California FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
942750007
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2022–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2021, Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2019
Location
Trinidad, CA, USA
Rating
83
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate

Reported finances

Revenue
$45,292
Expenses
$32,650
Assets
$157,788

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

6 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Janice West (Co-President)
  • Dana Hope (Co-President)
  • Penne O'Gara (Vice President)

People named in this filing

  • Janice West (Co-President)
  • Dana Hope (Co-President)
  • Penne O'Gara (Vice President)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

The Trinidad Civic Club is committed to supporting the community through various service initiatives. The Clubs primary focus is on the maintenance and preservation of the historic Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse which has significant maritime heritage value. Initially built in 1949 to house important aids to navigation such as a Fourth Order Fresnel Lens from 1871 and a two-ton bronze fog bell from 1898 the lighthouse holds great historical significance. Due to coastal erosion in 2018 the Memorial Lighthouse and its maritime aids were relocated to Trinidad Harbor with the assistance of the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria the property owner. The Trinidad Civic Club is actively engaged in fundraising efforts to care for the Memorial Lighthouse Monument which serves as a beacon of the communitys history and resilience.

What it reported doing in 2025

Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse Relocation Preservation Project: In 2018 coastal erosion caused the move of the iconic Memorial Lighthouse and accompanying maritime aids to Trinidad Harbor with the support of the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria the property owner. In close partnership TCC and Trinidad Rancheria have worked to comply with local and state mandates and requirements to permanently place the Memorial Lighthouse at the harbor. In February 2023 the CA Coastal Commission unanimously approved the Coastal Development Permit Application. The construction work by the clubs hired contractor GR Sundberg Inc has been completed. While the beautiful Memorial Lighthouse Monument has reopened for the public enjoyment the club is working on placing the final amenities. Fundraising is ongoing to cover the enormous expenses. Thousands of locals and tourists visit the Memorial Lighthouse Monument throughout the year.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 74% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 78% for direct work, and 22% for grants.

The verdict

STRONG - The filed numbers largely add up and a large share of available resources goes toward mission work. Program spending has declined or grown slowly and revenue has declined or grown slowly.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 80
  • Transparency & Controls: 100
  • Sustainability: 68
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 71.1%; rating input score 71
  • Program expense ratio: 94.1%; rating input score 94

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 27.9%; rating input score 79; 79th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 4.83; rating input score 83; 83rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -8.4% per year; rating input score 0; 30th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -32.2% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -22.4% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 71.1% of revenue deployed · 94.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 5 filed program accomplishments · $31K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 4 filing years from 2022 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Related organizations: 2 filed related-organization links
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
  • High — Growth: Asset growth scored 0/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.