World Trade Center Association LOS Angeles-Long Beach
Donations deductibleWorld Trade Center Association LOS Angeles-Long Beach's network
4 people5 organisationsi4 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (4). Violet dotted lines (7) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
4 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 3 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal R Turner | Exec. Vice Pres./CFO | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ron Frierson | Director | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Stephen Cheung | President and CEO | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| William C Allen (also filed as William Allen) | CEO (Until 1/3/2023) | 2019 | 7 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
2 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Kendal R Turner | Exec. Vice Pres./CFO | 2023 |
| Stephen Cheung | President | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Cheung | President and CEO | 20 | $0 | $401k | $25k |
| Kendal R Turner | Exec. Vice Pres./CFO | 20 | $0 | $257k | $21k |
| Ron Frierson | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Alison Clark | VP Bus. Asst. & Int'l Trade | 20 | $0 | $183k | $6k |
| William Powles | Sr. Dir. Int'l. Trade | 40 | $0 | $149k | $7k |
About
- Legal name
- World Trade Center Association Los Angeles-Long Beach
- EIN
- 330190964
- Address
- 633 W 5th St Ste 3300, Los Angeles, CA, 90071-3755
- State
- California
- Mission
- Wtcla's mission is dedicated to attracting foreign direct investment to the los angeles region and trade facilitation. The wtcla provides business assistance to international companies seeking to locate or expand operations in los angeles, and to local companies seeking to export products and services to the international market. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S30 Community improvement and capacity building
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Community Improvement & Capacity Building
- Size band
- 4 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1986
- Principal officer
- Kendal Turner (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 March 2007
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Related organisations (Schedule R)
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Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsWilliam C Allen
≥6years on the filingsStephen Cheung
≥2years on the filingsKendal R Turner
≥2years on the filingsRon Frierson
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $100k
- Total liabilities
- $727k
- Net assets or fund balances
- Minus $626k
- Contributions and grants received
- $55k
- Program service revenue
- $49k
- Employees
- 0
- Volunteers
- 93
Filed finances
1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.| Tax year | Total revenue | Total expenses | Surplus or deficit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $237k | $541k | Deficit $303k |
As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.