Langley Main Street Association

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
274768471
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2012–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025
Location
Langley, WA, USA
Phone
3604996789
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Urban, Community Economic Development

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$131,832
Expenses
$152,782
Assets
$130,196
Liabilities
$774

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

7 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Tim Callison (President)
  • Donna Christensen (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Tim Callison (President)
  • Donna Christensen (Vice President)
  • Lisa Morgenroth (Secretary)

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

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Langley Main Street Association's purpose is to preserve and sustain the small Historic Downtown Character of Langley and is committed to Historic Preservation, Lessening the burden on City Government, Collaboration with like minded entities and community education. LMSA is based on the approach of the National Main Street program and Washington State Main Street program under The Department of Archeology and Historic Preservation.

What it reported doing in 2025

Langley Main street projects are: (1) City Hall Edible Garden - Langley City Hall sprouts peas, beans, and tomatoes. But that's not all, the edible garden design included a whimsical sculpture, and inviting , bright beach, along with raised beds and planted plants that provide year-around interest. (2) Hanging Baskets & Downtown landscaping dedicated to creating beautiful gardens and landscaping, Langley Main Street's Mission is to showcase Langley as a Garden town and invite tourists and locals to enjoy the bounty. (3) 2nd Street rain garden & Bump-outs - 2nd Street's rain garden re-design was awarded the green community award at the Washington Main Street's excellence on Main award ceremony in 2016 at the State's preservation and Main Street Conference. (4) Summer Internship Opportunities - Langley Main Street provides an opportunity for College students to work outdoors, garden, and earn money during the summer months. (5) 1st & 2nd Street banners- Banner poles were purchased and placed on the main downtown streets for banners that highlight and promote the different events and features in town throughout the year. (6) Downtown Buildings history plaques - Look for plaques on Downtown buildings and learn the origin and the early pioneers who helped build Langley. (7) Frick Lane historic walk - Frick Lanes History walk was awarded the visual impact award at the Washington Main Street's Excellence on Main Awards Ceremony on April 25, 2017 in Ellensburg, WA at the State's Preservation and Main Street Conference.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of total spending goes to programs and expenses are high relative to revenue.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 58
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 32
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 61.4%; rating input score 61
  • Program expense ratio: 53%; rating input score 53

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -15.9%; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.85; rating input score 54; 54th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 63; 63rd percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 4.1% per year; rating input score 100; 42nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 3.1% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 5.4% per year; rating input score 100; 44th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 61.4% of revenue deployed · 53% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $81K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 7 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 9 filing years from 2012 to 2025
  • 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.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 53/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 9/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 41/100.