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Elf Louise INC

Tax-deductible

San Antonio, TX501(c)(3)EIN 74-2180694

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Elf Louise is an all volunteer organization that for over 50 years has provided christmas presents to children in 5,700 less fortunate families in the san antonio area.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 4,500 volunteers.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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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
3 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $94K a year · 20% of revenue · last 4 filings
Fine: a surplus in 3 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
26 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 26.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
4
named funders · $174K
Looks good: 4 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
17
of 17 voting members
Looks good: 17 of 17 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$418K
+51% vs prior year
Spent
$561K
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.2M
By yearFY2021–FY2024
Revenue
$418K
FY2024▲ +51%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021$418K
FY2022$569K
FY2023$484K
FY2023$277K
FY2024$418K
Expenses
$561K
FY2024▲ ×21
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021$316K
FY2022$292K
FY2023$345K
FY2023$26K
FY2024$561K
Net assets
$1.2M
FY2024▼ -10%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021$717K
FY2022$994K
FY2023$1.1M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$1.2M

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 Sep 1981.

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% · $529K Management & general 6% · $32K

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

17 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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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

Provides Christmas presents to thousands of less fortunate families in the San Antonio area.

Provided by the organization

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1 program · $529K · in their own filed words · FY2024
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Elf louise is an all volunteer organization that for over 50 years has provided christmas present to the less fortunate children in the san antonio area.

$529Kprogram 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 · FY2024
Wyatt Family FoundationFY2024$150K
The Tobin EndowmentFY2024$15K
Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift FundFY2024$9K
Julian G Lange Family Foundation 1FY2024$500
Total grants receivedfrom 4 funders$174K
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Grants paid · 1 grant · $523K · 2024–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$523,019

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$418K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Money outPt IX
$561K
Ln 25
Programscol B$529K
Managementcol C$32K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.2M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
17
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a17
IndependentVI 1b17
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$358K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$192K
Investment incomeLn 3$60K
Total revenueLn 12$418K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$126K
SavingsLn 2$1.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$580
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.2M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 64,500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY24End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.4M$1.2M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$580$580
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$9K
Total assetsLn 16$1.4M$1.2M
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.2M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$523K$523K
Accounting feesLn 11c$650$650
Office expensesLn 13$11K$11K
OccupancyLn 16$843$843
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$5K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$14K$14K
Total functional expensesLn 25$561K$529K$32K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest Viewing $418K$561K−$143K$1.2M 990 PDF
FY2023 $484K$345K$138K$1.1M 990 PDF
FY2022 $569K$292K$277K$994K 990 PDF
FY2021 $418K$316K$102K$717K 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 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $418,211 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $266,515$358,151
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $10,191$60,060
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $276,706$418,211
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $302,557$523,019
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $26,270$38,152
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,827$561,171
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$52,121−$142,960
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $418,211 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$191,615
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$166,536
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$358,151
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $60,060$60,060
VIII-12 Total revenueExcluded from tax $60,060$418,211
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $561,171 across 7 lines filed
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $523,019$523,019
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $650$650
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $11,340$11,340
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $843$843
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $5,420$5,420
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $5,580$5,580
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $14,319$14,319
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $529,282 · Management $31,889 · Fundraising $0$561,171
Part X · Balance sheet $1,240,019 assets, 9 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $184,135$126,154
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,184,105$1,104,546
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,159$8,739
X-11 Publicly traded securitiesStart of year $580$580
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,382,979$1,240,019
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,382,979$1,240,019
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,382,979$1,240,019
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,382,979$1,240,019
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,240,019 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$418,211
XI-2 Total expenses$561,171
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$142,960
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,382,979
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,240,019

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

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