Walk with Sally EIN 61-1472800 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Offers free mentoring and support programs for children facing parental or sibling cancer. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $364K in revenue, $410K in expenses, and $-20K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Human Services
Location
El Segundo, CA
Website
www.walkwithsally.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2024)
Revenue
$364KFY2024
Expenses
$410K
Net assets
$-20K
People
8
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  61-1472800 Public charity (501(c)(3)) El Segundo, CA
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Offers free mentoring and support programs for children facing parental or sibling cancer.
Leadership
Natasha Brooks · CEO · $95K
Money in and out
$364K revenue, $410K expenses
Bottom line
26% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2024
Total revenue
$364K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$410K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-20K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$46K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.26 Management & general $0.49 Fundraising $0.25
Program efficiency
26%
of spending reaches programs▼ -42% vs prior filing year
Operating runway
2.3mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate▲ +64% vs prior filing year
Surplus margin
-13%
revenue over expenses, this year▼ -81% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$364K
FY2024▼ -63%
Expenses
$410K
FY2024▼ -61%
Total assets
$88K
FY2024▼ -49%
Total liabilities
$107K
FY2024▲ +46%
Total revenue
$364K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$410K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$-20K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$46K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$88K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B26%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $107K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Walk with sally is committed to providing healing and comfort to children debilitated by the emotional experience of living with or losing a parent,guardian,or sibling to cancer. This healing is facilitated through free of charge mentoring support programs andservices that provide an emotionally safe environment for children to share…

$107Kprogram expense
02

Friendship Activities and additional training and support services are experiential, educational programs with a focus on the acquisition of mental health tools and community support. These programs are available to all Walk With Sally matched mentorships, prospective friendships, mentors and immediate family members of the children…

Pt IX · col B
03

Walk with sally tries to enhance our mentoring support by offering funds through our temporary support program. The goal of this program is to reduce financial stresses so that walk with sally can helpfamilies in their journey towards hope and healing.

Pt IX · col B

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CWalk with Sally
EINHdr · item D61-1472800
Principal addressHdr · item CEl Segundo, CA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.walkwithsally.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MCA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFHuman Services (P30)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2004

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$95,000Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Natasha Brooks’s $95K as CEO is at the 83rd percentile of top reported officer pay among 2165 $100K–1M 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 · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Natasha Brooks$95,000$100,000
Nick Arquette$12,541$67,485$84,640
Mark a Rothman$74,654
Natasha Brooks$17,407

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Other revenue$296K · 81%
Contributions & grants$68K · 19%
Other revenue81%$296K
Contributions & grants19%$68K
Total revenueLn 12$364K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.26 Management & general $0.49 Fundraising $0.25
Program services26%$107K
Management & general49%$199K
Fundraising25%$104K
Total functional expensesLn 25$410K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$79K
Total assetsLn 16$88K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$107K
Total net assetsLn 32$-20K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.3

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $79K · Operating expenses/yr $410K
2.3 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $107K · Total expenses $410K
26%
Management & General
Management & general $199K · Total expenses $410K
49%
Fundraising
Fundraising $104K · Total expenses $410K
25%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $213K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $487K
$0.44 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $68K · Total revenue $364K
19%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $364K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $364K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $364K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $410K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $364K · Prior year $971K
-63%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $569K · FY2024 $364K
-11%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $-20K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $364K · Expenses $410K
-13%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $88K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $-20K · Total assets $88K
-22%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) $0 · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) $0 · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $88K
0%
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Natasha Brooks · Reported title CEO · Highest reported compensation $95K · Total expenses $410K
23%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $303K · Total expenses $410K
74%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 26%
Overhead ratio 49%
Fundraising cost ratio 153%
Revenue growth -63%
Investment management fee ratio 0%
Legal fee ratio 0%
Accounting fee ratio 4%
Fundraising fee ratio 0%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$4K

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$364K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$971K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$691K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$569K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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