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US nonprofit · EIN 916073776 · Yakima, WAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 916073776) - 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 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, related organisations (Schedule R).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 (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

Yakima Area Arboretum A Nonprofit Corporation's network

16 people6 organisationsi16 people and 6 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 (10) 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.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 13 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 16 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Bruce WhitmoreDirector2022
4 yrs
Colleen SmithDirector (Thru 1/24)2022
4 yrs
Corey SinclairSecond Vice President (Thru 04/24)2022
4 yrs
Dave McDonnellPresident2018
8 yrs
David BrownDirector2024
2 yrs
Diana WilkinsonDirector2019
7 yrs
Doug RiceDirector2019
7 yrs
Eric AndersonVice President2024
2 yrs
Eric Don AndersonDirector2022
4 yrs
Jessica Black PHDDirector2020
6 yrs
Jheri KetchamTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Karl GrafCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Ken WilkinsonCity of Yakima, Parks Manager2020
6 yrs
Lucy StevensDirector2022
4 yrs
Monet BecentiDirector2022
4 yrs
Stuart SimmonsPresident (Thru 12/24)2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 16 →

Officers and senior leadership

2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Colleen Adams-SchuppeExecutive Directorsince 2018
Jheri Ketcham - Through 31519Co-Directorsince 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Colleen Adams-SchuppeExecutive Director40$71k$10k
Dave McDonnellPresident2$0
Stuart SimmonsPresident (Thru 12/24)2$0
Eric AndersonVice President2$0
Corey SinclairSecond Vice President (Thru 04/24)2$0
Jheri KetchamTreasurer2$0
Karl GrafSecretary2$0
Bruce WhitmoreDirector1$0
Colleen SmithDirector (Thru 1/24)1$0
David BrownDirector1$0
Diana WilkinsonDirector2$0
Doug RiceDirector1$0
Eric Don AndersonDirector1$0
Jessica Black PhDDirector1$0
Lucy StevensDirector1$0
Monet BecentiDirector1$0
Ken WilkinsonCity of Yakima, Parks Manager1$0

About

Legal name
Yakima Area Arboretum A Nonprofit Corporation
EIN
916073776
Address
1401 Arboretum Dr, Yakima, WA, 98901-8513
State
Washington
Mission
To inspire people of all ages to discover and connect with nature through a diverse collection of tree and shrubs hardy to the inland northwest and through nature based educational programs for adults and children. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
C410 Environment
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Environment
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1967
Principal officer
Colleen Adams-Schuppe (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1967
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Related organisations (Schedule R)

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDave McDonnell
≥8years on the filingsStuart Simmons
≥7years on the filingsDiana Wilkinson
≥7years on the filingsDoug Rice

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
$1.1m
Total liabilities
$28k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.1m
Contributions and grants received
$348k
Program service revenue
$154k
Employees
16
Volunteers
285

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$572k$648kDeficit $77k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.