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Nonprofit · EIN 27-4553664

WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · EUREKA, CA 95502

Financials

$1.2M$917K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$1,241,369$917,320$324,049$4,355,661$355,097$4,000,564
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$1,072,335
of which government grants
$106,922
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$6,200
Net rental income
$162,724
Other revenue
$162,834

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
$0
Other salaries and wages
$293,419
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$494,381
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$7,225
Occupancy
$49,319
Travel
$1,496
Depreciation
$103,054
Program services (functional)
$791,468
Management and general (functional)
$125,852

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$4,005,422
Total assets, end of year
$4,355,661
Total liabilities, end of year
$355,097
Net assets, end of year
$4,000,564
Land, buildings and equipment
$3,897,279
Net assets without donor restrictions
$194,169
Net assets with donor restrictions
$3,806,395
Gross receipts
$1,241,369
Employees
8
Volunteers
50
Year formed
2011
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
Beth WylieDirector
Trustee or director
1$0
Susan BuckleyDirector
Trustee or director
6$0
Rupali BrownDirector
Trustee or director
2$0
Heidi BenzonelliPresident
Officer
20$0
Leslie CastellanoSecretary
Officer
4$0
Ron KuhnelTreasurer
Officer
6$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
PO BOX 5315, EUREKA, CA 95502-5315
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
Heidi Benzonelli, PO Box 5315, Eureka, CA 95502
Signed the 990
Heidi Benzonelli, President
Phone
(707) 497-6280
Return prepared by
Hutchison Hohman & Company LLP

Mission

Combatting urban blight and restoring neighborhoods by acquiring and rehabilitating unused/underutilized properties and creating neighborhood community centers and providing a variety of educational, recreational, and vocational services where such facilities are lacking or insufficient.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • Family Resource CenterThe Family Resource Center offers free parenting classes for Westside Families, space for supervised visitation and multi family visitation for families with CWS cases, playgroups for families with children 0-5, we have a clothing closet, emergency food pantry, connect people with resources including benefits eligibility, financial literacy and career counseling. We run job training programs working closely with CalWorks, the local workforce development board, and employment training division and job market to train and place people with barriers to employment into career track skilled trades. We host programs like Paso a Paso who offer parenting, support groups, mental health first aid, dance therapy and more. We host community work days, free produce distribution every Saturday and community workdays hosting over 1000 volunteers per year.
    Expenses $791,468
  • SSEEDS: Environmental Stewardship Youth programs served over100 youth leading biker ides out into nature along the waterfront and coastal trails we also hosted a bicycle day. We hosted a 5 day environmental stewardship camp, SEEDS a week in the redwoods, teaching plant and wildlife identification, leave no trace camping, water safety and a week of fun in nature. Our youth and program participants are primarily neighbors from the most ethnically diverse lowest median income section of our community.
  • Other Program Services: We teach culinary classes to youth including food security, gardening and food production, pastry and baking, cultural culinary experiences with local mmulti cultural guest chefs, kids get serve safe certified, older kids study for =food service managers certificates, learn barista skills in our teaching caf, even take a series in entrepreneurism completing a mini business plan. We also prepare and serve meals to headstart , early headstart, little learners and aldregrove charter school bringing culinary series graduates on as interns and employees. .
  • Community Building Initative - Renovating a previous school building for use in Community Outreach programs

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
27-4553664
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
2011
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$4,355,661
Income (IRS master file)
$1,241,369

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025–––IRS
990December 2024–––IRS
990December 2023$1,007,010$765,334$3,699,759IRS
990December 2022$928,189$787,306$3,460,883IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2018–––IRS

990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.

Questions about WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION is 27-4553664.
Is WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2011.
Are donations to WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names Heidi Benzonelli.
Who are the officers and directors of WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 6 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does WESTSIDE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $1,241,369, expenses of $917,320 and total assets of $4,355,661 at year end.

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