Wheelhouse Credit Union
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What it says it does
SEE SCHEDULE OWHEELHOUSE CREDIT UNION IS A COOPERATIVE, ORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING THRIFT AND SAVINGS AMONG ITS MEMBERS, CREATING A SOURCE OF CREDIT FOR THEM AT RATES OF INTEREST SET BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO USE AND CONTROL THEIR OWN MONEY ON A DEMOCRATIC BASIS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL CONDITIONS. AS A COOPERATIVE, WHEELHOUSE CREDIT UNION CONDUCTS ITS BUSINESS FOR THE MUTUAL BENEFIT AND GENERAL WELFARE OF ITS MEMBERS WITH THE EARNINGS, SAVINGS, BENEFITS, OR SERVICES OF THE CREDIT UNION BEING DISTRIBUTED TO ITS MEMBERS AS PATRONS.
- Income
- $23.5 million
- Spending
- $23.0 million
- Employees
- 109
- Volunteers
- 14
- Highest pay
- $371,900, president/ceo
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 (3)
- AMONG OUR LARGEST ACCOUNT HOLDER BASE (OUTSIDE OF MEMBERSHIP SAVINGS) IS CHECKING ACCOUNTS. WHEELHOUSE OFFERS VARIOUS CHECKING PRODUCT TYPES WITH VARYING FEATURES AND BENEFITS. OUR AVERAGE CHECKING BALANCE IS $10,000 AMONG THE CHECKING ACCOUNTS. THE TWO MOST POPULAR ACCOUNTS ARE THE DIVIDEND CHECKING AND INSPIRED CHECKING. ALL MEMBERS WITH CHECKING ACCOUNTS HAVE A BASIC SAVINGS, BUT THE SECOND MOST POPULAR ACCOUNT COMBINATION FOR CHECKING ACCOUNT HOLDERS INCLUDES A SAVINGS AND CONSUMER LOAN, FOLLOWED BY A SAVINGS CERTIFICATE ACCOUNT. THE CREDIT UNION UNDERWENT A NAME CHANGE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018 CHANGING SAN DIEGO METROPOLITAN CREDIT UNION TO WHEELHOUSE CREDIT UNION. IN ADDITION TO THE NAME CHANGE, THE CREDIT UNION INTRODUCED A NEW HOME BANKING PLATFORM AND A NEW MONEY MOVING SERVICE AVAILABLE USING DEBIT CARDS AND ACH. IN OCTOBER OF 2019, WHEELHOUSE CREDIT UNION CONVERTED ITS CORE PROCESSOR FROM FISERV XP2 TO KEYSTONE.
- THE SERVICE GARNERING LARGE ENROLLMENT IS INTERNET BANKING ENROLLMENT, WHICH ALLOWS MEMBERS TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS 24 HOURS A DAY. FEATURES OF THIS SERVICE ARE THE ABILITY TO VIEW ACCOUNT BALANCES AND HISTORIES AT ANY TIME, VIEW CHECK IMAGES, AND PERFORM TRANSFERS FROM ONE OF THE MEMBER'S ACCOUNTS TO ANOTHER. THE BREADTH OF TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED TO THE MEMBER VIA THIS PLATFORM PROVIDES AN EFFICIENCY AND CONVENIENCE TO THE MEMBER AND IS LESS COSTLY THAN A BRANCH TRANSACTION; INCLUDED ARE FEATURES TO INTERNET BANKING NOW ALLOW MEMBERS TO MAKE AND/OR SCHEDULE TRANSFERS AND LOAN PAYMENTS FROM INTERNAL AND/OR EXTERNAL SOURCES.
- ENERGY EFFICIENT/SOLAR LOANS MAKE UP 48% OF THE LOAN PORTFOLIO WITH A PORTFOLIO BALANCE OF $165M AND AN AVERAGE LOAN BALANCE OF $30,000. THESE LOANS ARE GRANTED TO MEMBERS FOR STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOMES WHICH MAKE THEM MORE ENERGY EFFICIENT. IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDE SOLAR PANELS, WINDOWS, ROOFING AND AIR CONDITIONING. BY PERFORMING SUCH IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR HOME, MEMBERS SEE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENERGY EFFICIENT COSTS AS WELL AS RECEIVING A TAX CREDIT FROM THE IRS.
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)(14) credit union.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
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)(14) credit union 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 September 1961.
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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