WASHINGTON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIAT ION
EIN 91-1768428 · Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
What they do
AS WASHINGTON STATES ONLY TRADE ASSOCIATION LASER-FOCUSED ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, WEDA is COMMITTED to RECOVERING, RETAINING, RECRUITING and EXPANDING JOBS and RE-INVESTMENT IN WASHINGTON STATE.
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Worth asking: Expenses exceeded revenue by $166,721 this year. Ask whether that was planned or caused by a one-time event.
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SUZANNE DALE ESTEYEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
JENNIFER HACKMANDIRECTOR
TIFFANY ALVISODIRECTOR
TERESA BRUMSECRETARY
RONI HOLDER-DIEFENBACHDIRECTOR
MIKE BOMARIMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
MICHAEL CADEDIRECTOR
MANDY WALLNERDIRECTOR
KARL DYEDIRECTOR
JONATHAN SMITHDIRECTOR
JOHN STERNLICHTDIRECTOR
ALISHA BENSONINCOMING CHAIR
JENNIFER BAKERDIRECTOR
JEFF MARCELLDIRECTOR
GINA STARKVICE CHAIR
GARY BALLEWCHAIR
GARRY CLARKDIRECTOR
DRU GARSONDIRECTOR
CHRIS GREENVICE CHAIR
BRUCE KENDALLDIRECTOR
BETTY CAPENSTANYTREASURER
About this charity
- Recognized since
- April 1997
- Location
- 3213 WEST WHEELER STREET 424, SEATTLE, WA 98199
- County
- King
- In care of
- ALISHA BENSON
- Primary officer
- ALISHA BENSON, CHAIR
How to reach them
Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2021
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2021
- Return type
- 990
- Tax preparer
- JACOBSON JARVIS & CO PLLC
- NTEE classification
- Professional Athletic Leagues (N80)
- IRS tax category
- Professional Athletic Leagues
- Revocation date
- May 15, 2025