Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities accredits institutions of higher education by applying evidence-informed standards and processes to support continuous improvements and promote equitable student achievement and success.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities at a glance
- Total assets
- $14,412,580
- +4.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $5,740,557
- -6.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $348,653
- +8.3% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $5,768,366
- +7.7% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
6 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 6 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2021 it made 6 grants totaling $254K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges Inc Decatur, GA | Sacscoc Portion of Postsecondary Data Partnership Grant | $203,985 |
| Chief Dull Knife College Lame Deer, MT | Intermediaries for Scale Mini-Grant | $10,000 |
| College of Southern Nevada Foundation Inc Las Vegas, NV | Intermediaries for Scale Mini-Grant | $10,000 |
| Nevada State College Foundation Inc Henderson, NV | Intermediaries for Scale Mini-Grant | $10,000 |
| Treasure Valley Community College Foundation Ontario, OR | Intermediaries for Scale Mini-Grant | $10,000 |
| Foundation of Yakima Valley Community College Yakima, WA | Intermediaries for Scale Mini-Grant | $10,000 |
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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 | $14,412,580 | $5,740,557 | $5,768,366 | — | — | $348,653 |
| 2024 | $13,761,538 | $6,109,147 | $5,353,474 | — | — | $321,940 |
| 2023 | $11,921,312 | $5,821,361 | $5,142,550 | — | — | $188,722 |
| 2022 | $11,365,432 | $4,754,523 | $3,997,431 | — | — | $146,543 |
| 2021 | $11,565,821 | $5,687,363 | $4,167,376 | $253,985 | 6 | $154,538 |
| 2020 | $9,558,931 | $3,558,079 | $3,376,676 | — | — | $113,081 |
| 2019 | $7,651,739 | $3,656,711 | $3,418,288 | — | — | $51,886 |
About Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Based on IRS filings
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a public charity focused on Education, based in Redmond, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $14.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $349K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is led by Sonny B. Ramaswamy, President on every filing since 2019; 10 of 33 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Sonny B. Ramaswamy
President
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$238K (2019) → $465K (2025)
Selena M. Grace
President
Senior Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2023
Executive Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$195K (2021) → $251K (2025)
David Fox
Interim President
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$254K (2025)
Scott Finie
Chair
Commissioner → Vice Chair, 2024
Vice Chair → Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joseph Carlise
Director of It & Operations
Director of Operations → Director of It, 2024
Director of It → Director of It & Operations, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$111K (2023) → $114K (2025)
Shanna M. Toth
Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Init.
Project Manager → Chief of Staff, 2024
Chief of Staff → Chief of Staff & Director of Strategic Init., 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$107K (2023) → $108K (2025)
Mellissa Thoreson
Director of Institutional Evaluations & Planning
Director of Planning → Director of Institutional Evaluations & Planning, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$114K (2024) → $114K (2025)
Ronald W Larsen
Senior Vice President Education Strategic Initiatives
Senior Vice President From → Senior Vice President, 2021
Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President Education Strategic Initiatives, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$200K (2021) → $150K (2025)
Randy J Aliment
Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs
Senior Vice President of Legal & Regulatory Affairs → Senior Vice President Legal, 2024
Senior Vice President Legal → Senior Vice President, Legal & Regulatory Affairs, 2025
On filings since 2022
20 hrs/week
$185K (2022) → $141K (2025)
Edward J. Harri
Executive Vice President
Senior Vice President → Executive Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$219K (2024) → $190K (2025)
Mahalaxmi Bangera
Senior Vice President, Education & Strategic Initiatives
Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President, Education & Strategic Initiatives, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$211K (2024) → $188K (2025)
Noelle Cockett
Commissioner
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marlene Trump
Commissioner
Vice Chair → Chair, 2024
Chair → Commissioner, 2025
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brad Mortenson
Commissioner
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kevin Melcher
Commissioner
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Avery
Commissioner
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marie A Chisholm-Burns
Treasurer
Commissioner → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Stefani Hicswa
Vice Chair
Commissioner → Secretary, 2024
Secretary → Vice Chair, 2025
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Boyd L Baggett
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Carli Schiffner
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Chad Hickox
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Patricia May
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ryan Carpenter
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sean Chandler
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Staci Martin EdD
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tamara Rozhon
Commissioner
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dan White
Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Issiah Crawford
Secretary
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jacqueline Summers
Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Joe Schaffer
Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lauri Sharp
Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Matt Freeman
Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Shari Peterson
Commissioner
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (44)
- Former: Jessica Stahl (2020–2024) — Vice President Data
- Former: Joseph Schaffer (2023–2024) — Commissioner
- Former: Daniel White (2024) — Commissioner
- Former: Isiaah Crawford (2024) — Commissioner
- Former: Amy Morrison (2019–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Bogdan Hoanca (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Charles M. Powell (2019–2023) — Senior Vice President
- Former: David Yarlott Jr. (2019–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Kevin J. Worthen (2019–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Marty R. Cavalluzzi (2019–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Robin E. Baker (2019–2023) — Treasurer
- Former: Susan Capalbo (2019–2023) — Secretary
- Former: Thayne M. McCulloh (2019–2023) — Chair
- Former: Delores Kandee Cleary (2021–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Jake Rivera (2021–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Mark Calvert (2021–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Rachel Solemsaas (2021–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Jim Youde (2022–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Marta Yera Cronin (2022–2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Becky Hermansen (2023) — Commissioner
- Former: Gita Bangera (2023) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Jan Lombardi (2019–2022) — Commissioner
- Former: John Scaringe (2019–2022) — Commissioner
- Former: Mark Mitisui (2019–2022) — Commissioner
- Former: Pamela J. Goad (2019–2022) — Executive Vice President
- Former: Waded Cruzado (2019–2022) — Commissioner
- Former: Amy Luke (2021–2022) — Chief of Staff
- Former: Bradley Cook (2021–2022) — Commissioner
- Former: Joe Calise (2022) — Director of Operations
- Former: James Youde (2019–2021) — Commissioner
- Former: Marc Johnson (2019–2021) — Commissioner
- Former: Sandra A. Suran (2019–2021) — Commissioner
- Former: Les L. Steele (2019–2020) — Senior Vice President
- Former: Mary Wack (2019–2020) — Commissioner
- Former: Valerie W. Martinez (2019–2020) — Vice President
- Former: Amy Goings (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Deneece Huftalin (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Erika Lacro (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Jeff Fox (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Joseph Brimhall (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Julie Huckestein (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Marlene Moore (2019) — Interim President
- Former: Michelle Janning (2019) — Commissioner
- Former: Sandra E. Elman (2019) — Former President
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 $465K, to Sonny Ramaswamy 0924-0225 (President (Former)). 10 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
How large is Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities?
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities reported $14.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $5.7M.
What is Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities?
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is a public charity focused on Education, based in Redmond, WA. It holds $14.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities operate?
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities has awarded grants in Georgia, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington.
What is Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities's EIN?
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 14-1889101. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS June 21, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 9, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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