Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust
Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust reported $8.7 million in revenue and $9.0 million in expenses for calendar year 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $82.49 went to program services, $17.51 to management and general costs and $0.00 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 68.4% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $269,719 (TRAINING DIR). 7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 5% between 2019 and 2025. Source: Form 990, 2025.
Where $100 of spending went
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $9.0MFor context, the median across 5,499 covered education charities: $85.56 programs, $13.59 management, $0.85 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).
Where $100 of revenue came from
Calendar year 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $8.7M- Contributions & grants (non-government)$67.50 $5.9M
- Government grants$0.79 $68,540
- Program service revenue$26.26 $2.3M
- Investment income$5.45 $473K
Other revenue was negative: −$16,865. The bar shows the positive sources only.
The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades
| Measure | 2025 | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Program services Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A) | 82.5% | 84.4% |
| Management & general Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A) | 17.5% | 13.4% |
| Fundraising Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A) | 0.0% | 0.8% |
| Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h | $0.00 | $0.04 |
| Contributions & grants share of revenue Part VIII 1h ÷ 12 | 68.4% | 19.1% |
| Government grants share of revenue Part VIII 1e ÷ 12 | 0.8% | 1.1% |
| Program service revenue share Part VIII 2g ÷ 12 | 26.3% | 69.9% |
| Highest reported compensation Part VII-A, columns D–F | $269,719 | $331,578 |
| Highest compensation as share of expenses Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A) | 2.99% | 1.28% |
| People paid over $100,000 Part VII, line 2 | 7 | 8 |
| Net assets, in months of expenses Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses | 30.2 | 13.3 |
| Independent voting board members Part VI 1a–1b | 8 of 8 | 100.0% |
A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.
What the money paid for, in its own words
2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expenseThe revenue from all sources is used to train and retrain electrical apprentices and journeymen through classes and lab participation. During the reporting year, a substantial number of apprentices and journeymen participated in their respective programs
Highest reported compensation
2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here| Role | From this org | From related orgs | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRAINING DIR Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $220,754 | $0 | $48,965 | $269,719 |
| ASST TRAININ Officer, 40.00 hrs/week | $187,916 | $0 | $48,965 | $236,881 |
| ACADEMIC MAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $166,391 | $0 | $48,965 | $215,356 |
| ACADEMIC COU Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $162,759 | $0 | $48,965 | $211,724 |
| ACADEMIC MAN Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $159,024 | $0 | $48,129 | $207,153 |
| INSTRUCTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,691 | $0 | $48,965 | $199,656 |
| INSTRUCTOR Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week | $150,691 | $0 | $48,965 | $199,656 |
7 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $502K (Part IX, line 5).
7 years of filings
Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linkedGovernance answers, as filed
2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means- Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b8 · 8 independent
- Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
- Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
- Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
- Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
- Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
- Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aNo
- Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
- Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
- Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
- Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
- Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
- Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18No
- Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bNo
- Employees Part I, line 573
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Questions people ask
How much of Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust's spending goes to programs?
In calendar year 2025, Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust reported that 82.5% of its $9.0 million in expenses went to program services, 17.5% to management and general and 0.0% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).
How much does Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust pay its top executive?
The largest total compensation Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust reported for one person in calendar year 2025 was $269,719, for the role of TRAINING DIR (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).
Where does Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust get its money?
Of $8.7 million in revenue in calendar year 2025, 68.4% came from contributions and grants (including 0.8% from government grants) and 26.3% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).
Is Puget Sound Electrical Apprenticeship & Training Trust a registered charity?
The IRS lists EIN 91-0844345 as a 501(c)(3) organization (school), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.
Sources
- 2025: Form 990 for calendar year 2025, object 202642339349300849 · read the filing
- 2024: Form 990 for calendar year 2024, object 202533149349306413 · read the filing
- 2023: Form 990 for calendar year 2023, object 202423199349307902 · read the filing
- 2022: Form 990 for calendar year 2022, object 202333129349304198 · read the filing
- 2021: Form 990 for calendar year 2021, object 202232369349300333 · read the filing
- 2020: Form 990 for calendar year 2020, object 202142079349300039 · read the filing
- 2019: Form 990 for calendar year 2019, object 202012689349301321 · read the filing
All filings for EIN 91-0844345: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.