Charwick Study Center INC FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Atherton, CA501(c)(3)Human ServicesEIN 45-2555214Revenue $213K in FY2021

On file with the IRS448 El Camino Real, 94027-3827 · Atherton, CATax-exempt since Jan 2012Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Personal and professional developement to women through a variety of activities and programs

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$3K 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
2 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $61K a year · 30% of revenue · last 2 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 2 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 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
$3K
to officers and key staff · 2% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 2% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
6 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 5.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $12K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$3K
0.7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$213K
+19% vs prior year
Spent
$135K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$448K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$213K
FY2021▲ +19%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$180K
FY2021$213K
FY2022$143K
FY2023$151K
FY2024$133K
FY2025$190K
Expenses
$135K
FY2021
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$135K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
FY2024Not on file
FY2025$148K
Net assets
$448K
FY2021▲ +21%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$369K
FY2021$448K
FY2022$458K
FY2023$470K
FY2024$454K
FY2025$497K

From the FY2021 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 Jan 2012.

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% · $121K Management & general 10% · $13K

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

7 people listed on the 990; $3K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$2,667Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Carole Decosse’s $10K as Director is at the 5th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2168 $100K–1M 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 · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2021
Carole Decosse$10,000$2,667

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers women through personal and professional development programs and activities.

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1 program · $121K · in their own filed words · FY2021
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Residence and Associated Programs

CHARWICK OPERATES A RESIDENCE FROM WHICH THE MAJORITY OF ITS PROGRAMS ARE CARRIED OUT: It offers personal and professional development to women of all ages. Through a variety of activities and programs. It helps women develop a wide range of interests in an environment of serious study and a family atmosphere.

$121Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$12K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$213K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Money outPt IX
$135K
Ln 25
Programscol B$121K
Managementcol C$13K
Owns and owesPt X
$448K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$66K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$143K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$59K
Investment incomeLn 3$1
Other incomeLn 4–11$11K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$213K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$64K
SavingsLn 2$2K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$66K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$349K
Other assetsLn 15$35K
Total assetsLn 16$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$3K
Net assetsLn 32$448K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 52
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$67K$66K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$297K$349K
Total assetsLn 16$373K$451K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$3K
Net assetsLn 32$369K$448K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
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$3K$2K$267
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$25K$22K$2K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$2K$2K$182
Payroll taxesLn 10$2K$2K$225
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$0
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$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$44K$40K$4K
TravelLn 17$2K$2K$215
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$14K$13K$1K
InsuranceLn 23$2K$2K$233
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$34K$30K$3K
All other expensesLn 24e$7K$6K$668
Total functional expensesLn 25$135K$121K$13K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $190K$148K$43K$497K 990 PDF
FY2024 $133K$454K 990 PDF
FY2023 $151K$470K 990 PDF
FY2022 $143K$458K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $213K$135K$79K$448K 990 PDF
FY2020 $180K$369K 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 FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $213,463 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$143,347
I-9 Program service revenue$59,463
I-10 Investment income$1
I-11 Other revenue$10,652
I-12 Total revenue$213,463
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$31,462
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$103,248
I-18 Total expenses$134,710
I-19 Revenue less expenses$78,753
Part VI · Governance 5 of 7 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $213,463 across 9 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $246 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$143,347
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$143,347
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $59,463$59,463
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $1$1
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$10,406
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $59,709 · Excluded from tax $1$213,463
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $134,710 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
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 $2,400 · Management $267$2,667
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $22,251 · Management $2,472$24,723
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $1,640 · Management $182$1,822
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $2,025 · Management $225$2,250
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting fees$0
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 technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $40,037 · Management $4,449$44,486
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,934 · Management $215$2,149
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 $12,530 · Management $1,392$13,922
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,098 · Management $233$2,331
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $30,303 · Management $3,367$33,670
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $6,022 · Management $668$6,690
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $121,240 · Management $13,470 · Fundraising $0$134,710
Part X · Balance sheet $450,720 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $65,435$64,457
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $2,007$2,008
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $2,298$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $296,965$349,043
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 $6,357$35,212
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $373,062$450,720
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,238$3,143
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,238$3,143
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $368,824$447,577
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $373,062$450,720
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $447,577 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$213,463
XI-2 Total expenses$134,710
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$78,753
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$368,824
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$447,577

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