Southeast Community Foundation

Tax-deductible

Sherman Oaks, CA501(c)(3)EducationEIN 47-5277176

Southeast community foundation's mission is to provide personalized and consistent high-dose/high-impact tutoring and social-emotional support that empowers students from all backgrounds to achieve their goals. We are committed to fostering educational opportunities and equipping learners with the skills and confidence to make a positive impact in their lives and their communities.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
63¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$92K 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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FY2024 · 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
2 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $25K a year · 5% of revenue · last 3 filings
Fine: a surplus in 2 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
63%
of spending
Worth a look: 63% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 10% of spending
Top officer’s pay higher than 80% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 10% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
1 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 1.0 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
5
named funders · $572K
Looks good: 5 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$8K
10% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 10% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
7
of 8 voting members
Looks good: 7 of 8 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$797K
+57% vs prior year
Spent
$942K
To programs
63%
Net assets
$73K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$797K
FY2024▲ +57%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$132K
FY2021$106K
FY2022$231K
FY2023$506K
FY2024$797K
Expenses
$942K
FY2024▲ +179%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$179K
FY2023$337K
FY2024$942K
Net assets
$73K
FY2024▼ -67%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$10K
FY2021−$3K
FY2022$49K
FY2023$218K
FY2024$73K

From the FY2024 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2018.

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

Where the money goes

63 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 63% · $589K Management & general 27% · $254K Fundraising 10% · $99K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

Who runs it and what they're paid

8 people listed on the 990; $92K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$92,308Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cassandra Petersen Harris’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 80th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1613 $100K–1M education 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
Eddie Tafoya—$92,500$63,750$51,000$72,000
Cassandra Petersen Harris$92,308————

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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers students with high-impact tutoring and social-emotional support to achieve their goals.

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1 program service account for $589K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
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The southeast community foundation (SCF) is a foundation dedicated to advancing the education of promising students who have limited financial means. SCF supports students from elementary school to high school through an established, no-cost high-impact tutoring program that provides tutoring in english and math for youth, grades k-12.

$589Kprogram expense

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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
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By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$797K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$765K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Money outPt IX
$942K
Ln 25
Programscol B$589K
Managementcol C$254K
Fundraisingcol D$99K
Owns and owesPt X
$73K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$79K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
PeoplePt VI, VII
8
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a8
IndependentVI 1b7
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$765K
Government grantsLn 1e$151K
Other incomeLn 4–11$32K
Total revenueLn 12$797K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$79K
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$8K
Net assetsLn 32$73K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 519
VolunteersI 60
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 FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$222K$79K
Total assetsLn 16$225K$81K
LiabilitiesLn 26$6K$8K
Net assetsLn 32$218K$73K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$126K$126K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$385K$261K$44K$80K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$24K$18K$2K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$39K$29K$3K$6K
Management feesLn 11a$57K$57K
Accounting feesLn 11c$54K$54K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$148K$139K$8K$1K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$39K$39K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$13K
TravelLn 17$4K$4K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$184$184
InterestLn 20$13K$13K
InsuranceLn 23$11K$11K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$25K$17K$1K$8K
Total functional expensesLn 25$942K$589K$254K$99K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $797K$942K−$145K$73K 990 PDF
FY2023 $506K$337K$169K$218K 990 PDF
FY2022 $231K$179K$52K$49K 990 PDF
FY2021 $106K−$3K 990 PDF
FY2020 $132K−$10K 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 FY2024 990 (4 parts)
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $796,912 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$151,039
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$614,003
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$765,042
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising eventsExcluded from tax $31,870$31,870
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $31,870$796,912
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $942,170 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $125,641$125,641
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $260,849 · Management $43,784 · Fundraising $79,909$384,542
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $18,191 · Management $2,061 · Fundraising $3,761$24,013
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $29,319 · Management $3,321 · Fundraising $6,062$38,702
IX-11a Management feesManagement $56,865$56,865
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $54,330$54,330
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $138,611 · Management $7,615 · Fundraising $1,350$147,576
IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $4,268$4,268
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $38,812$38,812
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $13,349$13,349
IX-17 TravelManagement $4,140$4,140
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsManagement $184$184
IX-20 InterestManagement $12,963$12,963
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $11,422$11,422
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $16,632 · Management $1,205 · Fundraising $7,526$25,363
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $589,243 · Management $254,319 · Fundraising $98,608$942,170
Part X · Balance sheet $81,067 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $222,245$78,787
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $2,280$2,280
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $224,525$81,067
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $6,153$7,953
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $6,153$7,953
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $218,372$73,114
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $224,525$81,067
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $73,114 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$796,912
XI-2 Total expenses$942,170
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$145,258
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$218,372
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$73,114

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2024 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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