Nonprofit · EIN 95-2274560
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC
Tax-exempt · BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $985,155 | $1,384,265 | -$399,110 | $1,455,500 | $1,170,248 | $285,252 |
| June 30, 2024 | 990 | $2,326,431 | $2,827,323 | -$500,892 | $1,582,661 | $1,360,025 | $222,636 |
| June 30, 2023 | 990 | $2,914,668 | $2,826,417 | $88,251 | $1,899,383 | $1,200,657 | $698,726 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $988,954
- of which government grants
- $116,722
- Program service revenue
- $1,000
- Investment income
- $10,283
- Net income from fundraising events
- -$15,082
- Other revenue
- -$15,082
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $159,434
- Other salaries and wages
- $640,690
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $800,124
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $3,055
- Occupancy
- $72,899
- Depreciation
- $10,817
- Program services (functional)
- $1,130,551
- Management and general (functional)
- $113,190
- Fundraising (functional)
- $140,524
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,582,661
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,455,500
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $1,170,248
- Net assets, end of year
- $285,252
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $56,487
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $285,252
- Gross receipts
- $1,006,355
- Employees
- 33
- Volunteers
- 87
- Year formed
- 1963
- State of legal domicile
- CA
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, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC ARIAS | INTERIM PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $86,339 |
| MARI PEREZ-DOWLING | PAST PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $73,095 |
| JOE GARCIA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDEEP SINGH MALHI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JORDAN KAUFMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY DURAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY FULENWIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA GRIMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA MONTENEGRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTONIO LOZANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ENDEE GRIJALVA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ROGERS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2024: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARI PEREZ-DOWLING | PRESIDENT Officer | 40 | $146,730 |
| JOE GARCIA | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| SANDEEP SINGH MALHI | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JORDAN KAUFMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| EMILY DURAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY FULENWIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA GRIMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA MONTENEGRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANTONIO LOZANO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ENDEE GRIJALVA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ERIC ARIAS | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| MATT ROGERS | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAVIER LOZANO | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
990 for the year ended June 30, 2023: 13 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARI PEREZ-DOWLING | PRESIDENT/CEO Officer | 40 | $110,479 |
| MATTHEW ROGERS | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JAVIER LOZANO | PAST CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| ADRIAN NEVAREZ | VICE CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JORDAN KAUFMAN | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 2 | $0 |
| JARON CRAMER | SECRETARY Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SANDEEP SINGH MALHI | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR VERNON HARPER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR TIMOTHY FULENWIDER | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| DR JESSICA GRIMES | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| ANA MONTENEGRO | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| EMILY DURAN | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| JOE GARCIA | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1707 EYE ST FL 3, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301-5244
- In care of
- % UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CA
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- ERIC ARIAS, 1707 EYE STREET 3RD FLOOR, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301
- Signed the 990
- ERIC ARIAS, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (661) 834-1820
- Website
- WWW.UWKERN.ORG
- Return prepared by
- DANIELLS PHILLIPS VAUGHAN & BOCK
California records
California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 95-2274560 or by the name UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC.
- Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
- Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)
- Secretary of State, bizfile Online
- Corporation status, entity number, agent for service
- Franchise Tax Board
- Entity status letter (state tax exemption, good standing)
Mission
THE MISSION OF THE UNITED WAY OF KERN COUNTY IS TO "MOBILIZE DONORS, ADVOCATES AND VOLUNTEERS TO IMPROVE LIVES IN KERN COUNTY." THE ORGANIZATION ACCOMPLISHES THIS BY RAISING AND INVESTING FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN PROGRAMS THAT ADVANCE THE COMMON GOOD; COLLABORATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO LEVERAGE RESOURCES AROUND CRITICAL COMMUNITY ISSUES; ENGAGING VOLUNTEERS IN SERVICE; AND ADVOCATING FOR PUBLIC POLICIES THAT FURTHER ITS OBJECTIVES.
Program accomplishments
- EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY AND DEVELOPMENT: THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO IMPROVE HEALTH AND SCHOOL READINESS AMONG PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN BY EMPOWERING PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS TO BE THEIR CHILDREN'S FIRST TEACHERS. PROGRAMS INCLUDE RAISING A READER, WHICH PROVIDES BOOK DISTRIBUTIONS TO LOW-INCOME PRESCHOOLS; BORNLEARNING, WHICH PROVIDES PARENT EDUCATION MATERIALS, BOOKS AND RESOURCES TO FAMILIES OF NEWBORNS AND YOUNG CHILDREN; AND A BOOK-OF-THE-MONTH CLUB, WHICH PROVIDES FREE CHILDREN'S BOOKS TO MORE THAN 440 FAMILIES EACH MONTH. BORNLEARNING TRAILS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED IN SIX LOCAL PARKS, PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR PARENTS TO ENGAGE IN WITH THEIR CHILDREN AS THEY ENJOY TIME TOGETHER AT PLAY.Expenses $413,616
- VITA PROGRAM:DURING THE YEAR, UWKC LED A COALITION OF PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS IN PROVIDING FREE VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE (VITA) SERVICES TO LOW AND MODERATE-INCOME TAXPAYERS. THE GROUP, KNOWN COLLECTIVELY AS THE KERN VITA PARTNERSHIP, OPERATES FIXED-SITE AND MOBILE TAX PREPARATION CENTERS, STAFFED BY IRS-CERTIFIED VOLUNTEERS. THE GOAL IS TO HELP ELIGIBLE RESIDENTS CLAIM ALL THE TAX BENEFITS THEY HAVE EARNED, PARTICULARLY THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT AND THE CHILD TAX CREDIT. NEARLY 2,900 TAX RETURNS WERE FILED, AND $6,015,417 MILLION IN REFUNDS CLAIMED.Expenses $551,488
- UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA REMAINS A DEEPLY ENGAGED AND INVOLVED MEMBER OF THE BAKERSFIELD KERN REGIONAL HOMELESS COLLABORATIVE TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE NEEDS OF OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. AS A CAL-AIM PROVIDER FOR KERN, INYO, AND MONO COUNTIES, UWCEC OFFERS A HOST OF WRAP-AROUND SERVICES TO THOSE ARE AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS AND THOSE CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.Expenses $165,447
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 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | Check at the IRS |
IRS record
- EIN
- 95-2274560
- 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
- 1965
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Philanthropy, voluntarism and grantmaking foundations (T70Z)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $1,455,500
- Income (IRS master file)
- $1,006,355
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $985,155 | $1,384,265 | $1,455,500 | XML |
| 990 | June 2024 | $2,326,431 | $2,827,323 | $1,582,661 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2023 | $2,914,668 | $2,826,417 | $1,899,383 | XML |
| 990 | June 2022 | $1,766,869 | $1,941,178 | $1,890,643 | IRS |
| 990 | June 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | June 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 95-2274560).
Questions about UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC
- What is the EIN of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC is 95-2274560.
- Is UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1965.
- Are donations to UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC 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 UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIC ARIAS.
- Who are the officers and directors of UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 12 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $86,339 (ERIC ARIAS, INTERIM PRESIDENT).
- How much revenue does UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL EASTERN CALIFORNIA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $985,155, expenses of $1,384,265 and total assets of $1,455,500 at year end.
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