Sunshine Social Services INC

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2002Human ServicesEIN 01-0582371Revenue $3.4M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsunserve.org6255 W Sunset Bl 21st FL, 90028-7422 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Mar 2002Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To provide critical life assistance and professional mental health Services with an emphasis on economically disadvantaged, marginalized youth and senior adults in the greater south florida metropolitan area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$264K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $214K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$264K
to officers and key staff · 7% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 7% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.2 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
9
named funders · $509K
Looks good: 9 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2.0M
179% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 179% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 8 voting members
Worth a look: 2 of 8 voting members are independent, under half.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$3.4M
+0.8% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
68%
Net assets
−$865K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$3.4M
FY2025▲ +0.8%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.4M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.2M
FY2024$3.4M
FY2025$3.4M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2025▼ -12%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$2.5M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.6M
FY2023$3.6M
FY2024$4.0M
FY2025$3.6M
Net assets
−$865K
FY2025▼ -18%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$443K
FY2021$334K
FY2022$284K
FY2023−$105K
FY2024−$734K
FY2025−$865K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2002.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $2.4M Management & general 30% · $1.1M Fundraising 2% · $66K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $264K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$165,485Pt VII · Sec A
Director of Operations
$98,281Pt VII · Sec A
Domestic Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Global Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Antonio D Lima’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M human services nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2020
Antonio D Lima$165,485$156,410$149,712$124,166—
Gary Hensley$98,281$93,392$87,359—$68,221

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Offers essential aid and mental health support to low-income youth and seniors in South Florida.

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3 programs · $1.9M · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Youth and Family Services

Therapy is provided for LGBTQ youth of all ages, as well as their family members. Life coaching is provided; understanding as education, whether vocational or college, is essential to living a full life. Counseling is provided both in home and in office. Six different youth support groups are offered around the county.

$916Kprogram expense
02

Case Management

Provides housing case management for those living with hiv, substance abuse issues and mental health issues. The program is based on housing being an integral part of good health; and we do everything to keep people employed, housed and earning an income.

$575Kprogram expense
03

Mental Health Services

Provides a full range of out-patient mental health services including couples, family and group treatment at the sunserve offices. There is a combination of licensed clinicians, registered interns and master's level students providing services. Services are provided on a sliding payment scale, with no one turned away due to lack of funds.

$410Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$3.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$434
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.4M
Managementcol C$1.1M
Fundraisingcol D$66K
Owns and owesPt X
−$865K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$54K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$3.4M
Government grantsLn 1e$1.5M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$6K
Investment incomeLn 3$434
Total revenueLn 12$3.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$54K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$61K
Other assetsLn 15$695K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$865K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 546
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$37K$54K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$46K$61K
Total assetsLn 16$446K$1.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.2M$2.0M
Net assetsLn 32−$734K−$865K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$747K$404K$343K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.2M$301K$7K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$430K$335K$95K
Payroll taxesLn 10$156K$112K$44K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$34K$17K$16K$430
Advertising and promotionLn 12$17K$162$3K$14K
Office expensesLn 13$51K$22K$21K$7K
Information technologyLn 14$19K$14K$5K
OccupancyLn 16$211K$124K$87K
TravelLn 17$30K$4K$16K$10K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$60K$36K$15K$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$19K$19K
InsuranceLn 23$25K$18K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$211K$135K$58K$17K
All other expensesLn 24e$83K$44K$37K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$2.4M$1.1M$66K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $3.4M$3.6M−$131K−$865K 990 PDF
FY2024 $3.4M$4.0M−$629K−$734K 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.2M$3.6M−$389K−$105K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.6M$2.6M−$50K$284K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.4M$2.5M−$109K$334K 990 PDF
FY2020 $2.5M$2.5M$23K$443K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $3,437,750 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $3,322,432$3,444,742
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $9,865$6,149
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $1,257$434
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $75,592−$13,575
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $3,409,146$3,437,750
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $20,000$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $3,112,811$2,808,044
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $905,026$760,960
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $4,037,837$3,569,004
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$628,691−$131,254
Part VI · Governance 2 of 8 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $3,437,750 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$1,521,852
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,922,890
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$3,444,742
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $6,149$6,149
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $434$434
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$13,575−$13,575
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $6,149 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$13,141$3,437,750
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,569,004 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $403,733 · Management $343,271$747,004
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,166,767 · Management $301,341 · Fundraising $6,680$1,474,788
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $335,304 · Management $94,923$430,227
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $111,938 · Management $44,087$156,025
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $17,467 · Management $16,345 · Fundraising $430$34,242
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $162 · Management $2,614 · Fundraising $14,263$17,039
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,239 · Management $21,485 · Fundraising $7,359$51,083
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $14,271 · Management $4,875$19,146
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $123,847 · Management $87,490$211,337
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,341 · Management $15,587 · Fundraising $10,371$30,299
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $36,263 · Management $15,294 · Fundraising $8,728$60,285
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $18,881$18,881
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,994 · Management $6,644$24,638
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $135,198 · Management $58,449 · Fundraising $17,472$211,119
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $44,377 · Management $37,324 · Fundraising $1,190$82,891
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,433,901 · Management $1,068,610 · Fundraising $66,493$3,569,004
Part X · Balance sheet $1,102,208 assets, 13 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,560; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $37,243$53,773
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $340,586$272,482
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,981$16,066
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $45,822$61,461
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $14,908$694,866
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $445,540$1,102,208
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $1,029,532$1,125,739
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $150,000$841,715
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $1,179,532$1,967,454
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$759,894−$876,148
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $25,902$10,902
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$733,992−$865,246
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $445,540$1,102,208
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$865,246 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$3,437,750
XI-2 Total expenses$3,569,004
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$131,254
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$733,992
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$865,246

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