Getting Smart Collective
Donations deductibleRevenue
$428k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$478k
$59k liabilities
Net assets
$419k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
4.4 years on average
Staff
6
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
5
named in Part VII
Getting Smart Collective's network
6 peoplei6 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
6 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron Sanders | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Edgar Palacios | Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kara May | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Mike McGalliard | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Thomas J Vander Ark | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ursulina Ramierz | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
5 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Caroline Vander Ark | Executive Director/CEO | since 2023 |
| Karen Vander Ark | Executive Director/Treasur | since 2019 |
| Mason Pashia | Partner, Storytelling | 2025 |
| Rashawn Caruthers | Partner, Advocacy | 2024 |
| Rashwan Caruthers | Partner, Advocacy | 2025 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline Vander Ark | Executive Director/CEO | 40 | $215k | $17k | |
| Rashwan Caruthers | Partner, Advocacy | 40 | $122k | $20k | |
| Mason Pashia | Partner, Storytelling | 40 | $118k | $11k | |
| Thomas J Vander Ark | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mike McGalliard | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edgar Palacios | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Byron Sanders | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ursulina Ramierz | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kara May | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Getting Smart Collective
- EIN
- 272643961
- Address
- 30210 23rd Ave Sw, Federal Way, WA, 98023-2351
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- Getting smart collective actively builds the future of learning by designing, accelerating and amplifying equitable innovations that empower all people to thrive and lead in a complex world. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- B90 Education
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Education
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 2010
- Principal officer
- Caroline Vander Ark (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 2011
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsMike McGalliard
≥8years on the filingsThomas J Vander Ark
≥3years on the filingsByron Sanders
≥3years on the filingsEdgar Palacios
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $478k
- Total liabilities
- $59k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $419k
- Contributions and grants received
- $137k
- Program service revenue
- $251k
- Employees
- 6
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5m | $3.7m | Deficit $2.1m |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.