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SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CREDIT UNION: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CREDIT UNION (EIN 91-0176215)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-25
IRS object ID
201642389349300329
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-08-25T13:44:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Moss Adams LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12707 Colby Avenue Suite 801AddressLine1Txt
CityEverettCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98201ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN910176215EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Seattle Metropolitan Credit UnionBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlSEATBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2063985561PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 780AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981110780ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJason ElliottPersonNm
Person TitleSVP/CFOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2063985661PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonAngela M FidlerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01254538PTIN
Phone4252597227PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-19PreparationDt
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerJason ElliottPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 780AddressLine1Txt
CitySeattleCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP981110780ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$92,422,831GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.smcu.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1933FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateWALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA cooperative, organized for the purpose of promoting thrift and savings among its members.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee195TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$360,112TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm-$408,162NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$9,181,705PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,235,509CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$197,842PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$33,762,540PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$30,782,893CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$46,123PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$20,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$11,104,859PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Total Expenses$26,644,304CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,764,593PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$4,138,589CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$553,255,661TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$596,906,152TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$63,737,249NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$67,436,695NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionThe purpose of this credit union is to promote thrift among its members, to provide financial services and to create a source of credit for them at legitimate rates of interest for provident, productive and educational purposes.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescSeattle Metropolitan Credit Union (SMCU) has been providing services to its members since 1933. Since its inception, SMCU has considered itself an advocate for its members by providing member-centric financial services and financial literacy education at low or no cost.Desc

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Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee195EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovaYes (1)DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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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
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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CitySeattleCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (18 entries)

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Shari Storm
Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jim Yearby
Chair (Jan-Apr), Board Member1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Todd Boze
Secretary (Jan-Apr), Vice Chair1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Fossos
Secretary1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jack McGoldrick
Secretary (Jan-Apr)1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sandra Philbrook
Board Member1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Leighton
Board Member (Jan-Apr)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Richard Romero
President/CEO40.00Yes (X)$444,858$0$116,323
Tonita Webb
Chief Administrative Officer40.00Yes (X)$219,106$0$18,087
Jason Elliott
Chief Financial Officer40.00Yes (X)$177,206$0$17,167
Jill Vicente
Chief Strategy Officer40.00Yes (X)$223,863$0$19,447
Donna Ransier
VP Information Technology40.00$169,115$0$16,945Yes (X)
Brent Richins
VP Member Services40.00$159,432$0$23,806Yes (X)
Erica Erdozain
VP Business Solutions40.00$144,693$0$13,088Yes (X)
Chad Meadows
VP Retail Operations40.00$148,150$0$26,379Yes (X)
Lee Pierce
VP Lending40.00$142,883$0$14,528Yes (X)
Marguerite Lauderdale
AVP of Real Estate & Business40.00$122,660$0$12,322Yes (X)
Khamsay Vongchantha
AVP of Risk Management40.00$110,554$0$20,493Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (5 entries)

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DIGITAL INSIGHT
1300 SEAPORT BOULEVARD STE 300REDWOOD CITYCA94063Online Banking Services$927,115
Fiserv
255 FISERV DRIVEBROOKFIELDWI53045Financial TECHNOLOGY Services$610,302
DP Incorporated
19936 Ballinger Way NESeattleWA98155General Contractor$572,963
Q2 Software Inc
13785 Research Blvd Suite 150AustinTX78750Online Banking Services$359,468
INFOIMAGE
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K28CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

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Loan Interest Income522100$19,645,962$19,645,962
Interchange Income522100$2,878,305$2,878,305
Fees and charges522100$2,693,199$2,675,905$17,294
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Total Program Service Revenue$28,547,384TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Total Revenue Column$2,197,040TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Securities$61,678,407SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$61,632,509SecuritiesAmt
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Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities$45,898SecuritiesAmt
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Total Revenue Column$38,469TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$38,469ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$30,782,893TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$28,187,272RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$360,112UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$2,235,509ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$20,000TotalAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

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Total$1,605,355TotalAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,313,801TotalAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$266,846TotalAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,718,542TotalAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Total$802,980TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Total$176,651TotalAmt

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Total$102,911TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$3,743,297TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$671,783TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,023,201TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,937,924TotalAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,803,802TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,763TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$223,332TotalAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,195,318TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,299,326TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$124,518TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Provision for loan loss$628,028
Member Awards$423,725
Dues & Subscriptions$275,036
Shared Branching Expens$190,331

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$36,834TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$26,644,304TotalAmt

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BOY$3,917,399BOYAmt
EOY$3,466,862EOYAmt

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BOY$57,949,832BOYAmt
EOY$74,591,655EOYAmt

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BOY$1,402,721BOYAmt
EOY$1,612,830EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

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BOY$540,576BOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

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BOY$378,634,267BOYAmt
EOY$491,566,611EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$692,652BOYAmt
EOY$900,253EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$13,669,559LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,906,584LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$3,394,678BOYAmt
EOY$4,762,975EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$138,550,069BOYAmt
EOY$74,469,499EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$23,924,700BOYAmt
EOY$1,160,400EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$7,986,016BOYAmt
EOY$11,811,762EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$616,992,910BOYAmt
EOY$664,342,847EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$6,266,651BOYAmt
EOY$9,536,880EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$10,500,000EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$546,989,010BOYAmt
EOY$576,869,272EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$553,255,661BOYAmt
EOY$596,906,152EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,737,249BOYAmt
EOY$67,436,695EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,737,249BOYAmt
EOY$67,436,695EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$616,992,910BOYAmt
EOY$664,342,847EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$439,143NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
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

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$2,240,182OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,610,165DepreciationAmt
Book Value$630,017BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$10,018,493OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,296,419DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,722,074BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$1,410,884OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$1,410,884BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$4,762,975TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMembers' Share AccountsDesc
Amt$576,869,272Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$576,869,272TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$30,782,893TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$30,782,893RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$30,782,893TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$26,644,304TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Not Reported$0ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$26,644,304ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$26,644,304TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationASC 740-10-65, INCOME TAXES, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR HOW UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED, MEASURED, DISCLOSED AND PRESENTED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS THIS REQUIRES THE EVALUATION OFTAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN THE COURSE OF PREPARING THE CREDIT UNION'S TAX RETURNS. TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE TAX POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT "TO BE SUSTAINED WHEN CHALLENGED OR WHEN EXAMINED" BY THE APPLICABLE TAX AUTHORITY. TAX POSITIONS DEEMED TO NOT MEET THE MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT THRESHOLD WOULD BE RECORDED AS A TAX EXPENSE AND LIABILITY IN THE CURRENT YEAR. THE CREDIT UNION IS GENERALLY NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2012 AND BY STATE TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2011. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2015, MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE ARE NO MATERIAL UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AND ACCORDINGLY,THE CREDIT UNION HAS NOT RECORDED A LIABILITY FOR THE PAYMENT OF INTEREST OR PENALTIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSCHOLARSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient10RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$20,000CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart I, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSEATTLE METROPOLITAN CREDIT UNION AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS TO MEMBER-APPLICANTS SEEKING HIGHER EDUCATION. THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM HONORS THE CREDIT UNION'S FOUNDER, TONY MARINO, AND HIS COMMITMENT TO THE CREDIT UNION AND COMMUNITY. All SMCU members or dependent children of members are eligible for the scholarship program with the exception of Board Directors, children of either Board Directors or Scholarship Committee Members, and previous scholarship winners. Scholarships are awarded based on academic standing, financial need, and extracurricular activities and/or employment.ExplanationTxt

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
Written Employment ContractYes (X)WrittenEmploymentContractInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (9 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
Richard Romero
President/CEO$344,910$0$91,037$0$8,911$0$98,990$0$17,333$0$561,181$0$0$0
Tonita Webb
Chief Administrative Officer$180,332$0$38,130$0$644$0$9,118$0$8,969$0$237,193$0$0$0
Jason Elliott
Chief Financial Officer$160,000$0$16,906$0$300$0$10,743$0$6,424$0$194,373$0$0$0
Jill Vicente
Chief Strategy Officer$188,911$0$34,288$0$664$0$12,926$0$6,521$0$243,310$0$0$0
Donna Ransier
VP Information Technology$152,694$0$15,654$0$767$0$10,278$0$6,667$0$186,060$0$0$0
Brent Richins
VP Member Services$134,567$0$24,127$0$738$0$7,607$0$16,199$0$183,238$0$0$0
Erica Erdozain
VP Business Solutions$138,979$0$5,385$0$329$0$6,461$0$6,627$0$157,781$0$0$0
Chad Meadows
VP Retail Operations$129,684$0$18,188$0$278$0$9,097$0$17,282$0$174,529$0$0$0
Lee Pierce
VP Lending$125,400$0$17,207$0$276$0$8,524$0$6,004$0$157,411$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, Line 1aTravel of companions is provided to board members and other volunteers when attending approved educational forums and conferences. Amounts reimbursed for companion travel are treated as taxable.
Part I, Line 4b457(F) AND 457(B) NONQUALIFIED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS - EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 2013, THE CREDIT UNION ENTERED INTO A DEFERRED COMPENSATION AGREEMENT WITH RICHARD ROMERO THAT PROVIDES BENEFITS PAYABLE TO THIS EMPLOYEE IF THE EMPLOYEE REMAINS EMPLOYED BY THE CREDIT UNION. IF THIS EMPLOYEE BECOMES DISABLED, OR AT THE TIME OF DEATH OR CHANGE IN CONTROL OF EMPLOYER, ACCRUED BENEFITS ARE IMMEDIATELY PAYABLE; HOWEVER, THE BENEFITS ARE SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE IF EMPLOYMENT IS TERMINATED FOR CAUSE. THE ACCRUED LIABILITY RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT WAS $98,400 AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2015.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6Membership is open to anyone who lives or works in the state of Washington including: City of Seattle employees, employees of partner select employer groups and any person related to a current member by blood, marriage (including domestic partners), or adoption, regardless of where that person lives.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aTHE GOVERNING BOARD OF SEATTLE METROPOLITAN CREDIT UNION IS COMPRISED OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS WHO ARE DIRECTLY ELECTED BY ITS MEMBERS. EACH MEMBER OF THE GOVERNING BOARD SERVES FOR A PERIOD AS PRESCRIBED BY OUR BY-LAWS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7bAT THE END OF EACH TERM OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, ELECTIONS ARE HELD AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE VOTED BY THE MEMBERS OF THE CREDIT UNION PURSUANT TO ITS BY-LAWS. MEMBER VOTES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO RATIFY DECISIONS DEALING WITH REORGANIZATIONS AS IN THE CASE OF MERGER OR DISSOLUTION.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11MANAGEMENT WILL REVIEW THE 990 BASED ON THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO OUR CPA. A COPY OF THE 990 WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR FINAL APPROVAL.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cEMPLOYEES SIGN ANNUALLY THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT AND MANAGERS MONITOR TO ENSURE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE IDENTIFIED. DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES ARE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING THOSE IN SITUATIONS IN WHICH THEY MAY BE INADVERTENTLY PLACED, AS A RESULT OF BUSINESS OR PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH MEMBERS, SUPPLIERS, BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, OR COMPETITORS OF THE CREDIT UNION. DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WILL AVOID ANY INTEREST OR ACTIVITY THAT IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE CONDUCT OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES. DIRECTORS AND MEMBERS OF COMMITTEES WILL RECUSE THEMSELVES FROM CONSIDERATION OF ANY CONTRACT, TRANSACTION OR RELATIONSHIP IN WHICH THEY OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE AN INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT PERFORMS AN ANNUAL SALARY MARKET ANALYSIS AND THE BOARD CONDUCTS A REVIEW OF THE CEO'S SALARY AND ADJUSTS THEIR SALARY BASED UPON PERFORMANCE.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The unaudited internal financial statements are posted AT EVERY BRANCH MONTHLY, AND THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS are provided TO THE MEMBERS AT THE ANNUAL MEETING AND ARE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE. THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICIES ARE generally NOT PROVIDED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, unless a specific inquiry is made.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsulting Fees 985,309. Processing & service fees 2,757,988.