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← WESTERN STATES CENTER INC

Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by WESTERN STATES CENTER INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$3,620,763
Total expenses
$3,633,086
Contributions and grants received
$3,369,258
Grants paid
$142,290
Program service revenue
$251,366
Investment income
$139
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$4,853,001
Total liabilities, end of year
$108,069
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$4,744,932
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,587,279
Management and general expenses
$818,013
Fundraising expenses
$227,794
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,587,279

Program services were 71.2% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $168,517

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $3,200,741

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $0

  • 2a · Program service revenue: FEDERAL CONTRACTS

    total $102,230 · related or exempt $102,230 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2b · Program service revenue: HONORARIUMS

    total $149,136 · related or exempt $149,136 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 2f · All other program service revenue

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $139 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $139

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $142,290 · program services $142,290

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $89,167 · program services $59,206 · management and general $20,782 · fundraising $9,179

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $639,540 · program services $424,650 · management and general $149,056 · fundraising $65,834

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $34,881 · program services $8,902 · management and general $24,486 · fundraising $1,493

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $81,420 · program services $16,714 · management and general $63,072 · fundraising $1,634

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $69,398 · program services $46,456 · management and general $15,844 · fundraising $7,098

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $16,098 · program services $15,160 · management and general $938

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $52,392 · management and general $52,392

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,872,974 · program services $1,411,920 · management and general $332,455 · fundraising $128,599

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $16,581 · program services $9,551 · management and general $6,974 · fundraising $56

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,269 · management and general $2,263 · fundraising $2,006

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $37,900 · program services $277 · management and general $37,623

  • 17 · Travel

    total $457,494 · program services $421,374 · management and general $35,886 · fundraising $234

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $20,125 · program services $4,554 · management and general $15,571

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $3,659 · management and general $3,659

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $18,803 · program services $10,804 · management and general $7,999

  • 24a · Other expenses: RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

    total $60,646 · program services $6,088 · management and general $43,460 · fundraising $11,098

  • 24b · Other expenses: TRAINING PROGRAMS AND EVENTS

    total $958 · program services $223 · management and general $735 · fundraising $0

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK CHARGES & PROCESSING FEES

    total $4,461 · program services $0 · management and general $3,898 · fundraising $563

  • 24d · Other expenses: OTHER EXPENSES FROM BAD DEBT

    total $10,030 · program services $9,110 · management and general $920 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $3,645,784 · end of year $3,877,815

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,037,446 · end of year $281,880

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $195,896 · end of year $682,424

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $43,860

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $32,978

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $294 · end of year $10,882

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $122,165 · end of year $108,069

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $513,828 · end of year $525,288

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,243,427 · end of year $4,219,644

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

WESTERN STATES CENTER WORKS WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD MOVEMENTS, DEVELOP LEADERS, SHIFT CULTURE, AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY THROUGH A PRISM OF RACE, GENDER, JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

WESTERN STATES CENTER'S MISSION IS TO WORK WITH COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD MOVEMENTS, DEVELOP LEADERS, SHIFT CULTURE, AND DEFEND DEMOCRACY THROUGH A PRISM OF RACE, GENDER, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY.

  • MOMENTUM - EQUIPPING INDIVIDUALS AND INSTITUTIONS TO BE RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF ORGANIZED BIGOTRY, MOMENTUM IS A LEADING VOICE ON COUNTERING WHITE NATIONALISM IN AMERICA. MOMENTUM PARTNERS WITH THOSE AT THE STATE, LOCAL, AND MUNICIPAL LEVELS WHO SHARE OUR COMMITMENT TO SHRINKING SPACE FOR HATE, CREATING NEW TOOLS AND INNOVATIVE METHODS DESIGNED IN CONCERT WITH EACH COMMUNITY WE MEET. MOMENTUM BELIEVES THAT WHITE NATIONALISM CAN BE DISMANTLED THROUGH BROAD, COURAGEOUS, AND VALUES-BASED COALITIONS.

    Expenses $692,327 · Grants $500 · Revenue $25,500

  • COMMON GOOD - THE COMMON GOOD PROGRAM WORKS TO BUILD AWARENESS OF THE THREAT ANTISEMITISM POSES TO AMERICAN DEMOCRACY. WE WORK WITH CIVIC LEADERS, ARTISTS, CREATIVES, PHILANTHROPISTS, STUDENTS, AND FAITH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO DEVELOP THE LEADERSHIP SKILLS AND INSIGHTS NEEDED TO BUILD BROAD-BASED, DEMOCRACY-MINDED COALITIONS, ESPECIALLY ACROSS RACIAL, RELIGIOUS, AND ETHNIC DIFFERENCE, TO NEUTRALIZE THE ONGOING THREAT OF ANTISEMITIC IDEOLOGIES TO ALL AMERICANS.

    Expenses $660,716 · Grants $25,000 · Revenue $500

  • SPECIAL PROJECTS - WESTERN STATES CENTER'S SPECIAL PROJECTS WORK WITH ARTISTS, INFLUENCERS, AND VISIONARIES TO EMBRACE THEIR PLACE AT THE TABLE OF OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFER A CULTURAL LABORATORY FOR INCREASING CIVIC ENGAGEMENT, SHIFTING NARRATIVES, AND COMMUNICATING VISIONS OF A FUTURE THAT IS MULTIRACIAL, MULTIFAITH, AND INCLUSIVE TO ALL. OUTPACING ORGANIZED BIGOTRY, WE GO WHERE OTHERS WON'T IN SHAPING CULTURE. OUR PROJECTS INSPIRE AUDIENCES, FANS, AND FOLLOWERS TO DO THE SAME.

    Expenses $834,830 · Grants $16,000 · Revenue $74,730

  • OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE GENERAL PROGRAMS, GENDER JUSTICE, RACIAL EQUITY, CULTURE LAB, TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY, AND OREGON RECOVERS.

    Expenses $399,406 · Grants $100,790 · Revenue $150,636

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Eric Ward

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $89,167
    From this org
    $89,167
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40 + 10 related

  • Mariotta Gary Smith

    CHAIR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Lecia Brooks

    SECRETARY TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    10

  • Leslie Warren

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

  • Emma Jordan Simpson

    BOARD MEMBER

    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

  • OREGON RECOVERS

    $74,700

    OREGON RECOVERS IS A STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING FOLKS IN SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY.

  • NORTHWEST ABORTION ACCESS FUND

    $25,000

    ORGANIZATION FUNDING WA, OR, ID, AND AK THAT PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED OF ABORTION CARE.

  • PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS INC

    $15,000

    GROUP ESTABLISHED FOR ENABLING DIRECT DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO SELECTED AND APPROVED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN ISRAEL SUPPORTING PRIMARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH; PROMOTING GREATER TOLERANCE AND UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR COMMUNITIES AND BETWEEN ARABS AND JEWS; THE SPECIAL NEEDS OF WOMEN, CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN DISTRESS; SPECIAL EDUCATION AND EDUCATION FOR THE GIFTED; VETERANS PROGRAMS; DRUG ABUSE; PROMOTION OF THE ARTS; AND RELIEF FOR THE HANDICAPPED.

  • OPEN HEARTS OPEN MINDS OF OREGON

    $11,000

    WORKS TO BUILD DEEPER CONNECTIONS TO BOTH HISTORY AND THE FUTURE FOR POLISH AND JEWISH STUDENTS AND ADULTS.

  • FRIENDS OF THE FORUM

    $10,000

    PART OF A LARGER MOVEMENT PROMOTING PRISON ARTS AS A POWERFUL TOOL TO SHIFT PUBLIC PERCEPTION AND GENERATE A SENSE OF SELF-WORTH AMONG INCARCERATED PEOPLE.

Related organizations on this return

Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323219349300047

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