WAMOA

What WAMOA does

WAMOA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association that serves educational facilities and maintenance/operations professionals in Washington State. Its mission is to support and advocate for these professionals by fostering an inclusive community and promoting excellence through leadership, collaboration, and continuous learning, with the ultimate goal of enabling members to create safe and sustainable learning environments. The organization delivers its value through a unified membership program that bundles an annual conference, training workshops, trade shows, a quarterly magazine, a certification program, a membership directory, national affiliation, and website access.

The association operates a tiered membership structure with annual dues ranging from $80 (Active Member) to $100 (Educational Associate, Educational Partner, and Non-Educational Associate Member tiers), with a subscription period starting October 1st each year and no automatic recurring payments. Revenue is supplemented by conference registration fees ranging from $40 (trade show only) to $600 (Educational Partner Conference Registration including trade show), and a tiered partner sponsorship program (Platinum and Gold Partners). The organization's technology infrastructure is built entirely on Wild Apricot Membership Software, a third-party SaaS platform — there are no proprietary technology components.

WAMOA's go-to-market is exclusively domestic within Washington State. Distribution occurs through an online registration portal on wamoa.org (self-serve), an annual Fall Conference at the Yakima Convention Center, regional training seminars, and a leadership seminar. The organization employs approximately 8 people, operates from a single mailing address (PO Box #188, Monroe, CT 06468, despite the listed city of Deer Park, Washington), and is governed as an independent entity with no parent company, subsidiaries, or institutional ownership.

Name

WAMOA

Legal name

Washington Association Of Maintenance And Operation Administrators

Website

https://wamoa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

WAMOA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit trade association serving educational facilities and maintenance/operations professionals in Washington State, delivering membership, training workshops, certification, trade shows, and an annual conference.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Monroe

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

WAMOA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit membership association for educational facilities and maintenance/operations professionals in Washington State. It delivers annual membership, conferences, training workshops, trade shows, a certification program, a quarterly magazine, a membership directory, and national affiliation services to support members in creating safe and sustainable learning environments.

Product overview

WAMOA is a 501(c)(6) non-profit association serving educational facilities and maintenance professionals in Washington State. The organization provides a unified membership program that includes annual conferences, training workshops, trade shows, quarterly magazines, certification programs, a membership directory, national affiliation, and website access. The membership structure offers multiple tiers including Active Member, Educational Associate Member, Educational Partner Member, and Non-Educational Associate Member.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WAMOA Membership
• Annual Fall Conference
• Leadership Seminar
• Regional Training Seminars
• Certification Program
• Quarterly Magazine
• Jobs Hotline Job posting service for educational facilities maintenance and operations roles in Washington State, allowing employers to reach qualified candidates within the WAMOA member community.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered notable and core.

• TIPSnotableGTM or Marketing PartnerWAMOA is pleased to be partnered with TIPS. WAMOA provides a partnership flyer available on their website for members.
• Platinum PartnerscoreOthersWAMOA thanks their Platinum Partners. The Platinum Partners program provides additional opportunities for partnering with WAMOA and promoting that partnership.
• Gold PartnersnotableOthersWAMOA Gold Partners Program provides additional opportunities for partnering with WAMOA and promoting that partnership.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Council of Educational Facility Planners International (CEFPI): International organization focused on planning, design, and management of educational facilities. Comparable niche within educational facilities, though oriented more toward planning than operations.
• National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP): National professional association serving procurement and facilities-adjacent roles in education. Overlaps with WAMOA's audience of educational facilities professionals, particularly around vendor and partner programs.

Others

• Wild Apricot: Membership management software platform used by WAMOA. Comparable as an enabler/ecosystem participant — not a competitor, but the technology infrastructure that powers WAMOA's member-facing operations.

Broad incumbents

• National School Boards Association (NSBA): Federation of state school boards associations representing K-12 governance. Indirectly comparable as a national-level membership organization in the K-12 space whose members influence facilities decisions.
• AASA (American Association of School Administrators): National professional association for school superintendents and administrators, whose membership includes facilities decision-makers. Comparable as a member-based professional association serving the K-12 leadership ecosystem.
• Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO): International association for school business officials, including facilities and operations leaders. Broader scope than WAMOA but serves overlapping members in educational operations.

Regional players

• Washington School Superintendents Association (WSSA): Washington State professional association for school superintendents. Comparable as a Washington-based state-level membership association serving overlapping K-12 leadership audiences.
• Oregon Association of Educational Office Professionals: State-level professional association serving educational office and operations professionals in Oregon. Directly comparable structure to WAMOA: a regional state association serving the same general audience.
• California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO): California-based association for school business and operations officials. Compares as a state-level peer organization serving the same K-12 facilities/operations professional audience on a different geography.

Direct peers

• APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities: The national professional association for educational facilities professionals. Directly comparable to WAMOA in mission (advancing facilities leadership in education), and WAMOA's national affiliation is a strong signal of direct alignment with APPA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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