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CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $115,275 to it, the largest being HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION ($51,250). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2026
- $45k
- Funders on record
- 5
- Grants received
- $115k
- Net assets
- $158k
What CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc does
Mission
The Trinidad Civic Club is committed to supporting the community through various service initiatives. The Clubs primary focus is on the maintenance and preservation of the historic Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse which has significant maritime heritage value. Initially built in 1949 to house important aids to navigation such as a Fourth Order Fresnel Lens from 1871 and a two-ton bronze fog bell from 1898 the lighthouse holds great historical significance. Due to coastal erosion in 2018 the Memorial Lighthouse and its maritime aids were relocated to Trinidad Harbor with the assistance of the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria the property owner. The Trinidad Civic Club is actively engaged in fundraising efforts to care for the Memorial Lighthouse Monument which serves as a beacon of the communitys history and resilience.
As stated on its FY2026 Form 990-EZ.
Programs
The Trinidad Civic Club is committed to the maintenance and preservation of the Trinidad Memorial Lighthouse and Trinidad Bay Memorial Park. The organizations primary focus is caring for the historic lighthouse which contains significant navigational artifacts: a Fourth Order Fresnel Lens and a two-ton bronze fog bell on loan from the US Coast Guard. In addition to the lighthouse the club oversees Trinidad Bay Memorial Park plaques memorializing 310 individuals lost or buried at sea including fishermen and Coast Guardsmen. The club maintains the park organizing an annual Memorial Day weekend ceremony to unite the community in honoring those commemorated. Through their dedicated efforts the Trinidad Civic Club not only protects maritime heritage it also ensures that the memory of those lost at sea endures serving a crucial link in preserving their legacy for future generations.
$4,565 spent15% of program spendingTrinidad Memorial Lighthouse Relocation Preservation Project: In 2018 coastal erosion caused the move of the iconic Memorial Lighthouse and accompanying maritime aids to Trinidad Harbor with the support of the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria the property owner. In close partnership TCC and Trinidad Rancheria have worked to comply with local and state mandates and requirements to permanently place the Memorial Lighthouse at the harbor. In February 2023 the CA Coastal Commission unanimously approved the Coastal Development Permit Application. The construction work by the clubs hired contractor GR Sundberg Inc has been completed. While the beautiful Memorial Lighthouse Monument has reopened for the public enjoyment the club is working on placing the final amenities. Fundraising is ongoing to cover the enormous expenses. Thousands of locals and tourists visit the Memorial Lighthouse Monument throughout the year.
$19,054 spent62% of program spendingTrinidad Civic Club Academic and Vocational Scholarship Program: The Trinidad Civic Club awarded one academic scholarship and one vocational scholarship to two local high school graduates. The club presented one scholarship to one medical student. Two educational scholarships were awarded to two local elementary students.
$6,850 spent22% of program spendingHolidays in Trinidad Festivities for the Community: TCC decorates the facilities and streets in the City and holds multiple festive events during the Holiday Season.
$169 spent1% of program spendingThe following local programs are supported by TCC members through volunteer time and direct donations of items and monetary gifts: CASA Court-Appointed Special Advocates: Support for local foster kids through participation and fundraising for the annual Kid Walk; Students of the Month: Provide books for winners of the monthly Student of the Month programs at Trinidad School; Community Sunshine: Send Greeting cards to community members; Trinidad Food Bank: Donate non-perishables for local families in need; Community Organization Support: Provide monetary and fundraising support to the Trinidad Library Trinidad Museum and Trinidad Coastal Land Trust; Community Causes: Collect various items and donate funds; Alzheimers Foundation of Americas Alzheimer Walk: TCC raises awareness and money to fight Alzheimer by organizing a community walk for this important national fundraiser.
$78 spent0% of program spending
The 5 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990-EZ. Program spending in total: $30,716.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2022, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2022, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2024 to 2025, from $263k to $145k (−45%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 3 of the last 5 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 1 funder to 3 funders, grant income rose $6k → $27k.
4 of 5 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 93% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc leans on a few funders — its largest provides 44% of grant income and the top three 95%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
93% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 100% · 2020 100% · 2021 100% · 2022 65% · 2023 93% — diversifying over time.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
93% of CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Of the $8k that is directly attributable, 100% of it comes from funders outside California, across 1 state.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $107k arriving through sponsors registered in 4 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Organizations like CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc
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In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Public support
95%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
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Questions and answers
- Who funds CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc?
- CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc (California) receives grants from 5 organizations whose IRS filings report $115,275 to it, the largest being HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION ($51,250). 3 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 93% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc have?
- IRS filings report 5 organizations giving $115,275 in grants to CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc, 3 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc?
- HUMBOLDT AREA FOUNDATION is the largest funder on record, with $51,250 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like CALIFORNIA FEDERATION OF WOMENS CLUBS Trinidad Civic Club Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2026 (financials across 2022–2026), and the filings of 5 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing