Master Builders Association of Pierce County
To serve the Pierce county home building industry.
Master Builders Association of Pierce County at a glance
In short: Master Builders Association of Pierce County reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2025)
- $6,022 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- -86.8% vs 2024
- Total assets
- $2,732,337
- +1.6% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,355,260
- -2.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $35,418
- +13.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $1,346,897
- +1.3% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.
Who Master Builders Association of Pierce County funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 3 grants of 4 (75%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
How Master Builders Association of Pierce County gives
- Giving grew 83% from 2021 to 2024. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $6K (2025) to $54K (2023). In 2025 it reported $6K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Building Opportunities for Learning the Trades Tacoma, WA | For General Operating Expenses | $45,656 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,732,337 | $1,355,260 | $1,346,897 | $6,022 | Total only | $35,418 |
| 2024 | $2,689,767 | $1,386,979 | $1,330,185 | $45,656 | 1 | $31,271 |
| 2023 | $2,636,851 | $1,463,069 | $1,345,980 | $54,480 | 1 | $227,583 |
| 2022 | $2,496,766 | $1,239,541 | $1,196,542 | $8,162 | 1 | $13,169 |
| 2021 | $2,383,339 | $1,358,363 | $1,124,161 | $25,000 | 1 | $32,073 |
| 2020 | $2,079,664 | $1,056,625 | $866,397 | — | — | $23,279 |
| 2019 | $1,862,974 | $1,254,455 | $1,016,207 | — | — | $18,599 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Master Builders Association of Pierce County
Based on IRS filings
Master Builders Association of Pierce County is a public charity, based in Tacoma, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.7M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $6K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $35K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Master Builders Association of Pierce County is led by Bill Sager, President since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 33 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Bill Sager
President
Local Director → Director, 2024
Director → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Billie Jo Hyland
Director
State Builder Director → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Bob Camp
Director
Life Director → National & State Life Director, 2020
National & State Life Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Bonnie Buffington
Director
State Associate Director → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chris Lockhart
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2024
Immediate Past President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chuck Sundsmo
Director
Local Builder Director → Local Director, 2023
Local Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cliff Kendall
Director
State Builder Director → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Corey Watson
Director
Immediate Past President → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Maxwell
Director
Local Life Director → Lifetime Director, 2021
Lifetime Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Joe Zehnder
Director
State Associate Director → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kent Arola
Director
State Builder Director → National Delegate, 2023
National Delegate → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Kurt Wilson
Director
State Builder Director → National Delegate, 2023
National Delegate → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Laureen Skrivan
Director
Local Builder Director → Lifetime Director, 2021
Lifetime Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Michael Fast
Director
State Builder Director → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Scott Walker
Director
Immediate Past President → State Director, 2022
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tram Bowen
Director
Second Vice President → State & National Director, 2022
State & National Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shane Beck
Director
Vice President & Secretary → 2nd Vice President, 2024
2nd Vice President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2020
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dan Garber
Director
President → Immediate Past President, 2023
Immediate Past President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2021
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Evan Mann
Immediate Past President & Director
Vice President & Treasurer → President, 2024
President → Immediate Past President & Director, 2025
On filings since 2021
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jerome O'Leary
Director
Local Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sue Elkin
Director
Local Associate Directors → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tom Young
Director
Local Director → State Director, 2023
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2022
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cristina Gotti
Director
Local Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jason Rasmus
Director
State Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.8 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sloan Clack
Director
Local Director → Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cheryl Ebsworth
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Heather Burgess
Director
On filings since 2024
0.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Rae Fistonich
Director
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Morgan Sly
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Gretchen Gutierrez
Executive Officer
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$35K (2025)
Mark Johnson
Vice President & Secretary
Local Director → Director, 2024
Director → Vice President & Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2019
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Linda Jadwin
2nd Vice President
Local Director → Vice President & Secretary, 2024
Vice President & Secretary → 2nd Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Tony Laer
Vice President & Treasurer
Local Director → Director, 2024
Director → Vice President & Treasurer, 2025
On filings since 2023
1.5 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (30)
- Former: Linn Larsen (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Clinton Brink (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Todd Rickabaugh (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Jessica Gamble (2022–2024) — Executive Officer
- Former: Ryan Babbit (2022–2024) — Director
- Former: Al Yi (2023–2024) — Director
- Former: Ryan Bittenbender (2023–2024) — Vice President & Treasurer
- Former: Cliff Ross (2019–2023) — Local Director
- Former: Grant Middleton (2019–2023) — Local Director
- Former: Rick Hjelm (2019–2023) — State Director
- Former: Scott Jones (2020–2023) — Local Director
- Former: Robert Camp (2021–2023) — Lifetime Director
- Former: Cathi Mahan (2019–2022) — Lifetime Director
- Former: Matt Lewis (2021–2022) — Local Builder Director
- Former: Il Yi (2022) — Local Director
- Former: Carol Pope (2019–2021) — State Associate Director
- Former: Ciera Lopez (2019–2021) — Local Associate Director
- Former: Gary Patterson (2019–2021) — Lifetime Director
- Former: Ryan Jewell (2019–2021) — Local Builder Director
- Former: Scotty Lee Wilson (2019–2021) — National Delegate
- Former: Susie Nelson (2019–2021) — State Associate Director & National Delegate
- Former: Jeremiah Lafranca Jan-Nov (2021) — Former Executive Officer
- Former: Judson Willis (2021) — Local Builder Director
- Former: Michael Eliason Dec (2021) — Executive Officer
- Former: Dan Nixon (2019–2020) — Local Builder Director
- Former: Jeremiah Lafranca (2019–2020) — Executive Director
- Former: Mike Schwartz (2019–2020) — Local Builder Director
- Former: Richard Jones (2019–2020) — Local Associate Director
- Former: Deanna Franklin (2019) — Vice President & Secretary
- Former: Lyle Fox (2019) — Lifetime Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $35K, to Gretchen Gutierrez (Executive Officer).
Frequently asked questions about Master Builders Association of Pierce County
How much does Master Builders Association of Pierce County give each year?
Master Builders Association of Pierce County reported $6K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $46K across 1 grant.
How large is Master Builders Association of Pierce County?
Master Builders Association of Pierce County reported $2.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.4M.
Where does Master Builders Association of Pierce County operate?
Master Builders Association of Pierce County has awarded grants in Washington.
What is Master Builders Association of Pierce County's EIN?
Master Builders Association of Pierce County's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-0550621. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 7, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS September 5, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS September 13, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS July 7, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 22, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 6, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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