2026-05-08T09:07:37-05:00 2025-12-31 411534805 CARPENTER EVERT & ASSOCIATES LTD 7760 FRANCE AVE S SUITE 940 BLOOMINGTON MN 55435 990 2025-01-01 237447142 WEST SIDE CITIZENS ORGANIZATION WEST 6512931708 209 PAGE STREET WEST ST PAUL MN 55107 MONICA BRAVO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6512931708 2026-05-07 1 MARC COLIN P00560855 9528310085 2026-05-07 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z WEST SIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION MONICA BRAVO 209 PAGE STREET WEST ST PAUL MN 55107 1066790 0 X WSCO.ORG X 1975 MN THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUSTAINS THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST SIDE TO BUILD COMMUNITY POWER AND TO ADVANCE MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. WSCO ALSO SERVES AS THE PLANNING COUNCIL FOR ST. PAUL'S DISTRICT 3 (ZIP CODE 55107). WSCO ENVISIONS A JUST, UNITED, SELF-RELIANT WEST SIDE WHERE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED, SAFE, HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL. 13 13 6 50 0 0 754195 1063344 0 1200 0 0 132 2246 754327 1066790 0 0 0 0 410041 317082 32125 8250 13306 252218 357975 694384 683307 59943 383483 732911 1112972 40529 37107 692382 1075865 X SEE SCHEDULE O.THE WEST SIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION SUSTAINS THE PEOPLE OF THE WEST SIDE TO BUILD COMMUNITY POWER AND TO ADVANCE MORE JUST AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY. WSCO ALSO SERVES AS THE PLANNING COUNCIL FOR ST. PAUL'S DISTRICT 3 (ZIP CODE 55107). WSCO ENVISIONS A JUST, UNITED, SELF-RELIANT WEST SIDE WHERE ALL OF OUR PEOPLE ARE CONNECTED, SAFE, HEALTHY, AND SUCCESSFUL. 1 0 546248 1200 SEE SCHEDULE O.PROGRAM - WEST SIDE VITALITYOUR LONG-TERM VISION IS A CULTURALLY & ECONOMICALLY VIBRANT WEST SIDE WHERE RESIDENTS HAVE PATHWAYS FOR DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION & TOOLS FOR SELF-DETERMINATION. WE ENVISION A NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE RESIDENTS CAN AFFORD TO LIVE, EARN FAMILY-SUSTAINING WAGES, AND EXPERIENCE AMENITIES THAT REFLECT AND CELEBRATE THEIR CULTURAL ASSETS.UNDER THIS UMBRELLA OF WEST SIDE VITALITY IN 2025; WSCO HOSTED WEST SIDE VOICES FORUMS WHERE COMMUNITY CAME TOGETHER TO BREAK BREAD, AND SHARE INSIGHTS, BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND PARTICIPATE IN OUR HYPER LOCAL DEMOCRATIC PROCESS OF ORGANIZING ON QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES ON THE WEST SIDE. IN 2025 THE VOICES FORUMS WERE HELD IN STRATEGIC POCKETS OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH 40+ PARTICIPANTS AT EACH FORUM.PROGRAM - ROBERT STREET ACCOUNTABILITY TASKFORCEIN 2025 WSCO ESTABLISHED A CROSS-SECTOR TASK FORCE TO ENSURE COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY, MITIGATE HARM, AND PREVENT DISPLACEMENT BEFORE, DURING, AND AFTER THE RECONSTRUCTION OF ROBERT STREET. THIS MODEL CENTERS RESIDENTS AND LOCALLY OWNED BUSINESSES IN REAL-TIME PROBLEM-SOLVING AND SHARED DECISION-MAKING TIED TO PUBLIC INVESTMENT. THROUGH ORGANIZING AND PUBLIC TESTIMONY, THE TASK FORCE WAS EMBEDDED IN THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTION AND FORMALIZED THROUGH AN MOU WITH MNDOT, MAKING COMMUNITY ACCOUNTABILITY A REQUIREMENT AND ELEVATING SMALL BUSINESS MITIGATION FUNDS AS A CITY LEGISLATIVE PRIORITY. THE TASK FORCE GROUP MEETS TWICE A MONTH, AND CONSISTS OF RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, STATE AND CITY LEADERS, MN DOT, AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. PROGRAM - SOUTHPORT ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVESOUTHPORT ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE IS JUSTICE FOCUSED ON AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE ON THE FLATS WITH SOME OF THE HIGHEST AIR TOXICITY LEVELS IN THE STATE OF MN. RESIDENT LEADERS ARE ADVANCING ACTIONABLE DEMANDS WITH THE CITY, PORT AUTHORITY & PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. INCLUDING THE DESIGN OF AN EGRESS ROUTE, AND A EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR THE SOUTHPORT NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE WEST SIDE. RESIDENT LEADERS MEET WEEKLY, WITH A STEADY GROWING NUMBER OF DIRECTLY IMPACTED RESIDENT HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATING. IN DECEMBER OF 2025, WSCO WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE EACH HOUSEHOLD WITH HIGH QUALITY HOME AIR PURIFIERS, AND EMERGENCY SHELTER IN PLACE KITS DUE TO THE PROXIMITY OF THE HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIAL PARK. PROGRAM - WEST SIDE FLATS TO THE FUTUREIN 2025, WSCO CELEBRATED WITH THE FIRST FAMILIES TO RECEIVE THE INHERITANCE FUND A FORM OF REPAIR FROM THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE WS FLATS. BUILDING ON WSCO'S WORK STARTED IN 2023, WHEN WSCO COMMISSIONED RESEARCH IN ACTION TO QUANTIFY THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF OVER 2,100 FAMILIES WERE DISPLACED OFF THE FLATS. WE GATHERED THE STORIES OF THE DESCENDANTS, PUBLISHING AN EXTENSIVE REPORT THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS LOSS. THE REPORT CONCLUDED WITH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHART A COURSE FOR MEANINGFUL REPAIR AND PREVENT FURTHER ERASURE OF THE WEST SIDE'S CULTURAL ASSETS AND LEGACIES. OUR EFFORTS HERE ARE ONGOING. WSCO CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE WITH FAMILIES DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE WS FLATS.PROGRAM - WEST SIDE 10 YEAR PLANIN 2025 WSCO ENGAGED RESIDENTS ON THE CREATION OF THE NEXT 10 YEAR PLAN FOR THE WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS INCLUDED MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER LISTENING SESSIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND A RANGE OF LISTENING SESSIONS OF ELDERS, AND YOUTH. THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS SPANNED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2025. WITH ROBUST DATA FROM RESIDENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS, AND FAITH COMMUNITIES WSCO IS NOW PREPARED TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS.PROGRAM - WEST SIDE BUSINESS COALITIONIN 2025 WSCO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE WS SMALL BUSINESS COALITION, BY ENGAGING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP, HOSTING SPACE, SECURING TRANSLATION, PRODUCING OUTREACH MATERIALS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ALIGNING STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS. PROGRAM - WEST SIDE FLATS TO THE FUTUREIN 2025, WSCO CELEBRATED WITH THE FIRST FAMILIES TO RECEIVE THE INHERITANCE FUND A FORM OF REPAIR FROM THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE WS FLATS. BUILDING ON WSCO'S WORK STARTED IN 2023, WHEN WSCO COMMISSIONED RESEARCH IN ACTION TO QUANTIFY THE IMMEDIATE AND LONG-TERM IMPACTS OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF OVER 2,100 FAMILIES WERE DISPLACED OFF THE FLATS. WE GATHERED THE STORIES OF THE DESCENDANTS, PUBLISHING AN EXTENSIVE REPORT THAT, FOR THE FIRST TIME, PUBLICLY ACKNOWLEDGED THE MAGNITUDE OF THIS LOSS. THE REPORT CONCLUDED WITH COMMUNITY-DRIVEN RECOMMENDATIONS TO CHART A COURSE FOR MEANINGFUL REPAIR AND PREVENT FURTHER ERASURE OF THE WEST SIDE'S CULTURAL ASSETS AND LEGACIES. OUR EFFORTS HERE ARE ONGOING. WSCO CONTINUES TO ORGANIZE WITH FAMILIES DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE DISPLACEMENT OF THE WS FLATS. PROGRAM - WEST SIDE 10 YEAR PLANIN 2025 WSCO ENGAGED RESIDENTS ON THE CREATION OF THE NEXT 10 YEAR PLAN FOR THE WEST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS INCLUDED MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDER LISTENING SESSIONS, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES, AND A RANGE OF LISTENING SESSIONS OF ELDERS, AND YOUTH. THE ENGAGEMENT PROCESS SPANNED OVER THE SUMMER OF 2025. WITH ROBUST DATA FROM RESIDENTS, LOCAL BUSINESSES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, ANCHOR INSTITUTIONS, AND FAITH COMMUNITIES WSCO IS NOW PREPARED TO MOVE INTO THE NEXT PHASE OF THE COMMUNITY PLANNING PROCESS. PROGRAM - WEST SIDE BUSINESS COALITIONIN 2025 WSCO CONTINUED TO SUPPORT THE WS SMALL BUSINESS COALITION, BY ENGAGING LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SUPPORTING LEADERSHIP, HOSTING SPACE, SECURING TRANSLATION, PRODUCING OUTREACH MATERIALS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND ALIGNING STRATEGIC TECHNICAL SUPPORT PARTNERSHIPS. 546248 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 17 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 13 13 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 MN X THE ORGANIZATION 6512931708 209 PAGE STREET WEST ST PAUL MN 55107 MONICA BRAVO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 102469 0 13695 JESSICA KLIMISCH CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 AMANDA OTIS VICE CHAIR 2.00 X X 0 0 0 SEBASTIAN GONZALEZ NAVARRO TREASURER 2.00 X X 0 0 0 NATE GILES SECRETARY 2.00 X X 0 0 0 RANIYA ABAWARI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SEBASTIAN ELLEFSON DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHEILA EVANS DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SANTINO FRANCO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 LAWRENCE A LUCIO DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 YASMIN MURIDI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOY SORENSEN NAVARRE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 NANCY NEGRETTE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 JEANNINE POHL DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 102469 0 13695 1 0 0 0 0 381322 682022 662 1063344 PROGRAM REVENUE 900099 1200 1200 1200 OTHER INCOME 900099 2246 2246 2246 1066790 1200 0 2246 X 116164 92632 22936 596 158078 126055 31213 810 18743 14946 3701 96 24097 19216 4757 124 8250 8250 251025 197120 53637 268 659 659 48512 46731 1722 59 11539 8992 2464 83 1989 1905 84 12738 12317 412 9 5115 3908 1162 45 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 10506 6570 970 2966 EVENTS 7878 7878 MISCELLANEOUS 4195 3516 679 GRANT EXPENSE 3819 3803 16 683307 546248 123753 13306 470431 578507 1003 1004 250089 522705 580 0 2808 2756 11724 3724 8000 8000 732911 1112972 40529 37107 40529 37107 X 214436 241328 477946 834537 692382 1075865 732911 1112972 383483 0 X X 0 1 X 1 0 X 1308557 566938 771157 754195 1063344 4464191 300 2000 1325 1200 4825 1308857 568938 772482 754195 1064544 4469016 0 0 0 4469016 6874 30843 132 2246 40095 1308857 575812 803325 754327 1066790 4509111 0.99110 0.99070 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 8000 8000 3724 3724 0 8000 X 1066790 0 1066790 0 1066790 683307 0 683307 0 683307 PART X, LINE 2: WSCO HAS A TAX-EXEMPT STATUS UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND HAS ADOPTED ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, ASC 740-10. WSCO'S POLICY IS TO EVALUATE UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS, AT LEAST ANNUALLY, FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR INCOME TAX EXPOSURE FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME OR FROM LOSS OF NONPROFIT STATUS. WSCO CONTINUES TO OPERATE CONSISTENT WITH ITS ORIGINAL EXEMPTION APPLICATION AND EACH YEAR TAKES THE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO MAINTAIN ITS EXEMPT STATUS. IT HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY DONORS ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE. IN COMPLIANCE WITH ITS EXEMPT STATUS, WSCO ANNUALLY FILES A RETURN OF ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX (FORM 990). JEANNINE POHL BOARD MEMBER 500 PHOTOGRAPHY AT ANNUAL MEETING NOV 1ST 0 LAWRENCE LUCIO JR SON OF BOARD MEMBER LAWRENCE LUCIO 3000 PHOTO/VIDEO/AUDIO CONTRACT WORK 0 FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2 YES. THE HUMMINGBIRD INITIATIVE IS A MULTI-TIERED PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN FALL OF 2025 IN RESPONSE TO THE OPERATION METRO SURGE IN THE STATE OF MN AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE TRAINED OVER 700 RESIDENT CONSTITUTIONAL OBSERVERS WITHIN 55107, EQUIPPING A LAYERED RAPID RESPONSE NETWORK. THIS NETWORK PRIMARILY SUPPORTS DIRECTLY IMPACTED RESIDENTS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES. THROUGH THE HUMMINGBIRD INITATIVE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD A BROADER 55107 AREA NETWORK OF NONPROFITS, AND FOR PROFITS COLLABORATING ON MUTUAL AIDE AND DIRECT SUPPORT; INCLUDING FOOD, PERSONAL SUPPLIES, TRANSPORTATION, MEDICAL CARE, AND LEGAL SUPPORT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6 MEMBERSHIP IN WSCO IS OPEN TO ANY RESIDENT SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, RESIDING, DEFINEDED AS MAINTAINING A CURRENT PRIMARY ADDRESS, WITHIN DISTRICT 3, WHICH CONSTITUTES ZIP CODE 55107 IN ST. PAUL, MN, AND ANY OWNER OF A BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENT (FOR-PROFIT OR NOT-FOR-PROFIT), LOCATED WITHIN DISTRICT 3. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7A EACH MEMBER SHALL HAVE ONE (1) VOTE AT THE ANNUAL MEETING TO ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE SHALL BE NO PROXY VOTES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7B ANY AMENDMENTS TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS MUST BE APPROVED BY THE MEMBERS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN OUTSIDE FIRM AND REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, STAFF, AND THE BOARD TREASURER, AND THEN THE RETURN IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C STAFF AND BOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED ANNUALLY TO SIGN WSCO'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DECLARE POSSIBLE CONFLICTS AS THEY ARISE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD SETS THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BASED ON COMPARABLE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN THE TWIN CITIES WITH SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONAL BUDGETS AND SIMILAR JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G PROFESSIONAL FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 197,120. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 53,637. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 268. TOTAL EXPENSES 251,025. FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: NO CHANGE FROM PRIOR YEAR.