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NAMI Westside La FY2021 filing

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Los Angeles, CA501(c)(3)Since 2007Mental HealthEIN 26-2118750Revenue $857K in FY2021

On file with the IRSnamila.org921 Westwood Blvd Ste 236, 90024-2942 · Los Angeles, CATax-exempt since Jul 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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NAMI Westside los angeles is a grass roots organization of families and individuals whose lives have been affected by serious mental illness. We provide advocacy, education, and support for those with mental illness and their families in order to facilitate independent and productive lives of quality and respect without discrimination and stigma. We DO this by providing high-level education and services to those afflicted with mental illness and their family members, as well as to mental health and school professionals.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
93¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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FY2021 · 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
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
2 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $72K a year · 7% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
93%
of spending
Looks good: 93% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $73K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$72K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% 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
$857K
+178% vs prior year
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
93%
Net assets
$837K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$857K
FY2021▲ +178%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$308K
FY2021$857K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2021▲ +124%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$457K
FY2021$1.0M
FY2022$596K
FY2024$1.5M
FY2024$1.6M
Net assets
$837K
FY2021▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$837K
FY2022$1.3M
FY2024$1.6M
FY2024$1.5M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · 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 2008.

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

Where the money goes

93 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 93% · $948K Management & general 4% · $42K Fundraising 3% · $34K

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

15 people listed on the 990; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Erin Raftery-Ryan
Executive Director
$106,995Pt VII · Sec A
Adaline Fagen
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Ralph Fagen
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dorit Haroni
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cheryl Cohen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Payal Patel
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Sharon Dunas
Co-President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Erin Raftery-Ryan’s $185K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 82nd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1683 $1–10M mental health 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

NameFY2024FY2024FY2022FY2021FY2020
Erin Raftery-Ryan$185,000$156,279$117,579$106,995$101,122

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, educates, and advocates for mental illness recovery and wellness.

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3 programs · $948K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

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COLLEGE/SCHOOLS programs

$540Kprogram expense
02

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Core CLASSES/SUPPORT groups

$237Kprogram expense
03

See Schedule O

Community education

$171Kprogram 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
NAMI NationalFY2025$73K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$73K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$857K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$818K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$948K
Managementcol C$42K
Fundraisingcol D$34K
Owns and owesPt X
$837K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$759K
Total assetsLn 16$909K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
PeoplePt VI, VII
15
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a14
IndependentVI 1b14
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$818K
Government grantsLn 1e$402K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$5K
Investment incomeLn 3$1K
Other incomeLn 4–11$38K
Total revenueLn 12$857K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$407K
SavingsLn 2$352K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$759K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$19K
Total assetsLn 16$909K
LiabilitiesLn 26$72K
Net assetsLn 32$837K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 529
VolunteersI 640
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$678K$759K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$13K$14K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$5K$19K
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M$909K
LiabilitiesLn 26$32K$72K
Net assetsLn 32$1.0M$837K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$127K$101K$13K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$580K$561K$8K$11K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$20K$18K$591$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$42K$40K$1K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$2K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$159K$150K$4K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$10K$10K
Office expensesLn 13$11K$10K$296$350
Information technologyLn 14$4K$4K$112$133
OccupancyLn 16$20K$18K$532$630
TravelLn 17$3K$3K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K$77$91
InsuranceLn 23$12K$11K$332$394
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$17K$12K$5K$154
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$1K$106
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$948K$42K$34K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 $1.6M$1.5M$123K$1.6M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $1.1M$596K$482K$1.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $857K$1.0M−$168K$837K 990 PDF
FY2020 $308K$457K−$149K$1.0M 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $856,851 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $285,592$817,580
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,032$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $356$1,106
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$38,165
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $307,980$856,851
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $307,030$769,711
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $150,072$254,702
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $457,102$1,024,413
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$149,122−$167,562
Part VI · Governance 14 of 14 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body14
VI-1b Independent voting members14
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $856,851 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1b Membership dues$5,170
VIII-1c Fundraising events$5,040
VIII-1e Government grants$401,610
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$405,760
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$817,580
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,106$1,106
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $38,165$38,165
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $39,271$856,851
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,024,413 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $101,256 · Management $12,657 · Fundraising $12,657$126,570
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $560,827 · Management $8,069 · Fundraising $11,489$580,385
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,354 · Management $591 · Fundraising $1,506$20,451
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,783 · Management $1,155 · Fundraising $1,367$42,305
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,665$1,665
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,600$6,600
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $149,781 · Management $4,348 · Fundraising $5,144$159,273
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $10,399$10,399
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,184 · Management $296 · Fundraising $350$10,830
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,861 · Management $112 · Fundraising $133$4,106
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $18,338 · Management $532 · Fundraising $630$19,500
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,061$3,061
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,660 · Management $77 · Fundraising $91$2,828
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $11,457 · Management $332 · Fundraising $394$12,183
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $12,092 · Management $4,893 · Fundraising $154$17,139
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,935 · Management $1,077 · Fundraising $106$7,118
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $947,988 · Management $42,404 · Fundraising $34,021$1,024,413
Part X · Balance sheet $909,273 assets, 14 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $176,413$406,604
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $501,838$352,410
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $339,770$114,849
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$2,209
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,877$19,180
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $13,488$14,021
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,036,386$909,273
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $6,700$72,168
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $25,019$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $31,719$72,168
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $364,115$527,951
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $640,552$309,154
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,004,667$837,105
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,036,386$909,273
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $837,105 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$856,851
XI-2 Total expenses$1,024,413
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$167,562
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,004,667
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$837,105

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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