Plies FY2021 filing

Wrightwood, CA · Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Education

✓ Tax-deductible
Revenue
$730K
+103% vs prior year
Spent
$393K
To programs
59%
Net assets
$502K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$730K
FY2021▲ +103%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$730K
FY2022$655K
FY2023$1.5M
FY2024$1.3M
Expenses
$393K
FY2021▲ +56%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$252K
FY2021$393K
FY2022$659K
FY2023$869K
FY2024$684K
Net assets
$502K
FY2021▲ +200%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$167K
FY2021$502K
FY2022$498K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Status and standing

Is it real, and can you give to it?

Tax-deductible?
Yes
Per the IRS master file.
Can I give now?
No revocation on IRS record
Not on the IRS revocation list.
Filing up to date?
Filed FY2024 (typical filing lag)
Legal name (IRS)Hdr · item CPlies
EINHdr · item D38-3658127
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
Ruling yearIRS BMFJan 2004
Latest filingForm 990FY2024 · Form 990
Principal addressHdr · item CWrightwood, CA
NTEE classificationIRS BMFEducation (B99)
WebsiteHdr · item Jpliesinternational.org

Where the money goes

What each dollar paid for.

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.59 Management & general $0.26 Fundraising $0.15
Program services59%$233K
Management & general26%$102K
Fundraising15%$58K
Total functional expensesLn 25$393K

Financial health

Is it on solid ground?

Program efficiency
59%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
12.8mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+46%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2021 · Form 990
Total assets
$510K
FY2021▲ +165%
Total assets by fiscal year
FY2020$193K
FY2021$510K
FY2022$501K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2024$1.7M
Total liabilities
$8K
FY2021▼ -69%
Total liabilities by fiscal year
FY2020$25K
FY2021$8K
FY2022$4K
FY2023$4K
FY2024$1K
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$338K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$510K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B59%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 35
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 45

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$420K
Total assetsLn 16$510K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$8K
Total net assetsLn 32$502K
Months of cash on handcomputed12.8

Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$729K
Investment income$1K
Total revenueLn 12$730K

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2021 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $420K · Operating expenses/yr $393K
12.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $233K · Total expenses $393K
59%
Management & General
Management & general $102K · Total expenses $393K
26%
Fundraising
Fundraising $58K · Total expenses $393K
15%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (2-yr avg) $40K · Solicited contributions (2-yr avg) $544K
$0.07 to raise $1 (2-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $729K · Total revenue $730K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $730K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $730K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $1K · Total revenue $730K
+0.1%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $393K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $730K · Prior year $360K
+103%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $502K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $730K · Expenses $393K
+46%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $510K
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $502K · Total assets $510K
98%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $510K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Jeremy Hardy · Reported title CHAIRMAN · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $393K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $145K · Total expenses $393K
37%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 59%——
Overhead ratio 26%——
Fundraising cost ratio 8%——
Revenue growth 103%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Leadership and pay

Who runs it, and what are they paid?

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chairman
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member/Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member (part-Year)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Governance & Policies

Part VI
  • 5Voting board membersPt VI · Ln 1a
  • 5Independent board membersPt VI · Ln 1b
  • Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
  • Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
  • Top official’s pay independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
  • Family or business ties among leadersPt VI · Ln 2No

Mission and programs

What it does.

Provides scholarships for poor children in Bangladesh and China, and financial aid to schools there.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $233K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Kiki Charity Bangladesh

Provide scholarships, financial aide to migrant schools, training programs for local workers, publication of books

$180Kprogram expense
02

Jan Scholarship Fund

Provide scholarships to children of need in china

$36Kprogram expense
03

All other program services

$17Kprogram 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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $52K · 2020–2020
Thornston Educational FundCA · FY2020$51,690

Filing history

Every return on file.

YearRevenueExpensesChangeFiling
FY2024 Latest $1.3M$684K-13% 990 PDF
FY2023 $1.5M$869K+122% 990 PDF
FY2022 $655K$659K-10% 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $730K$393K+103% 990 PDF
FY2020 $360K$252K 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

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2021IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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