Mend-Meet Each Need with Dignity FY2020 filing

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Pacoima, CA501(c)(3)Since 1976Human ServicesEIN 23-7306337Revenue $9.0M in FY2020

On file with the IRSmendpoverty.org10641 San Fernando Rd, 91331-2626 · Pacoima, CATax-exempt since Jul 1976Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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With Dignity and respect, mends mission is to Meet the immediate needs of individuals and families and increase their access to opportunities that strengthen their capacity to thrive.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$532K 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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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
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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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $411K a year · 4% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
89%
of spending
Looks good: 89% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$532K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 6% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.7 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $30K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$359K
3% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 3% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
14
of 14 voting members
Looks good: 14 of 14 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$9.0M
Spent
$8.9M
To programs
89%
Net assets
$10.0M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$9.0M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$9.0M
FY2021$10.3M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$11.5M
FY2023$13.3M
FY2024$10.8M
Expenses
$8.9M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$8.9M
FY2021$9.6M
FY2021$5.8M
FY2022$11.0M
FY2023$12.3M
FY2024$11.0M
Net assets
$10.0M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$10.0M
FY2021$10.7M
FY2021$10.4M
FY2022$10.8M
FY2023$11.8M
FY2024$11.9M

From the FY2020 Form 990 (year ending June 2020) · 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: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1976.

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

Where the money goes

89 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 89% · $7.9M Management & general 5% · $443K Fundraising 6% · $579K

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

20 people listed on the 990; $532K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII
Chief Executive Officer
$169,681Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Development Officer
$135,281Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Operating Officer
$114,280Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Financial Officer
$112,428Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member at Large
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Janet Marinaccio’s $198K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2021FY2020
Janet Marinaccio$197,556$171,200$163,243$163,154$168,472$169,681
Chanya Blumenkrantz$171,839$148,848$142,031$138,557$145,364$135,281
Jenny Gutierrez$137,199$130,812$121,625$118,669$124,154$114,280
Scott Mikels$126,072$127,459$116,754$97,038$105,019$112,428
Maria Jimenez$105,889—$103,000———
Jesus Cano$39,420—————

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

Provides low-income individuals and families with essential supplies, wellness programs, employment services, and resource navigation to meet immediate needs and support long-term stability.

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3 programs · $7.2M · in their own filed words · FY2019
01

Emergency food bank the emergency food bank prepares and directly distributes to individuals and families donated food collected from various organizations and retailers. Mend also distributes food through satellite locations and outreach partners, which include other community agencies and faith-based organizations.

$5.6Mprogram expense
02

Clothing program the clothing center receives donations of new and gently used clothing, shoes, and accessories, as well as diapers and wipes, which are distributed at no cost to individuals and families in need. Approximately 4,300 individuals were served in this program in the year.

$920Kprogram expense
03

Medical, dental, and eye care clinics the medical, dental and eye care clinics are primarily staffed by volunteer health professionals and provide free health, dental and vision care. This program closed in march 2020. Approximately 2,100 clinic visits occurred before the closure see schedule o for more details.

$702Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$30K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$9.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.9M
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Money outPt IX
$8.9M
Ln 25
Programscol B$7.9M
Managementcol C$443K
Fundraisingcol D$579K
Owns and owesPt X
$10.0M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$359K
PeoplePt VI, VII
20
listed · VII A
PaidVII A4
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$8.9M
Government grantsLn 1e$195K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$5.8M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$71K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$35K
Investment incomeLn 3$59K
Total revenueLn 12$9.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.9M
Other assetsLn 15$45K
Total assetsLn 16$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$359K
Net assetsLn 32$10.0M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 537
VolunteersI 61,834
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$262K$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$2.1M$1.9M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$7.2M$6.9M
Total assetsLn 16$10.1M$10.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26$195K$359K
Net assetsLn 32$9.9M$10.0M
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$566K$93K$218K$254K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.1M$956K$31K$141K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$122K$89K$16K$17K
Payroll taxesLn 10$122K$76K$18K$28K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$640$640
Accounting feesLn 11c$19K$19K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$207K$78K$46K$83K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$77K$44K$18K$16K
Information technologyLn 14$34K$19K$11K$4K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$273K$249K$13K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$63K$34K$28K$668
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$6.0M$5.9M$6K$7K
All other expensesLn 24e$335K$304K$14K$16K
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.9M$7.9M$443K$579K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $10.8M$11.0M−$127K$11.9M 990 PDF
FY2023 $13.3M$12.3M$954K$11.8M 990 PDF
FY2022 $11.5M$11.0M$467K$10.8M 990 PDF
FY2021 $10.3M$9.6M$680K$10.7M 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $9.0M$8.9M$79K$10.0M 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 FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $8,988,368 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $8,470,783$8,894,885
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $81,380$34,692
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $2,052,440$58,791
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $1,023$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $10,605,626$8,988,368
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,680,409$1,937,453
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $113,099$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $7,698,136$6,971,714
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $9,491,644$8,909,167
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,113,982$79,201
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
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 $8,988,368 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$70,631
VIII-1e Government grants$195,228
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$8,629,026
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$5,758,914
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$8,894,885
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $34,692$34,692
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $58,791$58,791
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $34,692 · Excluded from tax $58,791$8,988,368
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,909,167 across 30 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 staffPrograms $92,786 · Management $218,412 · Fundraising $254,393$565,591
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $955,934 · Management $30,728 · Fundraising $141,232$1,127,894
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $88,652 · Management $16,491 · Fundraising $16,997$122,140
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $75,744 · Management $17,835 · Fundraising $28,249$121,828
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $640$640
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $18,625$18,625
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $77,584 · Management $45,661 · Fundraising $83,355$206,600
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $43,691 · Management $17,691 · Fundraising $15,898$77,280
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $18,967 · Management $11,163 · Fundraising $3,994$34,124
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,145$4,145
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $248,807 · Management $13,056 · Fundraising $10,642$272,505
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $33,731 · Management $28,274 · Fundraising $668$62,673
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $5,946,640 · Management $6,432 · Fundraising $7,465$5,960,537
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $304,240 · Management $14,286 · Fundraising $16,059$334,585
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $7,886,776 · Management $443,439 · Fundraising $578,952$8,909,167
Part X · Balance sheet $10,342,927 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,566$1,246,413
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $122,974$42,919
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $369,835$209,838
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,148$19,370
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $7,244,339$6,916,102
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $2,079,188$1,863,285
X-15 Other assets$45,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $10,100,050$10,342,927
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $194,971$268,275
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$90,372
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $194,971$358,647
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $9,741,258$9,621,711
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $163,821$362,569
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $9,905,079$9,984,280
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $10,100,050$10,342,927
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $9,984,280 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$8,988,368
XI-2 Total expenses$8,909,167
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$79,201
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$9,905,079
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$9,984,280

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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