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Surplus Line Association of Washington

501(c)(6) organization Seattle, WA EIN: 91-1011311 Website

Association of surplus line insurance brokers

Surplus Line Association of Washington at a glance

In short: Surplus Line Association of Washington reported $12K in grants paid in 2025 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Grants paid (2025)
$11,505 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
-26.8% vs 2024
Total assets
$9,061,543
+43.3% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$6,395,749
+120.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$221,336
+14.2% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$3,998,971
+24.8% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026.

Who Surplus Line Association of Washington funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

6 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 6 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

3states

Cities

Kansas CityGarfieldKing of Prussia

How Surplus Line Association of Washington gives

  • Giving grew 57% 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

$0$5K$10K$15K$20K2 grants2019 1 grant2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 1 grant2024 Total only2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2020) to $20K (2023). In 2025 it reported $12K 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

RecipientPurposeAmount
California Insurance Wholesalers Association Garfield, CAScholarship Funding$15,710
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$9,061,543$6,395,749$3,998,971$11,505Total only$221,336
2024$6,321,810$2,905,891$3,204,637$15,7101$193,842
2023$6,833,850$2,448,046$2,979,546$20,0002$126,703
2022$7,637,163$2,233,532$2,247,799$19,0002$147,160
2021$8,316,069$1,817,824$2,146,692$10,0001$124,329
2020$8,112,091$1,638,678$1,999,954$10,0001$198,776
2019$8,309,625$1,412,512$2,141,574$15,5002$183,465

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Surplus Line Association of Washington

Based on IRS filings

Surplus Line Association of Washington is a public charity, based in Seattle, WA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $9.1M in total assets. In 2025, it reported $12K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $221K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Surplus Line Association of Washington is led by Joy Erven, CEO & Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2023); 6 of 16 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Joy Erven

    CEO & Executive Director

    Executive Director → CEO & Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $316K (2023) → $487K (2025)

  • Cristi Carrington

    President

    Secretary-Treasurer → Vice President, 2024

    Vice President → President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anne F. Lund

    Director

    President → Past President, 2020

    Past President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Linda Musselman-Galanti

    Director

    President → Past President, 2023

    Past President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Roy Rankin

    Director

    Past President → Director, 2020

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    $1K (2019) → $0 (2025)

  • Richard White

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2024) → $1K (2025)

  • Jeffrey Abram

    Director

    President → Past President, 2024

    Past President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Merriman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nicolle Walsh

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Carol Durant

    Assistant Vice President & Compliance

    Slip Administrator → Assistant Vice President & Compliance, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $102K (2023) → $105K (2025)

  • Gretchen Echelbarger

    Vice President

    Director → Secretary-Treasurer, 2024

    Secretary-Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    $2K (2023) → $0 (2025)

  • Arielle Oneill

    Assistant Vice President & Examination

    Assistant Vice President Examiner → Assistant Vice President & Examination, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $100K (2024) → $112K (2025)

  • Jacqueline Vassallo

    Assistant Vice President & Compliance

    Assistant Vice President Membership → Assistant Vice President & Compliance, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $111K (2024) → $121K (2025)

  • Nicole Walden

    Assistant Vice President, Operations & Events

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2025)

  • Connie Divelbiss

    Past President

    Vice President → President, 2024

    President → Past President, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Katy Peterson

    Secretary-Treasurer

    Director → Secretary-Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (12)
  • Former: Robert Hope (2019–2024) — Former Executive Director
  • Former: Edward Bukovinsky (2022–2024) — Director
  • Former: Arezoo Jangi (2023–2024) — Accounting & Office Manager
  • Former: Catherine Gorman (2019–2023) — Chief Financial Officer
  • Former: Edwin Bolin (2019–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jillian Fassburg (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Helen Vrabel (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Ed Bukovinsky (2019–2021) — President
  • Former: Sheila Buckley (2019–2021) — Insurance Examiner
  • Former: Jeff Abram (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Marratt (2019) — Director
  • Former: Vincent Terlaje (2019) — 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

Joy Erven — CEO, Executive Director: $487KJoy ErvenCEO, Executive Director$487KJacqueline Vassallo — AVP, Compliance: $121KJacqueline VassalloAVP, Compliance$121KNicole Walden — AVP, Operations & Events: $114KNicole WaldenAVP, Operations & Events$114KArielle Oneill — AVP, Examination: $112KArielle OneillAVP, Examination$112KCarol Durant — AVP, Compliance: $105KCarol DurantAVP, Compliance$105KRichard White — Director: $1KRichard WhiteDirector$1K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $487K, to Joy Erven (CEO, Executive Director). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Surplus Line Association of Washington

How much does Surplus Line Association of Washington give each year?

Surplus Line Association of Washington reported $12K in grants paid in 2025 on its 2025 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2024 it gave $16K across 1 grant.

How large is Surplus Line Association of Washington?

Surplus Line Association of Washington reported $9.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $6.4M.

Where does Surplus Line Association of Washington operate?

Surplus Line Association of Washington has awarded grants in California, Missouri, Pennsylvania.

What is Surplus Line Association of Washington's EIN?

Surplus Line Association of Washington's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 91-1011311. 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

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS April 22, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 26, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 2, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 7, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 9, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS April 30, 2020)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 13, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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Cite this profile

Grantable. (2026). Surplus Line Association of Washington funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 21, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/surplus-line-association-of-washington-morg_73fd1dd57593480bbe03b41f2a146e9f

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