Our mission is to create positive, permanent change for underprivileged children, adults and military families confronting challenges in education and health, as well as increasing community awareness about kidney disease and organ donation.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
70¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$143K 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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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 deficit $17K a year · 4% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
70%
of spending
Fine: 70% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$143K
to officers and key staff · 38% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 38% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
14 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 13.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $117K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
8% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 8% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
Looks good: 9 of 9 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$469K
Spent
$378K
To programs
70%
Net assets
$409K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$469K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$469K
FY2021$673K
FY2022$847K
FY2023$607K
FY2024$289K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$378K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$454K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$606K
FY2024$564K
FY2025$476K
Net assets
$409K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$409K
FY2021$628K
FY2022$906K
FY2023$907K
FY2024$632K
FY2025$215K

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 Mar 2010.

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Where the money goes

70 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 70% · $265K Management & general 26% · $97K Fundraising 4% · $15K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $143K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director/Secretary
$142,536Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Linda Small’s $171K as Executive Director/Secretary is at the 100th percentile of top reported officer pay among 132 <$100K philanthropy & grantmaking 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
Linda Small$171,000$171,000$171,000$156,768$142,536$142,536

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

George Lopez Foundation is a public foundation based in Woodland Hls, CA, formed in 2009.

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3 programs · $265K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Grants to various programs for under privileged in medicine and education to the patient emergency fund.

$243Kprogram expense
02

The San Fernando Valley Children's elementary school drive provided over 1,200 toys for needy children and families for the holiday season.

$12Kprogram expense
03

The Organization proudly sponsors the Painted Turtle; an innovative camp and family care center for children with life threatening illnesses. Our grant goes toward their summer and fall kidney camps.

$11Kprogram expense

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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 · FY2024
Gibson GivesFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 5 funders$117K
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Grants paid · 22 grants · $358K · 2020–2025
The Painted TurtleFY2025$50,000
Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterCA · FY2025$25,000
Andy Vargas FoundationCA · FY2025$8,100
The Painted TurtleFY2024$30,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$5,047
Unitemized GrantFY2024$142
Ct3 FoundationCA · FY2023$52,000
The Painted TurtleFY2023$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2023$8,207
Teens for Food Justice INCNY · FY2023$5,181
The Painted TurtleFY2022$25,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$1,600
Unitemized GrantFY2021$28,454
Her TooCA · FY2021$10,000
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By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$469K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Money outPt IX
$378K
Ln 25
Programscol B$265K
Managementcol C$97K
Fundraisingcol D$15K
Owns and owesPt X
$409K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$439K
Total assetsLn 16$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$569K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$116K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$347K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$469K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$439K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$409K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
VolunteersI 610
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$319K$439K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$2K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$323K$444K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$318K$409K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$31K$31K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$33K$33K
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$143K$93K$43K$7K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$17K$11K$5K$865
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$17K$11K$5K$851
Payroll taxesLn 10$12K$8K$4K$624
Management feesLn 11a$30K$19K$9K$1K
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$5K$5K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$19K$12K$6K$954
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$4K$2K$271
Office expensesLn 13$35K$23K$11K$2K
Information technologyLn 14$13K$9K$4K$667
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$8K$5K$2K$400
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$1K$957$442$74
InsuranceLn 23$7K$5K$2K$370
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$981$981
Total functional expensesLn 25$378K$265K$97K$15K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $59K$476K−$417K$215K 990 PDF
FY2024 $289K$564K−$275K$632K 990 PDF
FY2023 $607K$606K$1K$907K 990 PDF
FY2022 $847K$569K$278K$906K 990 PDF
FY2021 $673K$454K$219K$628K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $469K$378K$91K$409K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $469,336 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,084,903$569,165
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$406,585−$99,829
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $678,318$469,336
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $91,461$63,658
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $197,132$189,330
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $219,334$124,998
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $507,927$377,986
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $170,391$91,350
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $469,336 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$346,775
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$222,390
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$116,322
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$569,165
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−$99,829
VIII-12 Total revenue$469,336
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $377,986 across 30 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $30,724$30,724
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $32,934$32,934
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 $92,648 · Management $42,761 · Fundraising $7,127$142,536
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $11,245 · Management $5,190 · Fundraising $865$17,300
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $11,063 · Management $5,106 · Fundraising $851$17,020
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $8,108 · Management $3,742 · Fundraising $624$12,474
IX-11a Management feesPrograms $19,201 · Management $8,862 · Fundraising $1,477$29,540
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,570$4,570
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $12,408 · Management $5,727 · Fundraising $954$19,089
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,529 · Management $1,629 · Fundraising $271$5,429
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,911 · Management $10,521 · Fundraising $1,754$35,186
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $8,670 · Management $4,002 · Fundraising $667$13,339
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,198 · Management $2,399 · Fundraising $400$7,997
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 $957 · Management $442 · Fundraising $74$1,473
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,806 · Management $2,218 · Fundraising $370$7,394
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $981$981
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $265,383 · Management $97,169 · Fundraising $15,434$377,986
Part X · Balance sheet $444,079 assets, 24 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $319,128$438,715
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $0$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $0$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,287$3,364
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $0$0
X-13 Program-related investmentsStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $0$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,000$2,000
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $323,415$444,079
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $5,828$3,122
X-18 Grants payableStart of year $0$0
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $0$0
X-20 Tax-exempt bond liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $0$32,020
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $5,828$35,142
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $317,587$408,937
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $317,587$408,937
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $323,415$444,079
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $408,937 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$469,336
XI-2 Total expenses$377,986
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$91,350
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$317,587
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$408,937

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