A Thousand Joys INC

Tax-deductible

Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2006Health CareEIN 20-5204911

Founded in 2006, a thousand joys works to counteract the effects of trauma on children, families and the organizations that serve them so that individuals and organizations can reach their highest potential.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
82¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$100K 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
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $35K a year · 15% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
82%
of spending
Looks good: 82% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$100K
to officers and key staff · 48% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 48% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
8 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $36K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$2K
1.0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$266K
+54% vs prior year
Spent
$207K
To programs
82%
Net assets
$239K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$266K
FY2025▲ +54%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$234K
FY2021$288K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$223K
FY2024$173K
FY2025$266K
Expenses
$207K
FY2025▼ -18%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$162K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$176K
FY2024$251K
FY2025$207K
Net assets
$239K
FY2025▲ +31%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$84K
FY2021$211K
FY2022$213K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$182K
FY2025$239K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Oct 2006.

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

Where the money goes

82 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 82% · $169K Management & general 13% · $26K Fundraising 5% · $11K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $100K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$100,000Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chairman/President/Treasur
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hillary Johnson’s $100K as CEO is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1979 $100K–1M health care 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Hillary Johnson$100,000$100,000$100,000$97,279$96,438$83,188

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Fosters resilient, joyful, and engaged people and groups.

Provided by the organization

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1 program service account for $169K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2025.
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A thousand joys works with both schools and community-based organizations to integrate TRAUMA-INFORMED/RESILIENCE-FOCUSED practices into working and learning environments. We strengthen coping skills in youth, educators and staff, while helping leaders create more trauma-informed learning environments that foster resilience.

$169Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$36K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$266K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$207K
Ln 25
Programscol B$169K
Managementcol C$26K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
$239K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$145K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$175K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$25K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$88K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$768
Gains on assetsLn 7−$273
Total revenueLn 12$266K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$145K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$145K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$96K
Total assetsLn 16$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K
Net assetsLn 32$239K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
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$112K$145K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$73K$96K
Total assetsLn 16$185K$241K
LiabilitiesLn 26$2K$2K
Net assetsLn 32$182K$239K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$100K$80K$10K$10K
Payroll taxesLn 10$8K$6K$776$776
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K$108
Office expensesLn 13$4K$4K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$160$160
OccupancyLn 16$18$18
TravelLn 17$244$244
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$1K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$81K$81K$785
All other expensesLn 24e$358$120$238
Total functional expensesLn 25$207K$169K$26K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $266K$207K$59K$239K 990 PDF
FY2024 $173K$251K−$78K$182K 990 PDF
FY2023 $223K$176K$47K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 $207K$205K$2K$213K 990 PDF
FY2021 $288K$162K$126K$211K 990 PDF
FY2020 $234K$180K$53K$84K 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 VIII · Statement of revenue $266,198 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$174,876
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$25,067
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$174,876
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $87,646$87,646
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $3,181$3,181
VIII-5 RoyaltiesExcluded from tax $768$768
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax −$273−$273
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $87,646 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,676$266,198
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $206,752 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $80,000 · Management $10,000 · Fundraising $10,000$100,000
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,210 · Management $776 · Fundraising $776$7,762
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $5,018$5,018
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2,241 · Fundraising $108$2,349
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $3,597$3,597
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $1,589$1,589
IX-15 RoyaltiesManagement $160$160
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $18$18
IX-17 TravelPrograms $244$244
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $1,132$1,132
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,126$3,126
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $80,614 · Management $785$81,399
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $120 · Management $238$358
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $169,429 · Management $26,439 · Fundraising $10,884$206,752
Part X · Balance sheet $241,322 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $111,834$144,991
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $72,696$96,331
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $184,530$241,322
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,476$2,360
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,476$2,360
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $182,054$238,962
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $184,530$241,322
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $238,962 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$266,198
XI-2 Total expenses$206,752
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$59,446
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$182,054
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$2,538
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$238,962

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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