Public School Employees of Washington /Seiu Local 1948

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
916049921
IRS 990 coverage
2012–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024, Form 990-N 2015
Location
Auburn, WA, USA
Phone
2538331223
Rating confidence
Limited

Reported finances

Revenue
$14,840,181
Expenses
$13,827,185
Assets
$10,035,379
Liabilities
$1,999,223

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

24 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • HEATHER A CHRISTIANSON (PRESIDENT)
  • LORI E WISEMORE (VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 03/25))
  • CAROL CROWELL (VICE PRESIDENT)
  • GEORGE DOCKINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)

Highest reported compensation

  • GEORGE DOCKINS (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR): $259,190 total reported compensation
  • ELYSE B MAFFEO (GENERAL COUNSEL - LEGAL): $248,815 total reported compensation
  • RICHARD B CHISA (GOVERNMENT RELATIONS DIRECTOR): $242,280 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

It is the mission of public school employees of Washington, seiu/local 1948 to improve the lives of our members and their families, empowering them to have a greater impact on their communities and the next generation.

What it reported doing in 2024

It is the vision of public school employees of Washington/seiu local 1948 to provide services, programs, and activities to achieve a leadership position in representing all educational support professionals. The organization supports the membership through collective bargaining and the protection of those rights. The goal is to build a stronger union by providing union leadership training to members and by encouraging membership growth. The organization works with state and federal legislators in an effort to enact laws which will represent the best interest of all classified educational support professionals. As a result, pse, the members and the educational communities grow and prosper.

Operating model

Revenue model
Earned-program. 99% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
Distribution model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent spending detail to tell whether the nonprofit works directly or through others.

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: NotEnoughData
  • Transparency & Controls: 81
  • Accountability: 95
  • Sustainability: 45
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: Limited
  • Program expense ratio: Limited
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 62nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 2 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 33
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Pass
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 66th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 8 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 89
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Pass
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 6.8%; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.73; rating input score 26; 26th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.2; rating input score 59; 59th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 10%; rating input score 20; 20th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 2.5% per year; rating input score 100; 21st percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 0.6% per year; rating input score 100; 12th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Governance: 17 of 17 board members independent · 8 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment
  • Leadership: top reported pay $259K · 24 people listed · 2 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Consistency: 15 of 15 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 6 filed schedules · includes grants and executive pay
  • Filing history: 13 filing years from 2012 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 24 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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 — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 26/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 59/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: Other executive compensation review process not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 20/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 59/100.