Nonprofit · EIN 91-1949052
NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP
Tax-exempt · WAPATO, WA 98951
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 31, 2025 | 990 | $1,390,212 | $1,977,785 | -$587,573 | $1,630,110 | $181,622 | $1,448,488 |
| August 31, 2024 | 990 | $3,868,216 | $1,985,266 | $1,882,950 | $2,079,420 | $43,359 | $2,036,061 |
| August 31, 2023 | 990 | $2,223,559 | $2,255,913 | -$32,354 | $183,447 | $30,336 | $153,111 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $1,312,348
- of which government grants
- $1,310,348
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $77,864
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $223,221
- Other salaries and wages
- $940,682
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,442,194
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $15,519
- Occupancy
- $28,620
- Travel
- $52,865
- Depreciation
- $99
- Program services (functional)
- $1,458,445
- Management and general (functional)
- $519,340
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $2,079,420
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,630,110
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $181,622
- Net assets, end of year
- $1,448,488
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $84
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $1,448,488
- Gross receipts
- $1,390,212
- Employees
- 117
- Volunteers
- 10
- Year formed
- 1999
- 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 August 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIR Officer | 40 | $163,357 | $5,881 |
| Leroy Werkhoven | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rafael Ramirez | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAYMOND SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Martin | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTHA ORTEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH SHULMAN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAY RIZNYK | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Kate Killpack | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ALVAREZ-WAMPFLER | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvin Ortiz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2024: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIR Officer | 40 | $127,825 | $5,881 |
| Leroy Werkhoven | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rafael Ramirez | Vice Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAYMOND SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTHA ORTEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH SHULMAN | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DR RAY RIZNYK | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ALVAREZ-WAMPFLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvin Ortiz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended August 31, 2023: 11 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARBARA PETERSON | EXECUTIVE DIR Officer | 40 | $129,502 | $6,553 |
| Leroy Werkhoven | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Rafael Ramirez | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND SANDOVAL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RICK FOSS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| BERTHA ORTEGA | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JUDITH SHULMAN | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| RAY RIZNYK | Chairman Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JOHN MCLAIN | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| AMY ALVAREZ-WAMPFLER | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| Marvin Ortiz | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 833, WAPATO, WA 98951-0833
- In care of
- % LEROY WERKOVEN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- BARBARA PETERSON, PO BOX 833, WAPATO, WA 98951
- Signed the 990
- BARBARA PETERSON, EXECUTIVE DIR
- Phone
- (509) 877-9906
- Website
- WWW.NLAGROUP.COM
- Return prepared by
- Petersen CPAs & Advisors PLLC
Mission
To develop and manage local and regional youth programs that are innovative, efficiently managed, cost effective, and result-oriented, with primary emphasis on assisting youth to achieve personal goals.
Program accomplishments
- 21st CCLC Make Change: Cohort 16- After school program to assist students Grade 1 through 12 in two rural districts, Highland School District and Warden School District, serving approximately 330 students. Students in the program in 3 schools, Marcus Whitman Elementary, Tieton Intermediate, and Highland Junior and Senior High School, made good progress and more than 300 students were served. 21st CCLC Future Ready: Cohort 14- Served students Grades 1 through 12 in Tonasket School District (Tieton Elementary, Tieton Middle School, Tieton High School) and Oroville School District (Oroville Elementary and Oroville Middle and High School); serving approximately 300 in learning. The majority of students in the program in 5 buildings met the districts learning expectations for the year and the program was able to meet its attendance goals for parents and students. 21st CCLC Hoquiam: Approximately 300 students were served in the Hoquiam 21st Century program during the fiscal year; higher attendance is expected in future years. This was the first full year of operation in this site.Expenses $944,123
- Upward Bound To assist high school students in math and science to be ready to enroll in postsecondary programs after high school graduation. Approximately 66 students were served during the fiscal year for this program. Students made expected progress to advance each year to the next grade; students regularly completed activities associated with preparing to enroll in postsecondary programs as they completed the program.Expenses $285,491
- Education Research Altera (NLA) staff oversaw the completion of evaluations for all our programs. We also engaged in new research concerning early childhood programming we have been developing since 2022.Expenses $228,831
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 August, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | August 31, 2026 | January 15, 2027 | Not due yet |
| 2024 | August 31, 2025 | January 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | August 31, 2024 | January 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 91-1949052
- 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
- 2001
- Accounting year ends
- August
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B90)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,630,110
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,390,212
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | August 2025 | $1,390,212 | $1,977,785 | $1,630,110 | XML |
| 990 | August 2024 | $3,868,216 | $1,985,266 | $2,079,420 | XML |
| 990 | August 2023 | $2,223,559 | $2,255,913 | $183,447 | XML |
| 990 | August 2022 | $2,206,817 | $2,045,392 | $265,544 | IRS |
| 990 | August 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | August 2018 | – | – | – | 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 91-1949052).
Questions about NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP
- What is the EIN of NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP is 91-1949052.
- Is NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2001.
- Are donations to NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP 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 LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending August 31, 2026) is due January 15, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended August 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 names BARBARA PETERSON.
- Who are the officers and directors of NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP?
- The 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 lists 11 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $163,357 (BARBARA PETERSON, EXECUTIVE DIR).
- How much revenue does NORTHWEST LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT GROUP have?
- On its 990 for the year ended August 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,390,212, expenses of $1,977,785 and total assets of $1,630,110 at year end.
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