Relax, the Senior Center appears to be doing well financially.
The informa�on above is taken from the 2022 990 Tax form filed by organiza�ons exempt from Federal Taxes. The Sebastopol Area Senior Center organiza�on appears to be very well managed. Revenues from dona�ons and money made on meals delivered are well in excess of expenses. The actual returns show about ¾ of a million dollars in cash and investments at the end of their fiscal 2022 year.
Anyone can look at the 23-24 Sebastopol city budget to understand what the city is contribu�ng to the Senior Center. The city allows them to operate in the building for $1/year and provides most of the building maintenance services. In 2022, $31,000 was allocated to Public Works salary and benefits costs for workers responding to calls for maintenance from the Senior Center manager. Issues with the Air Condi�oning System were discussed with the Budget Commitee.
The only direct contribu�on to Senior Center Revenue in 2022 was $36,000 (4% of Senior Center revenues) to help the Senior Center comply with the Sebastopol Living Wage Ordinance. In this year’s budget that increased to $38,250.
The Sebastopol Living Wage Ordinance passed back in 2003 requires all employees of nonprofits doing business with the city to pay all their employees a minimum of $21.25 per hour (2023 amount) and specified minimum levels of paid vaca�on and sick leave.
This data and informa�on are from the publicly available financial reports for the Senior Center available on ProPublica, the 23-24 Sebastopol City Approved Budget and recorded discussions about the Senior Center budget and with their representa�ves during the budget commitee review. All are available online for anyone to review. Some�mes data is helpful when looking at problems.