Northwest Business Development Association
Donations deductibleRevenue
$4.1m
year to 30 September 2025
Expenses
$3.2m
year to 30 September 2025
Total assets
$6.9m
$582k liabilities
Net assets
$6.3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
14
6.4 years on average
Staff
28
employees, year to 30 September 2025
Chair observed
≥7 yrs
Scott Bossom
Left since last filing
2
14% of the board
Northwest Business Development Association's network
14 people1 organisationi14 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (14). Violet dotted lines (1) 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
14 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 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Bossom Chair | Board Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Allen Schmelzer | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Andrea Morgan | Director (Through 12/31/24) | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Aliza Seay | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Cory Allen | Director - Oregon | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Debra L Shipman (also filed as Debbie Shipman) | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Erica Erdozain | Director | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Hugh Crozier | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Joe Druffel | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Karen K Meek | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Lavonne Bowman | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Mark Mattke | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Robin Stewart | Vice Chair | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Timothy E Szambelan | Secretary/Treasurer | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aliza Seay | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Colleen M Ruggles | Vice President/Closing Manager | since 2018 |
| Christine K Carrasco | Vice President | since 2021 |
| Donald Maryon | President thru 03/22 | since 2021 |
| Douglas Wolford | Vice President since 05/22 | 2022 |
| Elizabeth Rusnak | Sr Vice President/Loan Officer | since 2018 |
| Evan Heriot | Vice President/Sr Loan Officer | since 2021 |
| James Bright | Sr Vice President/Sr Loan Officer | since 2018 |
| Kathleen Evaneski | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Lisa Vincent | Vice President/Loan Officer | since 2020 |
| Mark Beppler | Vice President/Sr Loan Officer | since 2018 |
| Matthew Lanigan | Vice President since 09/22 | since 2022 |
| Stephanie Sartell | Vice President | since 2018 |
| Tracy R Bridgens | Vice President | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 September 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Rusnak | Sr Vice President/Loan Off | 40 | $225k | $14k | |
| Aliza Seay | President | 40 | $205k | $5k | |
| Mark Beppler | Vice President/Sr Loan Off | 40 | $148k | $9k | |
| Evan Heriot | Vice President/Sr Loan Off | 40 | $117k | $14k | |
| Tracy R Bridgens | Sr Vice President/COO/HR/I | 40 | $115k | $14k | |
| Colleen M Ruggles | Vice President/Closing Man | 40 | $105k | $14k | |
| Scott Bossom | Board Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Timothy E Szambelan | Secretary/Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Karen K Meek | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Allen Schmelzer | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lavonne Bowman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Mark Mattke | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hugh Crozier | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Joe Druffel | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Cory Allen | Director - Oregon | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrea Morgan | Director (Through 12/31/24) | 1 | $0 | ||
| Debbie Shipman | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Robin Stewart | Vice Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erica Erdozain | Director | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Northwest Business Development Association
- EIN
- 911178785
- Address
- 9019 E Appleway Blvd Ste 200, Spokane Valley, WA, 99212-2943
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- To support business growth, job creation and job retention by providing quality small business loan services, including screening, organizing, packaging, processing and closings, in combination with local lending institutions and the SBA. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S43Z Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 7 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1981
- Principal officer
- Aliza Seay (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 1984
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 8, latest 2025
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsScott Bossom
≥8years on the filingsAllen Schmelzer
≥8years on the filingsAndrea Morgan
≥8years on the filingsDebra L Shipman
Latest return
year to 30 September 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 September 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $6.9m
- Total liabilities
- $582k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $6.3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $3.8m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $246k
- Employees
- 28
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $4m | $3m | $961k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.
Grants paid
11 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Women Helping Women Fund | To support small business growth | $35k |
| Spokane Regional Chamber of Commerce dba Greater Spokane Inc | To support/promote small business growth | $35k |
| Business Impact Northwest | To support small business growth | $35k |
| Schools Out Washington | To support small business growth | $35k |
| Economic Development Alliance of Skagit County | To support/promote small business growth | $25k |
| Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation | To support small business growth | $15k |
| Spokane Workforce Council | To support small business growth | $15k |
| Seattle SCORE Chapter 55 | To support small business growth | $12k |
| Reality Kitchen | To support/promote small business growth | $10k |
| SCORE Spokane - Chapter 180 | To support small business growth | $8k |
| SCORE Portland Chapter | To support small business growth | $8k |