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South County Outreach

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Irvine, CA501(c)(3)Since 1988 EIN 33-0330233Revenue $6.9M in FY2024

On file with the IRSsco-oc.org7 Whatney Ste B, 92618-2849 · Irvine, CATax-exempt since May 1993Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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South County Outreach prevents hunger and homelessness by helping people help themselves.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 1,741 volunteers and 26 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
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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $375K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$170K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $15K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$1.6M
29% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 29% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
18
of 18 voting members
Looks good: 18 of 18 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.9M
+12% vs prior year
Spent
$6.2M
To programs
90%
Net assets
$3.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$6.9M
FY2024▲ +12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.1M
FY2021$4.7M
FY2022$4.9M
FY2023$6.2M
FY2024$6.9M
Expenses
$6.2M
FY2024▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.6M
FY2021$4.3M
FY2022$5.1M
FY2023$5.7M
FY2024$6.2M
Net assets
$3.8M
FY2024▲ +23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$2.1M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.3M
FY2023$3.1M
FY2024$3.8M

From the FY2024 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 May 1993.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $5.6M Management & general 8% · $497K Fundraising 2% · $124K

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

22 people listed on the 990; $170K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$169,611Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Brian Farrell
Past Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Greg McClure
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jim Petros
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Blaine Nelson
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Hunter Bingham
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Laval Brewer$169,611$162,359$143,034$146,128$89,750
Dennis Williams——$113,348$112,333—
Lara Fisher————$106,736
Renee Stevenson————$102,942
Renee Stevensen———$101,161—

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

Helps people avoid hunger and homelessness through self-sufficiency programs.

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1 program · $5.6M · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Since 1989, south county outreach (sco) has worked toward a community where no one goes to bed hungry or without a place to call home. In 2024, sco assisted more than 8,000 orange county residents, one-third of whom were children, with prevention-focused services that address social determinants of health.

$5.6Mprogram 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 · FY2025
The Foundation of Laguna Woods VillageFY2025$15K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$15K
Grants paid · 4 grants · $2.0M · 2021–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$240,606
Unitemized GrantFY2023$511,026
Unitemized GrantFY2022$752,158
Unitemized GrantFY2021$520,624

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.9M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K
Money outPt IX
$6.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$5.6M
Managementcol C$497K
Fundraisingcol D$124K
Owns and owesPt X
$3.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
PeoplePt VI, VII
22
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a18
IndependentVI 1b18
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$5.5M
Government grantsLn 1e$512K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.6M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$178K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$186K
Investment incomeLn 3$1.3M
Gains on assetsLn 7$1.3M
Total revenueLn 12$6.9M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.2M
SavingsLn 2$444K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$659K
Other assetsLn 15$1.3M
Total assetsLn 16$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 526
VolunteersI 61,741
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$862K$1.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.2M$1.4M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$815K$659K
Total assetsLn 16$5.2M$5.4M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.2M$1.6M
Net assetsLn 32$3.1M$3.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$2.6M$2.6M
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$192K$161K$27K$4K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.5M$1.3M$212K$30K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$19K$16K$3K$378
Other employee benefitsLn 9$81K$68K$11K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$142K$120K$20K$3K
Accounting feesLn 11c$41K$27K$14K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$250K$243K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$92K$21K$71K
Office expensesLn 13$100K$66K$34K
Information technologyLn 14$78K$55K$21K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$839K$746K$84K$9K
TravelLn 17$55K$51K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$20K$17K$3K
InterestLn 20$2K$2K$325$45
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$156K$126K$27K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$33K$26K$7K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$52K$30K$23K
All other expensesLn 24e$3K$2K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$6.2M$5.6M$497K$124K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $6.9M$6.2M$670K$3.8M 990 PDF
FY2023 $6.2M$5.7M$477K$3.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $4.9M$5.1M−$197K$2.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $4.7M$4.3M$373K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.1M$3.6M$555K$2.1M 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 J · Pay O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $6,908,274 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $5,573,204$5,465,733
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $221,420$186,330
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $461,380$1,330,022
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$64,909−$73,811
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,191,095$6,908,274
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $2,541,511$2,571,174
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,649,940$1,946,297
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,522,813$1,721,284
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $5,714,264$6,238,755
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $476,831$669,519
Part VI · Governance 18 of 18 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body18
VI-1b Independent voting members18
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $6,908,274 across 10 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $35,348 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1c Fundraising events$177,578
VIII-1e Government grants$511,592
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$4,776,563
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,604,831
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$5,465,733
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $186,330$186,330
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $47,295$47,295
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $1,282,727$1,282,727
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$109,159−$109,159
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $221,678 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $1,220,863$6,908,274
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $6,238,755 across 19 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $2,571,174$2,571,174
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $161,110 · Management $26,852 · Fundraising $3,836$191,798
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $1,270,273 · Management $211,712 · Fundraising $30,245$1,512,230
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsPrograms $15,862 · Management $2,644 · Fundraising $378$18,884
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $68,002 · Management $11,334 · Fundraising $1,619$80,955
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $119,641 · Management $19,940 · Fundraising $2,849$142,430
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $26,761 · Management $14,410$41,171
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $243,006 · Management $7,080$250,086
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $20,896 · Fundraising $70,894$91,790
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $65,798 · Management $33,967$99,765
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $54,832 · Management $20,985 · Fundraising $2,028$77,845
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $746,214 · Management $83,912 · Fundraising $9,070$839,196
IX-17 TravelPrograms $51,052 · Management $3,786$54,838
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $16,992 · Management $3,236$20,228
IX-20 InterestPrograms $1,947 · Management $325 · Fundraising $45$2,317
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $126,335 · Management $26,992 · Fundraising $3,008$156,335
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $26,022 · Management $6,505$32,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $29,918 · Management $22,535$52,453
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $1,708 · Management $1,025$2,733
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $5,617,543 · Management $497,240 · Fundraising $123,972$6,238,755
Part X · Balance sheet $5,367,598 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $326,272$1,152,523
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $536,166$444,002
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $309,326$196,678
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $181,698$152,248
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $127,545$139,096
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $815,002$658,796
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $1,203,841$1,365,213
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,677,691$1,259,042
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $5,249,857$5,367,598
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $164,742$152,238
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $212,089$45,108
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $50,749$43,186
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,739,454$1,331,400
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,167,034$1,571,932
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,882,823$3,695,666
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $200,000$100,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,082,823$3,795,666
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $5,249,857$5,367,598
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,795,666 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,908,274
XI-2 Total expenses$6,238,755
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$669,519
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,082,823
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$43,324
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,795,666

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

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