Nonprofit · EIN 34-1456398
COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION
Tax-exempt · WESTLAKE, OH 44145
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2025 | 990 | $23,328,179 | $12,068,519 | $11,259,660 | $184,068,162 | $36,451,081 | $147,617,081 |
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $14,311,488 | $8,591,325 | $5,720,163 | $170,880,412 | $35,932,516 | $134,947,896 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $10,268,164 | $8,149,947 | $2,118,217 | $156,706,579 | $33,193,075 | $123,513,504 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $4,186,067
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $19,027,105
- Net gain from sales of assets
- $11,716,832
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$79,819
- Net income from gaming
- $194,826
- Other revenue
- $115,007
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $9,891,089
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $625,765
- Other salaries and wages
- $696,330
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $1,547,836
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $405
- Accounting fees
- $30,000
- Occupancy
- $113,416
- Travel
- $36,144
- Depreciation
- $21,336
- Program services (functional)
- $10,693,697
- Management and general (functional)
- $775,281
- Fundraising (functional)
- $599,541
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $170,880,412
- Total assets, end of year
- $184,068,162
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $36,451,081
- Net assets, end of year
- $147,617,081
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $272,360
- Publicly traded securities
- $178,753,358
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $133,756,269
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $13,860,812
- Gross receipts
- $52,896,027
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 120
- Year formed
- 1997
- State of legal domicile
- OH
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UHLE MARTIN J | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $328,018 | $35,670 |
| ROTH DANIEL J | VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer | 45 | $208,533 | $33,249 |
| HARRINGTON CHRISTOPHER BH | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MCMAKEN AMY | BOARD VICE CHAIR/AUDIT COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.6 | $0 | $0 |
| HESSLER DAVID J | SEC./TREASURER/GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director, Officer | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| BACON MARK E | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBST PAMELA E | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 | $0 |
| BUEGLER REV DAVID | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COTTER DANIEL B | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEGRANDIS FRED M | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| FANCHER REV JON M | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FOSTER VICKI B | GRANTS COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| FRUCHEY MICHAEL W | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| FURRER STEPHEN J | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOBUS BARBARA | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
9 more people on this return
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| KANNENBERG KAREN | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| LAMB MD STEVEN A | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.7 | $0 |
| MALONE JR DONALD MD | INVESTMENT & FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 |
| MELINO CALDER | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.9 | $0 |
| MILLER GEORGE D | INVESTMENT & FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 |
| MORITZ JEFFREY C | INVESTMENT COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 |
| OATEY WILLIAM R | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 |
| SMITH NEIL P DO | EX-OFFICIO Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 |
| WARREN ROBERT JR | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UHLE MARTIN J | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $311,487 | $33,741 |
| ROTH DANIEL J | VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer | 45 | $198,096 | $31,077 |
| BACON MARK E | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBST PAMELA E | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| BUEGLER REV DAVID | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| COTTER DANIEL B | FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEGRANDIS FRED M | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| FANCHER REV JON M | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| FOSTER VICKI B | GRANTS COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| FRUCHEY MICHAEL W | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRINGTON CHRISTOPHER BH | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $0 | $0 |
| HESSLER DAVID J | SEC./TREASURER/GRANTS COMM Trustee or director, Officer | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOBUS BARBARA | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| KANNENBERG KAREN | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAMB MD STEVEN A | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MCMAKEN AMY | BOARD VICE CHAIR/AUDIT COM. CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MILLER GEORGE D | INVESTMENT & FINANCE COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MORITZ JEFFREY C | INVESTMENT COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| OATEY WILLIAM R | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ MD JOYESH | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.3 | $0 | $0 |
| ROMANELLO MICHAEL G | INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN JR ROBERT | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 22 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UHLE MARTIN J | PRESIDENT AND CEO Trustee or director, Officer | 45 | $273,650 | $30,657 |
| ROTH DANIEL J | VICE PRESIDENT AND CFO Officer | 45 | $183,538 | $28,370 |
| BACON MARK E | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| BOBST PAMELA E | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| BUEGLER REV DAVID | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| COTTER DANIEL B | INVESTMENT & FINANCE COMMITTEES Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DEGRANDIS FRED M | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| FANCHER REV JON M | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.8 | $0 | $0 |
| FOSTER VICKI B | GRANTS COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.7 | $0 | $0 |
| FRUCHEY MICHAEL W | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMM. Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| HARRINGTON CHRISTOPHER BH | CHAIR OF THE BOARD Trustee or director, Officer | 2.2 | $0 | $0 |
| HESSLER DAVID J | SEC./TREASURER/GRANTS COMM Trustee or director, Officer | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| JACOBUS BARBARA | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| KANNENBERG KAREN | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| LAMB MD STEVEN A | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
| MCMAKEN AMY | BOARD VICE CHAIR/AUDIT COMMITTEE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 1.6 | $0 | $0 |
| MILLER GEORGE D | FINANCE CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| MORITZ JEFFREY C | INVESTMENT COMM. CHAIR Trustee or director | 1.3 | $0 | $0 |
| OATEY WILLIAM R | GRANTS COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 1.2 | $0 | $0 |
| RAJ MD JOYESH | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.4 | $0 | $0 |
| ROMANELLO MICHAEL G | INVESTMENT COMMITTEE Trustee or director | 0.6 | $0 | $0 |
| WARREN JR ROBERT | COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMMI Trustee or director | 0.5 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 821 WESTPOINT PKWY STE 900, WESTLAKE, OH 44145-1560
- In care of
- % MARTIN J UHLE PRES/CEO
- Principal officer (990 for 2025)
- MARTIN J UHLE, 821 WESTPOINT PKWY 900, WESTLAKE, OH 44145
- Signed the 990
- MARTIN J UHLE, PRESIDENT/CEO
- Phone
- (440) 360-7370
- Return prepared by
- CORRIGAN KRAUSE
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION IS TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY
Program accomplishments
- THE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF WESTERN GREATER CLEVELAND AND TO ASSIST AREA AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THOSE EFFORTS. IN CONNECTION THEREWITH, THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE VARIOUS GRANTS TO BOTH SECTION 501(C)(3) RELATED ORGANIZATIONS, AND VARIOUS TAX EXEMPT COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS LOCATED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.Expenses $10,693,697 · grants $9,891,089
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | 990 on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 34-1456398
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2003
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Health care (E99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $184,068,162
- Income (IRS master file)
- $52,896,027
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2025 | $23,328,179 | $12,068,519 | $184,068,162 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2024 | $14,311,488 | $8,591,325 | $170,880,412 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $10,268,164 | $8,149,947 | $156,706,579 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $9,529,436 | $8,754,048 | $135,086,082 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 34-1456398).
Questions about COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION is 34-1456398.
- Is COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2003.
- Are donations to COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION due?
- The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
- Who is the principal officer of COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names MARTIN J UHLE.
- Who are the officers and directors of COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 24 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $328,018 (UHLE MARTIN J, PRESIDENT AND CEO).
- How much revenue does COMMUNITY WEST FOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $23,328,179, expenses of $12,068,519 and total assets of $184,068,162 at year end.
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