West Community Economic Development Corporation
Donations deductibleRevenue
$1.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$4.6m
$3.8m liabilities
Net assets
$790k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
9
4.2 years on average
Staff
21
102 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
West Community Economic Development Corporation's network
9 peoplei9 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (9). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
9 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.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 9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Elinoff | Treasurer | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Erin Laetz | Member at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Fermin Avila | Member at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Hiram Licea | Member at Large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Jeri Barajas | President | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Jonathan Steiner | Member at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Nestor Castillo | Member at Large | 2020 | 6 yrs |
| Nicole Martinez | Company secretary | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steph Frances | Member at Large | 2024 | 2 yrs |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Officers and senior leadership
4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth A Moskow | Chief Strategy Officer | 2023 |
| Jorge M De La Torre | Dir of Culinary Arts | 2023 |
| Jose Esparza | Executive Director | since 2020 |
| Julie Casault | Dir of Outreach & Operations | 2023 |
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.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Esparza | Executive Director | 40 | $144k | $9k | |
| Jeri Barajas | President | 1 | $0 | ||
| Aaron Elinoff | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nicole Martinez | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Hiram Licea | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Fermin Avila | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Erin Laetz | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Nestor Castillo | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steph Frances | Member at Large | 1 | $0 | ||
| Jonathan Steiner | Member at Large | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
10 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253034908). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Fermin Avila | At-Large |
| Jonathon Stiener | |
| Nestor Castillo | At-Large |
| Stephanie Frances | At-Large |
| Jonathon Steiner | Treasurer |
| Aaron Ellinoff | President |
| Aaron Elinoff | President |
| Hiram Licea | At-Large |
| Nicole Martinez | Secretary |
| Erin Laetz | At-Large |
About
- Legal name
- West Community Economic Development Corporation
- EIN
- 841135942
- Address
- 4200 Morrison Rd Unit 3, Denver, CO, 80219-2490
- State
- Colorado
- Mission
- Small business support, neighborhood revitalization, economic development. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- S31Z 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
- 1987
- Principal officer
- Jose G Esparza (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 February 1991
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 4, latest 2024
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥6years on the filingsAaron Elinoff
≥6years on the filingsHiram Licea
≥6years on the filingsNestor Castillo
≥4years on the filingsJeri Barajas
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
- $4.6m
- Total liabilities
- $3.8m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $790k
- Contributions and grants received
- $2.1m
- Program service revenue
- $133k
- Grants and similar paid out
- $17k
- Employees
- 21
- Volunteers
- 102
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5m | $1.3m | $193k |
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.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various Bucu Grants Awarded | Building improvements | $17k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.West Community Economic Development Corporation likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 29 January 1987
- Registered agent
- J Guadalupe Esparza (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.