Civic Intelligence

Whatcom Business Alliance

990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 45-4984520

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 14, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.WHATCOMBUSINESSALLIANCE.COM
2423 East Bakerview RdBellingham, WA 98226

(360) 746-0418

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

64th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

48th percentile

2.0%

Higher net margin than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$100,662

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 28.4% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

63rd percentile

8.4%

Faster asset growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-32%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets64th percentile

Assets

Up

$153,853

Up $11,928 (+8.4%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$148,853

Up $6,928 (+4.9%) from 2017

Liabilities

Up

$5,000

Up $5,000 from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin48th percentile

Revenue

Down

$353,839

Down $166,355 (-32%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$346,911

Down $134,550 (-28%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

$6,928

Down $31,805 (-82%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth63rd percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $49,012Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $49,0122013Assets 2014: $50,234Liabilities 2014: $3,258Net Assets 2014: $46,9762014Assets 2015: $69,094Liabilities 2015: $3,958Net Assets 2015: $65,1362015Assets 2016: $103,192Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $103,1922016Assets 2017: $141,925Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $141,9252017Assets 2018: $153,853Liabilities 2018: $5,000Net Assets 2018: $148,8532018Assets 2020: $90,387Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $90,3872020Assets 2021: $100,975Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $100,9752021Assets 2022: $185,650Liabilities 2022: $29,669Net Assets 2022: $155,9812022Assets 2024: $198,257Liabilities 2024: $18,448Net Assets 2024: $179,8092024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$153,853
Liabilities$5,000
Net Assets$148,853
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2013: $198,805Expenses 2013: $163,073Net Income 2013: $35,7322013Revenue 2014: $220,169Expenses 2014: $222,205Net Income 2014: -$2,0362014Revenue 2015: $261,285Expenses 2015: $243,125Net Income 2015: $18,1602015Revenue 2016: $550,716Expenses 2016: $466,632Net Income 2016: $84,0842016Revenue 2017: $520,194Expenses 2017: $481,461Net Income 2017: $38,7332017Revenue 2018: $353,839Expenses 2018: $346,911Net Income 2018: $6,9282018Revenue 2020: $291,326Expenses 2020: $333,073Net Income 2020: -$41,7472020Revenue 2021: $369,516Expenses 2021: $358,928Net Income 2021: $10,5882021Revenue 2022: $485,937Expenses 2022: $446,394Net Income 2022: $39,5432022Revenue 2024: $459,458Expenses 2024: $424,625Net Income 2024: $34,8332024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$353,839
Expenses$346,911
Net Income$6,928
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Nov 14, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$353,839
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote economic business and community development in whatcom county, washington.

Promotes business success, community prosperity, & local job market stimulation.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$141,925$120,087▼ $21,838
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$33,766-
Total Assets$141,925$153,853▲ $11,928
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$0$5,000▲ $5,000
Total Liabilities$0$5,000▲ $5,000
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$141,925$148,853▲ $6,928
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$141,925$148,853▲ $6,928
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$141,925$153,853▲ $11,928
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Tony LarsonPresidentFT$87,000$13,662$100,662

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Doug ThomasChair
Jane CartenPast Chair
John HuntleyVice-chair
Andy EnfieldDirector
Becky RaneyDirector
Billy VanzantenDirector
Janelle BrulandDirector
Josh WrightDirector
Laura MckinneyDirector
Lynn MurphyDirector
Sandy KeathlyDirector
Sarah RothenbuhlerDirector
Tyler ByrdDirector
Ben KinneyPast Director
Guy JansenPast Director
Jeremy CarrollPast Director
Ken BellPast Director
Tom KenneyPast Director
Pam BradyAt Large
Josh TurrellSecretary/treasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$138,251
Program Service Revenue
$214,320
Investment Income
$7
Other Revenue
$1,261
All Other Contributions
$138,251
Change in Net Assets
$6,928
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$240,949
Other Expenses$105,962
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages---$118,683
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees---$100,662
Office Expenses---$26,315
Occupancy---$24,829
Payroll Taxes---$14,351
Advertising---$7,892
Other Employee Benefits---$7,253
Fees for Services Accounting---$3,131
Fees for Services Management---$2,860
Other Expenses---$2,679
All Other Expenses---$2,297
Fees for Services Other---$2,288
Fees for Services Legal---$253
Travel---$205
Total Functional Expenses$0$0$0$346,911
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
Yes
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

“The organization is organized as a member-supported exempt entity.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

“Members elect board members at the annual members' meeting.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7B

“Bylaw changes and other decisions specified in the bylaws are subject to approval by the members.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“Form 990 is reviewed by the finance committee and the executive committee. The executive committee approves the form 990, and the board of directors reviews the form 990 at the subsequent board meeting prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The whatcom business alliance policies provide guidelines on who is to review conflict of interest information and how it should be reported to the board of directors.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

“Per company bylaws, there is a yearly presidential review occurring at the end of the thrid quarter. A review committee is placed in charge of the reivew process, which includes a compensation discussion.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Governing documents and financial statements are available upon request from the organization's office.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Whatcom Business Alliance
EIN
45-4984520
Phone
3607460418
Address
2423 EAST BAKERVIEW RD, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226

Signing Officer

Name
Tony Larson
Title
President
Phone
3607460418
Signed
2019-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Tony Larson
Formed
2013
Legal Domicile
Wa
Voting Board Members
20
Independent Board Members
20
Employees
6
Volunteers
20

Preparer

Firm
Larson Gross Pllc
Address
2211 RIMLAND DR STE 422, BELLINGHAM, WA 98226
Preparer
Keaton Wersen-cpa
Phone
3607344280
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0INDUSTRY TOURS - ESTABLISHED IN 2012, WBA INDUSTRY TOURS MISSION IS TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE LOCAL BUSINESS WITHIN WHATCOM COUNTY. TOURS TAKE PLACE FOUR TIMES THROUGHOUT THE CALENDAR YEAR. PAST TOUR LOCATIONS HAVE INCLUDED COMPANIES SUCH AS BP CHERRY POINT, ALL AMERICAN MARINE, INTALCO, RADER FARMS, SEMIAHMOO RESORT, AND OTHERS.
IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0WHATCOM BUSINESS ACADEMY - THE ACADEMY IS AN ONGOING SERIES OF BUSINESS CLASSES FOR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH. TAUGHT BY BUSINESS LEADERS, OUR EVENTS EMPHASIZE PRACTICAL SKILLS AND SHARED EXPERIENCES.
IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc0SPEAKER SERIES - VARIOUS SPEAKERS SHARE THEIR INSIGHT AND EXPERIENCES WITH WBA MEMBERS.ANNUAL ECONOMIC FORECAST UPDATE AND BREAKFAST - PARTNERING WITH PULSE MAGAZINE, THE EVENT FEATURES PRESENTATIONS BY ECONOMIC OBSERVERS WHO LOOK OVER THE PAST YEAR AND PROVIDE PREDICTIONS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AS A MEMBER-SUPPORTED EXEMPT ENTITY.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1MEMBERS ELECT BOARD MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEMBERS' MEETING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2BYLAW CHANGES AND OTHER DECISIONS SPECIFIED IN THE BYLAWS ARE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL BY THE MEMBERS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE APPROVES THE FORM 990, AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE FORM 990 AT THE SUBSEQUENT BOARD MEETING PRIOR TO FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE POLICIES PROVIDE GUIDELINES ON WHO IS TO REVIEW CONFLICT OF INTEREST INFORMATION AND HOW IT SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5PER COMPANY BYLAWS, THERE IS A YEARLY PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW OCCURRING AT THE END OF THE THRID QUARTER. A REVIEW COMMITTEE IS PLACED IN CHARGE OF THE REIVEW PROCESS, WHICH INCLUDES A COMPENSATION DISCUSSION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc6FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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IRS990ScheduleR/IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp/DisregardedEntityName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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IRS990ScheduleR/TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp/OtherOrganizationName/BusinessNameLine1Txt0WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE RESEARCH AND EDUCATION
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2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$153,853
Liabilities
$5,000
Net assets
$148,853
Revenue
$353,839
Expenses
$346,911
Net income
$6,928
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.98$0.18$1.80$4.59$4.25$0.35
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.86$0.30$1.56$4.86$4.46$0.40
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.01$0.00$1.01$3.70$3.59$0.11
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.90$0.00$0.90$2.91$3.33$0.42
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.54$0.05$1.49$3.54$3.47$0.07
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.42$0.00$1.42$5.20$4.81$0.39
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.03$0.00$1.03$5.51$4.67$0.84
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.04$0.65$2.61$2.43$0.18
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.03$0.47$2.20$2.22$0.02
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.49$0.00$0.49$1.99$1.63$0.36