Copia, downtown Napa’s struggling center for wine, food and the arts, has assets worth between $10 million and $50 million and liabilities of $50 million to $100 million, according to documents filed Monday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Santa Rosa.

Seventy-six local businesses and people are among the approximately 385 creditors listed in Copia’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.

The main liability, while not listed in documents filed this week, is the $78 million owed to bankers.

The bankruptcy filing lists the names of all so-called unsecured creditors to which Copia owes money, and it shows dollar amounts for the 20 creditors owed the most.

Winston & Strawn, a law firm with offices in San Francisco, tops the list. Copia owes the firm $250,000.

The non-profit center owes various PR and marketing firms more than $150,000, PG&E $28,364 and Express Personnel $14,810.

Famed San Francisco event planner Stanlee R. Gatti is due $52,974.

A number of newspapers are listed in the court documents, presumably because Copia is behind in paying its advertising bills. The newspapers include the Santa Rosa Press-Democrat, the Vallejo Times Herald and the Sacramento Bee. Copia owes the San Francisco Chronicle $16,261.

(The Napa Valley Register is also listed as a creditor, though documents filed so far do not list a dollar figure.)

Napa-based Liquid Trade Solutions, Inc., a financial firm focused on the wine industry, is due $58,623.

The second largest local creditor is Classic Party Rental of Napa. Copia reportedly owes the firm $19,631.

Representatives from the firms declined comment or could not be reached Tuesday.

The remaining Napa County creditors include wineries, a dry cleaner, artists, florists, a paint store and a welder.

Hoping to get paid

Local graphic designer Jim Gangwer said until recently Copia had paid his invoices every two weeks. “Then they went to paying every 60 days,” he said.

At one point, Copia was four months delinquent in payments, but Gangwer did receive one last check in early November.

Gangwer said he felt Copia was “doing their best” to pay him the remaining $1,500 he is owed.

“They’ve been trying hard to keep up with it,” said Gangwer. “I hope they will pay, but I won’t hold my breath.”

Alonso Corona, Vice President at Greene’s Cleaners, said the bankruptcy filing wasn’t a surprise, “especially due to the delay in payments.” As of early November, the Copia owed the cleaner $1,800.

Greene’s had already taken steps to write off the debt, said Corona.

“We strive to help them as much as possible,” and Copia appreciated of their efforts, he said.

“It’s a great place and we hate to see it close,” said Corona. “I hope this eases the difficulties they are going through.”

Valentin Humer’s business Food and Vine supplies the grapeseed oil for Copia’s main kitchen.

“They were a good account for us for many years,” said Humer. But today, Copia owes Food and Vine more than $3,000.

“We are a small family business,” he said. “Three thousand dollars is a big deal for us. It takes quite a few months to recoup from something like that.”

“We hope we will get paid.”

Copia also filed special motions for the reorganization, including a plea to pay $187,000 in back payroll and other benefits the center owes employees.

The facility also requested that U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Alan Jaroslovsky allow the center to continue to pay utilities such as electricity, water, gas and telephone. Another motion aims to honor customers who prepaid for memberships and classes.

To provide “an immediate infusion of cash to pay critical, ongoing expenses,” Charter Oak Bank has agreed to provide Copia a $2 million line of credit secured by first deed of trust.

As for the $78 million, Bank of New York Mellon is the bond trustee and the California Infrastructure and Redevelopment Bank is the sponsor.

JP MorganChase is the underwriter of Copia’s bonds, and ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. is the bond insurance company.

Neither Copia bankruptcy attorneys or public relations contacts were available for comment on this story.