionAmt

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Total$1,215,735TotalAmt
Program Services$738,348ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$477,387ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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Total$513,838TotalAmt
Program Services$302,830ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$211,008ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Program Services$86,484ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$73,325TotalAmt
Program Services$44,655ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,670ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$109,118TotalAmt
Program Services$76,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,449ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$212,215TotalAmt
Program Services$149,108ProgramServicesAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,089TotalAmt
Management And General$54,089ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Lobbying FeesForServicesLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,477TotalAmt
Program Services$37,477ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$15,007TotalAmt
Management And General$15,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$45,201TotalAmt
Program Services$11,981ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,220ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$24,574ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,867ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$39,814TotalAmt
Program Services$27,974ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,840ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,433TotalAmt
Program Services$15,055ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$19,816TotalAmt
Program Services$19,816ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,809TotalAmt
Program Services$11,653ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$43,156ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$23,978TotalAmt
Program Services$504ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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ACCREDIT. ACTIVITIES$163,102$160,500$2,602
BOARD AND BD. COMM. MTG$76,936$76,040$896

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,135TotalAmt
Program Services$9,551ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$34,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,376,676TotalAmt
Program Services$2,298,669ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,078,007ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,505,442BOYAmt
EOY$3,194,869EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$46,320BOYAmt
EOY$3,413EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$58,620BOYAmt
EOY$358,617EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$2,174,028LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$602,989LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,536,028BOYAmt
EOY$1,571,039EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,505,292BOYAmt
EOY$4,430,956EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,651,739BOYAmt
EOY$9,558,931EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,243BOYAmt
EOY$337,176EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$199,155BOYAmt
EOY$1,208,364EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$241,563EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$466,398BOYAmt
EOY$1,787,103EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,185,341BOYAmt
EOY$7,771,828EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,185,341BOYAmt
EOY$7,771,828EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,651,739BOYAmt
EOY$9,558,931EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$181,403ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$405,084NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,192,977CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,316,647CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,440,233CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,621,864CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,441,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,013,254TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,316,647CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,440,233CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,621,864CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,441,533CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,013,254TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$17,013,254PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,690CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,690CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,266CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$88,013CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,321CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$211,980TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,690CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,690CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$14,266CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$88,013CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$98,321CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$211,980TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,195CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$11,204CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$12,399TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$6,039CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,039TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,198,667CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,323,532CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,465,703CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,709,877CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,545,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$17,243,672TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.98660PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99230PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.01230InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00690InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 12, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationMISCELLANEOUS - 2019 AMOUNT: $ 6,039.ExplanationTxt

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$37,477DirectContactLegislatorsAmt
Rallies Demonstrations0RalliesDemonstrationsInd
Other Activities0OtherActivitiesInd
Total Lobbying Expenditures$37,477TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt
Not Described Section501c30NotDescribedSection501c3Ind

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II-B, LINE 1:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNWCCU HIRED A LOBBYIST FOR ALL LOBBYING, CONSULTING, AND COMMUNICATIONS WITH REGARD TO LEGISLATION AND REGULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT OR RELATE TO ACCREDITORS.ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

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 Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

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$1,373,235OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$516,902DepreciationAmt
Book Value$856,333BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,718OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$2,059DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,659BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,444OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,407DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,037BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$296,077OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$41,621DepreciationAmt
Book Value$254,456BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$1,571,039TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,967,189TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$405,084NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$4,026OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$409,110RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$3,558,079RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,558,079TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$3,380,702TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$4,026OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$4,026ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$3,376,676ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$3,376,676TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:INITIALLY, ENDOWMENT EARNINGS ARE PUT BACK INTO THE CORPUS. BEGINNING WITH THE 2021-2022 FISCAL YEAR, THE FUNDS WILL BE USED FOR PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT, SCHOLARSHIPS ETC.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS 638. RENTAL EXPENSE 3,388.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:DISPOSAL OF FIXED ASSETS 638. RENTAL EXPENSE 3,388.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Housing Allowance Or ResidenceYes (X)HousingAllowanceOrResidenceInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss0WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required0SubstantiationRequiredInd
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
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 ExceptionYes (1)InitialContractExceptionInd
Rebuttable Presumption Proc0RebuttablePresumptionProcInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 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 B RAMASWAMY
PRESIDENT$400,000$0$0$0$43,200$0$19,000$0$1,435$0$463,635$0$0$0
CHARLES M POWELL
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT$218,308$0$3,500$0$0$0$19,000$0$0$0$240,808$0$0$0
LES L STEELE
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT THRU 12/19$204,685$0$1,500$0$0$0$19,000$0$14,835$0$240,020$0$0$0
PAMELA J GOAD
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT$189,427$0$1,500$0$0$0$19,000$0$14,345$0$224,272$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ASONNY RAMASWAMY RECEIVED A HOUSING ALLOWANCE. THE ALLOWANCE WAS INCLUDED IN HIS W-2 AS WAGES.
PART I, LINE 8AS A MATTER OF POLICY AND PROCEDURE, ALL EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR EXECUTIVES HAVE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION OF REASONABLENESS COMPLETED.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART I, LINE 6:BOARD COMMISSIONERS AND EVALUATORS SERVED AS VOLUNTEERS DURING FISCAL YEAR 2020. EVALUATORS PERFORM IN-PERSON VISITS TO INSTITUTIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF EVALUATING VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE INSTITUTION, BASED ON THE STANDARDS OF ACCREDITATION ESTABLISHED BY THE BOARD AND INSTITUTION MEMBERS. VISITS IN FY 2019-2020 WERE DONE VIRTUALLY DUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (USDE), ON-SITE FOLLOW-UP VISITS WILL BE HELD AS SOON AS FEASIBLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4THE BYLAWS HAS UPDATES TO ARTICLE I, PURPOSE, TO REFLECT THAT UNDER THE NEW USDE REGULATIONS, NWCCU IS NO LONGER A REGIONAL ACCREDITOR AND TO ARTICLE V TO RECOGNIZE THAT THE AUDIT COMMITTEE KEEPS ITS OWN MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6MEMBERS ARE THE 162 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 US 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 LEAD ACCOUNTANT AND EXECUTIVE OFFICER REVIEW THE RETURN FOR CORRECTNESS AND ACCURACY, PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CALL STAFF, 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 CONFLICT OF COI POLICY AND SIGN. EVALUATORS ARE REQUIRED TO READ 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 GENERAL COUNSEL. IF A COI EXISTS, THE NWCCU PRESIDENT REVIEWS AND AS APPROPRIATE WILL DISCUSS WITH THE NWCCU BOARD CHAIR AND NWCCU GENERAL COUNSEL. INDIVIDUALS WITH CONFLICTS ARE REQUIRED TO DECLARE THE SAME AND RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM DECISION MAKING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ATHE CHAIR OF THE BOARD AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVE THE PRESIDENT'S SALARY, WHICH IS ENDORSED BY THE ENTIRE COMMISSION. THE PRESIDENT DETERMINES COMPENSATION FOR THE OTHER EMPLOYEES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE RELATED DOCUMENTS ARE KEPT AT THE ORGANIZATION'S HEADQUARTERS AND ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC, UPON REQUEST.

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