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Western Automotive Journalists

EIN 94-3197370 • 501(c)6 • Brisbane, CA

Profile

To further the pursuits of professional automotive journalists

211 South Hill Drive Ste DBrisbane, CA 94005

www.waj.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Net Margin

7th percentile

-90%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

45th percentile

-3.1%

Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

5th percentile

-86%

Faster revenue growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$17,794

Down $18,319 (-51%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$17,794

Down $18,319 (-51%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin7th percentile

Revenue

Down

-$16,418

Down $17,714 (-1367%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$15,032

Up $12,570 (+511%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$31,450

Down $30,284 (-2597%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth45th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2010: $19,256Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $27,018Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $31,493Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $26,424Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $23,796Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $23,7962014Assets 2015: $29,623Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $29,6232015Assets 2016: $9,962Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $9,9622016Assets 2017: $27,194Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $27,1942017Assets 2018: $45,162Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $45,1622018Assets 2019: $38,558Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $38,5582019Assets 2020: $30,977Net Assets 2020: $30,9772020Assets 2021: $37,279Net Assets 2021: $37,2792021Assets 2022: $36,113Net Assets 2022: $36,1132022Assets 2024: $17,794Net Assets 2024: $17,7942024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$17,794
Liabilities-
Net Assets$17,794
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth5th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2010: $13,444Expenses 2010: $16,022Net Income 2010: -$2,5782010Revenue 2011: $31,741Expenses 2011: $23,979Net Income 2011: $7,7622011Revenue 2012: $15,781Expenses 2012: $11,306Net Income 2012: $4,4752012Revenue 2013: $1,567Expenses 2013: $6,636Net Income 2013: -$5,0692013Revenue 2014: $4,294Expenses 2014: $6,922Net Income 2014: -$2,6282014Revenue 2015: $10,641Expenses 2015: $4,814Net Income 2015: $5,8272015Revenue 2016: -$13,718Expenses 2016: $5,943Net Income 2016: -$19,6612016Revenue 2017: $22,044Expenses 2017: $4,812Net Income 2017: $17,2322017Revenue 2018: $22,292Expenses 2018: $4,324Net Income 2018: $17,9682018Revenue 2019: -$3,917Expenses 2019: $2,687Net Income 2019: -$6,6042019Revenue 2020: $3,387Expenses 2020: $4,997Net Income 2020: -$1,6102020Revenue 2021: $9,037Expenses 2021: $2,735Net Income 2021: $6,3022021Revenue 2022: $1,296Expenses 2022: $2,462Net Income 2022: -$1,1662022Revenue 2024: -$16,418Expenses 2024: $15,032Net Income 2024: -$31,4502024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue-$16,418
Expenses$15,032
Net Income-$31,450
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$17,794
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$17,794
Revenue
-$16,418
Expenses
$15,032
Net income
-$31,450
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.8$17.8$16.4$15.0$31.5
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$36.1$36.1$1.30$2.46$1.17
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$37.3$37.3$9.04$2.74$6.30
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.0$31.0$3.39$5.00$1.61
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$38.6$0.00$38.6$3.92$2.69$6.60
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$45.2$0.00$45.2$22.3$4.32$18.0
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.2$0.00$27.2$22.0$4.81$17.2
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.96$0.00$9.96$13.7$5.94$19.7
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$29.6$0.00$29.6$10.6$4.81$5.83
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.8$0.00$23.8$4.29$6.92$2.63
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$26.4$0.00$1.57$6.64$5.07
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$31.5$0.00$15.8$11.3$4.48
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$27.0$0.00$31.7$24.0$7.76
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$19.3$0.00$13.4$16.0$2.58
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 25, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$33,912
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Professional automotive journalists

To further the pursuits of professional automotive journalists

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MEDIA DAY: COMPARATIVE TESTING OF NEW AUTOMOBILES AND NETWORKING WITH AUTOMAKERS' REPRESENTATIVES.--
SILICON VALLEY REINVENTS THE WHEEL: A ONE-DAY CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS ADVANCES IN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND FUTURE TRENDS IN THE AUTOMOBILE, HOSTED BY WESTERN AUTOMOTIVE JOURNALISTS.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MICHAEL COATESPresident-$0--
DOUG BERMANSecretary-$0--
HEATHER DURHAMVP-$0--
BRUCE HOTCHKISSTreasurer-$0--
ALEX STACKVP-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Media Day$30,303$30,303$50,330$-20,027
Total Events$30,303$30,303$50,330$-20,027
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Western Automotive Journalists
EIN
94-3197370
Phone
4088236368
Address
211 SOUTH HILL DRIVE STE D, BRISBANE, CA 94005

Signing Officer

Name
Bruce Hotchkiss
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6506780352
Signed
2025-04-25
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Horn Fulton Inc
Address
2600 E BIDWELL ST STE 190, FOLSOM, CA 95630
Preparer
Erin P Fulton CPA
Phone
9169847745
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

“Other income 2,255 total 2,255”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses website hosting 227 miscellaneous 394 casualty loss 12,350 total 12,971”

Raw XML Appendix116 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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