The mission of the Center is to provide food, education, assistance and referrals in Crisis situations and promote community awareness of needs and available resources. The Monument Crisis Center provides Crisis assistance to at-risk and (continued on schedule o...) ...mission statement continuedextremely low income families with a 7-day supply of canned, dry packaged and fresh food. Clients are eligible to come once a month to pick up groceries; regularly attend classes, workshops, and programs; and utilize on-site collaborations and off-site referrals. We offer a friendly, respectful and supportive environment with a knowledgeable, culturally competent and dedicated staff. Our deep involvement in the contra costa community promotes awareness and connectivity, providing meaningful support to our client families.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
95¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$221K 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
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IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
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IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $1.4M a year · 27% of revenue · last 6 filings
Fine: a surplus in 5 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
95%
of spending
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Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$221K
to officers and key staff · 6% of spending
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Pt VII · Sec A
7 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 7.4 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $105K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3.1M
36% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 36% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
9
of 9 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$6.1M
+37% vs prior year
Spent
$3.6M
To programs
95%
Net assets
$5.5M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$6.1M
FY2021▲ +37%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.5M
FY2021$6.1M
FY2022$7.8M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.5M
FY2025$4.0M
Expenses
$3.6M
FY2021▲ +18%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$3.1M
FY2021$3.6M
FY2022$3.1M
FY2023$3.7M
FY2024$4.4M
FY2025$4.3M
Net assets
$5.5M
FY2021▲ +84%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.0M
FY2021$5.5M
FY2022$10.2M
FY2023$10.2M
FY2024$10.3M
FY2025$10.0M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Mar 2004.

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Where the money goes

95 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 95% · $3.4M Management & general 4% · $154K Fundraising 1% · $41K

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

11 people listed on the 990; $221K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Director
$130,133Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Manager
$91,097Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary (thru 06/21)
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sandra Scherer’s $165K as Executive Director is at the 79th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3868 $1–10M 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 · 6 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Sandra Scherer$164,697$52,364$123,209$116,609——
Daniel Scherer$143,500$141,500$94,631———
Sandra L Scherer————$130,133$110,000
Yolanda Gonzalez—$125,500$95,027$91,100$91,097$76,875
Armando Martinez-Lopez$113,538$68,269————
Karla Tinajero Salazar$85,788$52,364————

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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides food, education, and referrals to families and individuals in crisis.

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3 programs · $3.1M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Food distribution programour food distribution program is the heart of the center and is an essential part of our mission, which is to provide stability for low-income and at-risk individuals and families in contra costa county.

$2.8Mprogram expense
02

Resource & referralthrough our resource & referral program we provide health and wellness programs (including stress reduction, cooking, and nutrition), financial literacy, employment, literacy, computer, and community education workshops.

$175Kprogram expense
03

Youth Enrichment

Children make up more than 35% of our clients and we work hard to provide them with the needed nutrition and support services to help them in their studies, understand the value of their education and encourage them to graduate from high school.

$124Kprogram expense

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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$105K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$6.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Money outPt IX
$3.6M
Ln 25
Programscol B$3.4M
Managementcol C$154K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$5.5M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.2M
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a9
IndependentVI 1b9
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$6.1M
Government grantsLn 1e$348K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$2.3M
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$205K
Investment incomeLn 3$5K
Gains on assetsLn 7$4K
Total revenueLn 12$6.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$904K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$6.0M
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$5.5M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 62,330
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$2.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$56K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$893K$6.0M
Total assetsLn 16$3.2M$8.7M
LiabilitiesLn 26$200K$3.1M
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$5.5M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$237K$151K$73K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$237K$233K$4K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$58K$57K$437$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$49K$45K$2K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$58K$58K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$15K$15K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$27K$1K$1K
Information technologyLn 14$10K$8K$946$1K
OccupancyLn 16$302K$286K$6K$10K
TravelLn 17$6K$6K$5
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$6K$5K$234$352
InterestLn 20$6K$6K$122$304
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$111K$103K$2K$6K
InsuranceLn 23$16K$15K$327$816
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$2.5M$2.5M$9K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$3.6M$3.4M$154K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $4.0M$4.3M−$349K$10.0M 990 PDF
FY2024 $4.5M$4.4M$99K$10.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 $3.7M$3.7M$164$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2022 $7.8M$3.1M$4.7M$10.2M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $6.1M$3.6M$2.5M$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.5M$3.1M$1.4M$3.0M 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 $6,143,616 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $4,542,219$6,144,415
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $6,815$5,016
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$67,008−$5,815
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $4,482,026$6,143,616
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $680,216$581,394
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $2,409,943$3,051,316
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $3,090,159$3,632,710
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,391,867$2,510,906
Part VI · Governance 9 of 9 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body9
VI-1b Independent voting members9
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 $6,143,616 across 10 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$205,272
VIII-1e Government grants$347,935
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$5,591,208
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$2,307,652
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$6,144,415
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1,044$1,044
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $3,972$3,972
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax −$36,348−$36,348
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $30,533$30,533
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax −$799$6,143,616
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $3,632,710 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $151,081 · Management $72,918 · Fundraising $13,013$237,012
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $233,368 · Fundraising $3,824$237,192
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $56,923 · Management $437 · Fundraising $1,092$58,452
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $45,487 · Management $2,002 · Fundraising $1,249$48,738
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $57,907$57,907
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $14,568$14,568
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $26,951 · Management $1,465 · Fundraising $1,464$29,880
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $7,667 · Management $946 · Fundraising $1,412$10,025
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $286,487 · Management $6,038 · Fundraising $9,754$302,279
IX-17 TravelPrograms $5,807 · Management $5$5,812
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $5,176 · Management $234 · Fundraising $352$5,762
IX-20 InterestPrograms $5,661 · Management $122 · Fundraising $304$6,087
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $103,121 · Management $2,218 · Fundraising $5,544$110,883
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,183 · Management $327 · Fundraising $816$16,326
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $2,480,651 · Management $8,990 · Fundraising $2,146$2,491,787
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $3,438,131 · Management $153,609 · Fundraising $40,970$3,632,710
Part X · Balance sheet $8,665,827 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,057,413$1,345,655
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,205,071$904,321
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $9,000$369,201
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $22,681$10,291
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $892,784$5,980,841
X-11 Publicly traded securities$55,518
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $20,000$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,206,949$8,665,827
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $189,877$27,983
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $10,465$0
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $200,342$3,148,314
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $3,006,607$5,397,513
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$120,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,006,607$5,517,513
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,206,949$8,665,827
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $5,517,513 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$6,143,616
XI-2 Total expenses$3,632,710
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,510,906
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,006,607
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$5,517,513

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