WASHINGTON ALASKAN MALAMUTE ADOPTION LEAGUE Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

WASHINGTON ALASKAN MALAMUTE ADOPTION LEAGUE

EIN 91-1962968 · Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)

What they do

Washington Alaskan Malamute Adoption League (WAMAL) Was Formed to Help With Malamute Rescue In Washington State and Since Then Has Expanded Into Oregon. WAMAL Rescues, Rehabilitates and Re-homes Malamutes (or Mal-enough-a-mutes!) Who Find Themselves Without A Home or In Need of A New Home. WAMAL Provides Hope to Families That Must Rehome Their Malamutes When Life Has Taken A Sharp Detour; Training Support to Those Families Desperately Working to Keep Their 4-legged Family Members; Works With Shelters and Takes Into Rescue Strays and Those Pups Needing An Extra Level of Thoroughness In The Adoption Process; And, Actively Recruits Adopters and Foster Homes.

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Of every $100 spent, about $69.40 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders6 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

61.53%of revenue went to mission work69.4% of expenses · Program services

3.93%of revenue went to fundraising4.4% of expenses

$88.70spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

23.23%of revenue went to management and office costs26.2% of expenses

$6.23in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

91.7%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$168,075

Mission workProgram services$103,42361.53% of revenue69.4% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$39,04723.23% of revenue26.2% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$6,6083.93% of revenue4.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$18,99711.30% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$149,07888.70% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 69.4% mission · 26.2% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 88.70% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 61.8% mission · 33.1% management · 5.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.69% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 56.6% mission · 37.4% management · 6.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 74.28% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 21.9% management · 4.3% fundraisingTotal expenses: 85.27% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 61.7% mission · 33.4% management · 4.9% fundraisingTotal expenses: 60.16% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 75.9% mission · 22.0% management · 2.1% fundraisingTotal expenses: 57.62% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$168,075

Expenses$149,078

Annual surplus $18,997 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$103,423 · 69.4% of expenses

Management and office costs$39,047 · 26.2% of expenses

Fundraising$6,608 · 4.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$168,075

Expenses$149,078

Assets$928,048

Income$170,366

Contributions$154,148

Mission work (program services)$103,423

Fundraising$6,608

Management and general$39,047

Stocks and bonds$191,874

Accounting fees$41

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (6)

CATHERINE WRIGHTSECRETARY

CHRIS COOKBOARD MEMBER

KELCY CHARLSONTREASURER

KRISTIANA DE LEONPRESIDENT

TINA PEROVICHVICE PRESIDENT

VIVIEN BETTSBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2003
Location: 11036 8TH AVE NE UNIT 75538, SEATTLE, WA 98175-7626
County: King
In care of: % MARY ORVIK
Primary officer: Kelcy Charlson, Treasurer

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(425) 610-6257

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
NTEE classification: Animal Protection & Welfare (D20)
IRS tax category: Animal Protection & Welfare