Washington Trust For Historic Preservation

Organization Overview

Washington Trust For Historic Preservation is located in Seattle, WA. The organization was established in 1977. According to its NTEE Classification (A80) the organization is classified as: Historical Organizations, under the broad grouping of Arts, Culture & Humanities and related organizations. As of 12/2023, Washington Trust For Historic Preservation employed 17 individuals. This organization is an independent organization and not affiliated with a larger national or regional group of organizations. Washington Trust For Historic Preservation is a 501(c)(3) and as such, is described as a "Charitable or Religous organization or a private foundation" by the IRS.

For the year ending 12/2023, Washington Trust For Historic Preservation generated $1.9m in total revenue. This organization has experienced exceptional growth, as over the past 7 years, it has increased revenue by an average of 10.7% each year . All expenses for the organization totaled $1.7m during the year ending 12/2023. While expenses have increased by 11.8% per year over the past 7 years. They've been increasing with an increasing level of total revenue. You can explore the organizations financials more deeply in the financial statements section below.

Mission & Program ActivityExcerpts From the 990 Filing

TAX YEAR

2023

Describe the Organization's Mission:

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THE WASHINGTON TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO SAVING THE PLACES THAT MATTER IN WASHINGTON STATE AND TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AND ECONOMICALLY VIABLE COMMUNITIES THROUGH HISTORIC PRESERVATION.

Describe the Organization's Program Activity:

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IT WAS A BUSY YEAR FOR ADVOCACY, AS WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT PRESERVATION HAD A VOICE AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2020, WE RETURNED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR PRESERVATION ADVOCACY WEEK, MEETING CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL PRESERVATION POLICIES AND FUNDINGAND RECEIVING RECOGNITION AS THE LARGEST DELEGATION IN THE COUNTRY FOR OUR 15-PERSON CREW. AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE MET WITH LAWMAKERS TO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE MAIN STREET PROGRAM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S FOUR CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR HISTORIC BARNS, COUNTY COURTHOUSES, CEMETERIES, AND THEATERS IN THE 2023-2025 STATE BUDGET. AS STATE LEADERS WORKED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS, WE ADVOCATED FOR THE ROLE THAT PRESERVATION CAN PLAY, ISSUING A HOUSING POSITION PAPER IN CONJUNCTION WITH KEY PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2023. MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACTIVITIES OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, WITH INFORMATIONAL EVENTS FROM ABERDEEN TO BELLINGHAM. THE WASHINGTON STATE MAIN STREET PROGRAM NETWORK GREW TO 72 TOWNS AND CITIES WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW COMMUNITIES (LACROSSE AND RENTON) AND THREE NEW AFFILIATES (AUBURN, EATONVILLE, AND ILWACO). THE REVITALIZEWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE TRAVELED TO VANCOUVER FOR OUR BEST-ATTENDED EVENT EVER, ATTRACTING 350 ATTENDEES AND CONTRIBUTING $200,000 TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE 10TH ANNUAL YOUTH HERITAGE PROJECT TOOK 42 STUDENTS TO THE MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AT HANFORD TO LEARN ABOUT THE SITES AND COMMUNITIES BEHIND THE WORLD'S FIRST ATOMIC BOMBS. STUDENTS ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE TRIBAL NATIONS WHO HAVE CALLED THE TRI-CITIES REGION HOME SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, THE WORKERS (AND ASSOCIATED HISTORY OF SEGREGATION) WHO HELPED BUILD THE WORLD'S FIRST PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION FACILITIES, THE COMPLEXITIES AND ETHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE MODERN-DAY ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP EFFORTS AROUND THE SITE. WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE 24 ACTIVE MOST ENDANGERED PLACES CAMPAIGNS AROUND THE STATE, AND ONE OF WASHINGTON'S MOST ENDANGERED PLACES, SEATTLE'S CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, ACHIEVED NATIONAL PROMINENCE WHEN IT WAS NAMED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S 11 MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES LIST FOR 2023. WHILE EVENT RENTALS AND ATTENDANCE NUMBERS AT THE STIMSON-GREEN MANSION HAVE NOT FULLY REBOUNDED SINCE 2020, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING OUR MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL TOURS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HAVE ENABLED FELLOW NONPROFITS TO UTILIZE THE SPACE, AND THE MANSION HAS BEEN USED BY PARTNERS AND TENANTS FOR PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING VACCINATION CLINICS, OPEN HOUSES, AND MONTHLY COMMUNITY GRIEF GATHERINGS. IN 2023, WE COMPLETED THE ROOF AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE MANSION AND CARRIAGE HOUSE THANKS TO SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. WE CONTINUE TO FUNDRAISE FOR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION AND HVAC UPGRADES, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE TAKING PLACE IN THE SPRING/SUMMER OF 2025.


IT WAS A BUSY YEAR FOR ADVOCACY, AS WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT PRESERVATION HAD A VOICE AT THE STATE AND NATIONAL LEVELS. FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2020, WE RETURNED TO WASHINGTON, D.C., FOR PRESERVATION ADVOCACY WEEK, MEETING CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVES TO ADVOCATE FOR FEDERAL PRESERVATION POLICIES AND FUNDINGAND RECEIVING RECOGNITION AS THE LARGEST DELEGATION IN THE COUNTRY FOR OUR 15-PERSON CREW. AT THE STATE LEVEL, WE MET WITH LAWMAKERS TO SUCCESSFULLY ADVOCATE FOR CONTINUED FUNDING FOR THE WASHINGTON STATE MAIN STREET PROGRAM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF ARCHAEOLOGY & HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S FOUR CAPITAL GRANT PROGRAMS FOR HISTORIC BARNS, COUNTY COURTHOUSES, CEMETERIES, AND THEATERS IN THE 2023-2025 STATE BUDGET. AS STATE LEADERS WORKED TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS, WE ADVOCATED FOR THE ROLE THAT PRESERVATION CAN PLAY, ISSUING A HOUSING POSITION PAPER IN CONJUNCTION WITH KEY PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS.OUR MAJOR PROGRAMS GREW SIGNIFICANTLY IN 2023. MARITIME WASHINGTON NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACTIVITIES OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED, WITH INFORMATIONAL EVENTS FROM ABERDEEN TO BELLINGHAM. THE WASHINGTON STATE MAIN STREET PROGRAM NETWORK GREW TO 72 TOWNS AND CITIES WITH THE ADDITION OF TWO NEW COMMUNITIES (LACROSSE AND RENTON) AND THREE NEW AFFILIATES (AUBURN, EATONVILLE, AND ILWACO). THE REVITALIZEWA ANNUAL CONFERENCE TRAVELED TO VANCOUVER FOR OUR BEST-ATTENDED EVENT EVER, ATTRACTING 350 ATTENDEES AND CONTRIBUTING $200,000 TO THE LOCAL ECONOMY. THE 10TH ANNUAL YOUTH HERITAGE PROJECT TOOK 42 STUDENTS TO THE MANHATTAN PROJECT NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK AT HANFORD TO LEARN ABOUT THE SITES AND COMMUNITIES BEHIND THE WORLD'S FIRST ATOMIC BOMBS. STUDENTS ALSO LEARNED ABOUT THE TRIBAL NATIONS WHO HAVE CALLED THE TRI-CITIES REGION HOME SINCE TIME IMMEMORIAL, THE WORKERS (AND ASSOCIATED HISTORY OF SEGREGATION) WHO HELPED BUILD THE WORLD'S FIRST PLUTONIUM PRODUCTION FACILITIES, THE COMPLEXITIES AND ETHICAL ISSUES SURROUNDING NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, AND THE MODERN-DAY ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP EFFORTS AROUND THE SITE. WE CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR THE 24 ACTIVE MOST ENDANGERED PLACES CAMPAIGNS AROUND THE STATE, AND ONE OF WASHINGTON'S MOST ENDANGERED PLACES, SEATTLE'S CHINATOWN-INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT, ACHIEVED NATIONAL PROMINENCE WHEN IT WAS NAMED TO THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION'S 11 MOST ENDANGERED HISTORIC PLACES LIST FOR 2023. WHILE EVENT RENTALS AND ATTENDANCE NUMBERS AT THE STIMSON-GREEN MANSION HAVE NOT FULLY REBOUNDED SINCE 2020, WE CONTINUE TO OFFER OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, INCLUDING OUR MONTHLY EDUCATIONAL TOURS, THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WE HAVE ENABLED FELLOW NONPROFITS TO UTILIZE THE SPACE, AND THE MANSION HAS BEEN USED BY PARTNERS AND TENANTS FOR PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING VACCINATION CLINICS, OPEN HOUSES, AND MONTHLY COMMUNITY GRIEF GATHERINGS. IN 2023, WE COMPLETED THE ROOF AND GUTTER REPLACEMENT OF BOTH THE MANSION AND CARRIAGE HOUSE THANKS TO SUCCESSFUL FUNDRAISING EFFORTS. WE CONTINUE TO FUNDRAISE FOR SOLAR PANEL INSTALLATION AND HVAC UPGRADES, WHICH WE ANTICIPATE TAKING PLACE IN THE SPRING/SUMMER OF 2025.


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Board, Officers & Key Employees

Name (title)Compensation
Betsy Godlewski
President
$0
Matt Inpanbutr
Vice President
$0
Claudia Kiyama
Secretary
$0
Nancy Ousley
Treasurer
$0
Jan Bader
Director
$0
Logan Camporeale
Director
$0

Financial Statements

Statement of Revenue
Federated campaigns$0
Membership dues$29,761
Fundraising events$0
Related organizations$0
Government grants $1,071,672
All other contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts not included above$439,108
Noncash contributions included in lines 1a–1f $24,606
Total Revenue from Contributions, Gifts, Grants & Similar$1,540,541
Total Program Service Revenue$339,760
Investment income $33,294
Tax Exempt Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Net Rental Income -$29,197
Net Gain/Loss on Asset Sales -$1,958
Net Income from Fundraising Events $0
Net Income from Gaming Activities $0
Net Income from Sales of Inventory $0
Miscellaneous Revenue$0
Total Revenue $1,882,440

Peer Organizations

Organization NameAssets
Oregon Historical Society
Portland, OR
$10,857,092
Vancouver National Historic Reserve Trust
Vancouver, WA
$6,211,853
Town Hall Association
Seattle, WA
$4,528,065
Americas Automotive Trust
Tacoma, WA
$2,952,548
Washington Renaissance Arts & Education Society
Burley, WA
$2,902,729
St Paul Rodeo Association
St Paul, OR
$2,595,750
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad
Tillamook, OR
$1,760,897
Washington Trust For Historic Preservation
Seattle, WA
$1,882,440
Port Gamble Sklallam Foundation
Kingston, WA
$1,548,162
Benton County Historical Society
Philomath, OR
$593,144
Liberty Restoration Inc
Astoria, OR
$1,208,704
Behind The Badge Foundation
Redmond, WA
$1,047,877
Terrace Heights Memorial Park Association
Yakima, WA
$973,829
Hardy Foundation Inc
Boise, ID
$696,833
Bainbridge Island Parks & Trails Foundation
Bainbridge Island, WA
$601,739
9th And 10th Horse Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers Museum
Tacoma, WA
$740,380
Olympia Downtown Association
Olympia, WA
$698,747
Rainier Club Historic Foundation
Seattle, WA
$261,151
History Ink
Seattle, WA
$757,520
Russian Orthodox Sacred Sites In Alaska Inc
Anchorage, AK
$750,070
Clallam County Genealogical Society
Port Angeles, WA
$430,365
Crater Lake Natural History Association Incorporated
Crater Lake, OR
$511,266
The Ted Stevens Foundation
Anchorage, AK
$527,984
Mount Saint Michael Historical Preservation Society
Spokane, WA
$587,162
Bainbridge Island Japanese American Memorial
Bainbridge Island, WA
$564,372

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