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Foster Care Counts FY2020 filing

Los Angeles, CAUnknown exempt organization EIN 45-4619493Revenue $1.1M in FY2020

On file with the IRSfostercarecounts.org11150 Santa Monica Blvd No 1500 · Los Angeles, CA

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To improve the lives of children in Foster Care and those transitioning out of the Foster system.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $48K a year · 16% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
22 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $126
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$150K
16% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 16% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
Spent
$508K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$805K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.1M
FY2021$357K
FY2022$35K
FY2023$35K
FY2024$12K
Expenses
$508K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$508K
FY2021$881K
FY2022$16K
FY2023$10K
FY2024$337K
Net assets
$805K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$805K
FY2021$281K
FY2022$300K
FY2023$325K
FY2024$0

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024.

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% · $456K Management & general 4% · $23K Fundraising 6% · $29K

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

3 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Winifred Wechsler
Director/Secretary/ Treasu
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Amy Cohen
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jeanne Pritzker
Director/Chair/President
$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

Helps foster children and those aging out of care improve their lives.

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3 programs · $319K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

In april 2020, the organization launched meal nation, a pilot program to provide a meal a day to foster youth students in college during the pandemic. Food insecurity was and continues to be a critical issue for this population.

$202Kprogram expense
02

Foster care counts is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization dedicated to helping foster youth get the education they need to become self-sufficient, independent, young adults. Foster care counts holds programmatic events in honor of foster youth and families.

$88Kprogram expense
03

Foster nation is a dba for foster care counts. It's mission is to engage millennials in the issues affecting their peers who have grown up in foster care.

$29Kprogram 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 · FY2023
Amazonsmile FoundationFY2023$126
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$126
Grants paid · 10 grants · $1.1M · 2020–2024
Foster NationCA · FY2024$300,845
Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family ServicesFY2024$10,000
Foster NationFY2022$6,200
Foster NationFY2021$390,890
Foster NationFY2021$150,000
Foster NationFY2021$112,270
IfosterCA · FY2021$35,000
Fostering UnityCA · FY2021$10,000
Ifoster INCCA · FY2020$69,500
La County Department of Children and Family ServicesFY2020$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$537
Money outPt IX
$508K
Ln 25
Programscol B$456K
Managementcol C$23K
Fundraisingcol D$29K
Owns and owesPt X
$805K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$939K
Total assetsLn 16$955K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.1M
Noncash giftsLn 1g$84K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$537
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$939K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$939K
Other assetsLn 15$16K
Total assetsLn 16$955K
LiabilitiesLn 26$150K
Net assetsLn 32$805K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$231K$939K
Total assetsLn 16$247K$955K
LiabilitiesLn 26$5K$150K
Net assetsLn 32$242K$805K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$209K$209K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$49K$18K$7K$23K
Office expensesLn 13$68$68
Information technologyLn 14$11K$4K$2K$5K
TravelLn 17$95$35$14$46
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$234K$225K$8K$703
All other expensesLn 24e$95$95
Total functional expensesLn 25$508K$456K$23K$29K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $12K$337K−$325K$0 990 PDF
FY2023 $35K$10K$26K$325K 990 PDF
FY2022 $35K$16K$19K$300K 990 PDF
FY2021 $357K$881K−$524K$281K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.1M$508K$562K$805K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,070,002 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $401,294$1,066,516
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $4,656$2,949
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$7,754$537
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $398,196$1,070,002
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $208,514$208,607
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 $116,426$299,070
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $324,940$507,677
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $73,256$562,325
Part VI · Governance 3 of 3 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members3
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 $1,070,002 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $537 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,066,516
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$84,107
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,066,516
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,949$2,949
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $3,486$1,070,002
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $507,677 across 9 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $208,607$208,607
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $3,000$3,000
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $18,096 · Management $7,336 · Fundraising $23,476$48,908
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $68$68
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $3,931 · Management $1,594 · Fundraising $5,100$10,625
IX-17 TravelPrograms $35 · Management $14 · Fundraising $46$95
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,754$2,754
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $225,094 · Management $7,728 · Fundraising $703$233,525
IX-24e All other expensesManagement $95$95
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $455,763 · Management $22,589 · Fundraising $29,325$507,677
Part X · Balance sheet $954,944 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $231,195$939,077
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $15,891$15,867
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $247,086$954,944
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$17,433
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $4,663$132,763
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,663$150,196
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $242,423$804,748
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $247,086$954,944
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $804,748 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,070,002
XI-2 Total expenses$507,677
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$562,325
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$242,423
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$804,748

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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