Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by WEST SIDE CITIZENS ORGANIZATION.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $754,327
- Total expenses
- $694,384
- Contributions and grants received
- $754,195
- Grants paid
- $0
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $0
- Other revenue
- $132
- Total assets, end of year
- $732,911
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $40,529
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $692,382
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $573,989
- Management and general expenses
- $81,976
- Fundraising expenses
- $38,419
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $573,989
Program services were 82.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$75,824
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$678,371
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11a · Other revenue: OTHER INCOME
total $132 · excluded $132
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11e · Other revenue, total
$132
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $119,456 · program services $100,179 · management and general $18,364 · fundraising $913
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7 · Other salaries and wages
total $226,546 · program services $190,710 · management and general $34,097 · fundraising $1,739
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $35,929 · program services $29,351 · management and general $6,313 · fundraising $265
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10 · Payroll taxes
total $28,110 · program services $23,633 · management and general $4,261 · fundraising $216
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11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $32,125 · fundraising $32,125
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11g · Fees: other
total $184,778 · program services $171,022 · management and general $13,537 · fundraising $219
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $297 · program services $297
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13 · Office expenses
total $13,934 · program services $12,686 · management and general $1,200 · fundraising $48
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16 · Occupancy
total $11,831 · program services $9,653 · management and general $2,098 · fundraising $80
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17 · Travel
total $35 · program services $35
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $6,696 · program services $6,500 · management and general $195 · fundraising $1
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23 · Insurance
total $5,237 · program services $4,147 · management and general $1,047 · fundraising $43
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24a · Other expenses: EVENTS
total $18,606 · program services $18,606
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24b · Other expenses: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS
total $8,584 · program services $5,268 · management and general $561 · fundraising $2,755
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24c · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS
total $1,322 · program services $1,049 · management and general $258 · fundraising $15
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24d · Other expenses: GRANT EXPENSE
total $898 · program services $853 · management and general $45 · fundraising $0
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
beginning of year $436,365 · end of year $470,431
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $1,002 · end of year $1,003
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3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $225,949 · end of year $250,089
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $28,612 · end of year $580
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $4,049 · end of year $2,808
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10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis
$11,724
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10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation
$3,724
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10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
beginning of year $8,000 · end of year $8,000
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $71,538 · end of year $40,529
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $203,018 · end of year $214,436
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $429,421 · end of year $477,946
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
SEE SCHEDULE O.THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUSTAINS THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST SIDE TO BUILD COMMUNITY POWER AND TO ADVANCE MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. WSCO ALSO SERVES AS THE PLANNING COUNCIL FOR ST. PAUL'S DISTRICT 3 (ZIP CODE 55107). WSCO ENVISIONS A JUST, UNITED, SELF-RELIANT WEST SIDE WHERE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED, SAFE, HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL.
Activities or mission (Part I)
THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUSTAINS THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST SIDE TO BUILD COMMUNITY POWER AND TO ADVANCE MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. WSCO ALSO SERVES AS THE PLANNING COUNCIL FOR ST. PAUL'S DISTRICT 3 (ZIP CODE 55107). WSCO ENVISIONS A JUST, UNITED, SELF-RELIANT WEST SIDE WHERE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED, SAFE, HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL.
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SEE SCHEDULE O.WEST SIDE VOICES & HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: WSCO ORGANIZED THE WEST SIDE VOICES FORUM, A MONTHLY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WHERE NEIGHBORS PLAN AND TAKE ACTION IN FIVE ACTION CIRCLES (HOUSING JUSTICE, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, LAND USE AND EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY CARE). THE VOICES FORUM REGULARLY WELCOMED COMMUNITY PRESENTERS FROM PLACES LIKE THE RIVERVIEW PUBLIC LIBRARY, RAMSEY COUNTY, AND MORE. THE COMMUNITY CARE ACTION CIRCLE HELD SEVERAL PUBLIC EVENTS INCLUDING BEATS AND SEEDS, AN OVERDOSE PREVENTION TRAINING, AND CALL FOR PEACE. WSCO ALSO CO-HOSTED THE WEST SIDE TRANS AND QUEER COMMUNITY MONTHLY GATHERINGS. WSCO ORGANIZED THE WEST SIDE BEST SIDE ART FAIR AND CULTURAL MARKET FEATURING LOCAL ARTISTS, VENDORS, AND MUSICIANS REPRESENTING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: WSCO ORGANIZED THE FOOD JUSTICE PROJECT, GROWS: GROWING RESILIENCE ON THE WEST SIDE; CO-CREATED THE CAPITOL VIEW COMMUNAL GARDEN OUT OF A VACANT LOT; AND PARTICIPATED IN THE WEST SIDE FREE FARM STAND, A WEEKLY SPACE IN THE FALL FOR NEIGHBORS TO EXCHANGE FREE PRODUCE GROWN IN THEIR GARDENS AND COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY. WSCO ALSO HELD A SERIES OF COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO UNDERSTAND THE POTENTIAL HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF A NEW INCINERATOR PLANNED NEAR THE WEST SIDE, AND WSCO ORGANIZED A COMMUNITY GATHERING, RECREATION AS RESISTANCE, CENTERING JOYFUL ACCESS TO THE OUTDOORS FOR BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR ON THE WEST SIDE. EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT:EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT SCORECARD: WSCO RECRUITED NEW MEMBERS TO THE SCORECARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO INTERFACE WITH DEVELOPERS IN VETTING NEW DEVELOPMENT COMING TO THE WEST SIDE, CENTERING THE QUESTION OF "WHO BENEFITS?" WHEN DEVELOPMENT COMES INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WSCO HIRED ITS FIRST EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR TO LEAD THIS WORK, AND HELD THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF PUBLIC EDUCATIONAL FORUMS, VISIONS FOR OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE, TO EDUCATE RESIDENTS ON HOW TO SUPPORT AND ADVOCATE FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT BENEFITS THE WEST SIDE. WSCO ALSO HELD SEVERAL COMMUNITY FORUMS FOR NEIGHBORS TO LEARN ABOUT AND SHARE INPUT ON PROPOSED NEW DEVELOPMENTS. WSCO ALSO CREATED AND EXHIBITED THE STORIES FROM THE FLATS ORAL HISTORY PROJECT, A SERIES OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWS WITH WEST SIDE ELDERS IMPACTED BY FORCED DISPLACEMENT FROM THE FLATS IN THE 1950S. HOUSING JUSTICE/TENANT ORGANIZING: WSCO CONTINUED TO ADVOCATE FOR HOUSING JUSTICE BY ORGANIZING RENTERS ON THE WEST SIDE THROUGH DOOR KNOCKING, NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS, AND LAUNCHING THE WEST SIDE TENANTS UNION. WSCO ALSO EDUCATED RENTERS ON KNOWING THEIR RIGHTS FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ST. PAUL'S RENT STABILIZATION ORDINANCE, AND PARTICIPATED IN MAYOR CARTER'S RENT STABILIZATION TASK FORCE.
Expenses $573,989
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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MONICA BRAVO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $119,456
- From this org
- $106,449
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $13,007
- Hours/week
- 40
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AMANDA OTIS
CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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JESSICA KLIMISCH
VICE CHAIR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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SEBASTIAN ELLEFSON
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
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GRACIELA O'GORMAN BACIGALUPO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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CORAL GESSNER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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SHARRI KELLER
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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ALICIA LUCIO
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LOUDI RIVAMONTE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KRYSTEN RYBA-TURES
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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MYISHA HOLLEY
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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BILL JOHNSON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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GILLETTE' KINNON-WILLIAMS
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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EVAN MATTHIASON
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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KOVEYIA MCPIPE
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
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LAURIE SOVELL
DIRECTOR
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 8 May 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202531409349301343
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