WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization: WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION (EIN 46-3224248)
Tax period: 2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed: 2015-11-16
IRS object ID: 201513209349306561
Schema version: 2014v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2015-11-16T11:58:45-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2014-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	911123435	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE MYERS ASSOCIATES PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	520 PIKE ST STE 1040	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	981012397	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2014-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	463224248	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	WASH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2068328505	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	210 S HUDSON ST NO 324	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98134	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	BILL KIOLBASA	PersonNm
Person Title	CHIEF FINANCE & OPERATIONS OFFICER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2068328505	PhoneNum
Signature	2015-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MARK T LONG CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00047630	PTIN
Phone	2066236116	PhoneNum
Preparation	2015-11-16	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2014	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	BILL KIOLBASA	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	210 S HUDSON ST NO 324	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98134	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$5,548,889	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.WACHARTERS.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2013	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	WA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	SEE SCHEDULE O.WE ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	8	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	8	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	8	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	25	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$5,410,462	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$5,542,830	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$6,050	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$9	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$5,410,462	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$5,548,889	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$95,000	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$1,886,637	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$298,090	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$21,286	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,175,601	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,802,690	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,270,601	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$3,987,417	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,139,861	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$1,561,472	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$4,170,281	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$6,111,355	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$30,420	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$414,880	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$4,139,861	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$5,696,475	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	WE ADVOCATE FOR AND SUPPORT HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED STUDENTS.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$3,780,719	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$1,886,637	GrantAmt
Revenue	$6,050	RevenueAmt
Desc	THE WASHINGTON STATE CHARTER SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION ADVANCES A HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL SECTOR THROUGH THE RECRUITMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOL LEADERS, THE SUPPORT OF THEIR NEW SCHOOLS, THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHARTER SCHOOL KNOWLEDGE AND FAMILIARITY AMONG COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EDUCATORS, PARENTS, SCHOOL STAKEHOLDERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AND BY SUPPORTING A LEGAL, POLITICAL AND BUREAUCRATIC ENVIRONMENT THAT FOSTERS CHARTER SCHOOL GROWTH IN WASHINGTON.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$3,780,719	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	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	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	8	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	8	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	8	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	Yes (1)	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	Yes (1)	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other Website	Yes (X)	OtherWebsiteInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2068328505	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	210 S HUDSON ST NO 324	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98134	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
MARTA REYES-NEWBERRY
PRESIDENT (PART YEAR)	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JOEL DOMINGO
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JIM SPADY
TREASURER	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
LISA MACFARLANE
SECRETARY	2.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
CHRIS KORSMO
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
STEVE MULLIN
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FLOR ALARCON
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
KATHY BINDER
DIRECTOR	2.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTA REYES-NEWBERRY
INTERIM EXEC DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)	40.00		Yes (X)	$237,000	$0	$0
THOMAS FRANTA
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (PART YEAR)	40.00		Yes (X)	$62,934	$0	$12,361
BILL KIOLBASA PART YEAR
CHIEF FINANCE AND OPERATIONS OFFICER	40.00		Yes (X)	$63,801	$0	$6,440

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$363,735	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$18,801	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

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

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2734 WESTLAKE AVE N	AddressLine1Txt
City	SEATTLE	CityNm
State Abbreviation	WA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	98109	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	FISCAL SPONSOR/ADMINISTRATION	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$165,000	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues	$7,550	MembershipDuesAmt
All Other Contributions	$5,535,280	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$5,542,830	TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	PROGRAM SERVICE REVENUE	Desc
Business	611710	BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column	$6,050	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,050	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	$6,050	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$9	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$9	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,548,889	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$6,050	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$9	ExclusionAmt

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

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,886,637	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,886,637	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,536	TotalAmt
Program Services	$127,470	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$14,554	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$3,512	FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$123,038	TotalAmt
Program Services	$119,687	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,351	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$6,384	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$439	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$22,693	TotalAmt
Program Services	$19,969	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$2,270	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$454	FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$237,000	TotalAmt
Program Services	$213,300	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$23,700	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$39,353	TotalAmt
Program Services	$37,583	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,770	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$517,735	TotalAmt
Program Services	$500,415	ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising	$17,320	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$42,622	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,955	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$37,667	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$38,500	TotalAmt
Program Services	$34,650	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,850	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$97,555	TotalAmt
Program Services	$87,800	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$9,755	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$15,759	TotalAmt
Program Services	$14,183	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,576	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$152	TotalAmt
Management And General	$152	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
CONTRACT STAFF	$338,526	$338,526
FISCAL SPONSOR FEES	$165,000	$82,500	$82,500
CONFERENCE EXPENSES	$136,333	$136,333
PUBLIC RELATIONS	$126,129	$126,129

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$48,026	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,198	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,828	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,987,417	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,780,719	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$185,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$21,286	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,695,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,485,004	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,475,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,618,000	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$219	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$2,814	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$5,470	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$152	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,318	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,170,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,111,355	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$111,130	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$297,500	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$6,250	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$30,420	BOYAmt
EOY	$414,880	EOYAmt

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,664,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$4,078,475	EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,475,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,618,000	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,139,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,696,475	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,170,281	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,111,355	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$1,561,472	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	-$4,858	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,410,462	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,542,830	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,953,292	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$5,410,462	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$5,542,830	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$10,953,292	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$2,473,736	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$8,479,556	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$9	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$9	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$10,953,301	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE A, PART III, SECTION A, LINE 1	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	WA 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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

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

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,780,719	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$3,780,719	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$339,036	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$84,759	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$202,060	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$339,036	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$541,096	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$811,644	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$50,515	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$84,759	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$135,274	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$202,911	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$5,470	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$152	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$5,318	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$5,318	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$5,548,889	TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported	$0	RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal	$5,548,889	RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt	$0	RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	$5,548,889	TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	$3,987,417	TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported	$0	ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal	$3,987,417	ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt	$0	ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	$3,987,417	TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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

Recipient Table RecipientTable (10 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient EINRecipientEIN	IRC SectionIRCSectionDesc	Cash GrantCashGrantAmt	Purpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
THE NEW TEACHER PROJECT
186 JORALEMON ST STE 300	BROOKLYN	NY	11201	133850158	501(C)(3)	$201,637	SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL TEACHERS IN WASHINGTON STATE
STAND FOR CHILDREN
1732 NW QUIMBY STREET NO 200	PORTLAND	OR	97209	521957214	501(C)(3)	$25,000	SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON STATE
EDUCATION REFORM NOW
928 BROADWAY	NEW YORK	NY	10010	203687838	501(C)(3)	$85,000	SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-QUALITY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS IN WASHINGTON STATE
FIRST PLACE SCHOOL
PO BOX 22536	SEATTLE	WA	98122	943092447	501(C)(3)	$625,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
PRIDE PREP SCHOOLS
811 E SPRAGUE AVE	SPOKANE	WA	99202	464051666	501(C)(3)	$225,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL
19300 108TH AVE SOUTHEAST	KENT	WA	98055	204394596	501(C)(3)	$225,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
RAINIER PREP
10211 12TH AVE S	SEATTLE	WA	98168	912045918	501(C)(3)	$225,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
SOAR ACADEMIES
2136 MLK JR WAY	TACOMA	WA	98405	464118400	501(C)(3)	$225,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN AND GENERAL OPERATIONS OF WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
SUMMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WASHINGTON
1025 S KING STREET	SEATTLE	WA	98104	464128856	501(C)(3)	$25,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS
GREEN DOT PUBLIC SCHOOLS WASHINGTON
1149 SOUTH HILL ST STE 600	LOS ANGELES	CA	90015	464128856	501(C)(3)	$25,000	FUND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN WASHINGTON CHARTER SCHOOLS

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART I, LINE 2:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	THROUGH ITS GRANT AGREEMENTS, WA CHARTERS OBLIGATES THE GRANTEE TO USE GRANT FUNDS EXCLUSIVELY FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, 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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Independent Consultant	Yes (X)	IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other Organizations	Yes (X)	Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Written Employment Contract	Yes (X)	WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MARTA REYES-NEWBERRY	PersonNm
Title	INTERIM EXEC DIRECTOR (PART YEAR)	TitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org	$237,000	BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs	$0	CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization	$0	BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations	$0	BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org	$0	OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org	$0	DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs	$0	DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org	$0	NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs	$0	NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org	$237,000	TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs	$0	TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org	$0	CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs	$0	CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	MS. KORSMO IS PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS FOUNDATION ("LEV FOUNDATION"). LEV FOUNDATION SERVED AS WA CHARTERS' FISCAL SPONSOR PRIOR TO WA CHARTERS RECEIVING SEPARATE TAX EXEMPTION. MS. BINDER IS A DIRECTOR AND THE VOLUNTEER FUND DEVELOPMENT CHAIR OF THE LEV FOUNDATION. MS. MACFARLANE IS A NON-VOTING EMERITUS BOARD MEMBER OF THE LEV FOUNDATION.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3	DURING PART OF 2014, MANAGEMENT SERVICES WERE PERFORMED BY AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE BOARD. THESE SERVICES ENDED IN AUGUST 2014 WHEN A PERMANENT CEO WAS RETAINED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 4	WA CHARTERS AMENDED ITS BYLAWS IN ORDER TO CLARIFY POLICIES ON GRANTMAKING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	WA 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 12C	DIRECTORS 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 15	ALL 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 19	WA CHARTER'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	CONSULTING SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 182,769. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 17,320. TOTAL EXPENSES 200,089. STRATEGY PLANNING FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 71,250. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 71,250. CONTRACT SERVICES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 246,396. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 246,396.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:	A DRAFT COPY OF THE 2014 AUDIT WAS PROVIDED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF WA CHARTERS.