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Costumers Guild West INC

Tax-deductible

Glendale, CA501(c)(3)Arts & CultureEIN 20-5302284

The Organization Provides Education and Training to Professionals and Amateurs in the Costume Industry.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
75¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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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
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $1K a year · 1% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
75%
of spending
Looks good: 75% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
15 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 15.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $38
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$51K
31% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 31% 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
$123K
+2% vs prior year
Spent
$125K
To programs
75%
Net assets
$111K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$123K
FY2025▲ +2%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$51K
FY2022$106K
FY2023$128K
FY2024$120K
FY2025$123K
Expenses
$125K
FY2025-0.3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$44K
FY2022$125K
FY2023$114K
FY2024$126K
FY2025$125K
Net assets
$111K
FY2025▼ -2%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$123K
FY2022$105K
FY2023$119K
FY2024$113K
FY2025$111K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending September 2025) · 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

75 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 75% · $94K Management & general 25% · $31K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

9 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Horn
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Kelly Ramin
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Christienne Palmieri
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Educates and trains costume industry professionals and amateurs.

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1 program service account for $94K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

To Provide for the Education and Training of the Organization's Members.

$94Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$38
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$38

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$123K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Investment incomeLn 3$65
Money outPt IX
$125K
Ln 25
Programscol B$94K
Managementcol C$31K
Owns and owesPt X
$111K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$161K
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$111K
Investment incomeLn 3$65
Total revenueLn 12$123K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$86K
SavingsLn 2$75K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$161K
Other assetsLn 15$90
Total assetsLn 16$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$51K
Net assetsLn 32$111K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderSeptember
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$163K$161K
Total assetsLn 16$163K$162K
LiabilitiesLn 26$50K$51K
Net assetsLn 32$113K$111K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$75$75
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$570$570
TravelLn 17$19K$19K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$70K$61K$9K
All other expensesLn 24e$33K$14K$19K
Total functional expensesLn 25$125K$94K$31K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $123K$125K−$2K$111K 990 PDF
FY2024 $120K$126K−$5K$113K 990 PDF
FY2023 $128K$114K$14K$119K 990 PDF
FY2022 $106K$125K−$19K$105K 990 PDF
FY2021 $51K$44K$7K$123K 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 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $123,233 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$11,720
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$11,720
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $111,448$111,448
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $65$65
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $111,513 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$123,233
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $125,299 across 7 lines filed
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,075$1,075
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $75$75
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $1,785$1,785
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $570$570
IX-17 TravelPrograms $18,578$18,578
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $61,361 · Management $8,938$70,299
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $14,229 · Management $18,688$32,917
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $94,168 · Management $31,131 · Fundraising $0$125,299
Part X · Balance sheet $161,645 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $163,172$86,165
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$75,065
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $165$325
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $45$90
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $163,382$161,645
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $890−$63
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $49,304$50,586
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $50,194$50,523
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $113,188$111,122
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $163,382$161,645
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $111,122 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$123,233
XI-2 Total expenses$125,299
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,066
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$113,188
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$111,122

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

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