Exceptional Foresters Incorporated
Donations deductibleRevenue
$13.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$13.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$8.8m
$1.8m liabilities
Net assets
$7m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
8
5.2 years on average
Staff
327
employees, year to 31 December 2024
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Lisa Welander
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Exceptional Foresters Incorporated's network
8 people3 organisationsi8 people and 3 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 (4) 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 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Welander Chair | Board Chair | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Connie Chapman | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Curt Bennett | Company secretary | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laura Skillings | Board Member | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Laurie Brown | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Marcie McKaig | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nicole Eggins | Board Member | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| PAM Stern | Board Member | 2024 | 2 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.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Anita Hansen | Past Finance Director | since 2020 |
| Blake Chard | Past Executive Director | since 2018 |
| Christopher Rakunas | Prior Finance Director | 2018 |
| Danielle Cook | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Judy Canaday | Prior Finance Director | since 2018 |
| Lisa Maynard | Finance Director | since 2022 |
| Michele Brechlin | Past Finance Director | since 2018 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danielle Cook | Executive Director | 40 | $157k | $4k | |
| Lisa Maynard | Finance Director | 40 | $124k | $8k | |
| Laura Skillings | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Connie Chapman | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Lisa Welander | Board Chair | 4 | $0 | ||
| Marcie McKaig | Treasurer | 4 | $0 | ||
| Curt Bennett | Secretary | 4 | $0 | ||
| Pam Stern | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Laurie Brown | Board Member | 2 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Eggins | Board Member | 2 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Exceptional Foresters Incorporated
- EIN
- 910773423
- Address
- 2009 W Railroad Ave, Shelton, WA, 98584-7812
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- To assist people with disabilities to maximize their sense of dignity and self-worth by providing quality vocational evaluation and training, community employment suited to the individual's needs, skills, desires and social development, and residential services which enable them to attain their highest level of independence in all phases of their lives. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- P70Z Human services
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Human Services
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1957
- Principal officer
- Danielle Cook (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1967
- 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
≥8years on the filingsCurt Bennett
≥8years on the filingsLaura Skillings
≥6years on the filingsLisa Welander
≥6years on the filingsMarcie McKaig
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
- $8.8m
- Total liabilities
- $1.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $7m
- Contributions and grants received
- $18k
- Program service revenue
- $13.1m
- Employees
- 327
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 | $13.3m | $13.5m | Deficit $206k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.