Nonprofit · EIN 91-1550425
NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · SEATTLE, WA 98121
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 31, 2025 | 990 | $3,190,559 | $3,291,673 | -$101,114 | $2,190,316 | $1,222,195 | $968,121 |
| October 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,153,365 | $3,175,098 | -$21,733 | $2,519,744 | $1,450,509 | $1,069,235 |
| October 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,950,028 | $3,143,732 | -$193,704 | $2,267,892 | $1,176,924 | $1,090,968 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,505,627
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $41,732
- Net income from fundraising events
- $643,200
- Other revenue
- $643,200
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $2,225,844
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $288,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $389,384
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $751,240
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $22,725
- Occupancy
- $40,362
- Travel
- $6,122
- Depreciation
- $776
- Program services (functional)
- $2,225,844
- Management and general (functional)
- $856,872
- Fundraising (functional)
- $208,957
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,519,744
- Total assets, end of year
- $2,190,316
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,222,195
- Net assets, end of year
- $968,121
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $4,000
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $968,121
- Gross receipts
- $4,224,601
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 150
- Year formed
- 1983
- State of legal domicile
- WA
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Peha | Executive Director | 40 | $257,500 | $30,500 |
| Laura Kleinhofs | Business Manager | 40 | $117,311 | $30,500 |
| Stacy Lill | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Andersen | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Brandon Ackley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Porter | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Boushey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina Watt | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Barbara Mann | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Lill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Hallett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yahn Bernier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Spellman Gamble | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marty Taucher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alissa Leinonen Tom Barden | Co-Chairs Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
3 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kristina Kelley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Ian MacNeil | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| John Deanna Oppenheimer | Co-Chairmen Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2024: 21 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Peha | Executive Director | 40 | $263,000 | $30,000 |
| Laura Kleinhofs | Business Manager | 40 | $98,384 | $21,681 |
| Stacy Lill | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Andersen | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Bookwalter | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Porter | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Boushey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina Watt | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tiffany Cook | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kari Leitch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tama Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Lill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Hallett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yahn Bernier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Teresa Spellman Gamble | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marty Taucher | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlie Hoppes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Alissa Leinonen Tom Barden | Co-Chairs Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristina Kelley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Ian MacNeill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Deanna Oppenheimer | Co-Chairmen Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended October 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Peha | Executive Director | 40 | $264,120 | $23,880 |
| Laura Kleinhofs | Business Manager | 40 | $73,374 | $27,730 |
| Stacy Lill | President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Heather Andersen | Vice President Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Bookwalter | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Porter | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Boushey | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Christina Watt | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Cameron Myhrvold | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kari Leitch | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Tama Smith | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Greg Lill | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Matt Hallett | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yahn Bernier | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Reggie Fils-Aime | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Jessica Munnell | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Charlie Hoppes | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Yvonne Thomas | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mark Gerard Pinkowski | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kristina Kelley | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Laura Ian MacNeill | Co-chairmen Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| John Deanna Oppenheimer | Co-Chairmen Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 2200 6TH AVE STE 411, SEATTLE, WA 98121-1830
- In care of
- % CAROL MUNRO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- Stacy Lill, 2200 6th Ave 411, Seattle, WA 98121
- Signed the 990
- Doug Sirotta, Treasurer
- Phone
- (206) 741-0212
- Return prepared by
- HUEBNER DOOLEY & MCGINNESS PS
Mission
The Auction of Washington Wines is the wine industry's annual gift to communities across the state, benefiting uncompensated care for patients and families at Seattle Childrens Hospital and Viticulture and Enology research in Washington State.
Program accomplishments
- The primary beneficiary of the Auction of Washington Wines is uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital, which guarantees medical care for all children regardless of their families ability to pay.Expenses $1,919,644 · grants $1,919,644
- The organization supports wine and wine grape education by providing funding to Washington State University. This includes funding of the WSU Viticulture and Enology Program to support the growth of the industry by providing cutting-edge research and by training the next generation of vintners and grape growers.Expenses $231,200 · grants $231,200
- The organization operates a small grants program intended to benefit nonprofit organizations operating in the rural communities of the wine-producing region of Washington State.Expenses $75,000 · grants $75,000
- The Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship was established in 2023 to fund an award available to one writer annually with an immersive experience in Washington wine country. The award will include a two-week research itinerary with vineyard and winery visits, meetings with key growers, vintners, educators and industry representatives.
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in October, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | October 31, 2026 | March 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | October 31, 2025 | March 16, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | October 31, 2024 | March 17, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1550425
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1993
- Accounting year ends
- October
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T30)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $2,190,316
- Income (IRS master file)
- $4,224,601
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | October 2025 | $3,190,559 | $3,291,673 | $2,190,316 | XML |
| 990 | October 2024 | $3,153,365 | $3,175,098 | $2,519,744 | XML |
| 990 | October 2023 | $2,950,028 | $3,143,732 | $2,267,892 | XML |
| 990 | October 2022 | $3,205,931 | $3,028,358 | $2,621,284 | IRS |
| 990 | October 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | October 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2017 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 91-1550425).
Questions about NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION is 91-1550425.
- Is NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1993.
- Are donations to NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending October 31, 2026) is due March 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended October 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 names Stacy Lill.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 lists 18 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $257,500 (Jamie Peha, Executive Director).
- How much revenue does NORTHWEST WINE BENEFIT FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended October 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $3,190,559, expenses of $3,291,673 and total assets of $2,190,316 at year end.
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