Long Beach Bar Foundation INC

Tax-deductible

Long Beach, CA501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 33-0585482Revenue $345K in FY2024

On file with the IRS4lbbf.org3515 Linden Ave, 90807-4519 · Long Beach, CATax-exempt since Jul 1994Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The organization's primary exempt purpose is providing juvenile crime diversion programs, youth anger management programs, legal education and scholarships

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
86¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 50 volunteers and 5 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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K 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
86%
of spending
Looks good: 86% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$85K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 66% of similar orgs
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $23K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
12
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 12 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$345K
+20% vs prior year
Spent
$341K
To programs
86%
Net assets
$264K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$345K
FY2024▲ +20%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$206K
FY2021$550K
FY2022$286K
FY2023$288K
FY2024$345K
Expenses
$341K
FY2024▲ +16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$179K
FY2021$465K
FY2022$271K
FY2023$296K
FY2024$341K
Net assets
$264K
FY2024▲ +1%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$168K
FY2021$253K
FY2022$268K
FY2023$260K
FY2024$264K

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 Jul 1994.

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

Where the money goes

86 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 86% · $293K Management & general 7% · $25K Fundraising 7% · $24K

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

2 people listed on the 990; $85K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Direc
$85,140Pt VII · Sec A
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Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carolyn Bell’s $85K as Executive Direc is at the 66th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1404 $100K–1M crime & legal 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Carolyn Bell$85,140$74,054$79,290$87,648$61,158

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

Offers juvenile crime diversion, anger management, legal education, and scholarships for youth.

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2 programs · $293K · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

The long beach shortstop program is a unique juvenile crime diversion program providing legal education to first time juvenile offenders and their parents. The program consists of two 3-HOUR sessions held at the long beach courthouse.

$245Kprogram expense
02

The long beach bar foundation supports the higher education of children in the community by providing scholarships to deserving high school students in the long beach area.

$47Kprogram expense

Funders

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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$23K
Grants paid · 3 grants · $130K · 2022–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$42,500
Unitemized GrantFY2023$45,000
Unitemized GrantFY2022$42,750

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$345K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52
Money outPt IX
$341K
Ln 25
Programscol B$293K
Managementcol C$25K
Fundraisingcol D$24K
Owns and owesPt X
$264K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$263K
Total assetsLn 16$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
2
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b12
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$276K
Government grantsLn 1e$98K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$52
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$345K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$243K
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$264K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 55
VolunteersI 650
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$261K$263K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$261K$264K
LiabilitiesLn 26$179$0
Net assetsLn 32$260K$264K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$42K$42K
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$85K$64K$13K$9K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$69K$69K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$13K$1K$824
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$1K$724
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
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$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$4K$677$213
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$94K$79K$14K
All other expensesLn 24e$27K$20K$7K$143
Total functional expensesLn 25$341K$293K$25K$24K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $345K$341K$4K$264K 990 PDF
FY2023 $288K$296K−$8K$260K 990 PDF
FY2022 $286K$271K$15K$268K 990 PDF
FY2021 $550K$465K$85K$253K 990 PDF
FY2020 $206K$179K$27K$168K 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 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $345,136 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $219,846$276,427
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $67,485$68,657
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $467$52
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $287,798$345,136
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $45,000$42,500
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $129,302$169,075
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $121,274$129,896
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $295,576$341,471
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$7,778$3,665
Part VI · Governance 12 of 12 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members12
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 $345,136 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$98,500
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$177,927
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$276,427
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $68,657$68,657
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 $52$52
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $68,709$345,136
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $341,471 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $42,500$42,500
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 $63,855 · Management $12,771 · Fundraising $8,514$85,140
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $69,022$69,022
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,854 · Management $1,235 · Fundraising $824$14,913
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $2,200$2,200
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for services$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,443 · Management $724$2,167
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
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 amortization$0
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $4,035 · Management $677 · Fundraising $213$4,925
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $79,273 · Fundraising $14,370$93,643
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $19,542 · Management $7,276 · Fundraising $143$26,961
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $292,524 · Management $24,883 · Fundraising $24,064$341,471
Part X · Balance sheet $264,035 assets, 16 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $923; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $240,705$243,269
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $19,842$19,843
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
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 assetsStart of year $2$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $260,549$264,035
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $179$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $260,370$264,035
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $260,549$264,035
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $264,035 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$345,136
XI-2 Total expenses$341,471
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,665
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$260,370
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$264,035

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