E-Central Credit Union

Not tax-deductible

Pasadena, CAMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1943EIN 95-1442156Revenue $10.6M in FY2024

On file with the IRSecentralcu.org990 S Fair Oaks Ave, 91105-2626 · Pasadena, CATax-exempt since Jun 1961

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A cooperative, organized for the purpose of promoting thrift and savings among its members.

Run by 10 volunteers and 45 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.6M a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.5M
to officers and key staff · 18% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 18% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
41 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 40.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$130.8M
77% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 77% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.6M
-10% vs prior year
Spent
$8.7M
Net assets
$38.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$10.6M
FY2024▼ -10%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$8.6M
FY2022$8.9M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$10.6M
Expenses
$8.7M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.5M
FY2021$8.0M
FY2022$7.4M
FY2023$8.0M
FY2024$8.7M
Net assets
$38.4M
FY2024▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31.6M
FY2021$32.3M
FY2022$33.9M
FY2023$37.6M
FY2024$38.4M

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 Jun 1961.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

17 people listed on the 990; $1.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$631,170Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/Cco
$194,713Pt VII · Sec A
$160,332Pt VII · Sec A
$157,935Pt VII · Sec A
Exec. Asst.
$136,967Pt VII · Sec A
VP of IT
$136,315Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Cl
$122,478Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary/Treasurer
$2,400Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Michael Theodore$631,170$454,052$295,618$347,867$257,408
Loh Jen Sy$194,713$177,546$169,434$159,850$161,754
Silvio Jorge$160,332$149,993$128,527$117,312—
Evan Hitchcock$157,935$139,374$125,040$111,735$114,619
Susan Brown$136,967$142,521$149,592$119,430$123,483
Jose Davila$136,315$124,106$129,330——
John Drake————$127,428
Jennifer Gin$122,478$119,907$108,340$100,190$105,671

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

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II7 listed

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Encourages members to save money and practice thrift.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Offering a vast array of dynamic online services is central to e-central's strategic plan to allow members to access their account anytime, anywhere. This is an important initiative to remain competitive, improve operational efficiencies, and to retain members.

Pt IX · col B
02

E-central offers a suite of affordable checking accounts that include a number of free services, such as debit cards and a suite of online services. The credit union continues to see checking account penetration increase, checking overall balances increase and debit card transactions increase each year.

Pt IX · col B
03

Our real estate program and member business lending (MBL) programs continue to provide value to our membership. We focus on providing personalized services coupled with competitive pricing. Through our trusted brand, members can take solace that they are working with a reputable lender.

Pt IX · col B

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.6M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$789K
Money outPt IX
$8.7M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$38.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29.7M
Total assetsLn 16$169.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A8
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$8.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.5M
Other incomeLn 4–11$789K
Total revenueLn 12$10.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$307K
SavingsLn 2$29.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$131.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.1M
Other assetsLn 15$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$169.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$130.8M
Net assetsLn 32$38.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 545
VolunteersI 610
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$17.0M$29.7M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$147.4M$131.8M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4.2M$4.1M
Total assetsLn 16$172.5M$169.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$134.8M$130.8M
Net assetsLn 32$37.6M$38.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$1.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.4M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$232K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$381K
Payroll taxesLn 10$217K
Legal feesLn 11b$79K
Accounting feesLn 11c$81K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$149K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$150K
Office expensesLn 13$1.1M
Information technologyLn 14$951K
OccupancyLn 16$391K
TravelLn 17$317K
InterestLn 20$944K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$137K
InsuranceLn 23$148K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$507K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.7M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $10.6M$8.7M$1.9M$38.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $11.8M$8.0M$3.8M$37.6M 990 PDF
FY2022 $8.9M$7.4M$1.6M$33.9M 990 PDF
FY2021 $8.6M$8.0M$656K$32.3M 990 PDF
FY2020 $8.5M$8.5M−$41K$31.6M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $10,617,693 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $8,480,986$8,316,457
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,285,658$1,512,203
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $2,023,026$789,033
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $11,789,670$10,617,693
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,740,699$3,786,478
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,280,798$4,942,475
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $8,021,497$8,728,953
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,768,173$1,888,740
Part VI · Governance 7 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members7
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 $10,617,693 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $8,286,023 · Unrelated business $30,434$8,316,457
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1,512,203$1,512,203
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $789,033$789,033
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,587,259 · Unrelated business $30,434 · Excluded from tax $0$10,617,693
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,728,953 across 17 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$1,542,310
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,414,204
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$232,262
IX-9 Other employee benefits$381,025
IX-10 Payroll taxes$216,677
IX-11b Legal fees$79,060
IX-11c Accounting fees$81,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$149,052
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$149,943
IX-13 Office expenses$1,087,424
IX-14 Information technology$951,368
IX-16 Occupancy$391,315
IX-17 Travel$317,381
IX-20 Interest$943,670
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$137,487
IX-23 Insurance$147,839
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$506,936
IX-25 Total functional expenses$8,728,953
Part X · Balance sheet $169,203,207 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $1,837,905; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $208,682$307,277
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $16,811,121$29,374,332
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $249,831$224,997
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,198,085$4,086,111
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $147,358,209$131,781,227
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,711,257$1,591,358
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $172,452,151$169,203,207
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,364,937$2,642,974
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $132,457,413$128,156,892
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $134,822,350$130,799,866
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $37,629,801$38,403,341
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $172,452,151$169,203,207
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,403,341 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,617,693
XI-2 Total expenses$8,728,953
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,888,740
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$37,629,801
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,115,200
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,403,341

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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