Firehouse Community Development Corporation

Tax-deductible

San Jose, CA501(c)(3)Crime & LegalEIN 65-1293894Revenue $92K in FY2023

On file with the IRSthe-firehouse.org5655 Silvercreek Rd Ste 116, 95111-0000 · San Jose, CATax-exempt since Feb 2008Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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The Firehouse Community Development Corporation is a multi-cultural resource center that empowers youth and their families to break the cycle of poverty and become productive members of the Community.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 25 volunteers and 8 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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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Download 990
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
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $28K a year · 11% of revenue · last 4 filings
Concern: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $10K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$114K
×11 of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 1100% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$92K
-48% vs prior year
Spent
$79K
To programs
94%
Net assets
−$103K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$92K
FY2023▼ -48%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$323K
FY2021$462K
FY2022$175K
FY2023$92K
Expenses
$79K
FY2023▼ -61%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$378K
FY2021$503K
FY2022$205K
FY2023$79K
Net assets
−$103K
FY2023▼ -6%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020−$27K
FY2021−$68K
FY2022−$97K
FY2023−$103K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023. IRS ruling in Feb 2008.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $74K Management & general 6% · $5K

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

5 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Dire
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Operations Mgr
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Louis Lara’s $65K as Executive Di is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 157 <$100K crime & legal 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.

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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 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth and families to break poverty cycles and become productive community members.

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1 program · $98K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Firehouse Served Hundreds of Youth and Their Families

Providing

$98Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$10K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$92K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Money outPt IX
$79K
Ln 25
Programscol B$74K
Managementcol C$5K
Owns and owesPt X
−$103K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$128
Total assetsLn 16$11K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$92K
Government grantsLn 1e$91K
Total revenueLn 12$92K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$128
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$128
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$11K
Total assetsLn 16$11K
LiabilitiesLn 26$114K
Net assetsLn 32−$103K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 625
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
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$221$128
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$11K
Total assetsLn 16$14K$11K
LiabilitiesLn 26$111K$114K
Net assetsLn 32−$97K−$103K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$62K$62K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$2K$2K
Office expensesLn 13$958$958
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$5K$5K
Total functional expensesLn 25$79K$74K$5K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest Viewing $92K$79K$12K−$103K 990 PDF
FY2022 $175K$205K−$30K−$97K 990 PDF
FY2021 $462K$503K−$41K−$68K 990 PDF
FY2020 $323K$378K−$55K−$27K 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 $91,568 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$91,568
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenue$91,568
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$68,310
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expenses$10,797
I-18 Total expenses$79,107
I-19 Revenue less expenses$12,461
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $91,568 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$90,520
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,048
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$91,568
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$91,568
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $79,107 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $62,493$62,493
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,817$5,817
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,371$2,371
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $958$958
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $2,783$2,783
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $4,685$4,685
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $74,422 · Management $4,685 · Fundraising $0$79,107
Part X · Balance sheet $11,183 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $221$128
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $13,915$11,055
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $14,136$11,183
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $3,825$3,825
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$3,538
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $107,625$106,847
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $111,450$114,210
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$97,314−$103,027
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$97,314−$103,027
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $14,136$11,183
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$103,027 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$91,568
XI-2 Total expenses$79,107
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$12,461
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$97,314
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$103,027

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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