Westside Urban Forum
Public records raise at least one point you should look into before giving.
What it says it does
EDUCATING AND NETWORKING ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE LAND-USE DIALOGUE IMPACTING LOS ANGELES WESTSIDE.
- Income
- $41,597
- Spending
- $44,435
Source: Form 990EZ 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ 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)
- $17,757 spent. IN 2024, THE WESTSIDE URBAN FORUM ADVANCED ITS MISSION BY ENGAGING OVER 500 PARTICIPANTS THROUGH MORE THAN A DOZEN PROGRAMS ACROSS LOS ANGELES, INCLUDING MONTHLY BREAKFAST PANELS ON TOPICS SUCH AS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, ADAPTIVE REUSE, THE OLYMPICS, HOUSING, AND RACIAL JUSTICE. A HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR WAS THE (W)RAPPER TOWER TOUR IN CULVER CITY, WHICH BROUGHT 75 MEMBERS AND GUESTS INSIDE ERIC OWEN MOSS'S 235-FOOT, 17-STORY HIGH-RISE RENOWNED FOR ITS STEEL EXOSKELETON AND SEISMIC RESILIENCE. WUF'S WORK ALSO ATTRACTED REGIONAL MEDIA ATTENTION: CULVER CITY CROSSROADS COVERED ITS OCTOBER PANEL ON CALIFORNIA HOUSING POLICY AND ITS NOVEMBER FORUM ON RACIAL JUSTICE AND LAND USE, WHILE THE CULVER CITY OBSERVER HIGHLIGHTED THE ANNUAL MAYORS FORUM FEATURING LEADERS FROM SANTA MONICA, BEVERLY HILLS, WEST HOLLYWOOD, AND CULVER CITY. TOGETHER, THESE PROGRAMS AND RECOGNITIONS REINFORCED WUF'S ROLE AS A LEADING CIVIC FORUM FOR INCLUSIVE DIALOGUE AND DESIGN INNOVATION ON THE WESTSIDE
- $9,505 spent. WESTSIDE PRIZE - THE ANNUAL DESIGN AWARDS DREW NEARLY 200 ATTENDEES, HONORING NINE PROJECTS SELECTED FROM OVER 40 SUBMISSIONS IN CATEGORIES RANGING FROM CIVIC DESIGN TO ADAPTIVE REUSE.
- IN ADDITION TO OUR MONTHLY PANEL EVENTS, THE WUF BOARD ORGANIZES A NUMBER OF MEMBER-ONLY EVENTS EACH YEAR, INCLUDING PROJECT TOURS AND MEMBER MIXERS. NOTABLY, WE TOOK A YEAR OFF FROM THE WESTSIDE PRIZE EVENT, WITH OUR VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS REQUIRING A BREAK FROM ITS INTENSE REQUIREMENTS. WE HELD A MORE CASUAL CELEBRATION OF THE ANNUAL DESIGN AWARDS AT SANTA MONICA BREW WORKS.
Source: Form 990EZ 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? 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? Worth knowing.
Not individually listed by the IRS as eligible. The master file records contributions to it as 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 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 May 1995.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Caution.
California's Attorney General lists its registration as suspended as of December 31, 2006. Organizations on this list may not solicit donations in California.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
Ratings and checks are our reading of public records, using the published method. They are not a statement about anyone's honesty. If you work for this organization, you can send corrections or results, confirm you want gifts through Veridonate, or ask to be removed from giving.