WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND (EIN 26-1453582)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-15
IRS object ID: 201312279349304516
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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 G
Schedule O
Schedule R
Averaging Attachment

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-15T19:18:07-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	EJK ACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICES LLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4742 42ND AVE SW 629	AddressLine1
City	SEATTLE	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	981164553	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261453582	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	WASH	NameControl
Phone	2063251889	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 20188	AddressLine1
City	SEATTLE	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	98102	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TOBY CRITTENDEN	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	2063251889	Phone
Date Signed	2013-08-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	EJ KIM	Name
Phone	2065470497	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-08-15	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	TOBY CRITTENDEN	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 20188	AddressLine1
City	SEATTLE	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	98102	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	410486	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.WASHINGTONBUSEDUCATIONFUND.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2007	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	WA	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO CATALYZE THE ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND INTELLECT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WA STATE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE, POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH OUR EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTER TURNOUT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	11	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	11	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	438	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	335390	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	410304	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	614	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	182	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	-11807	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	-2182	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	324197	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	408304	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	193444	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	191962	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	60114	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	167411	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	159893	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	360855	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	351855	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-36658	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	56449	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	133934	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	135376	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	99042	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	44035	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	34892	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	91341	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO CATALYZE THE ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND INTELLECT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WA STATE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE, POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH OUR EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTER TURNOUT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	27861	Expense
Description	OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT: THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND ENGAGED YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER AND EDUCATE THEM AND OTHERS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF VOTING, AND HELPED TO DEVELOP THE CIVIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS OF ITS INTERNS AND VOLUNTEERS. THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND ENGAGED VOTERS AND VOLUNTEERS AT ITS OWN EVENTS AND BY TABLING AT EVENTS IN WASHINGTON STATE.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	121894	Expense
Description	FELLOWS: THE BUS FELLOWSHIP ENGAGES YOUNG PEOPLE IN A NINE-WEEK SUMMER LEADERSHIP PROGRAM TO DEVELOP THEIR CIVIC LEADERSHIP SKILLS. FELLOWS LEARN ABOUT CIVIC LIFE IN WASHINGTON STATE, AND PRACTICE ORGANIZING SKILLS BY CREATING AND EXECUTING FIELD PLANS TO REGISTER PEOPLE TO VOTE.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	59454	Expense
Description	VOTER REGISTRATION: THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND'S VOTER REGISTRATION PROGRAM FOCUSED ON REGISTERING STUDENTS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES TO VOTE AND ON TRAINING STUDENT CAMPUS LEADERS TO BUILD THEIR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND VOTER REGISTRATION SKILLS.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	39554	Expense
Description	GOTV: THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND LED EVENTS AND PHONEBANKS TO REMIND YOUNG VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THE GOTV EVENTS REMINDED PEOPLE TO VOTE, AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE AND WHEN TO TURN IN BALLOTS. TRICK OR VOTE: THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND LED A LARGE VOLUNTEER EVENT TO DOORBELL IN SEATTLE, REMINDING PEOPLE TO TURN THEIR BALLOTS IN FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	39554	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	248763	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	true	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	true	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	24	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	11	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	11	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	WA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	TOBY CRITTENDEN	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2063251889	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 20188	AddressLine1
City	SEATTLE	City
State	WA	State
ZIP Code	98102	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated
RANDY ENGSTROM
PRESIDENT	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
JODY WAITS
VICE-PRESIDE	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
MOLLIE MCDIRMID
TREASURER	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
KAMARIA HIGHTOWER
SECRETARY	1.00	X	X	0	0	0
NICK HERNANDEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
JOSHUA JOHNSTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
DYLAN ORDONEZ
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
CYRUS HABIB
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ELIZABETH MENDOZA
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
ESTEVAN MUNOZ-HOWARD
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
MOLLIE PRICE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X		0	0	0
TOBY CRITTENDEN
EXECUTIVE DI	21.00		X	25767	24813	4287	19.00
THOMAS GOLDSTEIN
FORMER ED	20.00		X	15694	20628	1787	20.00

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	41461	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	45441	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	6074	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Fundraising Events	21700	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	388604	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	3545	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	410304	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	182	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	182	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrbtns Rprtd Fundraising Events	21700	CntrbtnsRprtdFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses	2182	FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-2182	TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	408304	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	182	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

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

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	35950	Total
Program Services	23432	ProgramServices
Management And General	3638	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	8880	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	123296	Total
Program Services	80364	ProgramServices
Management And General	12478	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	30454	Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	18203	Total
Program Services	11865	ProgramServices
Management And General	1842	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4496	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	14513	Total
Program Services	9459	ProgramServices
Management And General	1469	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3585	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12850	Total
Program Services	11123	ProgramServices
Management And General	1727	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	62569	Total
Program Services	58430	ProgramServices
Management And General	2070	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2069	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9504	Total
Program Services	3790	ProgramServices
Management And General	4678	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1036	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8211	Total
Program Services	5349	ProgramServices
Management And General	2788	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	74	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20061	Total
Program Services	12988	ProgramServices
Management And General	2151	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4922	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	12213	Total
Program Services	9249	ProgramServices
Management And General	909	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2055	Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3145	Total
Program Services	1581	ProgramServices
Management And General	705	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	859	Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1228	Total
Management And General	1228	ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1317	Total
Management And General	1317	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
MARKETING & OUTREACH	10876	9812	1064
EVENTS EXPENSES	8741	8719		22
IN-KIND EXPENSES	3542		10	3532
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT	2378	1967	47	364

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3258	Total
Program Services	635	ProgramServices
Management And General	2060	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	563	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	351855	Total
Program Services	248763	ProgramServices
Management And General	42978	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	60114	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	40204	BOY
EOY	41325	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	90458	BOY
EOY	90640	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	6668	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	3257	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3272	BOY
EOY	3411	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133934	BOY
EOY	135376	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	96841	BOY
EOY	41426	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2201	BOY
EOY	2609	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	99042	BOY
EOY	44035	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34892	BOY
EOY	91341	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	34892	BOY
EOY	91341	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	133934	BOY
EOY	135376	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	56449	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	370862	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	118458	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	296026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	335390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	410304	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1531040	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	370862	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	118458	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	296026	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	335390	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	410304	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1531040	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	283890	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	1247150	PublicSupportTotal170
Total Support	1531040	TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc	182	GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.81460	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	8988	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	8988	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	342867	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	351855	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	70371	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Totals	17593	FilingOrganizationsTotals

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	43761	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus1	72171	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	70371	CurrentYear
Total	186303	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$279,455	LobbyingCeilingAmount

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	1076	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus1	1063	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	8988	CurrentYear
Total	11127	Total

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	10940	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus1	18043	CurrentYearMinus1
Current Year	17593	CurrentYear
Total	46576	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$69,864	GrassrootsCeilingAmount

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3	709	CurrentYearMinus3
Current Year Minus1	1063	CurrentYearMinus1
Total	1772	Total

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	6668	OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	3257	Depreciation
Book Value	3411	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	3411	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	ACCRUED VACATION	Description
Amount	$2,609	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	2609	TotalOfAmounts

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	VICTORY FUND	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	21700	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Charitable Contributions Event1	21700	CharitableContributionsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	347	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	625	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	1210	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	21700	GrossReceiptsTotal
Charitable Contributions Total	21700	CharitableContributionsTotal
Food And Beverage Total Events	347	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	625	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	1210	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	2182	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	-2182	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	TO CATALYZE THE ENERGY, ENTHUSIASM, AND INTELLECT OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN WA STATE TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE, POSITIVE CHANGE THROUGH OUR EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, AS WELL AS VOTER REGISTRATION, VOTER TURNOUT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	GOTV: THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND LED EVENTS AND PHONEBANKS TO REMIND YOUNG VOTERS TO VOTE IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. THE GOTV EVENTS REMINDED PEOPLE TO VOTE, AND PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHERE AND WHEN TO TURN IN BALLOTS. TRICK OR VOTE: THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND LED A LARGE VOLUNTEER EVENT TO DOORBELL IN SEATTLE, REMINDING PEOPLE TO TURN THEIR BALLOTS IN FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY A BOARD OFFICER AND FILED ON BEHALF OF THE ORGANIZATION
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	THE WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND ENFORCES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY CAREFULLY CONSIDERING EACH HIRE AND MONITORING CURRENT EMPLOYEES AND STAKEHOLDERS, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NOT ANY CONFLICTS PRESENT. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP PERIODICALLY CONDUCTS REVIEWS WITH BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES TO CONFIRM THAT NO REPRESENTATIVE OF THE WASHINGTON BUS IS PUTTING THE ORGANIZATION AT RISK OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S SALARY IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THE BOARD CONSIDERS COMPARABILITY DATA, AS WELL AS OTHER FACTORS BEFORE COMING TO A DECISION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES THE DECISION FOR COMPENSATION BASED ON INDEPENDENT PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY COLLEAGUES AS WELL AS PERSONAL ASSESSMENT.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES	FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G	OTHER FEES 58,430 2,070 2,069

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivities	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileState	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSection	Direct Controlling Entity NADirectControllingEntityNA	Controlled OrgControlledOrg
THE WASHINGTON BUS
PO BOX 20188	SEATTLE	WA	98102	260832933	SOCIAL	WA	501 C4	N/A	false
WASHINGTON BUS PAC
PO BOX 20188	SEATTLE	WA	98102	272252228	PAC	WA	527	N/A	false

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties	false	ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr Fr Other Org	false	GiftGrantOrCapContrFrOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org	false	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Dividends Related Organization	false	DividendsRelatedOrganization
Sale Of Assets To Other Org	false	SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org	false	PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets	false	ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs	false	RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs	false	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities	true	SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees	true	SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	true	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	false	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org	false	OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org	false	OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (3 entries)

Transaction TypeTransactionType	Amount InvolvedAmountInvolved	Method Of Amt DeterminationMethodOfAmtDetermination
THE WASHINGTON BUS
N	23342	STAFF TIME ALLOCATION
THE WASHINGTON BUS
O	191586	STAFF TIME ALLOCATION
THE WASHINGTON BUS
P	63379	DIRECT EXPENSES

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Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	THERE WERE NO LOBBYING ACTIVITIES PERFORMED IN 2010	Explanation

WASHINGTON BUS EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2012

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Activity2 Activity2

Activity3 Activity3

Activity Other ActivityOther

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (13 entries)

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Total170 Total170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbying

Total Lobbying Expenditures TotalLobbyingExpenditures

Other Exempt Purpose Expenditures OtherExemptPurposeExpenditures

Total Exempt Purpose Expenditures TotalExemptPurposeExpenditures

Lobbying Nontaxable LobbyingNontaxableAmount

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableAmount

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount2 LobbyingNontaxableAmount2

Total Lobbying Expenditures2 TotalLobbyingExpenditures2

Grassroots Nontaxable Amount2 GrassrootsNontaxableAmount2

Grassroots Lobbying Expenditures GrassrootsLobbyingExpenditures

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII (2 entries)

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable (3 entries)

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

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