The Let IT Be Foundation FY2021 filing

Chino, CAUnknown exempt organizationEIN 20-4677230Revenue $523K in FY2021

On file with the IRStheletitbefoundation.org14720 Central Ave · Chino, CA

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To provide ongoing support and services to families of children diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses throughout the sick child's treatment, with a focus on the entire family.

79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$36K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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FY2025
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Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $15K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$36K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 6.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $18K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$171K
45% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 45% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 7 voting members
Concern: none of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$523K
Spent
$432K
To programs
79%
Net assets
$205K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$523K
FY2021
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$523K
FY2022$818K
FY2023$687K
FY2024$671K
FY2025$432K
Expenses
$432K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$432K
FY2022$600K
FY2023$812K
FY2024$782K
FY2025$579K
Net assets
$205K
FY2021
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$205K
FY2022$423K
FY2023$299K
FY2024$187K
FY2025$0

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending March 2021) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025.

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Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $341K Management & general 21% · $91K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $36K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
$36,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Ruthe a Rosen$46,000————
Ruthe Ann Rosen—$46,000$46,000$42,000$36,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Supports families of children with cancer and life-threatening illnesses throughout treatment.

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1 program · $341K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Provide ongoing support and services to families of children with diagnosed with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses.

$341Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 4 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2023
Unitemized GrantFY2023$316,261
Unitemized GrantFY2022$343,567
Unitemized GrantFY2021$254,462
Unitemized GrantFY2020$141,725

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$523K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Money outPt IX
$432K
Ln 25
Programscol B$341K
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$205K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$245K
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$515K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$475K
Investment incomeLn 3$16
Other incomeLn 4–11$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$523K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$175K
SavingsLn 2$70K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$245K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$171K
Net assetsLn 32$205K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 57
Fiscal year endsHeaderMarch
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$245K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$75K$75K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$27K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$201K$376K
LiabilitiesLn 26$87K$171K
Net assetsLn 32$114K$205K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$142K$142K
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$36K$31K$5K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$47K$42K$5K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$24K$20K$4K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$4K$4K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$26K$26K
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$89K$80K$9K
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$679$679
InterestLn 20$10K$10K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$8K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$12K$12K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$29K$26K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K$341K$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $432K$579K−$148K$0 990 PDF
FY2024 $671K$782K−$111K$187K 990 PDF
FY2023 $687K$812K−$125K$299K 990 PDF
FY2022 $818K$600K$218K$423K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $523K$432K$91K$205K 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
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Part I · Summary $523,334 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $627,313$514,714
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$16
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $7,862$8,604
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $635,187$523,334
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $260,502$141,725
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $186,808$106,635
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $183,608$183,836
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $630,918$432,196
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $4,269$91,138
Part VI · Governance 0 of 7 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $523,334 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$474,714
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$514,714
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $16$16
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 $8,604$8,604
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $8,620$523,334
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $432,196 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $141,725$141,725
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 staffPrograms $30,600 · Management $5,400$36,000
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $41,880 · Management $4,653$46,533
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $20,487 · Management $3,615$24,102
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,800$4,800
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $4,031$4,031
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $26,028$26,028
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $80,277 · Management $8,920$89,197
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $679$679
IX-20 InterestManagement $9,845$9,845
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $7,804$7,804
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $12,390$12,390
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $26,156 · Management $2,906$29,062
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $341,125 · Management $91,071 · Fundraising $0$432,196
Part X · Balance sheet $375,924 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $73,103$174,775
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,897$70,363
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $8,238$3,500
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $14,436$31,859
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $26,938$20,427
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $75,000$75,000
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $200,612$375,924
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $14,874$17,529
X-19 Deferred revenue$112,000
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $71,671$41,190
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $86,545$170,719
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $114,067$205,205
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $114,067$205,205
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $200,612$375,924
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $205,205 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$523,334
XI-2 Total expenses$432,196
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,138
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$114,067
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$205,205

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