Volunteers Serving the Need

Tax-deductible

Laredo, TX501(c)(3)Since 2009Human ServicesEIN 27-1143556

The Volunteers Serving The Need non-profit will distribute bags of food to Veterans and surviving spouses on a prearranged schedule. We will fund the program through the sales of donated items and financial gifts. All monies will be used to fund the operation which consists of covering the cost of food and meeting operating expenses.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 20 volunteers and 6 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2024 · 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
1 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $14K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$83K
to officers and key staff · 28% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 75% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 28% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $20K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
2% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 2% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$273K
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$294K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$293K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$273K
FY2024▲ +12%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$348K
FY2021$270K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$243K
FY2024$273K
Expenses
$294K
FY2024▼ -4%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$279K
FY2021$302K
FY2022$303K
FY2023$308K
FY2024$294K
Net assets
$293K
FY2024▲ +1%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$338K
FY2021$330K
FY2022$330K
FY2023$289K
FY2024$293K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Feb 2010.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $186K Management & general 37% · $108K Fundraising 0% · $260

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990; $83K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$83,200Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gigi Garza’s $83K as CEO is at the 75th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2167 $100K–1M human services 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gigi Garza$83,200$83,200$83,200——
Gigi Ramos———$83,200$74,800

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes food bags to Veterans and surviving spouses.

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1 program service account for $186K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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Assisted needy veterans and surviving spouses residing in Webb County by providing bags of food, including frozen items, and personal hygiene products once a month and other essential household items when needed and available.

$186Kprogram expense

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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
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$20K
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$273K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Money outPt IX
$294K
Ln 25
Programscol B$186K
Managementcol C$108K
Fundraisingcol D$260
Owns and owesPt X
$293K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$50K
Total assetsLn 16$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$208K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$62K
Other incomeLn 4–11$3K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$273K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$50K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$50K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$242K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$293K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 56
VolunteersI 620
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$31K$50K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$261K$242K
Total assetsLn 16$294K$297K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$289K$293K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$83K$58K$25K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$28K$20K$8K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$6K$3K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$1K$1K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$10K$10K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$461$461
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$49K$29K$19K
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$39K$31K$8K
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$1K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$57K$32K$25K
All other expensesLn 24e$11K$4K$8K$260
Total functional expensesLn 25$294K$186K$108K$260

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $273K$294K−$21K$293K 990 PDF
FY2023 $243K$308K−$65K$289K 990 PDF
FY2022 $279K$303K−$24K$330K 990 PDF
FY2021 $270K$302K−$32K$330K 990 PDF
FY2020 $348K$279K$69K$338K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $273,309 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$208,130
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$208,130
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $62,385$62,385
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-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $2,794$2,794
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $65,179$273,309
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $294,274 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 staffPrograms $58,301 · Management $24,899$83,200
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $19,625 · Management $8,381$28,006
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $6,183 · Management $2,641$8,824
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $1,355$1,355
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $461$461
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $29,109 · Management $19,407$48,516
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 amortizationPrograms $31,008 · Management $7,752$38,760
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,359 · Management $1,163$6,522
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $31,958 · Management $25,196$57,154
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,657 · Management $7,559 · Fundraising $260$11,476
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $185,661 · Management $108,353 · Fundraising $260$294,274
Part X · Balance sheet $296,993 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,496$50,225
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 useStart of year $1,000$1,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$3,442
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $261,413$242,326
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 $293,909$296,993
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,442$4,491
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,442$4,491
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $289,467$292,502
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $289,467$292,502
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $293,909$296,993
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $292,502 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$273,309
XI-2 Total expenses$294,274
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$20,965
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$289,467
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$24,000
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$292,502

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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