Frontwave Credit Union FY2020 filing

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Oceanside, CAMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1952Mutual / membership EIN 95-1820763Revenue $55.5M in FY2020

On file with the IRSfrontwavecu.com1278 Rocky Point Dr, 92056-5867 · Oceanside, CATax-exempt since Jun 1979

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

$2.5M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $5.9M a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$2.5M
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $909.1M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 23.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$958.5M
89% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 89% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$55.5M
Spent
$51.5M
Net assets
$121.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$55.5M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55.5M
FY2021$59.0M
FY2022$64.2M
FY2023$81.7M
FY2024$93.3M
Expenses
$51.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$51.5M
FY2021$50.7M
FY2022$58.6M
FY2023$77.5M
FY2024$86.1M
Net assets
$121.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$121.0M
FY2021$121.6M
FY2022$85.8M
FY2023$97.9M
FY2024$111.4M

From the FY2020 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 1979.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

27 people listed on the 990; $2.5M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President and CEO
$314,982Pt VII · Sec A
Mortgage Loan Officer
$280,713Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/CIO
$250,525Pt VII · Sec A
$248,607Pt VII · Sec A
$225,823Pt VII · Sec A
$223,772Pt VII · Sec A
SVP/CMO
$219,458Pt VII · Sec A
$158,493Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
William Birnie$374,329$404,534$372,108$872,529$314,982
Randi Brookeformer———$453,637—
Todd Kern$313,269$314,848$304,733$265,595$219,458
William Wells$68,963$302,886$299,344$289,363—
Paul Leonhardt$286,040$297,786$275,392$250,600$158,493
Sarai Rodgers$293,710$295,223$285,264$267,121$223,772
Jennifer Williams—$213,940$280,983——
Farid Sanie————$280,713

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II16 listed

Programs and updates

Encourages members to save money and be thrifty.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Frontwave credit union provides a wide range of member services including educating members on available products and services, fees involved, and opening and servicing deposit and loan products.

Pt IX · col B
02

Frontwave credit union uses cutting-edge technology by providing its members with digital banking. The members can use the online and mobile banking tools to manage their accounts 24/7.

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 7 grants · $75K · 2020–2020
Armed Services YMCA at Camp PendletonFY2020$20,899
Oceanside Museum of ArtCA · FY2020$8,000
Kinane Events INCFY2020$5,391
The San Diego FoundationCA · FY2020$5,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$55.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Money outPt IX
$51.5M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$121.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$100.5M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$958.5M
PeoplePt VI, VII
27
listed · VII A
PaidVII A12
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$50.3M
Investment incomeLn 3$5.2M
Other incomeLn 4–11$46K
Gains on assetsLn 7$841K
Total revenueLn 12$55.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18.6M
SavingsLn 2$81.8M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$100.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$909.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29.4M
Other assetsLn 15$35.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.1B
LiabilitiesLn 26$958.5M
Net assetsLn 32$121.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 5370
VolunteersI 615
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$58.0M$100.5M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$771.8M$909.1M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$31.7M$29.4M
Total assetsLn 16$877.3M$1.08B
LiabilitiesLn 26$763.4M$958.5M
Net assetsLn 32$113.8M$121.0M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$127K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.5M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$13.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$940K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$1.8M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.2M
Management feesLn 11a$227K
Legal feesLn 11b$127K
Accounting feesLn 11c$155K
Investment management feesLn 11f$59K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.1M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.5M
Office expensesLn 13$1.2M
Information technologyLn 14$461K
OccupancyLn 16$2.2M
TravelLn 17$189K
InterestLn 20$4.2M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.5M
InsuranceLn 23$249K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$15.9M
All other expensesLn 24e$264K
Total functional expensesLn 25$51.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $93.3M$86.1M$7.3M$111.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 $81.7M$77.5M$4.2M$97.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 $64.2M$58.6M$5.6M$85.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $59.0M$50.7M$8.4M$121.6M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $55.5M$51.5M$3.9M$121.0M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $55,457,162 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $47,747,683$50,253,320
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $5,497,412$5,158,326
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $42,770$45,516
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $53,287,865$55,457,162
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $128,160$126,686
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,958,457$20,110,017
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $36,572,703$31,277,809
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $55,659,320$51,514,512
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$2,371,455$3,942,650
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $55,457,162 across 6 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $49,824,332 · Unrelated business $428,988$50,253,320
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $4,317,737$4,317,737
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $26,881$26,881
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $840,589$840,589
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $18,635$18,635
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $55,001,293 · Unrelated business $428,988 · Excluded from tax $26,881$55,457,162
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $51,514,512 across 21 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$126,686
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$2,497,792
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$13,624,293
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$940,212
IX-9 Other employee benefits$1,835,354
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,212,366
IX-11a Management fees$227,397
IX-11b Legal fees$126,580
IX-11c Accounting fees$155,300
IX-11f Investment management fees$58,885
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,082,159
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,479,247
IX-13 Office expenses$1,218,794
IX-14 Information technology$460,901
IX-16 Occupancy$2,183,528
IX-17 Travel$188,523
IX-20 Interest$4,178,706
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,486,377
IX-23 Insurance$248,848
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$15,918,210
IX-24e All other expenses$264,354
IX-25 Total functional expenses$51,514,512
Part X · Balance sheet $1,079,448,307 assets, 14 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,295,744; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $17,773,356$18,624,894
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $40,224,926$81,833,295
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,062,156$2,181,067
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,709,549$29,373,968
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $154,304,859$258,978,905
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $617,491,475$650,153,628
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,454,275$35,006,806
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $877,279,449$1,079,448,307
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,336,836$15,593,382
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $1,886,714$1,548,862
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $750,225,827$941,335,807
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $763,449,377$958,478,051
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,830,072$120,970,256
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $877,279,449$1,079,448,307
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,970,256 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$55,457,162
XI-2 Total expenses$51,514,512
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,942,650
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,830,072
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$3,233,926
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$36,392
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,970,256

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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