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US nonprofit · EIN 351772197 · Whiting, INiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 351772197) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Whiting-Robertsdale Community Improvement Corporation's network

12 people4 organisationsi12 people and 4 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Violet dotted lines (6) 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

12 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.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brian LowryDirector2018
8 yrs
Bruce StolmanDirector/Tre2018
8 yrs
Chris SarvanidisDirector2022
4 yrs
Dan BotichDirector2018
8 yrs
Donna CafferataDirector/Sec2018
8 yrs
John ToleikisDirector2018
8 yrs
Joni Ritzi WisniewskiDirector2019
7 yrs
Joseph R ShimalaDirector/Pre2018
8 yrs
Ken ZubeckDirector2018
8 yrs
Marty DybelDirector2018
8 yrs
TIM Mills-GroningerDirector/Vic2018
8 yrs
Tom DabertinDirector2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom 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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Dan BotichDirector1$0
Donna CafferataDirector/Sec2$0
Tom DabertinDirector1$0
Marty DybelDirector1$0
Brian LowryDirector1$0
Tim Mills-GroningerDirector/Vic2$0
Chris SarvanidisDirector1$0
Joseph R ShimalaDirector/Pre2$0
Bruce StolmanDirector/Tre2$0
John ToleikisDirector1$0
Joni Ritzi WisniewskiDirector1$0
Ken ZubeckDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Whiting-Robertsdale Community Improvement Corporation
EIN
351772197
Address
1417 119th St, Whiting, IN, 46394-1714
State
Indiana
Mission
Whiting-robertsdale community improvement corporation supports community development and provides services in the city of whiting and the robertsdale neighborhood of hammond. The organizaton also provides social cultural and economic development programs for the community. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
S20Z 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
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1989
Principal officer
Joseph R Shimala (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 1989
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsBrian Lowry
≥8years on the filingsBruce Stolman
≥8years on the filingsDan Botich
≥8years on the filingsDonna Cafferata

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$2.1m
Total liabilities
$187
Net assets or fund balances
$2.1m
Contributions and grants received
$538k
Program service revenue
$9k
Grants and similar paid out
$80k
Employees
0
Volunteers
100

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$638k$335k$303k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

Grants paid

1 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.
RecipientPurposeAmount
City of WhitingFood pantry operatio$7k