WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization: WASHINGTON EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (EIN 91-0460645)
Tax period: 2015-09-01 to 2016-08-31
Filed: 2017-07-10
IRS object ID: 201711919349300736
Schema version: 2015v3.0
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 C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-07-10T13:38:34-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-08-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	910872222	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TREMPER & CO LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3131 Elliott Ave Suite 290	AddressLine1Txt
City	Seattle	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98121	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-09-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	910460645	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Washington Education Association	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2539416700	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 9100	AddressLine1Txt
City	Federal Way	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	980639100	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Margaret Knight	PersonNm
Person Title	CFO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2539416700	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-06-28	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Laird Vanetta	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00171649	PTIN
Phone	2062854456	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Margaret Knight	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 9100	AddressLine1Txt
City	Federal Way	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	980639100	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$37,730,741	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c	Yes (X)	Organization501cInd
Website Address	www.washingtonea.org	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1889	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	To promote the teaching profession and public education in the State of Washington.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	76	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	74	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	193	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$496,901	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	-$1,167,184	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$36,598,408	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$37,676,430	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$34,685	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$51,047	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$3,459	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$2,045	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$36,636,552	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$37,729,522	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,806,755	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$808,704	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$15,986,521	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$19,481,368	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$18,144,927	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$18,934,829	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$35,938,203	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$39,224,901	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$698,349	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,495,379	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$38,654,975	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$41,698,974	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$64,920,040	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$78,598,906	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$26,265,065	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$36,899,932	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	The mission of the Washington Education Association is to advance the professional interests of its members in order to make public education the best it can be for students, staff, and communities.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Desc	Governance/Administration - To formulate Association policy and to insure implementation of the goals, objectives and activities of the Association in accordance with the desires and needs of the membership. To provide governance with advice and counsel as prescribed in WEA policy on the formulation of goals, objectives, policy and activities of the Association in the following general areas: accreditation, certification, instruction, personnel, collective bargaining, state and federal legislation, human relations, and rights of school employees.To provide legal services and advice to WEA, its staff and governance, local associations, and members; to protect and strengthen the legal and bargaining rights of school employees.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Public Policy Center - To insure that WEA is a significant participant in the legislative process of the state and nation, obtain passage and implementation of legislation consistent with Association goals and assure adequate resource allocations to improve salaries, conditions of work, and educational programs.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	Center for Education Quality: Organizing and Advocacy Center - To provide program and staff services to assist individual school employees and leaders to obtain and utilize the individual and collective power they need to control their work environment, including appropriate compensation.To provide research support enabling the Association to carry out its goals and objectives in an efficient manner.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc
Communication and PR Center - To inform the membership and the public through utilization of internal and external media of the Association's goals and achievements and of the profession's concern for public education in Washington.
Center for Education Quality: Learning and Education Policy Center - To strengthen the human rights of school employees, and to enhance school employees' personal and professional development. To work with schools and communities on efforts to improve student skills and facilitate an effective learning environment.
Support Services Center - To provide the Association with administrative support and business services including computer technology to assist the governance and program units of the Association in accomplishing their goals and activities.

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Described In Section501c3	0	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	Yes (1)	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	Yes (1)	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments	0	TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	Yes (1)	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	Yes (1)	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent	0	BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	241	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	193	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	Yes (1)	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T Filed	Yes (1)	Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	76	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	74	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	Yes (1)	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	Yes (1)	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2537657007	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 9100	AddressLine1Txt
City	Federal Way	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	980639100	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (90 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
Kathie Axtell
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Buddy Bear
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jeb Binns
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Silas Berry
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Brackin
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Shaerie Bruton
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lori Byrnes
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Debby Chandler
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Cole
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cathy Comar
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kathy Davis
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Sharon Dolan
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tamasha Emedi
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Justin Fox-Bailey
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Chris Fraser
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Amy Frost
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Gapper
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Eric Grant
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Barbara Hankins
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Debra Hansen
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Nancy Herzog
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Paul Hope
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bob Ingraham
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Marguerite Jones
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LeAnn Kemp
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jonathan Knapp
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pam Kruse
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Karen Laase
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Norma LaChine
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Roxanne Luchini
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bill Lyne
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Lynn Maiorca
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pat Marcum
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Steven Mayer
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Joyce McDonald
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mary Jo McLaughlin
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Karen McNamara
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michele Miller
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Mark Morrow
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Angel Morton
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Carla Naccarato-Sinclair
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Andi Nofziger-Meadows
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jan Olmstead
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda Overlie
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Christie Padilla
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Martha Patterson
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Margo Piver
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kit Raney
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Shannon Rasmussen
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Robert Reynolds
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Michele Robertson
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jenny Rose
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bev Schaefer
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cathy Smith
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
John Solberg
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Summer Stoner
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Deborah Strayer
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Fern Tresvan
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
William Van Wyck
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Renee Verone
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Tim Voie
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Cindie Webb
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Bradford Williams
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Pam Wilson
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Susan Yaw
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Linda Zaccanti
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Adam Brickell
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Kris Cameron
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Dave Campbell
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Larry Delaney
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Stella Kwak
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LaVasha Murdoch
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Teri Winckler
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Jenny Steele
Board Member	5.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
Armand L Tiberio
Executive Director	37.50		$220,345	$0	$43,817	Yes (X)
Margaret Knight
Chief Financial Officer	37.50		$161,030	$0	$77,299	Yes (X)
Kim Mead
President	37.50		$74,753	$95,188	$23,228	Yes (X)
Stephen Miller
Vice President	37.50		$47,352	$82,095	$21,319	Yes (X)
Aimee Iverson
General Counsel	37.50		$151,524	$0	$87,945		Yes (X)
James Fotter
Director/Organizing and Ad	37.50		$161,018	$0	$89,835		Yes (X)
Manuel Bosser
Director/Human Resources	37.50		$162,024	$0	$93,485		Yes (X)
Lisa Kodama
Director/Learning and Educ	37.50		$153,606	$0	$89,296		Yes (X)
Glenn Bafia
Manager/UniServ	37.50		$156,382	$0	$88,965		Yes (X)
James Regan
Director/Governmental Rela	37.50		$192,860	$0	$95,547		Yes (X)
Linda Mullen
Director/Communications	37.50		$151,739	$0	$91,909		Yes (X)
James Meadows
Professional Staff	37.50		$146,490	$0	$81,670			Yes (X)
Scott Poirier
Professional Staff	37.50		$151,951	$0	$86,302			Yes (X)
Gary McNeil
Professional Staff	37.50		$153,054	$0	$77,117			Yes (X)
Dale Folkerts
Professional Staff	37.50		$166,317	$0	$76,000			Yes (X)
Lucinda Young
Professional Staff	37.50		$150,729	$0	$69,673			Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$2,401,174	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$177,283	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,193,407	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	104	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1ContractorAddress/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContractorAddress/USAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContractorAddress/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContractorAddress/USAddress/ZIPCd	ServicesServicesDesc	CompensationCompensationAmt
Foster Pepper PLLC
1111 Third Ave Suite 3400	Seattle	WA	98101	Legal Services	$463,346
Joseph Evans
PO Box 519	Bremerton	WA	98337	Legal Services	$192,608
Harriet Strasberg
3136 Maringo South East	Olympia	WA	98501	Legal Services	$161,584
Pacific Northwest Catering LLC
747 North 135th St	Seattle	WA	98133	Catering	$159,906
Montoya Hinckley PLLC
4702 A Tieton Drive	Yakima	WA	98908	Legal Services	$109,082

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	5	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	BusinessBusinessCd	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmt	Related Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt	Unrelated Business RevenueUnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Membership Dues	611710	$32,479,373	$32,479,373
National Financial Support	611710	$2,941,651	$2,941,651
Reimbursements	611710	$970,384	$970,384
Benefit Service Fees	524298	$494,856		$494,856
Unified Legal Services	611710	$414,339	$414,339

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$375,827	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$375,827	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$37,676,430	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$52,266	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$52,266	ExclusionAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,219	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$1,219	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory	$2,045	GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold	$0	CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$2,045	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$2,045	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$37,729,522	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$37,181,574	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$496,901	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$51,047	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$808,704	TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,865,088	TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$8,729,849	TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,735,597	TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,418,954	TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$731,880	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,524,940	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$130,562	TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$931,547	TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$7,492	TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,880,391	TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$520,566	TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$650,406	TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,740,274	TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,401,811	TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$231,240	TotalAmt

Payments To Affiliates PaymentsToAffiliatesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$9,410,756	TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$334,911	TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt
Dues and fees	$140,507
Credit Card and Bank Pr	$29,426

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,224,901	TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,403,732	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,866,045	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,886,826	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,299,444	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,987,948	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,923,217	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$14,515,888	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$5,253,117	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,404,919	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,262,771	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$11,971,550	BOYAmt
EOY	$14,347,497	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,654,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,698,974	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$987,049	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,213,120	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$868,693	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,130,202	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,246,237	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,028,891	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$57,818,061	BOYAmt
EOY	$71,226,693	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$64,920,040	BOYAmt
EOY	$78,598,906	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$26,265,065	BOYAmt
EOY	-$36,899,932	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$26,265,065	BOYAmt
EOY	-$36,899,932	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$38,654,975	BOYAmt
EOY	$41,698,974	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,495,379	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$9,139,488	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	Yes (1)	FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Political Expenditures	$1,386,538	PoliticalExpendituresAmt
Expended527 Activities	$0	Expended527ActivitiesAmt
Internal Funds Contributed	$0	InternalFundsContributedAmt

Section527 Political Org Section527PoliticalOrgGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WEA-PAC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO Box 9100	AddressLine1Txt
City	Federal Way	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98063	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	916074250	EIN
Contributions Rcvd Dlvr	$500,000	ContributionsRcvdDlvrAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded	Yes (1)	SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying	Yes (1)	OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year	0	AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I-A, Line 1:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Member communications, training and indirect support concerning efforts to elect state and local candidates.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,573,437	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,573,437	BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$9,015,318	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$2,644,043	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$6,371,275	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,625,706	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,363,755	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$261,951	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,301,427	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,245,319	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$56,108	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$9,262,771	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Book ValueBookValueAmt
Supplies and Deferred Expenses	$267,297
Unfunded Pension Receivable - affiliates	$14,080,200

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets	$14,347,497	TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (5 entries)

DescDesc	AmtAmt
Accrued payroll and payroll taxes	$130,126
Accrued PTO & sick leave	$1,409,924
Accrued post retirement benefits	$2,819,507
Dues collected, payable to affiliates	$829,184
Accrued pension contribution	$66,037,952

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$71,226,693	TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$37,729,522	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$37,729,522	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$37,729,522	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$39,224,901	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$39,224,901	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$39,224,901	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (19 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Economic Opportunity Institute
603 Stewart St 715	Seattle	WA	98101	911999302	501(c)(3)	$27,500	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Washington Community Action Network
1806 E Yesler Way	Seattle	WA	98122	911259403	501(c)(3)	$8,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Fairtest
PO Box 300204	Jamaica Plain	MA	02108	222653502	501(c)(3)	$7,500	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Class Size Counts
603 Stewart St 819	Seattle	WA	98101	463039002	501(c)(4)	$107,500	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Fuse Washington
1402 3rd Ave Ste 310	Seattle	WA	98101	260573960	501(c)(4)	$10,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Step Forward
603 Stewart St 819	Seattle	WA	98101	465341671	501(c)(4)	$5,833	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Equal Rights Washington Education Fund
PO Box 2388	Seattle	WA	98111	201205882	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
OneAmerica
1225 S Weller St Suite 200	Seattle	WA	98144	200384893	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
The Martinez Foundation
PO Box 50270	Seattle	WA	98108	352335890	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Best Start for Kids
603 Stewart St 819	Seattle	WA	98101	473223453	501(c)(4)	$15,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
NEA Foundation
1201 16th St NW Suite 416	Washington	DC	20036	237035089	501(c)(3)	$12,500	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
No on 1366
603 Stewart St 819	Seattle	WA	98101	474637349	501(c)(4)	$30,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Save KPLU
2601 4th Ave Suite 150	Seattle	WA	98121	811095651	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
SeaMar
1040 Henderson St	Seattle	WA	98108	911020139	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
TV Washington
PO Box 25	Olympia	WA	98507	911597601	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
WEA PAC
PO Box 9100	Federal Way	WA	98063	916074250		$500,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
WASA
825 Fifth Ave	Olympia	WA	98501	217122918		$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Southwest Youth and Family Services
4555 Delridge Way SW	Seattle	WA	98106	911117862	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests
Save our Schools Inc
911 Circle Ave	Forest Park	IL	60130	455156405	501(c)(3)	$5,000	Provide support to organizations that share common interests

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	12	Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org	7	TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Grants or assistance is only provided to organizations located within the United States sharing common interests.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Travel For Companions	Yes (X)	TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E Expnss	Yes (1)	WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation Required	Yes (1)	SubstantiationRequiredInd
Compensation Committee	Yes (X)	CompensationCommitteeInd
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation Survey	Yes (X)	CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (16 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
Armand L Tiberio
Executive Director	$220,345	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$19,295	$0	$24,522	$0	$264,162	$0	$0	$0
Margaret Knight
Chief Financial Officer	$161,030	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$62,114	$0	$15,185	$0	$238,329	$0	$0	$0
Kim Mead
President	$74,753	$95,188	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,677	$21,551	$76,430	$116,739	$0	$0
Stephen Miller
Vice President	$47,352	$82,095	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,410	$19,909	$48,762	$102,004	$0	$0
Aimee Iverson
General Counsel	$151,524	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$60,763	$0	$27,182	$0	$239,469	$0	$0	$0
James Fotter
Director/Organizing and Ad	$161,018	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$62,114	$0	$27,721	$0	$250,853	$0	$0	$0
Manuel Bosser
Director/Human Resources	$162,024	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$62,114	$0	$31,371	$0	$255,509	$0	$0	$0
Lisa Kodama
Director/Learning and Educ	$153,606	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$62,114	$0	$27,182	$0	$242,902	$0	$0	$0
Glenn Bafia
Manager/UniServ	$156,382	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$61,244	$0	$27,721	$0	$245,347	$0	$0	$0
James Regan
Director/Governmental Rela	$192,860	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$73,045	$0	$22,502	$0	$288,407	$0	$0	$0
Linda Mullen
Director/Communications	$151,739	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$60,538	$0	$31,371	$0	$243,648	$0	$0	$0
James Meadows
Professional Staff	$146,490	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54,821	$0	$26,849	$0	$228,160	$0	$0	$0
Scott Poirier
Professional Staff	$151,951	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54,811	$0	$31,491	$0	$238,253	$0	$0	$0
Gary McNeil
Professional Staff	$153,054	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54,694	$0	$22,423	$0	$230,171	$0	$0	$0
Dale Folkerts
Professional Staff	$166,317	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54,821	$0	$21,179	$0	$242,317	$0	$0	$0
Lucinda Young
Professional Staff	$150,729	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$54,821	$0	$14,852	$0	$220,402	$0	$0	$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Part I, Line 1a	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	The Organization pays travel cost for family members accompanying officers while they attend business functions.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2	Stephen Miller and Michele Miller are married.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6	The Organization has dues paying members that are public school employees in the State of Washington. These members have the right to vote for members of the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7a	Membership annually elects the Board of Directors.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11	The Form 990 is reviewed by members of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12c	Any identified conflicts are addressed as provided for in the Board approved conflict of interest document.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15	The compensation determination process includes approval by the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, comparisons to other organizations, and is documented in Board minutes. Officer/Key Employee compensation is determined as employment contracts are established and renewed. President and Vice President/Treasurer compensation is set by Board policy. Ongoing compensation is periodically reviewed by the Executive Committee or during contract renewals.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 18	Forms are available upon request at the Organization's headquarters.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19	Governing documents are available upon request at the Organization's headquarters and are available on the Organization's website.
Form 990, Part XI, line 9:	Adjustment for change in unfunded pension liability -9,139,488.