Public Charity

GOWEST FOUNDATION

GOWEST FOUNDATION, of SEATAC, WA, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $13.5M in revenue, $12.9M in expenses, $11.8M in total assets. 73 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.4M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 911649328 SEATAC, WA Human Services NTEE: P Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$13.5M
Total Expenses$12.9M
Total Assets$11.8M
Grant Records73
Funding Total$2.4M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

POWERED BY A NETWORK OF CREDIT UNIONS, WE ARE UNIQUELY POSITIONED TO HARNESS AND DELIVER RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES OPERATING IN ARIZONA, COLORADO, IDAHO, OREGON, WASHINGTON AND WYOMING.

Where $100 goes at Gowest Foundation

How Gowest Foundation divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 7 years.

$87 Programs the work itself
$13 Management running the organization
$0 Fundraising none reported

No fundraising costs are reported. That often means fundraising runs through a separate affiliated organization that files its own return.

Inside the $87 for programs

$79
Program grant funds were obtained from the washington state department of commerce, pursuant to the u.S
91% of program spending
$8
The grants development program and public education program provided funds to credit unions and their staff for programs and education focused on improving the financial lives of people…
9% of program spending
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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

2025
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
$226,500
2025
COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND GRANT
$15,924
2024
SPONSORSHIP, CULAF CONTRIBUTION, ADVOCACY & BENEFIT AUCTION
$71,164
2024
URBAN LEAGUE INITIATIVE AND CU4KIDS AUCTION SUPPORT
$47,750

Showing up to 5 of 73 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

DIRECTOR Ali Migaki
TREASURER Arick Williams
BOARD CHAIR Charlotte Nemec
DIRECTOR Gene Pelham
DIRECTOR Kelly Schrader
DIRECTOR Larry Ellifritz

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$1,719,896 49 grants
Fundraising & Sponsorship
$474,739 16 grants
Health & Medicine
$40,000 1 grant
Economic Development
$20,106 2 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$16,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $13.5M $12.9M $11.8M
2023 $2.2M $1.6M $19.9M
2022 $1.3M $906K $8.1M
2020 $1.3M $644K $5.6M
2019 $864K $1.1M $4.6M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $864K to $13.5M (+1459%), with total assets most recently reported at $11.8M.

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