West Sonoma Coast Vintners Inc
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What it says it does
MARKETING OF REGION TO CONSUMERS AND TRADE:OUR ASSOCIATION OF WINERIES AND GROWERS IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THE HISTORY, LANDSCAPE AND CULTURE OF THE WEST SONOMA COAST, AND PROMOTING ITS WINES TO THE MEDIA, TRADE AND THE PUBLIC. THE WEST SONOMA COAST VINTNERS ALSO SEEKS TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION AMONG MEMBERS IN THE REGION, AND TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR ITS MEMBERS TO DISCUSS ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THEM.
- Income
- $212,049
- Spending
- $233,812
- Employees
- 0
- Highest pay
- $55,000, executive dir.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (2)
- RESEARCH & PUBLIC RELATIONS:WE WILL CONDUCT RESEARCH ON OUR AREA IN AN ATTEMPT TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE SPECIFIC CHARACTER OF OUR REGION FOR USE IN COMMUNICATIONS. WE WILL ALSO CONDUCT OUR OWN PUBLIC RELATIONS FOR SPREADING OUR MESSAGE THROUGH TRADIONAL AND ONLINE MEDIA.
- FARM CAMP:A three day intensive retreat for sommeliers to spend time on the West Sonoma Coast with member vintners: attending seminars, vineyard visits, lectures (geology, climate, history) and dinners. Designed to be an intimate and in-depth immersion, learning about the nitty gritty of what makes the West Sonoma Coast so special for the consumer.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2023 for not filing returns for three years. The IRS now lists it as tax-exempt again.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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