White Pony Express FY2023 filing

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Concord, CA501(c)(3)Since 2014Human ServicesEIN 46-5220565Revenue $13.0M in FY2023

On file with the IRSwhiteponyexpress.org2470 Bates Ave Ste D, 94520-8511 · Concord, CATax-exempt since Oct 2014Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Making sure that no one suffers from want when there is a means of aiding, embracingand serving all those in need. Our purpose is to build on the generous nature ofamericans, so that a consciousness is born wherein IT becomes natural for all to help one another. Our services are provided free of charge and operated mostly byvolunteers.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
96¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$303K 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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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
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
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IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
6 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $739K a year · 6% of revenue · last 6 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 6 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
96%
of spending
Looks good: 96% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$303K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.9 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
3
named funders · $13K
Looks good: 3 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$352K
7% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 7% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
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Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$13.0M
-15% vs prior year
Spent
$11.3M
To programs
96%
Net assets
$4.7M
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$13.0M
FY2023▼ -15%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$7.3M
FY2020$11.7M
FY2021$12.4M
FY2022$15.3M
FY2023$13.0M
FY2024$12.8M
Expenses
$11.3M
FY2023▼ -23%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019$7.2M
FY2020$11.5M
FY2021$11.7M
FY2022$14.5M
FY2023$11.3M
FY2024$12.0M
Net assets
$4.7M
FY2023▲ +57%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$1.2M
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$2.2M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$4.7M
FY2024$5.5M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2014.

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

Where the money goes

96 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 96% · $10.8M Management & general 1% · $162K Fundraising 3% · $290K

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

9 people listed on the 990; $303K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Dir.
$176,935Pt VII · Sec A
$125,901Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eve Birge’s $182K as Executive Dir. is at the 36th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3122 $10–100M 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eve Birge$182,474$176,935$175,462$165,215$99,455
Merry Dempsey$133,920$125,901$116,938——

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Distributes free surplus food, clothing, and essential goods to neighbors in need through a volunteer-powered rescue and delivery network.

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2 programs · $10.8M · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Food Rescue

Received and distributed food valued at $8,298,668.35.

$10.4Mprogram expense
02

Clothing and Care

Received in kind donations valued at $347,783.63. Distributed goods valued at $569,553.71.

$384Kprogram 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 · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$13K
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Grants paid · 217 grants · $18.6M · 2020–2021
Team JesusFY2021$1,489,711
Individual RecipientFY2021$647,279
My AngelsCA · FY2021$436,757
Living Hope Community ChurchFY2021$411,181
BrothersCA · FY2021$310,561
Mt Diablo School DistrictFY2021$268,023
Verde Elementary - RichmondFY2021$226,305
Good ShepherdCA · FY2021$206,863
Rr MinistriesCA · FY2021$200,864
Oakley Senior CenterFY2021$190,053
Bay Point Community All N OneCA · FY2021$189,459
Hope HouseFY2021$164,471
Individual RecipientFY2021$161,917
VcrcFY2021$159,643
El Buen Samaritano MinisterioID · FY2021$157,173
New Covenent ChurchFY2021$142,435
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By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$13.0M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Money outPt IX
$11.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$10.8M
Managementcol C$162K
Fundraisingcol D$290K
Owns and owesPt X
$4.7M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$3.6M
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
PeoplePt VI, VII
9
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$12.8M
Government grantsLn 1e$623K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$8.8M
Investment incomeLn 3$69K
Other incomeLn 4–11$56K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$13.0M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$1.3M
SavingsLn 2$2.3M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$248K
Other assetsLn 15$261K
Total assetsLn 16$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$352K
Net assetsLn 32$4.7M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 527
VolunteersI 6400
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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 FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.3M$3.6M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$255K$248K
Total assetsLn 16$3.5M$5.1M
LiabilitiesLn 26$528K$352K
Net assetsLn 32$3.0M$4.7M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$8.9M$8.9M
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$177K$138K$10K$29K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$975K$763K$55K$157K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$117K$91K$7K$19K
Payroll taxesLn 10$94K$73K$5K$15K
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$192K$85K$62K$45K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$160$124$9$27
Office expensesLn 13$11K$5K$696$5K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K$126$502
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$314K$308K$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$14K$14K−$1K$873
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$4K$174$4K
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$166K$155K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$56K$55K$212$212
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$263K$245K$8K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$5K$3K$807$741
Total functional expensesLn 25$11.3M$10.8M$162K$290K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $12.8M$12.0M$855K$5.5M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $13.0M$11.3M$1.7M$4.7M 990 PDF
FY2022 $15.3M$14.5M$780K$3.0M 990 PDF
FY2021 $12.4M$11.7M$748K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2020 $11.7M$11.5M$275K$1.5M 990 PDF
FY2019 $7.3M$7.2M$72K$1.2M 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 FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $12,960,068 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $15,309,594$12,834,910
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12,265$69,027
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $693$56,131
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $15,322,552$12,960,068
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $12,254,324$8,868,222
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $1,283,949$1,362,645
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $1,004,266$1,027,228
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $14,542,539$11,258,095
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $780,013$1,701,973
Part VI · Governance 7 of 8 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body8
VI-1b Independent voting members7
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $12,960,068 across 11 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$622,872
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$12,212,038
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$8,767,761
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$12,834,910
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $69,027$69,027
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$55,520
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $611$611
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $611 · Excluded from tax $69,027$12,960,068
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $11,258,095 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $8,868,222$8,868,222
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 $138,386 · Management $10,039 · Fundraising $28,510$176,935
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $762,807 · Management $55,337 · Fundraising $157,151$975,295
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $91,131 · Management $6,611 · Fundraising $18,774$116,516
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $73,441 · Management $5,328 · Fundraising $15,130$93,899
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 servicesPrograms $84,539 · Management $62,401 · Fundraising $44,639$191,579
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $124 · Management $9 · Fundraising $27$160
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $5,236 · Management $696 · Fundraising $5,320$11,252
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $1,816 · Management $126 · Fundraising $502$2,444
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $307,678 · Management $3,316 · Fundraising $3,356$314,350
IX-17 TravelPrograms $13,966 · Management −$1,150 · Fundraising $873$13,689
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $174 · Fundraising $4,291$4,465
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $155,356 · Management $10,784$166,140
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $55,484 · Management $212 · Fundraising $212$55,908
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $244,771 · Management $7,634 · Fundraising $10,140$262,545
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $3,148 · Management $807 · Fundraising $741$4,696
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $10,806,105 · Management $162,324 · Fundraising $289,666$11,258,095
Part X · Balance sheet $5,075,601 assets, 20 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $658,897$1,309,922
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,600,793$2,314,507
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $312,737$871,907
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $243,518$21,358
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $27,709$13,743
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $254,642$248,045
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $27,778$35,444
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $420,111$260,675
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $3,546,185$5,075,601
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $26,848$47,855
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $501,573$303,689
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $528,421$351,544
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,850,942$3,596,821
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $166,822$1,127,236
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $3,017,764$4,724,057
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $3,546,185$5,075,601
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $4,724,057 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$12,960,068
XI-2 Total expenses$11,258,095
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$1,701,973
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$3,017,764
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$4,320
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$4,724,057

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