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US nonprofit · EIN 910599376 · Bellingham, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 910599376) - 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 tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 30 June 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). 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

Evergreen Safety Council's network

7 people6 organisationsi7 people and 6 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

7 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Rick Bender ChairChairman2021
5 yrs
Chason CoelhoMember2021
5 yrs
Chris ElwellMember2021
5 yrs
James MaltbyMember2021
5 yrs
Mike MitchellCompany secretary2021
5 yrs
Stan McNaughtonVice Chairman2021
5 yrs
Todd ThompsonTreasurer2021
5 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Chan LeeSr. Accountant2023
Jeffrey VaughanExecutive Director / President2022
Michelle KindExecutive Officer / President2023
Sophie MerwickOperations Manager2022

Pay and hours

year to 30 June 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Michelle KindExecutive Officer / President40$204k$14k
Nara HohenseeTraining and Development Manager40$104k$7k
Sophie K MerwickOperations Manager40$103k$7k
Nate WinkelmannMember1$0
Stan McNaughtonMember1$0
Mike MitchellSecretary1$0
Todd ThompsonTreasurer1$0
Chris ElwellVice Chair1$0
Chason CoelhoChairman1$0
Mandi KimeMember1$0
Lin ZhouMember1$0
Meghan AnayaMember1$0

About

Legal name
Evergreen Safety Council
EIN
910599376
Address
1901 Cornwall Ave 1001, Bellingham, WA, 98225-3659
State
Washington
Mission
At Evergreen Safety Council, our mission is to empower individuals and organizations with the knowledge, skills, and resources to create safer, healthier, and more productive environments. Through our comprehensive safety training programs, expert consultation services, and innovative risk reduction solutions, we strive to prevent incidents, reduce injuries, and promote a culture of safety... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
M40Z Public safety, disaster preparedness and relief
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness & Relief
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1935
Principal officer
Michelle Kind (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1979
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
3, latest 2023
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥5years on the filingsRick Bender
≥5years on the filingsChason Coelho
≥5years on the filingsChris Elwell
≥5years on the filingsJames Maltby

Latest return

year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.8m
Total liabilities
$353k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.5m
Contributions and grants received
$341k
Program service revenue
$2.2m
Grants and similar paid out
$2k
Employees
13