Metro West Community Development Organization
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE MISSION OF METRO WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IS TO REVITALIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, CELEBRATE OUR HISTORY, AND STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION, DIVERSITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT.
- Income
- $1.9 million
- Spending
- $2.1 million
- Spent on programs
- 87%
- Reserves
- -0.3 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- government grants, 81%
- Employees
- 17
- Volunteers
- 120
- Highest pay
- $115,396, exec. direct
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Weak: 36 out of 100. Higher than 8% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
0 of 35Spendable reserves are negative: it owes or has committed more than it holds.
Debt
2 of 20It owes 80% of what it owns.
Living within its means
4 of 15Spending exceeded income by 12% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 68% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1587% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 5 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 95 out of 100. Higher than 62% of charities in its peer group (community improvement, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 2510 of 10 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
0 of 5Reports no independent review process for its chief executive's pay.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (5)
- $1.8 million spent. COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: SUPPORT COMMUNITY/RESIDENT GROUPS AND INITIATIVES, CONNECTING RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDERS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, AND IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. - NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETING OF LOCAL PROGRAMS: WE CONNECT RESIDENTS TO INFORMATION, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE SUPPORTED MORE THAN 30 EVENTS, COORDINATED THE DELIVERY OF OVER 25,000 PIECES OF LITERATURE DIRECTLY TO HOMES, AND MADE OVER 6000 ROBO-CALLS TO MARKET UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS - RESIDENT GROUP SUPPORT: WE WORK WITH NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK CLUBS TO ADDRESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WITHIN THEIR PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE MAINTAIN ACTIVE BLOCK CLUBS AND WORKED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO RAISE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. - GREENSPACE: IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF VACANT LOTS AND GREEN SPACES. REMOVED OVER 400,000 POUNDS OF GARBAGE AND 2000 TIRES DUMPED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - KEY PARTNERS: ART HOUSE, CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, JULIA DEBURGOS, ONE HOPE NEO, CLEVELAND POLICE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: SUPPORT COMMUNITY/RESIDENT GROUPS AND INITIATIVES, CONNECTING RESIDENTS, STAKEHOLDERS, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS, AND IMPROVING NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY. - NEIGHBORHOOD MARKETING OF LOCAL PROGRAMS: WE CONNECT RESIDENTS TO INFORMATION, PROGRAMS AND EVENTS THAT IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. WE SUPPORTED MORE THAN 30 EVENTS, COORDINATED THE DELIVERY OF OVER 25,000 PIECES OF LITERATURE DIRECTLY TO HOMES, AND MADE OVER 6000 ROBO-CALLS TO MARKET UPCOMING EVENTS AND PROGRAMS - RESIDENT GROUP SUPPORT: WE WORK WITH NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCK CLUBS TO ADDRESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES WITHIN THEIR PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THIS YEAR WE MAINTAIN ACTIVE BLOCK CLUBS AND WORKED WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS TO RAISE FUNDING TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. - GREENSPACE: IMPROVE THE CONDITION OF VACANT LOTS AND GREEN SPACES. REMOVED OVER 400,000 POUNDS OF GARBAGE AND 2000 TIRES DUMPED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD - KEY PARTNERS: ART HOUSE, CLEVELAND MUNICIPAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, JULIA DEBURGOS, ONE HOPE NEO, CLEVELAND POLICE
- HOUSING: IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS AND APPEARANCE OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION & STRATEGIC DEMOLITION. - WORK WITH PUBLIC SECTOR AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE AND REHABILITATE VACANT PROPERTIES. - MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF HOUSING TO TRACK OWNERSHIP RECORDS, TAX, TITLE, LIENS, TRANSFERS, FORECLOSURES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ZONING AND OTHER ENCUMBRANCES. - FIELD RESIDENT COMPLAINTS AND COORDINATE CODE ISSUES AND PROBLEM PROPERTIES WITH COUNCILPERSONS. - PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPERS IN PREPARATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROPOSALS. - CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AND RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC MEETINGS PERTAINING TO NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS. - REPRESENT THE MWCDO SERVICE AREA IN LANDMARKS COMMISSION, DESIGN REVIEW AND PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS BY PROVIDING INPUT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. - ATTEND BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS AND BUILDING REVIEW HEARINGS TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO REQUEST. - PROVIDE LEAD CLEARANCE EXAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES AND OFFER FULL SERVICE LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT SERVICES. - PROVIDE SIDEYARD APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS TO ACQUIRE AND BEAUTIFY VACANT LOTS. - PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH CITY AND NONPROFIT HOUSING REPAIR ASSISTANCE. - ATTEND LOCAL EVENTS PERTAINING TO HOUSING ISSUES IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY, STAYING ABREAST OF TRENDS AND COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER FIELD PROFESSIONALS, WHICH IS VITAL TO A LARGER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE SERVICE AREA. HOUSING: IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS AND APPEARANCE OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGH PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMENT, HOUSING REDEVELOPMENT, NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION & STRATEGIC DEMOLITION. - WORK WITH PUBLIC SECTOR AND NONPROFIT PARTNERS TO ACQUIRE AND REHABILITATE VACANT PROPERTIES. - MAINTAIN A DATABASE OF HOUSING TO TRACK OWNERSHIP RECORDS, TAX, TITLE, LIENS, TRANSFERS, FORECLOSURES, ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, ZONING AND OTHER ENCUMBRANCES. - FIELD RESIDENT COMPLAINTS AND COORDINATE CODE ISSUES AND PROBLEM PROPERTIES WITH COUNCILPERSONS. - PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO DEVELOPERS IN PREPARATION FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION PROPOSALS. - CONVENE STAKEHOLDERS AND RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC MEETINGS PERTAINING TO NEW DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS. - REPRESENT THE MWCDO SERVICE AREA IN LANDMARKS COMMISSION, DESIGN REVIEW AND PLANNING COMMISSION HEARINGS BY PROVIDING INPUT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. - ATTEND BOARD OF BUILDING STANDARDS AND BUILDING REVIEW HEARINGS TO TESTIFY IN OPPOSITION TO REQUEST. - PROVIDE LEAD CLEARANCE EXAMS FOR RESIDENTIAL RENTAL PROPERTIES AND OFFER FULL SERVICE LEAD RISK ASSESSMENT SERVICES. - PROVIDE SIDEYARD APPLICATION ASSISTANCE FOR HOMEOWNERS TO ACQUIRE AND BEAUTIFY VACANT LOTS. - PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND REFERRALS TO RESIDENTS TO CONNECT WITH CITY AND NONPROFIT HOUSING REPAIR ASSISTANCE. - ATTEND LOCAL EVENTS PERTAINING TO HOUSING ISSUES IN THE GREATER CLEVELAND COMMUNITY, STAYING ABREAST OF TRENDS AND COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER FIELD PROFESSIONALS, WHICH IS VITAL TO A LARGER UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONDITIONS IN THE SERVICE AREA.
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONNECTING TO RESOURCES, ASSISTING NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, AND THROUGH COMMERCIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (LISC): REGISTERED BUSINESSES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. IN WHICH WE CAN REFUND THEM UP TO 2,500.00 FOR EXTERIOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. THROUGH THIS INITATIVE, WE DISTRIBUTED GRANTS TO 3 BUSINESSES TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE AND CURB APPEAL OF THEIR PROPERTIES. - MARKETING ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH(LISC): A FOUR-SESSION MARKETING WORKSHOP WAS HELD TO GUIDE 12 SMALL BUSINESSES IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES AND DEFINING THEIR BRAND IDENTITY. BUSINESSES THAT ATTENDED AT LEAST THREE OUT OF FOUR SESSIONS RECEIVED 1,000 GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THEIR MARKETING STRATEGIES - FINANCIAL SMART FOR SMALL BUSINESS (SCORE): IN COLLABORATION WITH SCORE, WE HOSTED A TWO-SESSION WORKSHOP TO HELP SMALL BUSINEESS OWNERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BUILD FINANCIAL FORECASTS, AND EXPLORE FUNDING OPPURTUNITIES. A TOTAL OF 8 BUSINESSES BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM. - SECURITY SYSTEM MICRO-GRANT PROGRAM (CNP): BUSINESSES COULD APPLYFOR UP TO 1,200 TO ENHANCE THEIR SECURITY SYSTEMS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 3 SMALL BUSINESSES. - SEASONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HIGHLIGHTED DIFFERENT BUSINESSES BY SHARING DIVERSE CONTENT SUCH AS PHOTOS, VIDEOS, POSTS, SUCCESS STORIES, AND FEATURES OF NEWLY OPENED BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. - WORK LOCAL 2.0 JOB FAIRS (DEACONESS FOUNDATION): ORGANIZED FOUR JOB FAIRS IN WHICH WE CONNECTED OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS TO LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND OTHER CAREER RESOURCES. - PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS: STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECTED BUSINESSES TO KEY LOCAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING JUMPSTART, SCORE, HISPANIC BUSINESS CENTER, HFLA, GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT: WE CONTINUE TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES BY PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, CONNECTING TO RESOURCES, ASSISTING NEIGHBORHOOD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS, AND THROUGH COMMERCIAL CODE ENFORCEMENT - EXTERIOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (LISC): REGISTERED BUSINESSES CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROGRAM. IN WHICH WE CAN REFUND THEM UP TO 2,500.00 FOR EXTERIOR BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS. THROUGH THIS INITATIVE, WE DISTRIBUTED GRANTS TO 3 BUSINESSES TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE AND CURB APPEAL OF THEIR PROPERTIES. - MARKETING ESSENTIALS FOR BUSINESS GROWTH(LISC): A FOUR-SESSION MARKETING WORKSHOP WAS HELD TO GUIDE 12 SMALL BUSINESSES IN DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE MARKETING STRATEGIES AND DEFINING THEIR BRAND IDENTITY. BUSINESSES THAT ATTENDED AT LEAST THREE OUT OF FOUR SESSIONS RECEIVED 1,000 GRANT TO IMPLEMENT THEIR MARKETING STRATEGIES - FINANCIAL SMART FOR SMALL BUSINESS (SCORE): IN COLLABORATION WITH SCORE, WE HOSTED A TWO-SESSION WORKSHOP TO HELP SMALL BUSINEESS OWNERS BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, BUILD FINANCIAL FORECASTS, AND EXPLORE FUNDING OPPURTUNITIES. A TOTAL OF 8 BUSINESSES BENEFITED FROM THIS PROGRAM. - SECURITY SYSTEM MICRO-GRANT PROGRAM (CNP): BUSINESSES COULD APPLYFOR UP TO 1,200 TO ENHANCE THEIR SECURITY SYSTEMS BASED ON THEIR INDIVIDUAL NEEDS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM WE WERE ABLE TO SUPPORT 3 SMALL BUSINESSES. - SEASONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS: THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, WE HIGHLIGHTED DIFFERENT BUSINESSES BY SHARING DIVERSE CONTENT SUCH AS PHOTOS, VIDEOS, POSTS, SUCCESS STORIES, AND FEATURES OF NEWLY OPENED BUSINESSES WITHIN OUR SERVICE AREA. - WORK LOCAL 2.0 JOB FAIRS (DEACONESS FOUNDATION): ORGANIZED FOUR JOB FAIRS IN WHICH WE CONNECTED OVER 250 PARTICIPANTS TO LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, WORKFORCE TRAINING, AND OTHER CAREER RESOURCES. - PARTNERS ORGANIZATIONS: STRENGTHENED PARTNERSHIPS AND CONNECTED BUSINESSES TO KEY LOCAL RESOURCES, INCLUDING JUMPSTART, SCORE, HISPANIC BUSINESS CENTER, HFLA, GREATER CLEVELAND PARTNERSHIP, AND THE CITY OF CLEVELAND.
- THE MISSION OF METRO WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IS TO REVITALIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION, DIVERSITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT.
- THE MISSION OF METRO WEST COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION IS TO REVITALIZE OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION, DIVERSITY, AND REDEVELOPMENT.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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)(3) charitable organization.
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, 2019 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2019.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
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 November 2019.
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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