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US nonprofit · EIN 753041952 · Bellingham, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 753041952) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Sustainable Connections

Donations deductible
Revenue
$3.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$3.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$2.7m
$331k liabilities
Net assets
$2.4m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
3.8 years on average
Staff
47
144 volunteers
Left since last filing
3
38% of the board
Officers and senior staff
7
named in Part VII
How am I connected?

Sustainable Connections' network

8 people2 organisationsi8 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 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 in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 8 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Cathy LehmanBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Claire BogleBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Colleen MitchellBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Dave BroganBoard Member2020
6 yrs
Elizabeth StocktonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Garry PriamBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Hollie HuthmanBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Stephanie AshtonBoard Member2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

7 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Brian RuskVice Presidentsince 2023
Bruce TabbPresident2024
Cameron MillerCompany secretarysince 2023
Claire CummingsPresident2023
Derek LongExecutive Directorsince 2018
Rose LanthropInterim Executive Director2022
Rose LathropInterim Executive Director2023

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Derek LongExecutive Director45$135k
Dave BroganBoard Member2$0
Stephanie AshtonBoard Member2$0
Colleen MitchellBoard Member2$0
Elizabeth StocktonBoard Member2$0
Hollie HuthmanBoard Member2$0
Cathy LehmanBoard Member2$0
Garry PriamBoard Member2$0
Claire BogleBoard Member2$0
Brian RuskVice President2$0
Cameron MillerSecretary2$0
Bruce TabbPresident2$0

About

Legal name
Sustainable Connections
EIN
753041952
Address
1701 Ellis St Ste 221, Bellingham, WA, 98225-4651
State
Washington
Mission
We create thriving communities through innovative ideas, collaboration and action. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C20 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2002
Principal officer
Derek Long (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 September 2003
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsDave Brogan
≥4years on the filingsColleen Mitchell
≥4years on the filingsElizabeth Stockton
≥4years on the filingsStephanie Ashton

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.7m
Total liabilities
$331k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.4m
Contributions and grants received
$2.2m
Program service revenue
$732k
Employees
47
Volunteers
144

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$3.1m$3.3mDeficit $227k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.