Ada's Cafe FY2021 filing

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Palo Alto, CA501(c)(3)EmploymentEIN 26-2775579Revenue $767K in FY2021

On file with the IRSadascafe.org839 Northampton Dr, 94303-3434 · Palo Alto, CATax-exempt since Apr 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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To empower people with disabilities by providing training & employment at Ada's Cafe.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
80¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$140K 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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $45K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
80%
of spending
Looks good: 80% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$140K
to officers and key staff · 19% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 19% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 8.8 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
11
named funders · $502K
Looks good: 11 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$299K
30% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 30% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$767K
+17% vs prior year
Spent
$753K
To programs
80%
Net assets
$695K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$767K
FY2021▲ +17%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$658K
FY2021$767K
FY2022$1.2M
FY2023$851K
FY2024$1.1M
Expenses
$753K
FY2021+0.07%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$752K
FY2021$753K
FY2022$919K
FY2023$909K
FY2024$982K
Net assets
$695K
FY2021▲ +2%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$680K
FY2021$695K
FY2022$952K
FY2023$864K
FY2024$969K

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 Apr 2012.

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Where the money goes

80 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 80% · $601K Management & general 12% · $88K Fundraising 9% · $64K

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; $140K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President & Executive Dire
$140,000Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member & Shift Manag
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathleen Foley-Hughes’s $267K as Board Member is at the 94th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1245 $1–10M employment 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 · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kathleen Foley-Hughes$267,166$200,000$181,576$140,000$120,000
Peter Hughes$137,000$102,000$110,500——
Charles Hughes$66,956———$39,802

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
  • Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Trains and employs people with disabilities at Ada's Cafe.

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1 program · $601K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Despite all of the challenges related to the pandemic, in 2021, both Ada's Cafe in the Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto and the catering operation were able to continue to employ people with disabilities. We were able to modify our approach to certain activities in order to continue to fulfill Ada's mission.

$601Kprogram 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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$767K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Money outPt IX
$753K
Ln 25
Programscol B$601K
Managementcol C$88K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$695K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$550K
Total assetsLn 16$994K
LiabilitiesLn 26$299K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.2M
Government grantsLn 1e$215K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$168K
Investment incomeLn 3$7
Total revenueLn 12$767K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$546K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$550K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$254K
Other assetsLn 15$21K
Total assetsLn 16$994K
LiabilitiesLn 26$299K
Net assetsLn 32$695K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 534
VolunteersI 69
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$561K$550K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$30K$30K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$309K$254K
Total assetsLn 16$1.1M$994K
LiabilitiesLn 26$386K$299K
Net assetsLn 32$680K$695K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$140K$126K$6K$8K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$46K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$42K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$34K$33K$615
Office expensesLn 13$50K$24K$22K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$86K$67K$19K
TravelLn 17$38K$59$9K$29K
InterestLn 20$560$560
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$52K$47K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$38K$38K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$153K$121K$10K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$55K$43K$12K
Total functional expensesLn 25$753K$601K$88K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $1.1M$982K$105K$969K 990 PDF
FY2023 $851K$909K−$58K$864K 990 PDF
FY2022 $1.2M$919K$257K$952K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $767K$753K$14K$695K 990 PDF
FY2020 $658K$752K−$94K$680K 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 I · Summary $767,091 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $962,540$1,246,526
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$7
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$304,282−$479,442
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $658,258$767,091
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 $349,149$200,424
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $403,038$552,324
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $752,187$752,748
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$93,929$14,343
Part VI · Governance 3 of 5 board members independent, 5 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $767,091 across 6 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$479,442 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1e Government grants$214,792
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,031,734
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$167,809
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,246,526
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $7$7
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission −$479,442 · Unrelated business $7 · Excluded from tax $0$767,091
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $752,748 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,985 · Management $5,849 · Fundraising $8,166$140,000
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $45,791$45,791
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $14,633$14,633
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,975$2,975
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $41,524$41,524
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $33,349 · Management $615$33,964
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $23,759 · Management $22,446 · Fundraising $3,803$50,008
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $67,169 · Management $19,177$86,346
IX-17 TravelPrograms $59 · Management $8,933 · Fundraising $28,882$37,874
IX-20 InterestManagement $560$560
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $47,163 · Management $5,240$52,403
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $38,138$38,138
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $120,792 · Management $9,511 · Fundraising $23,140$153,443
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $42,703 · Management $12,386$55,089
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $601,065 · Management $87,692 · Fundraising $63,991$752,748
Part X · Balance sheet $993,723 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $558,708$545,683
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,228$4,029
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $87,078$76,853
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,978$61,978
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $308,901$254,414
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $30,000$30,000
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $16,805$20,766
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,065,698$993,723
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $38,179$60,869
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $199,792$167,664
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $12,529$45,649
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $385,500$299,182
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $680,198$694,541
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $680,198$694,541
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,065,698$993,723
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $694,541 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$767,091
XI-2 Total expenses$752,748
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$14,343
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$680,198
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$694,541

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