A Quarter Blue FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Orange, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007Crime & LegalEIN 01-0900692Revenue $168K in FY2021

On file with the IRSaquarterblue.org172 N Tustin St Ste 308, 92867-7780 · Orange, CATax-exempt since Apr 2009Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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A Quarter Blue creates pathways toward resilience and restoration for crime survivor, their families, and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$18K 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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FY2021 · 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 3% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$18K
to officers and key staff · 12% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 12% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
7
named funders · $65K
Looks good: 7 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$18K
44% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 44% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 9 voting members
Concern: none of 9 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$168K
+69% vs prior year
Spent
$151K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$23K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$168K
FY2021▲ +69%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$99K
FY2021$168K
FY2022$390K
FY2023$926K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$298K
Expenses
$151K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$151K
FY2022$496K
FY2023$869K
FY2024$690K
FY2025$559K
Net assets
$23K
FY2021▲ +291%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$6K
FY2021$23K
FY2022−$84K
FY2023−$26K
FY2024$341K
FY2025$80K

From the FY2021 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 Apr 2009.

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

Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $121K Management & general 14% · $21K Fundraising 6% · $9K

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

10 people listed on the 990; $18K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$13,127Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$4,709Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Elizabeth Rivas’s $127K as Clinical Director is at the 46th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1147 $1–10M crime & legal 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2021
Elizabeth Rivas$127,188$186,600$154,121—
Monica Dumont——$100,100—
Martha Wade$77,321$72,807$83,465$13,127
Dawn Stitt$22,342$19,614$18,295$4,709

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

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

Programs and updates

Provides trauma recovery and crime prevention education to empower communities and survivors.

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1 program · $121K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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AQB celebrates the honor of being selected as a Trauma Recovery Center by the State of California. This allowed AQB to increase its staff to include a Psychologist, Psychiatrist, and Licensed Clinical Social Worker.

$121Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$168K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Money outPt IX
$151K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$21K
Fundraisingcol D$9K
Owns and owesPt X
$23K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$29K
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
PeoplePt VI, VII
10
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$154K
Government grantsLn 1e$21K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$20K
Other incomeLn 4–11$14K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$168K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$29K
SavingsLn 2$500
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K
Net assetsLn 32$23K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 512
VolunteersI 660
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$14K$29K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$24K$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26$18K$18K
Net assetsLn 32$6K$23K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$18K$18K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$41K$41K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$30K$21K$675$8K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$2K$975$760
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$22K$22K$242
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$4K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$20K$19K$970$717
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$3K$160$249
Total functional expensesLn 25$151K$121K$21K$9K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $298K$559K−$261K$80K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.1M$690K$367K$341K 990 PDF
FY2023 $926K$869K$58K−$26K 990 PDF
FY2022 $390K$496K−$106K−$84K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $168K$151K$17K$23K 990 PDF
FY2020 $99K$6K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $168,045 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $99,283$153,825
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$14,220
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $99,283$168,045
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $18,740$63,695
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $81,199$87,313
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $99,939$151,008
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$656$17,037
Part VI · Governance 0 of 9 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $168,045 across 11 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$780 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$20,715
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$133,110
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$20,030
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$153,825
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $15,000$15,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $14,220$168,045
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $151,008 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffManagement $17,836$17,836
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $40,612$40,612
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,247$5,247
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $20,982 · Management $675 · Fundraising $8,000$29,657
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,056$5,056
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $975 · Management $760$1,735
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $22,028 · Management $242$22,270
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,331$4,331
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $18,686 · Management $970 · Fundraising $717$20,373
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,482 · Management $160 · Fundraising $249$3,891
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,399 · Management $20,643 · Fundraising $8,966$151,008
Part X · Balance sheet $41,033 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $5,873$28,619
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $7,956$500
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $10,377$11,914
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $24,206$41,033
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $18,360$18,150
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $18,360$18,150
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,846$22,883
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,846$22,883
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $24,206$41,033
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $22,883 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$168,045
XI-2 Total expenses$151,008
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$17,037
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,846
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$22,883

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