WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (EIN 46-3224248)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201613209349303636
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-15T09:56:06-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1THE MYERS ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1520 PIKE ST STE 1040AddressLine1Txt
CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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Business Name ControlWASHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2068328505PhoneNum

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CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonBILL KIOLBASAPersonNm
Person TitleCHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2068328505PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Form 990 IRS990

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Business Name Line1WA CHARTERSBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Principal OfficerBILL KIOLBASAPrincipalOfficerNm

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CitySEATTLECityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98134ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.WACHARTERS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionSEE SCHEDULE O.WE ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Lobbying ActivitiesYes (1)LobbyingActivitiesInd
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Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee9EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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 OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
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LINDSAY HILL
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GMMB
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Program Services$28,307ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Management And General$585ManagementAndGeneralAmt

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RECRUITING EXPENSES$42,499$38,249$4,250

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BOY$5,318BOYAmt
EOY$3,494EOYAmt

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BOY$111,130BOYAmt
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Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

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BOY$297,500BOYAmt
EOY$1,157,797EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$6,250BOYAmt
EOY$880EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$414,880BOYAmt
EOY$1,414,052EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$4,078,475BOYAmt
EOY$2,109,902EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$1,618,000BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$8,896,360EOYAmt

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,542,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,086,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,039,722TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,542,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$10,086,430CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$21,039,722TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total170$10,044,027PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year$3,337CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,346TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$21,043,068TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$36,843GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWA CHARTER'S TAX YEAR ENDED 12-31-2013 WAS A SHORT YEAR WHICH BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2013, THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF IRS DETERMINATION.ExplanationTxt

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

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$6,558,420FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$119,480FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$0FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus1$339,036CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$477,921CurrentYearAmt
Total$1,019,017TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$1,528,526LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Year Minus1$84,759CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$119,480CurrentYearAmt
Total$254,754TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$382,131GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,470OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,976DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,494BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,494TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$10,126,610TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$10,126,610RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$10,126,610TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,926,725TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$6,926,725ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$6,926,725TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
EDUCATION REFORM NOW
928 BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10010203687838501(C)(3)$108,000PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATIONS AND ISSUE ADVOCACY
FIRST PLACE SCHOOL
PO BOX 22536SEATTLEWA98122943092447501(C)(3)$794,797STARTUP AND SUPPORT OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
PRIDE PREP SCHOOLS
811 E SPRAGUE AVESPOKANEWA99202464051666501(C)(3)$400,000STARTUP AND SUPPORT OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL
19300 108TH AVE SOUTHEASTKENTWA98055204394596501(C)(3)$400,000STARTUP AND SUPPORT OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
RAINIER PREP
10211 12TH AVE SSEATTLEWA98168912045918501(C)(3)$400,000STARTUP AND SUPPORT OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
SOAR ACADEMIES
2136 MLK JR WAYTACOMAWA98405464118400501(C)(3)$400,000STARTUP AND SUPPORT OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
SPOKANE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
720 W BOONE AVE STE 200SPOKANEWA99201471091821501(C)(3)$600,000STARTUP AND SUPPORT OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
ASSOCIATION OF WASHINGTON BUSINESS
PO BOX 658OLYMPIAWA98507910496803501(C)(6)$26,000PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATIONS AND ISSUE ADVOCACY
LEV FOUNDATION
2734 WESTLAKE AVE NSEATTLEWA98109912141507501(C)(3)$205,000PROVIDE SUPPORT AND CAPACITY TO COMMUNICATIONS AND ISSUE ADVOCACY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org8Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org1TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHROUGH ITS GRANT AGREEMENTS, WA CHARTERS OBLIGATES THE GRANTEE TO USE GRANT FUNDS EITHER EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, OR FOR ADVOCACY, DEPENDING ON THE GRANT TYPE, AND TO SUBMIT FINAL REPORTS DETAILING THE GRANTEE'S USE OF GRANT FUNDS. WA CHARTERS MAY VISIT THE GRANTEE'S PREMISES AND REVIEW THE GRANTEE'S ACTIVITIES FROM TIME TO TIME. IF WA CHARTERS HAS ANY REASON TO SUSPECT MISUSE OF GRANT FUNDS, WA CHARTERS WILL INVESTIGATE FURTHER. IF WA CHARTERS BELIEVES AFTER INVESTIGATION THAT FUNDS WERE MISUSED, IT WILL STOP DISBURSING AND ATTEMPT TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY TO RECOVER ANY FUNDS THAT WERE NOT USED CONSISTENTLY WITH WA CHARTERS'S EXEMPT PURPOSE.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
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 Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHOMAS FRANTAPersonNm
TitleCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$141,399BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$2,500BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$1,563DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$22,219NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$167,681TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WA CHARTERS ACTIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgCOMMON CONTROLRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeADVANCED COSTS RELATED TO WA CHARTERS ACTION ACTIVITIESLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$28,338OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$28,338BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$28,338TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3IN RESPONSE TO A SEPTEMBER 4, 2015 RULING BY THE WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT, WHICH RULED THAT CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE STATE CHARTER SCHOOL LAW WERE UNCONSTITUTIONAL, WA CHARTERS EXPANDED ITS OPERATIONS TO ENSURE A CONSTITUTIONALLY VIABLE LEGAL PATHWAY REMAINS OPEN FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON STATE. A NEW CHARTER SCHOOL LAW, ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 6194 (E2SSB 6194) TOOK EFFECT ON APRIL 3, 2016. E2SSB 6194 IS CURRENTLY FACED WITH A NEW CONSTITUTIONAL CHALLENGE THAT WAS BROUGHT ON AUGUST 3, 2016. THE ORGANIZATION BECAME A PARTY TO THIS LAWSUIT BY JOINING AS A LEGAL INTERVENER. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN THE CASE ARE EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH 2017.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11WA CHARTERS PROVIDED A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION BEFORE IT WAS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CDIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF WA CHARTERS ARE REQUIRED TO FULLY DISCLOSE ALL MATERIAL FACTS OF EVERY ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST ANNUALLY THROUGH THE ANNUAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ALL INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN APPROVING COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS FOLLOW A CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. ALL COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE DOCUMENTED IN ADVANCE AND IN WRITING PRIOR TO PAYING COMPENSATION. SUCH COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS ARE BASED ON INFORMATION ABOUT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS, AND THE SUPPORTING INFORMATION AND VOTING RECORDS ARE DOCUMENTED IN WRITING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19WA CHARTERS' GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 413,162. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 25,158. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 39,745. TOTAL EXPENSES 478,065. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 257,259. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 10,542. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 267,801.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:A DRAFT COPY OF THE AUDIT WAS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF WA CHARTERS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
WA CHARTERS ACTION
210 S HUDSON STSEATTLEWA98134475599167ADVOCATES FAVOR OF KEEPING PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS OPENWAAPPLICATION IN PROCEWASH ST CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSNYes (1)
WA CHARTERS ACTION PAC
210 S HUDSON STSEATTLEWA98134810717336POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO WASHINGTON STATE LEGISLATORSWA527WA CHARTERS ACTIONYes (1)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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