Whatcom Business Alliance

Name: IRS record for Whatcom Business Alliance
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Bellingham, WA. EIN 45-4984520. Reported $459,458 of revenue for 2024 on its Form 990.

The IRS record

Registered name: WHATCOM BUSINESS ALLIANCE; As the IRS records it, which is how it appears in their own search.
Employer Identification Number: 45-4984520; The identifier the IRS uses for this organization.
Recognized under: 501(c)(6) — business league or chamber of commerce; The subsection of the code its exemption was granted under.
Recognized in: 2013; The year of the IRS ruling.
Classification: Community Improvement and Capacity Building; NTEE code S41, assigned at registration.
Gifts to it: Contributions are not deductible; Whether the IRS treats a contribution to this organization as deductible.
Legal form: Corporation; How the organization is constituted, as recorded at registration.
Location of record: Bellingham, WA; The address the IRS holds, not necessarily where it operates.
Most recent filing: Form 990; For tax year 2024.

$459.5 thousand
Total revenue: $459,458; Contributions, grants, program service revenue and investment income.; $424.6 thousand
Total expenses: $424,625; As reported on the return.; $198.3 thousand
Total assets, book value: $198,257; At the end of the year, at what the organization paid for them.; 16
People listed: Officers, directors, trustees, key employees and highest-paid employees.; $124.3 thousand
Largest reported compensation: $124,327; Reported for Barbara Chase.

Total revenue: $459,458, 2024: By the revenue it reported, ranks 215,108th of 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally, 5,188th of 15,162 in Washington and 8,295th of 28,500 in Community Improvement and Capacity Building. Larger than 68% of the 685,136 organizations with revenue on their return nationally. It is < 0.1% of the $4,505,194,528,546 reported by every organization with a return on record.
Largest reported compensation: $124,327, 2024: By the largest compensation it reported paying, ranks 97,725th of 261,691 organizations reporting compensation nationally, 2,343rd of 6,301 in Washington and 4,624th of 10,248 in Community Improvement and Capacity Building. Larger than 62% of the 261,691 organizations reporting compensation nationally.

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Data retrieved September 19, 2026