Alumni Association of Western Washington University

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911064852
IRS 990 coverage
2009–2023
Forms available
Form 990 2023
Location
Bellingham, WA, USA
Phone
3606503353
Rating confidence
Limited
Sector
Student Services, Organizations of Students

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$0
Expenses
$4,465
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

13 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • SCOT STUDEBAKER (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • KIM O'NEILL (SECRETARY AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

People named in this filing

  • SCOT STUDEBAKER (BOARD PRESIDENT)
  • HAMRAJ GHUMMAN (TREASURER)
  • BRETT JORDAN (BOARD MEMBER)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Our mission is to strengthen western Washington university by building strong and caring relationships that make a difference among our students, alumni, friends and the greater university community. Key programs are used to accomplish this mission, these include providing scholarships for students, events for students to celebrate graduating seniors, events for broad base alumni and geographic events. We support western alumni and staff by providing ongoing communications about western, platforms for social and career networking among alumni and offering exclusive alumni benefits through association membership.

What it reported doing in 2023

To support western Washington university programs and students. Aawwu hosts an annual event to bring wwu students, alumni, and members of the community together at the beginning of the school year. It is intended to welcome and introduce our students to the university community, so they can engage the faculty and staff and have a successful wwu experience.

Operating model

Revenue model
No positive adjusted resources. The filing reports no positive adjusted operating resources.
Distribution model
No current program activity. The filing reports no program spending for the current year.

The verdict

- The available evidence is not sufficient to produce an overall rating for this filing. This is not a warning sign.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 0
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 88
  • Sustainability: 8
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: 0%; rating input score 0
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 71
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: Limited
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 60; 60th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 21.1% per year; rating input score 100; 85th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -6.3% per year; rating input score 0; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 1.2% per year; rating input score 100; 48th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 11 of 11 board members independent · 5 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 13 people listed
  • Consistency: 12 of 12 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 4 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 15 filing years from 2009 to 2023
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 0/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Independent financial-statement audit not reported.