Is it real?
Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2009.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File
Where the money goes
55 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.
Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.
Who runs it and what they're paid
4 people listed on the 990; $38K paid to officers and key staff.
David Sawkins’s $38K as President is at the 39th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Sawkins | $38,273 | $38,611 | $39,050 | $27,400 | $27,400 |
| Sheila Sawkins | — | $12,968 | $12,900 | $12,900 | $12,900 |
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 2Yes
- Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Programs and updates
Helps foreign missions and United States churches.
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Local
Local Church work with Community Christian of Morgan Hill and Community at Foxworthy in San Jose. David preaches 1 or more times a month at both campuses. He consults, teaches, provides Pastoral Counseling, officates weddings, funerals, makes hospital calls and is an event speaker. Values Advocacy Council: Chairman D.
International- Mentor Pastors in Mexico and Italy Mexico
Provide food and education for children. We work with Feeding Los Cabos Kids in Los Cabos and San Jose Del Cabo Mx We paid for repairs to some of the kitchens. We took a team of 7 in October to wrap 1500 toys to give at Christmas and we provided pizza and cake for the celebrations Italy: David works with Italy for Christ based in Rome.
California
California Family Council - D Sawkins is Board Chairman for the Organization. The mission is to promote principles in Californizs Culture to benefit families and communities We are involved in parental rights, prolife protection of women in sports and sex trafficing issues in the state legislature
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Funders
Who pays for it.
From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.
Grants
By the numbers
The FY2024 990, line by line.
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| Line | Start FY24 | End FY24 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash and savingsLn 1–2 | $466K | $457K |
| Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c | $61K | $97K |
| Total assetsLn 16 | $527K | $554K |
| LiabilitiesLn 26 | $3K | $3K |
| Net assetsLn 32 | $523K | $552K |
| Line | Total | Programs | Management | Fundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1 | $164K | $164K | ||
| Grants to domestic individualsLn 2 | $46K | $46K | ||
| Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3 | $70K | $70K | ||
| Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5 | $88K | $88K | ||
| Pension plan contributionsLn 8 | $24K | $24K | ||
| Other employee benefitsLn 9 | $13K | $13K | ||
| Legal feesLn 11b | $2K | $2K | ||
| Accounting feesLn 11c | $450 | $450 | ||
| TravelLn 17 | $21K | $21K | ||
| Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19 | $28K | $28K | ||
| InterestLn 20 | $478 | $478 | ||
| Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22 | $9K | $9K | ||
| Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24 | $23K | $23K | ||
| All other expensesLn 24e | $23K | $23K | ||
| Total functional expensesLn 25 | $513K | $280K | $233K | $0 |
Filing history
| Year | Money in | Money out | In minus out | Net assets | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 Latest Viewing | $541K | $513K | $29K | $552K | 990 PDF |
| FY2023 | $465K | $412K | $53K | $513K | 990 PDF |
| FY2022 | $441K | $407K | $34K | $460K | 990 PDF |
| FY2021 | $495K | $449K | $47K | $392K | 990 PDF |
| FY2020 | $374K | $325K | $49K | $346K | 990 PDF |
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Schedules filed Part IV
See the full FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $541,418 across 6 lines filed
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $512,655 across 14 lines filed
Part X · Balance sheet $554,317 assets, 8 lines filed
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $551,805 net assets at year end
Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File
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