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Western States Information Network Inc

Western States Information Network Inc (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $50,025 to it, the largest being WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS ($50,025). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.

Revenue FY2024
$7.6M
Funders on record
1
Grants received
$50k
Net assets
$153k
0/1 repeat funderspeak grant-dependency 1%
01What it does

What Western States Information Network Inc does

Mission

WSIN operates the Western Regional Information Sharing System, one of six Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) in the U.S. WSIN serves more than 1,500 law enforcement agencies in the states of Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.

As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.

Programs

  1. Provided WSIN participating agencies information sharing, technology support and services, telecommunications, analytical support, equipment loans, research, field service support, confidential funds, training, publications, and officer safety. WSIN served over 1600 law enforcement agencies in its multi-state region, which includes Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon and Washington.

    $5,906,599 spentof which $855,457 as grants$13,800 earned by the program
    99% of program spending

  2. Provided training and support to other law enforcement agencies.

    $55,485 spent
    1% of program spending

The 2 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $5,962,084.

02The organization over time

The organization over time

Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.

100 = 20172017 Revenue 100 ($5.4M) Expenses 100 ($5.5M) Net assets 100 ($53k)2018 Revenue 98 ($5.3M) Expenses 98 ($5.4M) Net assets 13 ($7k)2019 Revenue 100 ($5.4M) Expenses 100 ($5.5M) Net assets -100 ($-52645)2020 Revenue 101 ($5.5M) Expenses 102 ($5.6M) Net assets -249 ($-131377)2021 Revenue 104 ($5.6M) Expenses 105 ($5.8M) Net assets -484 ($-255869)2022 Revenue 106 ($5.8M) Expenses 105 ($5.8M) Net assets -433 ($-228619)2023 Revenue 116 ($6.3M) Expenses 115 ($6.3M) Net assets -383 ($-202251)2024 Revenue 139 ($7.6M) Expenses 132 ($7.2M) Net assets 290 ($153k)
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Revenue (139)Expenses (132)Net assets (290)Peer revenue range

Balance sheet

Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $1.5M to $2.4M (+60%).

$794k
$964k
$783k
$762k
$1.5M
$2.4M
$2.2M
$2.5M
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Total assetsTotal liabilities

How it's funded, over time

Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
ContributionsProgram revenueInvestmentOther

Government-grant reliance: 2018 1% · 2019 96% · 2020 95% · 2021 95% · 2022 95% · 2023 94% · 2024 100%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.

100% of Western States Information Network Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (81% for the typical peer).

This organization
Typical peer · 11,793 orgs

Surplus & reserves

Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.

−$34k
’17
−$46k
’18
−$60k
’19
−$79k
’20
−$124k
’21
$27k
’22
$26k
’23
$355k
’24
0.2
months of
reserve

Leadership and staff

The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.

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Listed1414151515141919
Joined·+2+2+4+4+1+8+1
No longer listed·2144231
03Who funds it

Who funds it, year by year

Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.

Funder
'18
total
funders
1

From the IRS filings of Western States Information Network Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

Where its funders are

Western States Information Network Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside California, across 1 state in all.

WA

Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.

04Its place in the field

Against its field

Western States Information Network Inc runs a healthier operating margin than half of the 11,263 human services nonprofits its size.

Operating margin5% · above the median
Months of reserve0.2mo · bottom quartile
Revenue growth (annualized)5% · below the median

this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 11,263 human services nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024

Government funding Western States Information Network Inc receives

Grants and contracts to this organization from federal (USASpending) and state checkbooks, reconciled to its EIN. $52.7M on record — $52.5M federal, $242k state.

Federal$52.5M
grants $51.8Mcontracts $649k
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Top agencies
  • Department of Justice$52.5M
State$242k
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Top programs
  • OTHER SPECIAL PAYMENTS$110k
  • PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NON-IT$100k
  • OTHER SERVICES$32k

Federal grants vs contracts are distinguished; state line items keep their reported category. Matched by name + geography (the BMF), so coverage is partial and precision-first.

Organizations like Western States Information Network Inc

Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.

In California

Wildlife Conservation Network Inc75%Watsi Inc74%Legal Services of Northern California74%Walk Intuit Inc74%Women in Revenue Inc74%The California Health Care Safety-Net Institute73%Interface Children Family Services73%World Arts West73%

Nationally

Washington Wildlife & Recreation Coalition76%Oregon State Sheriff's Association76%Western States Center75%Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs75%Wildlife Conservation Network Inc75%Western Leaders Network75%Western States Strategies75%Wisconsin Eschool Network Inc74%
05Profile & governance

Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.

Where the money goes

83% of spending goes to programs.

Program 83%Management 17%Fundraising 0%

Governance

10
board members
100%
independent
✓Conflict-of-interest policy✓Whistleblower policy✓Document retention–Board reviewed the 990✓Audited financials

Public support

100%

Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.

Footprint & structure

Files a return copy in 1 state

CA

Screen this organization

A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Western States Information Network Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.

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Questions and answers

Who funds Western States Information Network Inc?
Western States Information Network Inc (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $50,025 to it, the largest being WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS ($50,025). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year.
How many funders does Western States Information Network Inc have?
IRS filings report 1 organization giving $50,025 in grants to Western States Information Network Inc.
Who is the largest funder of Western States Information Network Inc?
WASHINGTON ASSOCIATION OF SHERIFFS AND POLICE CHIEFS is the largest funder on record, with $50,025 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
How can an organization like Western States Information Network Inc find more funders?
Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.

These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing