The Industrial Commission

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
911985089
IRS 990-PF coverage
2009–2025
Forms available
Form 990-PF 2025
Location
Chehalis, WA, USA
Phone
3602697680
Rating
87
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Standard
Sector
Economic Development

Reported finances

Revenue
$380,191
Expenses
$1,193,343

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

Overview

Mission

Economic Development

What it reported funding in 2025

The foundation reported 8 grants totaling $983,002. The stated grant purposes included to assist the organization in funding its mission to enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens., to cover operating expenses for one year. the organization invests in the chehalis community by contributing to meaningful change, supporting projects that enhance education, infrastructure, and community development., and to assist with costs of contacting and recruiting industrial firms. to provide funding to provide education for small business owners to learn responsibilities for tax reporting, business licensing, financial management and other issues they face., plus 5 other reported purposes.

Operating model

Revenue model
Investment-supported. 74% of the foundation's positive operating resources came from recurring investment income.
Distribution model
Grant intermediary. The foundation distributed 85% of its reported charitable disbursements as grants.

The verdict

STRONG - A large share of available resources goes to charitable grants and the filing identifies who received its grants. Assets provide a limited cushion relative to annual grants and the filing reports one or more activities that warrant closer review.

Rating breakdown

  • Grant Deployment: 100
  • Cost Efficiency: 82
  • Transparency: 100
  • Compliance: 98
  • Endowment Health: 9

Detailed rating inputs

Grant Deployment

  • Grant deployment ratio: 100%; rating input score 100; 83rd percentile among comparable filings

Cost Efficiency

  • Grant expense ratio: 82.4%; rating input score 82; 51st percentile among comparable filings

Transparency

  • Grant recipient disclosure: Yes; rating input score 100

Compliance

  • Part VII-B activity disclosures: 18 of 19 controls in place; rating input score 95
    • Property sale or exchange with a disqualified person: Pass
    • Borrowing from or lending to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Goods, services, or facilities involving a disqualified person: Pass
    • Compensation paid to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Assets transferred to a disqualified person: Pass
    • Payment to a government official: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior self-dealing: Pass
    • Prior-year undistributed income: Pass
    • Excess business holdings: Pass
    • Investments that may jeopardize charitable purposes: Pass
    • Uncorrected prior-year jeopardizing investments: Pass
    • Attempt to influence legislation: Pass
    • Attempt to influence an election: Pass
    • Grants to individuals: Pass
    • Grants to organizations: Fail
    • Spending for a noncharitable purpose: Pass
    • Funds received for a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Premiums paid on a personal-benefit contract: Pass
    • Prohibited tax-shelter transaction: Pass
  • Filing consistency checks: 10; rating input score 100

Endowment Health

  • Endowment-health comparison: 6.06; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: Financial trends and filed revenue, expense, asset, and liability detail
  • Grants: 100% of grant recipient detail disclosed
  • Payout: At least 100% grant deployment rate
  • Trustees: Filed trustees detail
  • Self-dealing: 100% of reviewed questions answered “No”
  • Investments: 9th percentile for endowment coverage
  • Consistency: 10 of 10 current checks pass
  • Filing history: 17 filing years from 2009 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 8 filed money-flow records
  • 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 — Endowment Health: Endowment-health comparison scored 9/100.
  • Review — Compliance: Part VII-B activity disclosures: Grants to organizations not reported.