Frontwave Credit Union FY2023 filing

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Oceanside, CAMutual-benefit / member-servingSince 1952Mutual / membership EIN 95-1820763Revenue $81.7M in FY2023

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.

$2.9M paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · 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
$2.9M
to officers and key staff · 4% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 4% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
20 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $303.5M in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
Looks good: 19.7 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$1.3B
93% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 93% 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
$81.7M
+27% vs prior year
Spent
$77.5M
Net assets
$97.9M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$81.7M
FY2023▲ +27%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$55.5M
FY2021$59.0M
FY2022$64.2M
FY2023$81.7M
FY2024$93.3M
Expenses
$77.5M
FY2023▲ +32%
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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
$97.9M
FY2023▲ +14%
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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 FY2023 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

22 people listed on the 990; $2.9M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President/CEO
$404,534Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Experience Officer
$314,848Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Information Officer
$302,886Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Lending Officer
$297,786Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Human Resources Offi
$295,223Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Marketing
$230,255Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Risk Officer
$213,940Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Real Estate Lending
$202,421Pt 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 II14 listed

Programs and updates

Encourages members to save money and be thrifty.

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2 programs · in their own filed words · FY2023
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 used 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 FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$81.7M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$163K
Money outPt IX
$77.5M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$97.9M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$127.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3B
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A13
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$73.4M
Investment incomeLn 3$8.1M
Other incomeLn 4–11$163K
Gains on assetsLn 7$500K
Total revenueLn 12$81.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$18.4M
SavingsLn 2$108.9M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$127.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$303.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.3M
Other assetsLn 15$969.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.4B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.3B
Net assetsLn 32$97.9M
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$55.0M$127.3M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$305.1M$303.5M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$26.4M$26.3M
Total assetsLn 16$1.36B$1.43B
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.27B$1.33B
Net assetsLn 32$85.8M$97.9M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$2.1M
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$18.6M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$1.3M
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2.3M
Payroll taxesLn 10$1.6M
Legal feesLn 11b$1.9M
Accounting feesLn 11c$180K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.9M
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3.0M
Office expensesLn 13$5.9M
OccupancyLn 16$3.4M
TravelLn 17$484K
InterestLn 20$16.7M
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2.1M
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$16.1M
Total functional expensesLn 25$77.5M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $93.3M$86.1M$7.3M$111.4M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $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 $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
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $81,717,886 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $59,268,888$73,440,551
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,713,104$8,114,702
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $180,600$162,633
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $64,162,592$81,717,886
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 $23,964,581$25,834,523
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $34,622,223$51,643,096
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $58,586,804$77,477,619
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,575,788$4,240,267
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 $81,717,886 across 5 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $73,440,551$73,440,551
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $7,614,687$7,614,687
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $500,015$500,015
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Unrelated business $162,633$162,633
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $81,055,238 · Unrelated business $162,633 · Excluded from tax $500,015$81,717,886
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $77,477,619 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$2,067,212
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$18,629,273
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$1,252,913
IX-9 Other employee benefits$2,328,924
IX-10 Payroll taxes$1,556,201
IX-11b Legal fees$1,859,313
IX-11c Accounting fees$180,000
IX-11g Other fees for services$1,883,380
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,955,095
IX-13 Office expenses$5,872,286
IX-16 Occupancy$3,418,184
IX-17 Travel$484,434
IX-20 Interest$16,714,419
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$2,128,926
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$16,147,059
IX-25 Total functional expenses$77,477,619
Part X · Balance sheet $1,429,880,746 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,520,020; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,419,917$18,441,209
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $26,597,644$108,884,512
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,446,740$26,273,825
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $9,628,370$9,659,477
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $295,473,785$293,847,896
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $968,217,256$969,253,807
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,358,956,009$1,429,880,746
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $24,489,226$28,605,681
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,248,709,370$1,303,417,728
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,273,198,596$1,332,023,409
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $85,757,413$97,857,337
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,358,956,009$1,429,880,746
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $97,857,337 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$81,717,886
XI-2 Total expenses$77,477,619
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$4,240,267
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$85,757,413
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$9,311,983
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1,452,326
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$97,857,337

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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