Washington Music Educators Association
Washington Music Educators Association's network
16 people3 organisationsi16 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). 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
16 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 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Pederson | Administration | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Carole Leander | Secretary-Treasurer | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Chistopher Hanson | Connections Program Coordinat | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Courtney Vetter | Elementary-East | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Elizabeth Harvery | Collegiate | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Frank Lews | President-Elect | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jeff Chang | Jazz | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Jerilyn Harris | Orchestra | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Karen Helseth | Past President | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Kasey ECK | Choral | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Kelly Foster Griffin | Elementary West | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Meagan LEY | Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Meghan Wagner | Band | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Rachel Lake | Small Schools | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Ron Gerhardstein | President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Scott Ketron | Executive Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Ketron | Executive Director | 40 | $87k | ||
| Meghan Wagner | President-Elect | 0 | $0 | ||
| Ron Gerhardstein | Past President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Frank Lewis | President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Berglund | Vice President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Don Neptun | Secretary/Treas | 0 | $0 | ||
| Carinn Ormson | Administration | 0 | $0 | ||
| Corinne Smith | Band | 0 | $0 | ||
| Kim Claassen | Choral | 0 | $0 | ||
| Bruce Walker | College/Univers | 0 | $0 | ||
| Tori Seward | Collegiate Pres | 0 | $0 | ||
| Syd Thayer-O'Brien | President | 0 | $0 | ||
| Shawn Tolley | Elementary East | 0 | $0 | ||
| Holly Brown | Elementary West | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jeff Chang | Jazz | 0 | $0 | ||
| Jerilynn Harris | Orchestra | 0 | $0 | ||
| Rachel Lake | Small Schools | 0 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Washington Music Educators Association
- EIN
- 916029531
- Address
- 435 Main Ave S, Renton, WA, 98057-2711
- State
- Washington
- Mission
- To support music educators in an effort to ensure that every student in washington state has access to a comprehensive, sequential music education taught by a highly qualified instructor and certified teacher. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- A68 Arts, culture and humanities
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Arts, Culture & Humanities
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1978
- Principal officer
- Elizabeth Fortune (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2013
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- GROUP
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsKaren Helseth
≥7years on the filingsScott Ketron
≥3years on the filingsCarol Pederson
≥3years on the filingsCarole Leander
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
- $256k
- Total liabilities
- $215k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $41k
- Contributions and grants received
- $409k
- Program service revenue
- $943k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $343k
- Employees
- 7
- Volunteers
- 16
Grants paid
25+ 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Yelm School District | $12k | |
| Highland Middle School | $9k | |
| Frontier Middle School | $7k | |
| Puyallup School District | $7k | |
| Aberdeen School District | $6k | |
| Burlington School District | $6k | |
| Castle Rock School District | $6k | |
| Cleveland Stem High School | $6k | |
| Emerson Elementary | $6k | |
| Entiat School District | $6k | |
| Ephrata School District | $6k | |
| Fairview Middle School | $6k | |
| Federal Way High School | $6k | |
| Franklin Pierce School Distri | $6k | |
| Grove Elementary | $6k | |
| Ike Choir Boosters | $6k | |
| Kittitas Secondary School | $6k | |
| Lake Stevens Middle School | $6k | |
| Minter Creek Elementary | $6k | |
| Mount Rainer High School | $6k | |
| NFSD Eagles Nest | $6k | |
| North Thurston High School | $6k | |
| Oroville School District | $6k | |
| Othello High School | $6k | |
| Peperzal Middle School | $6k |