Pinetree Aid FY2020 filing

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Ceres, CA501(c)(3)InternationalEIN 26-2673764

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To support and strengthen the poor and distressed through spiritual, economical, and educational assistance.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
89¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$24K 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
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
4 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15K a year · 7% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 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
$24K
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
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.9 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $71K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 5 voting members
Concern: none of 5 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$204K
Spent
$242K
To programs
89%
Net assets
$38K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$204K
FY2020
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$204K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$244K
FY2024$211K
FY2025$228K
Expenses
$242K
FY2020
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$242K
FY2021$209K
FY2022$199K
FY2023$208K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$146K
Net assets
$38K
FY2020
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$38K
FY2021$74K
FY2022$80K
FY2023$116K
FY2024$83K
FY2025$165K

From the FY2020 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 Apr 2009.

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% · $215K Management & general 11% · $27K

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

5 people listed on the 990; $24K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$24,500Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ralph Flory’s $26K as President is at the 23rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $100K–1M international 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
Ralph Flory$26,225$24,500$24,500$24,500$24,500$24,500

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

Provides spiritual, economic, and educational help to the poor and distressed.

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1 program · $215K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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To support and strengthen the poor and distressed through spiritual, economical, and educational assistance

$215Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$71K
Grants paid · 7 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2025
Unitemized GrantFY2025$108,850
Nexus MissionCA · FY2025$6,500
Unitemized GrantFY2024$212,850
Unitemized GrantFY2023$176,038
Unitemized GrantFY2022$165,030
Unitemized GrantFY2021$177,693
Unitemized GrantFY2020$211,425

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$204K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Money outPt IX
$242K
Ln 25
Programscol B$215K
Managementcol C$27K
Owns and owesPt X
$38K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$38K
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$204K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$204K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$38K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$38K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$76K$38K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$76K$38K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$76K$38K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$4K$4K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$211K$211K
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$24K$24K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
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$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$412$412
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$242K$215K$27K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $228K$146K$82K$165K 990 PDF
FY2024 $211K$244K−$33K$83K 990 PDF
FY2023 $244K$208K$36K$116K 990 PDF
FY2022 $205K$199K$6K$80K 990 PDF
FY2021 $244K$209K$35K$74K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $204K$242K−$38K$38K 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 $204,297 across 8 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$204,297
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$204,297
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$204,297
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $242,011 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $3,800$3,800
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $211,425$211,425
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 staffManagement $24,500$24,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $1,874$1,874
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
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 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 Insurance$0
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $412$412
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $215,225 · Management $26,786 · Fundraising $0$242,011
Part X · Balance sheet $38,438 assets, 16 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $76,153$38,438
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $76,153$38,438
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $76,153$38,438
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $76,153$38,438
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,438 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$204,297
XI-2 Total expenses$242,011
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$37,714
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$76,153
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$1
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,438

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

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