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Sofesa FY2023 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007Human Services EIN 26-1454148Revenue $142K in FY2023

On file with the IRSsofesa.org6201 W 87th Street Ste 2651, 90045-3901 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Dec 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Providing help to homeless and low-income families in southern california

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ 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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FY2023 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $127K a year · 40% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
Fine: 73% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$19K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$142K
+77% vs prior year
Spent
$186K
To programs
73%
Net assets
$794K
By yearFY2021–FY2025
Revenue
$142K
FY2023▲ +77%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$1.1M
FY2022$80K
FY2023$142K
FY2024$153K
FY2025$104K
Expenses
$186K
FY2023▼ -41%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$89K
FY2022$314K
FY2023$186K
FY2024$189K
FY2025$160K
Net assets
$794K
FY2023▲ +3%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$774K
FY2023$794K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M

From the FY2023 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 Dec 2008.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $135K Management & general 27% · $51K

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

1 person listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Jessica Echeverry
Executive Director
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Helps homeless and low-income families in Southern California.

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1 program · $135K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Throughout the year we provided assitance to low income families and HOMELESS.WE paid for food, rent, emergenecy shelter, fuel, travel, utilities, medical expenses and other.

$135Kprogram 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 · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Specialty Family FoundationFY2024$10K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$142K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Money outPt IX
$186K
Ln 25
Programscol B$135K
Managementcol C$51K
Owns and owesPt X
$794K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$80K
Total assetsLn 16$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$137K
Government grantsLn 1e$12K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$1K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$5K
Total revenueLn 12$142K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$80K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$733K
Total assetsLn 16$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$19K
Net assetsLn 32$794K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K$80K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$762K$733K
Total assetsLn 16$774K$813K
LiabilitiesLn 26$12K$19K
Net assetsLn 32$762K$794K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Management feesLn 11a$23K$23K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K
Office expensesLn 13$10K$10K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$3K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
InterestLn 20$4K$4K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$29K$29K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$91K$91K
Total functional expensesLn 25$186K$135K$51K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $104K$160K−$56K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2024 $153K$189K−$36K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $142K$186K−$44K$794K 990 PDF
FY2022 $80K$314K−$234K$774K 990 PDF
FY2021 $1.1M$89K$1.0M$1.0M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $141,736 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $65,590$137,208
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $14,638$4,527
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $80,228$141,736
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$10,000
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $314,148$176,116
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $314,148$186,116
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$233,920−$44,380
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $141,736 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$97,492
VIII-1c Fundraising events$1,201
VIII-1e Government grants$11,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$27,015
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$137,208
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $1$1
VIII-6 Net rental income or lossRelated to mission $4,527$4,527
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $4,528 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$141,736
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $186,116 across 10 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-11a Management feesManagement $22,842$22,842
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,630$1,630
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,462$5,462
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $9,691$9,691
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,519$2,519
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $10,069$10,069
IX-20 InterestManagement $4,400$4,400
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $28,761$28,761
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $90,742$90,742
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $134,965 · Management $51,151 · Fundraising $0$186,116
Part X · Balance sheet $813,424 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $11,653$79,938
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $762,247$733,486
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $773,900$813,424
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,236$19,258
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $12,236$19,258
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $761,664$717,286
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$76,880
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $761,664$794,166
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $773,900$813,424
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $794,166 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$141,736
XI-2 Total expenses$186,116
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$44,380
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$761,664
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$76,882
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$794,166

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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