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This is a religious based organization that provides jobs and housing for homeless workers, provide literacy programs in public schools and cultural integration in all services in the city of costa mesa, california.

Form 990 Part I, line 1, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5324236) · Dispute this line
501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
73¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 6 volunteers and 11 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
The IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
The latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $13K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
A surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
73%
of spending
73% of spending went to programs.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$92K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending.
Part VII, Section A
0.4 mo
of spending, in cash
Plus $172K in investments, Pt X · Ln 11–13
0.4 months of spending in cash.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $145K
4 funders name it on their filings.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$54K
24% of total assets
Liabilities are 24% of assets.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
6
of 7 voting members
6 of 7 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Revenue
$1.1M
+4% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
73%
Net assets
$173K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +4%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$573K
FY2021$785K
FY2022$1.1M
FY2023$903K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2025▲ +9%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$515K
FY2021$687K
FY2022$941K
FY2023$1.0M
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.2M
Net assets
$173K
FY2025▼ -29%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$108K
FY2021$155K
FY2022$319K
FY2023$212K
FY2024$244K
FY2025$173K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 2016.

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

Where the money goes

73 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 73% · $836K Management & general 22% · $251K Fundraising 6% · $64K

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; $92K paid to officers and key staff (Part VII, Section A).

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$91,991Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Ian Stevenson’s $92K as Executive Director is at the 43rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 1636 $1–10M religion 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023
Ian Stevenson$91,991$57,074$54,682

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 15aYes

Programs and updates

Provides jobs, housing, literacy, and cultural integration for homeless workers and students.

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1 program · $836K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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To faciliate collaboraion around the practical, relational & spiritual challenges in a city.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2025. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 47-5324236) · Dispute this line
$836Kprogram 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
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$893K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$836K
Managementcol C$251K
Fundraisingcol D$64K
Owns and owesPt X
$173K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$34K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
PeoplePt VI, VII
7
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a7
IndependentVI 1b6
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$893K
Government grantsLn 1e$166K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$188K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$31K
SavingsLn 2$4K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$34K
Accounts receivableLn 4$244
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$20K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$172K
Total assetsLn 16$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$54K
Net assetsLn 32$173K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 511
VolunteersI 66
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 FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$208K$34K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$61K$172K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$32K$20K
Total assetsLn 16$307K$228K
LiabilitiesLn 26$63K$54K
Net assetsLn 32$244K$173K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Ln 5$442K$307K$135K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$186K$95K$33K$58K
Payroll taxesLn 10$41K$28K$8K$5K
Management feesLn 11a$10K$10K
Legal feesLn 11b$7K$7K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$57K$57K
Office expensesLn 13$3K$3K
Information technologyLn 14$57K$57K
OccupancyLn 16$41K$41K
TravelLn 17$12K$12K
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$35K$35K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$11K$11K
InsuranceLn 23$55K$53K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$193K$192K$385
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$836K$251K$64K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Apr 20, 2026 $1.1M$1.2M−$67K$173K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Apr 22, 2025 $1.0M$1.1M−$9K$244K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2024 $903K$1.0M−$126K$212K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Jul 24, 2023 $1.1M$941K$124K$319K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Apr 18, 2022 $785K$687K$98K$155K 990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Apr 5, 2021 $573K$515K$58K$108K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,083,541 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $860,472$892,987
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $158,580$187,556
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $3,793$2,998
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $23,670$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,046,515$1,083,541
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $552,506$669,231
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $502,721$481,254
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,055,227$1,150,485
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$8,712−$66,944
Part VI · Governance 6 of 7 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body7
VI-1b Independent voting members6
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
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 $1,083,541 across 7 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$165,632
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$727,355
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$892,987
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $187,556$187,556
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $2,998$2,998
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $190,554 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,083,541
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,150,485 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of officers and key staff (Part IX, line 5)Programs $306,565 · Management $135,495$442,060
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $94,691 · Management $33,065 · Fundraising $58,270$186,026
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $27,991 · Management $8,220 · Fundraising $4,934$41,145
IX-11a Management feesManagement $10,000$10,000
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $6,792$6,792
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $56,810$56,810
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $2,685$2,685
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $57,484$57,484
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $41,030$41,030
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,752$11,752
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $35,250$35,250
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $11,346$11,346
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $53,207 · Management $2,174$55,381
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $192,339 · Fundraising $385$192,724
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $836,089 · Management $250,807 · Fundraising $63,589$1,150,485
Part X · Balance sheet $227,549 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $115,684$30,719
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $91,858$3,744
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $7,007$244
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $31,750$20,405
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $60,753$172,437
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $307,052$227,549
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $11,460$2,825
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $51,500$51,500
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $62,960$54,325
X-31 Retained earnings or endowmentStart of year $244,092$173,224
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $244,092$173,224
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $307,052$227,549
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $173,224 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,083,541
XI-2 Total expenses$1,150,485
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$66,944
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$244,092
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$3,924
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$173,224

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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