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WESTERN GUARANTY FUND SERVICES: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization
WESTERN GUARANTY FUND SERVICES (EIN 84-0955267)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-06-11
IRS object ID
202541629349301459
Schema version
2024v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-06-11T14:30:46-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN840955267EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WESTERN GUARANTY FUND SERVICESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3037595066PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11873 So Bellaire St Ste 920AddressLine1Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80222ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonChad AndersonPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone3037595066PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-30SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerChad AndersonPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11873 South Bellaire StAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Ste 920AddressLine2Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80222ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,650,520GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.wgfs.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo provide exceptional management and administrative services to member guaranty associations, ensuring their statutory and operational duties are carried out, while managing the financial and operational risks of the member associations and WGFS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body7VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent7VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee14TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$0PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$2,281,075PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$2,650,520CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,281,075PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,650,520CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,623,705PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,916,492CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$657,370PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$734,028CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,281,075PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,650,520CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$0PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$0CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,069,171TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$931,547TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$1,069,171TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$931,547TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,385,468ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$2,650,520RevenueAmt
DescWestern Guaranty Fund Services provides accounting, administration and management for seven property and casualty insurance guaranty associations. In total, over 8,400 checks were issued paying over $13 million to claimants and providers during 2024. At year end, there were 486 open claims with over $96 million in estimated future claim obligations.Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$0TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant$0TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$0TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$2,385,468TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsYes (1)ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document26IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee14EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members7GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member7IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Western Guaranty Fund ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3037595066PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11873 South Bellaire StreetAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 920AddressLine2Txt
CityDenverCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80222ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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Chad Anderson
President500Yes (X)$255,140$0$47,261
Lorraine Segedie
Controller/CFO500Yes (X)$195,428$0$30,867
Alex Rambau
IT/Admin Manager500$179,411$0$19,660Yes (X)
Claudia Renegar
Claim Manager500$133,275$0$25,444Yes (X)
Chris Brown rep for KS
Board Chair10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kim Decker rep for CO
Board Vice-Chair10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Brennan Neville rep for NE
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Graham rep for ID
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Kerri Bekker rep for MT
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
John Hedegard rep for WA
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
Troy Lumaye rep for WY
Board Member10$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K4IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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Centerra Prime LLC
3200 E Cherry Creek SouthSuite 125DenverCO80209Rent$139,773
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
300 North Meridian StreetSuite 2500IndianapolisIN46204Legal$253,473
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Total Contributions$0TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescMember AssessmentsDesc
Business541900BusinessCd
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$2,650,520RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$2,650,520TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Real$0RealAmt
Personal$0PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$528,696TotalAmt
Program Services$475,826ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$52,870ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Comp Disqual Persons CompDisqualPersonsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,032,574TotalAmt
Program Services$929,317ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$103,257ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$69,234TotalAmt
Program Services$62,311ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$6,923ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$172,549TotalAmt
Program Services$155,294ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,255ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$113,439TotalAmt
Program Services$102,095ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,344ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$4,480TotalAmt
Program Services$4,032ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$448ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$15,716TotalAmt
Program Services$14,144ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,572ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,677TotalAmt
Program Services$109,509ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,168ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$32,207TotalAmt
Program Services$28,986ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,221ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$239,336TotalAmt
Program Services$215,402ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,934ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$140,692TotalAmt
Program Services$126,623ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,069ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,889TotalAmt
Program Services$35,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,889ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$54,784TotalAmt
Program Services$49,306ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,478ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,208TotalAmt
Program Services$18,187ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,021ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$45,689TotalAmt
Program Services$41,120ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,569ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Education and Training$1,033$930$103$0
Property Tax$1,837$1,653$184$0
Use Tax$10,399$9,359$1,040$0
Company Functions and Donations$7,081$6,374$707$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,650,520TotalAmt
Program Services$2,385,468ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$265,052ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$101,521BOYAmt
EOY$106,679EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$330,053BOYAmt
EOY$331,471EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$75,298BOYAmt
EOY$74,838EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$174,574LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$137,530LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,689BOYAmt
EOY$37,044EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$509,610BOYAmt
EOY$381,515EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,069,171BOYAmt
EOY$931,547EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$201,323BOYAmt
EOY$194,054EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$867,848BOYAmt
EOY$737,493EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,069,171BOYAmt
EOY$931,547EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,069,171BOYAmt
EOY$931,547EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

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Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$88,323OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$81,903DepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,420BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$86,251OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$55,627DepreciationAmt
Book Value$30,624BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$37,044TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmt
Security Deposit on Office Lease$10,271
Deposit for 2025 Annual Meeting$19,499
Legal Retainer Fee$1,296
Operating Lease - ROU Asset$350,449
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$381,515TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Operating Lease - Short Term$119,414
Operating Lease - Long Term$239,313
Operating Advances from Members$378,766
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$737,493TotalLiabilityAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,650,520TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,650,520RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,650,520TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,650,520TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$0OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,650,520ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,650,520TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel For CompanionsYes (X)TravelForCompanionsInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Chad Anderson
President$245,140$0$10,000$0$0$0$19,940$0$27,321$0$302,401$0$0$0
Lorraine Segedie
Controller/CFO$189,928$0$5,500$0$0$0$14,665$0$16,202$0$226,295$0$0$0
Alex Rambau
IT/Admin Manager$173,911$0$5,500$0$0$0$13,681$0$5,979$0$199,071$0$0$0
Claudia Renegar
Claim Manager$127,775$0$5,500$0$0$0$10,046$0$15,398$0$158,719$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part I, Line 1aFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSpousal travel expense is reimbursed for the annual meeting only. The individual is issued a 1099 if the reimbursement is more that $600.00.ExplanationTxt

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Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6The following seven state not-for-profit guaranty associations are members of Western Guaranty Fund Services: -Colorado Insurance Guaranty Association -Idaho Insurance Guaranty Association -Kansas Insurance Guaranty Association -Montana Insurance Guaranty Association -Nebraska Property and Liability Insurance Guaranty Association -Washington Insurance Guaranty Association -Wyoming Insurance Guaranty Association.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7aWestern Guaranty Fund Services is governed by a board of directors consisting of one representative from each member guaranty association's board of directors. These representatives are elected to their state boards by insurance companies that are members of their state association. This board also serves as the executive committee.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bThe form 990 for Western Guaranty Fund Services was prepared by the Controller and the return was emailed to the board of directors for review prior to filing. Outside tax professionals are consulted as needed.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cAt the beginning of every board meeting, members of the board are reminded about the potential for conflicts of interest and given the opportunity to discuss any conflicts. On an annual basis, board members are asked to sign that they understand and comply with the conflict-of-interest policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15Compensation of the President is determined by the board of directors. The average percentage raise for other employees is also approved by the board. A look back at the previous three years are reviewed and occasionally salary studies are performed. Compensation discussion last took place at the board of directors meeting held on December 3, 2024.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19Western Guaranty Fund Service's governing documentation and financial statements are available to the public upon request.

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ExplanationNeeded more time and timely filed form 8868 form and extension.ExplanationTxt