Western International Band Clinic

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
930763590
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Springfield, OR, USA
Phone
5417784880
Rating
65
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Music Groups, Bands, Ensembles

Official website

Reported finances

Revenue
$1,988,880
Expenses
$1,459,416
Assets
$12,475,263
Liabilities
$35,648

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

Leadership & pay

5 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Scott McKee (CEO)
  • M Max McKee (Executive Director)

Highest reported compensation

  • Scott McKee (CEO): $116,121 total reported compensation
  • Deb Knisely (Director of Operations): $93,713 total reported compensation
  • Randy McKee (Director of Computer Programming): $52,920 total reported compensation

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

Overview

Mission

Our ABC program at Central Washington University is a full-fledged master's degree that is held for its Immersion Program each June in Ashland, Oregon. With 1200+ graduates from 49 states, there are currently over 200 active candidates. Our annual WIBC Convention, in Seattle, WA, started in 1980, serves nearly 1000 high school students from 15 states as well as band directors. Our Bandworld Magazine, started in 1985, is provided free to directors worldwide, now serving as an internet-based publication.

What it reported doing in 2025

WESTERN INTERNATIONAL BAND CLINIC: Serving school bandsmen and their directors since 1980, WIBC auditions nearly 1000 students to be in of our four 150-member high school honor bands. Held in Seattle each November, WIBC hires 6 world-class conductors, each directing a piece of music with each of the bands. In addition, a professional soloist performs with each of the bands. This convention has been responsible for 9 major commission projects that produced music now a major part of the band repertoire. At the same time, WIBC Publishing has produced dozens of educational products (most free and available online) to serve as teaching tools) as well as our Warm-Ups That Work book now used by bands around the world. Finally, starting in 2013, the corporation formed its first WIBC U Collegiate Honor Band made up of university students from 20 different colleges. The new aspect of WIBC provides a completely separate, internal convention solely for college students utilizing the world-class faculty that always graces this event.

Operating model

Revenue model
Other-operating. 64% of the money available for current operations came from other operating revenue.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 87% 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.
  • Includes noncash contributions: Reported contributions include donated property or goods.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and program spending has grown recently. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of voting board members are independent.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 51
  • Transparency & Controls: 90
  • Accountability: 43
  • Sustainability: 74
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 54.4%; rating input score 54
  • Program expense ratio: 62.3%; rating input score 62
  • 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: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 5 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 56
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 26.6%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 8.55; rating input score 90; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 68; 68th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 18.5%; rating input score 18; 18th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 8.7% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 7.7% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.7% per year; rating input score 100; 61st percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 54.4% of revenue deployed · 62.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 5 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 3 filed program accomplishments · $909K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $116K · 5 people listed
  • Consistency: 28 of 28 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 6 filing years from 2020 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 54/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 18/100.