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US nonprofit · EIN 911552277 · Bellingham, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 911552277) - 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

The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center's network

11 people3 organisationsi11 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (11). Violet dotted lines (3) 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

11 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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Amia FroeseDirector2023
3 yrs
Cynthia ClayVice Preside2022
4 yrs
Donnell TanksleyDirector2022
4 yrs
Elke StevensCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Leah WainmanDirector2023
3 yrs
Lisa HefterDirector2023
3 yrs
Matt PaxtonPresident2022
4 yrs
Michael RiberTreasurer2020
6 yrs
Morgan FosterDirector2024
2 yrs
Sara WilsonDirector2024
2 yrs
Shasta Cano-MartinDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 11 →

Officers and senior leadership

1 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
MoonwaterExecutive Disince 2023

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
MoonwaterExecutive Di40$123k
Matt PaxtonPresident1$0
Cynthia ClayVice Preside1$0
Michael RiberTreasurer1$0
Elke StevensSecretary1$0
Donnell TanksleyDirector1$0
Lisa HefterDirector1$0
Leah WainmanDirector1$0
Shasta Cano-MartinDirector1$0
Amia FroeseDirector1$0
Morgan FosterDirector1$0
Sara WilsonDirector1$0

About

Legal name
The Whatcom Dispute Resolution Center
EIN
911552277
Address
206 Prospect St, Bellingham, WA, 98225-4404
State
Washington
Mission
Provide and promote constructive and collaborative approaches to conflict resolution through mediation, training, facilitation, supervised visits and community education. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
Z99Z Unknown
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Unknown
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1992
Principal officer
Moonwater (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1992
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
5, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥6years on the filingsMichael Riber
≥4years on the filingsCynthia Clay
≥4years on the filingsDonnell Tanksley
≥4years on the filingsElke Stevens

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
$1.9m
Total liabilities
$616k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.3m
Contributions and grants received
$1.4m
Program service revenue
$164k
Employees
27
Volunteers
80

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.6m$1.4m$150k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.