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Locking Arms FY2022 filing

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Brea, CA501(c)(3)International EIN 45-2660310Revenue $452K in FY2022

On file with the IRS407 W Imperial Hwy Suite H337, 92821-4832 · Brea, CATax-exempt since Jun 2022Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Locking Arms exists to mobilize people and financial resources to care for the world's impoverished. By raising up awareness and providing opportunities for individuals, churches and businesses to work together, the goal is to foster self-reliant, sustainable change in the lives of hurting people around the world.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2022 · 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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $3K a year · under 1% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.5 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $6K
Fine: 1 funder names 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
4
of 7 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 7 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$452K
+42% vs prior year
Spent
$453K
To programs
100%
Net assets
$21K
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$452K
FY2022▲ +42%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$318K
FY2022$452K
FY2023$312K
FY2024$470K
Expenses
$453K
FY2022▲ +45%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$313K
FY2022$453K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$484K
Net assets
$21K
FY2022▼ -5%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$22K
FY2022$21K
FY2023$20K
FY2024$5K

From the FY2022 Form 990 (year ending May 2022) · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2020-10-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2022.

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

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $451K Management & general 0% · $1K Fundraising 0% · $329

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.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2021); the FY2022 filing did not itemize Part VII
Stan Curlee
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Pettitt
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tammy Leatherby
Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Leatherby
Board Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Dave McCauley
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Bunny Sharp
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Mobilizes people and money to care for the world's impoverished, fostering sustainable change.

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2 programs · $451K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

Southeast Asia

Our partnership in the hilltribes of Northern Thailand as well as throughout numerous regions in Myanmar, continue to be led by our partners, Jonathan & Nangsar Morse - US Citizens living & serving abroad.

$451Kprogram expense
02

Kenya & Globaltrek

The work we are engaged in at present is the training & preparing of a team that will travel to Kenya in July of 2024. We look forward to putting a team back in the field to help our national partners in their work throughout the Mathare Valley slums.

$314program 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
American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$6K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$6K

By the numbers

The FY2022 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$452K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Money outPt IX
$453K
Ln 25
Programscol B$451K
Managementcol C$1K
Fundraisingcol D$329
Owns and owesPt X
$21K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$452K
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$0
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Total revenueLn 12$452K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$21K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$21K
Total assetsLn 16$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$21K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 611
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY22End FY22
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$22K$21K
Total assetsLn 16$22K$21K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$22K$21K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$450K$450K
Office expensesLn 13$511$378$133$0
Information technologyLn 14$405$135$135$135
All other expensesLn 24e$1K$194$958$194
Total functional expensesLn 25$453K$451K$1K$329

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $470K$484K−$14K$5K 990 PDF
FY2023 $312K$313K−$788$20K 990 PDF
FY2022 Viewing $452K$453K−$1K$21K 990 PDF
FY2021 $318K$313K$6K$22K 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 F · Foreign O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $451,561 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $318,500$451,561
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $318,500$451,561
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $311,674$450,389
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,029$2,262
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $312,703$452,651
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $5,797−$1,090
Part VI · Governance 4 of 7 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $451,561 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$451,561
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$0
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$451,561
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$451,561
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $452,651 across 6 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $0$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $0$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsPrograms $450,389$450,389
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $378 · Management $133 · Fundraising $0$511
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $135 · Management $135 · Fundraising $135$405
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $194 · Management $958 · Fundraising $194$1,346
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $451,096 · Management $1,226 · Fundraising $329$452,651
Part X · Balance sheet $20,632 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $21,722$20,632
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $21,722$20,632
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,532$1,233
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $19,190$19,399
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,722$20,632
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $21,722$20,632
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $20,632 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$451,561
XI-2 Total expenses$452,651
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$1,090
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,722
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$20,632

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2022 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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