The West Side Catholic Center provides food, clothing, shelter, and advocacy to all who come to US in need. Through various programs, we serve the homeless and indigent of cleveland, ohio.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 250 volunteers and 98 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $82K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$335K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $3.3M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $37K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$228K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
25
of 25 voting members
Looks good: 25 of 25 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$4.2M
-13% vs prior year
Spent
$4.7M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$7.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$4.2M
FY2024▼ -13%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$3.7M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$3.9M
FY2023$4.8M
FY2024$4.2M
Expenses
$4.7M
FY2024▲ +5%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.5M
FY2021$3.8M
FY2022$4.2M
FY2023$4.5M
FY2024$4.7M
Net assets
$7.6M
FY2024▼ -2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$7.6M
FY2021$7.8M
FY2022$7.0M
FY2023$7.7M
FY2024$7.6M

From the FY2024 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Nov 1978.

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Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $4.3M Management & general 6% · $291K Fundraising 3% · $158K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $335K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$141,175Pt VII · Sec A
Program Director
$102,872Pt VII · Sec A
$91,408Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Michael Bernot’s $141K as Executive Director is at the 68th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Bernot$141,175$135,741———
John Litten——$93,093$112,383$119,903
Judy Kern$102,872$104,129———
Nina Rodgers$91,408$81,370———
Rick Gucwa——$81,882$88,165$82,267
Denise Coleman—$80,182———

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food, clothing, shelter, and advocacy for those in need, serving the homeless and indigent.

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3 programs · $2.8M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Resource center- day shelter- addresses the immediate needs of the marginalized and homeless population in the cleveland area, by providing over 30 services, including hot meals, free clothing, showers, mailboxes and weekly medical care for health issues related to exposure.

$992Kprogram expense
02

Moriah House- Family Shelter

Provides a full range of transitional services that assist residents in moving from homelessness to stable housing. Intreim housing provides a safe place to live, meals and all other basic necessities.

$892Kprogram expense
03

Zacchaeus housing solutions- long term rapid rehousing- helps families secure and maintain housing by providing rent subsidy and case management services for up to twelve months. Zacchaeus housing solutions' ulitimate goals are to end family homelessnes and to stregthen family untiy through housing stability and increased life skills.

$891Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$37K
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Grants paid · 15 grants · $3.4M · 2020–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$407,961
Unitemized GrantFY2024$190,618
Unitemized GrantFY2024$147,798
Unitemized GrantFY2023$436,398
Unitemized GrantFY2023$252,444
Unitemized GrantFY2023$160,492
Unitemized GrantFY2022$425,160
Unitemized GrantFY2022$169,851
Unitemized GrantFY2022$145,325
Unitemized GrantFY2021$341,854
Unitemized GrantFY2021$131,459
Unitemized GrantFY2021$72,027
Unitemized GrantFY2020$361,055
Unitemized GrantFY2020$153,849
Unitemized GrantFY2020$41,375

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$4.2M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Other incomeLn 4–11$391K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Money outPt IX
$4.7M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.3M
Managementcol C$291K
Fundraisingcol D$158K
Owns and owesPt X
$7.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$753K
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a25
IndependentVI 1b25
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.6M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$30K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$83K
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$391K
Total revenueLn 12$4.2M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$3K
SavingsLn 2$750K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$753K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$228K
Net assetsLn 32$7.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 598
VolunteersI 6250
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$799K$753K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$3.4M$3.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.5M$3.4M
Total assetsLn 16$7.9M$7.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$189K$228K
Net assetsLn 32$7.7M$7.6M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$746K$746K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$335K$304K$28K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$2.1M$2.0M$38K$62K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$37K$34K$2K$1K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$298K$275K$8K$15K
Payroll taxesLn 10$172K$162K$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$70K$630$69K
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$18K$483$483
Investment management feesLn 11f$12K$12K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$52K$10K$6K$36K
Office expensesLn 13$19K$7K$12K$109
Information technologyLn 14$97K$50K$31K$16K
OccupancyLn 16$411K$378K$29K$4K
TravelLn 17$20K$20K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$11K$5K$6K$136
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$234K$200K$22K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$68K$11K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.7M$4.3M$291K$158K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $4.2M$4.7M−$514K$7.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 $4.8M$4.5M$303K$7.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $3.9M$4.2M−$245K$7.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$3.8M−$87K$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2020 $3.7M$3.5M$137K$7.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $4,190,217 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,239,272$3,646,835
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $140,193$82,587
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $57,514$69,469
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $357,180$391,326
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,794,159$4,190,217
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $849,334$746,377
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,732,039$2,920,422
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $909,993$1,037,538
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,491,366$4,704,337
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $302,793−$514,120
Part VI · Governance 25 of 25 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body25
VI-1b Independent voting members25
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $4,190,217 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$61,880
VIII-1e Government grants$1,450,180
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$2,134,775
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$30,060
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,646,835
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $82,587$82,587
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,469$69,469
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $319,236$319,236
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $72,090$72,090
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $154,677 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $388,705$4,190,217
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,704,337 across 18 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $746,377$746,377
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $303,822 · Management $28,245 · Fundraising $3,388$335,455
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,978,133 · Management $37,729 · Fundraising $61,995$2,077,857
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $33,737 · Management $1,692 · Fundraising $1,340$36,769
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $274,827 · Management $8,410 · Fundraising $15,065$298,302
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $161,648 · Management $5,363 · Fundraising $5,028$172,039
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $630 · Management $69,000$69,630
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $18,355 · Management $483 · Fundraising $483$19,321
IX-11f Investment management feesManagement $12,258$12,258
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,339$10,339
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $9,922 · Management $5,910 · Fundraising $35,754$51,586
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $6,684 · Management $12,203 · Fundraising $109$18,996
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $50,447 · Management $30,817 · Fundraising $16,178$97,442
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $378,001 · Management $29,079 · Fundraising $4,309$411,389
IX-17 TravelPrograms $19,681$19,681
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $4,937 · Management $6,363 · Fundraising $136$11,436
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $200,267 · Management $21,844 · Fundraising $12,264$234,375
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $67,939 · Management $11,154 · Fundraising $1,992$81,085
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,255,407 · Management $290,889 · Fundraising $158,041$4,704,337
Part X · Balance sheet $7,778,850 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $3,211$2,961
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $795,796$750,467
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $188,793$324,928
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $487$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $39,199$33,231
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,493,025$3,376,950
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $3,394,537$3,290,313
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $7,915,048$7,778,850
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $146,331$199,009
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $42,942$28,628
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $189,273$227,637
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,347,874$5,057,586
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $2,377,901$2,493,627
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $7,725,775$7,551,213
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $7,915,048$7,778,850
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,551,213 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$4,190,217
XI-2 Total expenses$4,704,337
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$514,120
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$7,725,775
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$339,558
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,551,213

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